James Bartholomew Cummings, also known by his initials J. B. Cummings, was one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers. He was known as the Cups King, referring to the Melbourne Cup, as h
Cummings at Government House, Canberra, in 2011
Cummings meets Governor-General Quentin Bryce, The Queen, Prince Philip and Michael Bryce at Government House, Canberra, in 2011
The Australian Cup is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, held under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 2000 metres, at Flemington R
Bart Cummings
…horse breeder Lloyd Foyster and his wife Jacqueline, and Ron and Hildegard Websdale. As well as his 1977 and 1980 Caulfield Cup wins, he won two VRC Australian Cups (1978 and 1980), the 1978 AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Metropolitan Handicap in the same year. In the late 1980s, Cummings spent millions of…
1954 VRC Australian Cup racebook front cover
1954 VRC Australian Cup raceday officials
1954 VRC Australian Cup showing the winner, Sunish