In recognition of his 60 years milestone as a trainer, Australian Racing Board (ARB) has today protected Bart Cummings’s famous green and gold silks for the next 50 years.
Under the rules of registration, no-one can replicate the silks before 31 July, 2063 even if they are retired at some stage in the future.
“Bart Cummings is an iconic figure in Australian racing who has been at the forefront of his profession across seven decades. His accomplishments are staggering including numerous Victorian and South Australian trainers’ premierships, 266 Group Ones and 12 Melbourne Cups,” said Peter McGauran, Chief Executive of the ARB.
Left: The famous racing silks of Bart Cummings“Bart is revered by his peers and loved by the racing public. Bart has always had a great sense of occasion and raised the profile and popularity of racing with his dry sense of humour and pithy observations.
“There would scarcely be an Australian unaware of his endearing personality and training genius. Bart Cummings is synonymous with the Melbourne Cup in a way unknown with any other race or trainer in the world. He has generated expectation and excitement in the Cup for many years.
“Bart has been a colossus in racing for as long as anyone can remember. His achievements and records can never be broken and is a unique figure in history.
“As Bart commences a training partnership with his grandson James Cummings, racing wants to honour him in a way especially important to him – preservation of his racing colours. They have been worn by such champions as Let’s Alope, Beau Zam, Leica Lover, Century, Cap D’Antibes, Vivarchi and Think Big among many others.
“Long may they be carried to victory as Bart and James unearth the next champion and Melbourne Cup winner,” Mr McGauran concluded.
– Australian Racing Board Media Release
