From the stable

*Article by Chris Roots Curtis for betsyThe Cummings name has returned to Flemington with Edward Cummings granted boxes for a satellite stable at Melbourne’s premier track. The doors opened at Myrtle House Melbourne on Monday with 11 horses in the stable and room for more. “It was a great opportunity to follow in the footsteps of […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auHawkesbury trainers are on a roll at present, with four winners last Saturday followed up by another two at the Orange meeting. As well as O’Halloran, Ed Cummings (who scored with the promising Exfortythree at Kembla) also won with another Mitchell Bell mount Flaming Moon. A clever Bell ride paved the […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auExfortythree ($3.50) justified his strong backing by outclassing his opposition on debut in the Midway Maiden Plate (1000m). Ridden by leading apprentice Mollie Fitzgerald, Exfortythree romped home, with seemingly plenty in reserve, by nearly three and a half lengths from Zousari ($19) and Muscle Beach ($5.50). Cummings’ father Anthony purchased the […]

*Article adapted from John Curtis article for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auIt was a great week for Myrtle House with O Cara Mia (pictured) and Shadashi both breaking their maidens. Ed Cummings combined with Donovan Dillon to land the Provincial Midway Maiden Handicap (1600m) at Gosford on Thursday with beautifully-bred O Cara Mia ($2.50 favourite), who broke through at her […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auHawkesbury trainer Ed Cummings posted his third win since returning to his former base when Nantucket Island ($6.50) scored at Kembla Grange yesterday. Ridden by Lee Magorrian, Nantucket Island defeated well backed Devine Outcast ($6.50) and leading Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup’s $3.30 favorite Tequisoda in the Provincial Benchmark 64 Handicap (1400m). […]

*Article by Adam Pengilly for idolhorse Edward Cummings, the grandson of legendary Australian horse trainer Bart Cummings, has had his suspension lifted and will resume his training career immediately with an ambition to keep the family’s Leilani Lodge dynasty alive.Idol Horse can reveal Cummings has been notified he will be able to return to racing horses after being […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auAFTER four Melbourne Group 1 placings and an unlucky Cox Plate fourth, a midweek Super Maiden at Warwick Farm was easy pickings today for Edward Cummings.The Hawkesbury trainer’s lightly-raced four-year-old Rockola ($2.60 favorite), at only his first campaign, easily disposed of his rivals in the $100,000 Maiden Plate (1400m) in a […]

*Article by Just Horse Racing He might have a famous racing surname, but the effort of Edward Cummings to have a Cox Plate and Golden Eagle runner in the space of eight days has been a notable feat. Cummings, the grandson of Cups King Bart and son of respected Sydney trainer Anthony, has a boutique team of […]

*Article by Andrew Eddy for racing.comLast year, due in part to the form of his top mare but largely because of his bloodline, Ed Cummings and his Group 1 star Duais were widely promoted as the main faces of the Melbourne Cup.The campaign ultimately bore little fruit as Duais struggled for her best form and ultimately seemed […]

*Article by Edward Sadler for racing.comThere are a lot of common threads between Damien Oliver’s last year of riding in the Cox Plate and the first time he captured the weight-for-age championship of Australasia. In 1997, Oliver darted through on the inside to score aboard the Bart Cummings-trained Dane Ripper at the odds of 40-1. “It […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auEDWARD Cummings is hoping Duais can “do a Winx” in Saturday’s $5m Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley.The Hawkesbury trainer didn’t hesitate to choose the No 1 barrier for Duais when his triple Group 1 winner was the eighth horse out when the draw was conducted this morning.Earlier Duais’ jockey Damien […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auEDWARD Cummings got a lightly-raced maiden on the board, while Hawkesbury trainers book-ended their home track meeting today, lifting the number of winners prepared at the provincial track so far this season to 44.Cummings, who has his triple Group 1 winning mare Duais heading to the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at […]

*Article by Just Horse RacingWhich spring feature Duais heads to will not be determined until after her performance in the Might And Power Stakes at Caulfield. The Edward Cummings-trained mare remains in the entry for the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday week and the Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on October 28. But Saturday’s Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield will be pivotal in Cummings’ decision on where the mare heads. In […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auA refreshed Strait Acer is back at his Hawkesbury stable ready for a crack at bigger riches.The promising four-year-old has been in dazzling form this preparation, winning four (the last three in a row) of his five starts, continuing to step up in class.“Strait Acer went out after winning the Shoot […]

*Article by Edward Sadler for racing.com Edward Cummings believes that his classy mare Duais can have an impact on Saturday when she lines up in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. The three-time G1 winner will be ridden by Craig Williams this weekend and will jump from barrier seven in the 1800-metre contest. “I like […]

*Article by The Trainers Hut Media Strait Acer continues to shine early in the Sydney Spring with three successive wins on a Saturday with Jason Collett aboard. The Ed Cummings-trained galloper has now won five races, four of them in town. The four-year-old is building a handy record from his ten starts, adding a second placing […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auEdward Cummings clinched his 50th solo career winner yesterday at Royal Randwick, landing the opener, the Midway Benchmark 72 Handicap (1400m) with Strait Acer ($4.60).Strait Acer (Jason Collett) absolutely trounced his rivals at Randwick to make it two city wins on end, and looks destined for much better things.A $25,000 Inglis Ready2Race […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auEDWARD Cummings had the backing of the breeder of a beautifully-bred colt he was keen to buy at last year’s Inglis Australian Easter yearling sale.So he went above what he thought the youngster might bring, and paid $200,000 to secure him from the Coolmore Stud draft.Now an early three-year-old and having […]

*Article by John Curtis for hawkesburyraceclub.com.auHAWKESBURY’S triple Group 1 winning mare Duais will have a new rider when she resumes at Royal Randwick on Saturday.Jason Collett will partner the now six-year-old and $3m earner in the first major of the new season, the $1m wfa Winx Stakes (1400m), trainer Edward Cummings confirmed today.Collett got a “feel” […]

Strait Acer’s fruitful prep continued with a Saturday Metro win at Rosehill Gardens at the weekend. It was the four-year-old’s second win from three starts so far this time in.He is a very progressive young horse that we still probably haven’t figured out the best distance for. He won over 1500m at Rosehill and was […]