James Cummings

Golden Mile proves too classy in Theo Marks Stakes

Posted on September 9, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

In a triumphant collaboration, jockey Nash Rawiller and trainer James Cummings secured victory in the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday with the impressive Golden Mile (). This victory was well-deserved for the son of Astern, who had faced two unfortunate performances in the Group 2 Missile Stakes and Group 1 Winx[...]

Posted on September 9, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Despite experiencing a late drift in the odds with online bookmakers, Cylinder, trained by James Cummings, demonstrated his class in the Group 2 Run To The Rose at Rosehill on Saturday. While his performance in the Group 3 Vain Stakes on August 19 may have left some wanting more, the Godolphin colt, ridden by Nash[...]

Posted on August 26, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Tom Kitten ($11) has returned to the racetrack as a winner after getting the better of Kintyre ($19) in the final strides to claim the Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. The son of Harry Angel was given 59kg – which was four kilograms more than any other runner – but[...]

Posted on August 19, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Parisal ($3.50) has returned an impressive winner after 140 days off the track to score a tough victory in the Group 3 Toy Show Quality at Randwick on Saturday. The James Cummings-trained mare had been scorching the turf at the barrier trials; however, had not faced the starter since running second in the PJ Bell[...]

Posted on June 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Talented filly Red Card made it successive stakes victories when leading throughout to land the Listed Queensland Day Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday for trainer James Cummings. The daughter of Haunui Farm shuttler Ribchester had previously won the Listed Denise's Joy Stakes (1100m) at Scone and has now won five of her 10[...]

Posted on April 15, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

It's been an ultra-impressive return by Vilana in the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes, scoring a very strong win after a 126-day spell for Godolphin. It was a no panic steer from jockey Nash Rawiller aboard this improving four-year-old colt, after being cast wide throughout the 1200m. Rawiller was willing to take his medicine and[...]

Posted on April 8, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Godolphin's Aft Cabin bounced back from a couple of poor showings in recent times to salutes in Saturday's Group 3 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint. Despite being last out of the gates and being forced to settle at the rear of the field, the progressive three-year-old colt relished the genuine tempo set by a keen Kote. Aft[...]

Posted on March 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a massive run in the $5 million All Star Mile at Moonee Valley last Saturday, Cascadian has backed up into the Group 1 Australian Cup and won his first Group 1 at Flemington. The win in the Australian Cup goes with his other Group 1 wins in the Doncaster Handicap and All Aged Stakes.[...]

Posted on March 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

After being gelded during his lay-off between the spring of 2022 and autumn of 2023, the James Cummings-trained Kallos has returned a different horse taking out the Listed Bob Hoysted Handicap taking his record to two-from-two as a gelding. The Godolphin yard have been rewarded for making the tough decision to give this son of[...]

Posted on March 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Not even the top weight could stop Amur on Saturday afternoon as James Cummings and Nash Rawiller combine in the Group 3 Baillieu Handicap. It's becoming more apparent for punters the form out of the Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington on March 11 will be holding up nicely, as Amur was able to bounce from[...]

Posted on March 18, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

After electing to head the way of the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes with Anamoe as opposed to the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes, James Cummings and James McDonald will be breathing a sigh of relief after clinging on to victory. Anamoe showed his champion qualities to secure his ninth Group 1 win on Saturday afternoon[...]

Posted on March 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The lone filly in the Newmarket Handicap In Secret has taken out the Group 1 feature at Flemington on Super Saturday, with Dean Holland picking up the ride to win his second Group 1 of his career. With Jamie Kah being involved in the fall earlier in the program, James Cummings and the Godolphin team[...]

Posted on March 4, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

James Cummings and the Godolphin team have yet another Golden Slipper fancy, with Cylinder getting the better of the pre-race Golden Slipper second favourite, Red Resistance in the Group 2 Todman Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Going into the traditional Group 2 lead-up for the Golden Slipper for the colts and geldings, both the winner[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The superstar colt Anamoe has made it eight career Group 1 wins after destroying his rivals in the Chipping Norton Stakes on Saturday afternoon. He was a little bit slower away today after box seating in the Apollo Stakes first-up but it simply didn't matter as James McDonald pulled him out with 400m to go[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jamie Kah and James Cummings have combined with Pericles to take out the Group 2 Autumn Classic over 1800m at Sandown, defeating the fast finishing Mr Maestro and Ausbred Rising Sun by a good margin. The Gai Waterhouse-trained Acosta led the field up with the equal second favourite Hennessy Lad sitting outside of it, setting[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Team Godolphin has another runner set to line up in the Golden Slipper on March 18 after Corniche proved too strong for his rivals in the Skyline Stakes at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The James Cummings-trained colt was given an exceptional ride by Brenton Avdulla, finding the one-one position throughout to stalk the moderate tempo[...]

Posted on February 18, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brenton Avdulla and James Cummings have combined to take out the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes defeating two Golden Slipper fancies Kings Gambit and Platinum Jubilee. With King's Gambit dominating the market as a $2.50 favourite with online betting sites, Cylinder was backed in from $6 to $4.40 before the jump in the two-year-old Group[...]

Golden Mile proves too classy in Theo Marks Stakes

Cylinder makes Group 1 statement in Run To The Rose

Tom Kitten returns a winner in Up And Coming Stakes

Parisal proves too strong in Toy Show Quality

Successive stakes victories for Ribchester filly

Vilana impresses on resumption in Hall Mark Stakes

Aft Cabin bounces back with impressive Arrowfield 3YO Sprint win

Cascadian blows away his rivals in Group 1 Australian Cup

Kallos shows class in Listed Bob Hoysted Handicap win

Nash Rawiller lifts Amur to Baillieu Handicap victory

Anamoe bags ninth Group 1 win after brave George Ryder success

In Secret proves her doubters wrong in Group 1 Newmarket Handicap

Cylinder proves too tough in Group 2 Todman Stakes

Anamoe makes a mess of them in Chipping Norton Stakes

Pericles dominates his rivals in Group 2 Autumn Classic

Corniche books ticket to the Golden Slipper

Cylinder defeats Golden Slipper fancies in Silver Slipper Stakes

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