Cummings wins, but laments the cup that got away

BART Cummings had just won his first Australian Guineas and then went within a few millimetres of a 14th Australian Cup, but the veteran trainer was far from content.

First Guineas crown for King

IT WAS one of the few group 1 races on the Australian racing calendar that Bart Cummings had not won but the master, with his ability to train horses to the minute and apply gear changes at the right time, saw the Crown Guineas (1600 metres) ticked off the to-be-won list with the impressive win of Rock Classic yesterday.