Looking for this year’s The Bart Cummings betting markets, field and tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

The Bart Cummings Winners: Surprise Baby (Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos) | Neds.com.au

The Bart Cummings race is an important Group 3 event run and won at Flemington Racecourse in early October on Turnbull Stakes Day.

The handicap showdown is contested over 2510m and currently offers $500,000 in total prize money.

First contested in 2000 and won by that year’s Melbourne Cup champion Brew, The Bart Cummings also now offers the winner a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) held back at Flemington over the two miles on the first Tuesday of November.

Almandin (2016) was the last horse to complete The Bart Cummings – Melbourne Cup race double.

More recently The Bart Cummings winners Surprise Baby (2019) and Persan (2020) both went on to run fifth in the Melbourne Cup results of their respective years.

The Bart Cummings 2024 – Fast Facts

  • Race Day: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Track Location: Flemington Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Distance: 2510m
  • Weight Class: Handicap
  • Qualification: Open
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Victorian Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $500,000
  • Inaugural Race: 2000
  • 2024 The Bart Cummings Winner: Just Fine

The Bart Cummings 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 The Bart Cummings results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday October 5, 2024. 

  1. #2 Just Fine
  2. #6 Point King
  3. #5 Amade

The Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday of November is calling for the back in form Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained import, Just Fine ($21), who posted his first win since last year’s The Metropolitan to narrowly hold on in a stylish front running performance in The Bart Cummings 2024 results at Flemington on Turnbull Stakes Day.

The Bart Cummings Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on The Bart Cummings, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s The Bart Cummings
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s The Bart Cummings.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s The Bart Cummings. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in The Bart Cummings, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within The Bart Cummings, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within The Bart Cummings to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within The Bart Cummings to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within The Bart Cummings to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from The Bart Cummings, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Bart Cummings In 2024

  1. Log in at neds.com.au
  2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
  3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on The Bart Cummings Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

The Bart Cummings 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 The Bart Cummings will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.

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which horse will win The Bart Cummings in 2024?

Deciding on which horse will win The Bart Cummings in 2024 comes down to a number of key form facts and statistics on the race including:

  • Staying Ability – Looking for horses with a proven record over around a mile and a half is key to selecting The Bart Cummings winner.
  • Naturalism Lead-Up – The Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) serves as a nice lead-up into The Bart Cummings field. Lunar Flare (6th in 2022) and Just Fine (10th in 2024) were the last The Bart Cummings winners to come via the Naturalism Stakes.

The Bart Cummings 2024 Favourites

Favourites in 2024 The Bart Cummings betting include Ciaron Maher’s dual acceptor Berkshire Breeze, his widely drawn stablemate Saint George, and Anthony & Sam Freedman’s last start Lexus Stakes winner Point King chasing a hat-trick. 

Surprise Baby ($2.50 in 2019) was the last The Bart Cummings favourite to win.

The Bart Cummings 2024 Field

The official The Bart Cummings 2024 field of final acceptors will be announced on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

The Bart Cummings 2024 Tips

Favourite: #16 Berkshire Breeze ($4.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #6 Point King ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #3 Mahrajaan ($51 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider The Bart Cummings 2024 tips will be available here the week of the race and a full The Bart Cummings betting preview published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 TURNBULL STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

The Bart Cummings 2024 race day

The Bart Cummings 2024 takes place at Flemington Racecourse on October 5, 2024 as part of the Turnbull Stakes Day program. The other key Group status races on the card that day are the:

The Bart Cummings 2024 Nominations

2024 The Bart Cummings nominations close at 12 PM on Monday September 30, 2024. 

The Bart Cummings 2024 Weights

The Bart Cummings is a handicap event. Final 2024 The Bart Cummings weights will be declared by 4 PM on the Monday of race week and will be published in our above The Bart Cummings Field section

2024 The Bart Cummings Topweights:

  • #1 Vow And Declare (58kg)

The Bart Cummings 2024 Acceptances

2024 The Bart Cummings final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on Wednesday the 2nd of October 2024 and will be published in our above The Bart Cummings Field section. 

The Bart Cummings 2024 Jockeys

Riders must be declared before 1 PM on Wednesday the 2nd of October 2024 and the official 2024 The Bart Cummings jockeys will be published in our above The Bart Cummings Field section. 

The Bart Cummings 2024 barrier draw

The 2024 The Bart Cummings barrier draw will take place a few days before the race and will be published in our above The Bart Cummings Field section.

The Bart Cummings 2024 Scratchings

2024 The Bart Cummings scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 5th of October 2024. 

The Bart Cummings PRIZE MONEY 2024

The 2024 The Bart Cummings prize money is set at a total of $500,000 with prize money paid from first to eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $300,000
2nd $90,000
3rd $45,000
4th $22,500
5th $12,500
6th $10,000
7th $10,000
8th $10,000

The Bart Cummings Race Number 2024

The 2024 The Bart Cummings race number is scheduled as Flemington Race 7 at 3:50pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 5th of October 2024. There will be a total of ten races that day at Flemington Racecourse.

The Bart Cummings 2023 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2023 The Bart Cummings Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 THE BART CUMMINGS FORM GUIDE

The Bart Cummings LIVE 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 The Bart Cummings live, across the following mediums.

Free-to-air television: Seven Network

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Stream Online: 7Live

Streaming: Racing.com 

Mobile: Neds App

The bart Cummings Winners (Past Results)

See below for a list of past The Bart Cummings winners going back to 2006.

Year Winner Second Third
2024 Just Fine Point King Amade
2023 Future History First Immortal Serpentine
2022 Lunar Flare Francesco Guarid Interpretation
2021 Grand Promenade Tralee Rose Master Of Wine
2020 Persan Sound Steel Prince
2019 Surprise Baby Supernova Wolfe
2018 Avilius Jaameh Yogi
2017 Amelie’s Star Granddukeoftuscany Kellstorm
2016 Almandin Zanteca Excess Knowledge
2015 Let’s Make Adeal Our Ivanhowe Hawkspur
2014 Who Shot Thebarman Marksmanship Anudjawun
2013 Araldo Sea Moon Gotta Take Care
2012 Tanby Maluckyday Dame Claire
2011 Mourayan Niwot Showcause
2010 Harris Tweed Exceptionally Above Average
2009 Light Vision Miss Darcey Zacroona
2008 Light Vision Baughurst Zavite
2007 Dolphin Jo The Fuzz Light Vision
2006 Irazu Aznavour Bay Story