Veteran trainer Anthony Cummings’ bid to remain at his family’s iconic stables at Royal Randwick has failed.
The son of legendary trainer Bart Cummings learned on Friday (yesterday) that the Racing Appeals Tribunal had rejected his application for a Stay of Proceedings that would have allowed him to stay at the famous Leilani Lodge.
But now, unless something dramatically changes, he has only a matter of days to pack his bags and vacate the lodge.
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Bart (who trained a staggering 12 Melbourne Cup winners) first moved into Leilani Lodge more than 40 years ago.
But Anthony Cummings’ business Rosscarbery Holdings is in liquidation, and Racing NSW have also revoked the his training licence.
Anthony Cummings learned of the tribunal’s heartbreaking decision on Friday.
Before Friday, he had been very optimistic of remaining in the lodge.
He even told News Corp that he “been told” he would get an extension.
“But I’m waiting for something official,” he said.
That didn’t happen with the Racing Appeals Tribunal chairman Justice Geoff Bellew SC rejecting the Cummings application.
Cummings is expected to learn more about the decision on Monday.
Cummings business has been seriously cash-strapped, but he has been fighting back recently, and has had five winners from his last 10 starters.
He has also been buying horses at recent yearling sales, splashing $400,000 on a colt by Extreme Choice in January’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale, and spending another $180,000 for a Zousain filly at the Inglis Classic Sale (he also bought a $70,000 colt by Everest winner Yes Yes Yes).
Cummings has trained more than 20 Group 1 winners and has over 1000 career wins.
But when his business first went under administration, it had total assets of just $979.
More to come …