Anthony Cummings has no trouble delivering a quality one-liner, now he wants to do something else his famous father also does with consummate ease and train a Melbourne Cup winner.Cummings worked for his 12-time Cup winning father Bart for many years, so if anybody knows the secret to beating the great man at his own game it should be him.So what is the secret Anthony? "Get a faster horse," Cummings said.Cummings had his first Melbourne Cup runner last year, Red Lord, who was unplaced in the rac
Anthony Cummings has no trouble delivering a quality one-liner, now he wants to do something else his famous father also does with consummate ease and train a Melbourne Cup winner.
Cummings worked for his 12-time Cup winning father Bart for many years, so if anybody knows the secret to beating the great man at his own game it should be him.
So what is the secret Anthony? "Get a faster horse," Cummings said.
Cummings had his first Melbourne Cup runner last year, Red Lord, who was unplaced in the race won by the Bart Cummings-trained Viewed.
Red Lord is one of five stablemates being aimed at the 3200-metre race in November.
Recently crowned NSW Stayer Of The Year Zavite heads the team which includes Galileo's Daughter, Miss Darcey and Nothin' Leica Cat.
Zavite made a quiet return in Saturday's Group Two Warwick Stakes (1400m) at Randwick where beat one runner home after beginning strongly.
Cummings was pleased with the performance and is very excited about Zavite's spring prospects.
"He's back, bigger and stronger than ever and I think he's about to have his best prep," Cummings said.
"I was very happy with the run. He was keen and happy to be back at the track. He probably raced a little bit fresh and was probably fifth or sixth in the run and they ran a half second outside the track record.
"Sure Racing To Win beat him into a gap but at a mile and a half (2400m) he won't be beating him anywhere."
Cummings said the plan was to run Zavite in the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on September 5 and then most likely the Group Two Hill Stakes (1900m) at the same venue two weeks later.
"Then we'll have a think about whether we bother with the Metrop (Metropolitan Handicap) or go to Melbourne for the Turnbull and then the Caulfield Cup," Cummings said.
Zavite failed to beat a runner home two starts back in the Listed JRA Plate (2000m) at Randwick in April.
He was found to be sore across the back after the race and the injury ended Cummings' plans to run him in the Sydney Cup (3200m) a week later.
The year started brilliantly for Zavite who had wins in three states.
He won the Listed Australia Day Cup (2400m) at Randwick in January before running a head second to Gotta Keep Cool in the Group Three Hobart Cup (2200m) a month later followed by victory in the Launceston Cup (2400m).
He then proved himself over the Melbourne Cup distance when he won the Group Two Adelaide Cup in March.
Cummings was disappointed with Galileo's Daughter's unplaced effort over 2040 metres at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
"She probably needed it further if anything and perhaps I should have had her in the first at Randwick over a mile and a half (2400m) instead," Cummings said.
"I'll have a look at her program this week and reassess that on what she did at the Valley."
Nothin' Leica Cat and Miss Darcey will both have barrier trials at Randwick on Friday while Cummings is hoping Red Lord gets a start in Saturday's Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
"If he doesn't get into the Memsie there is a 1400 metre handicap for him, he's going nicely," Cummings said.