Bart Cummings is on to another sure-fire winner with the release of his book on Tuesday, a week before he attempts to plunder his 13th Melbourne Cup.Australia's most revered trainer has taken the spring carnival by storm with Group One wins over the past three Saturdays, and the momentum is still building.Bart, My Life, is his own account of an Australian story like no other, a story that already needs updating with his latest exploits.Cummings looks back on his life and career for the first tim

Bart Cummings is on to another sure-fire winner with the release of his book on Tuesday, a week before he attempts to plunder his 13th Melbourne Cup.

Australia's most revered trainer has taken the spring carnival by storm with Group One wins over the past three Saturdays, and the momentum is still building.

Bart, My Life, is his own account of an Australian story like no other, a story that already needs updating with his latest exploits.

Cummings looks back on his life and career for the first time, more to set the record straight than to indicate he is slowing down.

He said he had been pressured for about 40 years to tell his story and finally decided the time was right, with a little help.

"Mrs Cummings might have had something to do with it," Cummings said.

"People have been at me for years so I thought now was a good time to get it over and done with.

"But it looks as if I might have to write another one in a few years time."

In recent weeks Cummings has been compared to Sir Donald Bradman in stature, but their connection is much more down to earth.

"My wife Valmae used to work for him when he was a stockbroker after he gave up cricket," he said.

"She got 19 shillings a week."

Valmae gave up work to care for their five children with son Anthony now a successful trainer and rival.

Anthony's son James now works for his grandfather who is doing his best to teach him how to become a successful trainer.

But it seems Bart himself is still keen to learn.

"I tell James to ask more questions. If you ask questions you continue to learn."

Cummings learned from his father Jim and his most special Melbourne Cup moment is the one they shared when Comic Court won in 1950 with a young Bart as his strapper.

"It was the end of the depression days and it was very special," he said.

The 256 Group One wins beside Bart Cummings' name are testament to his training prowess but he also tells of the dark moments, especially when the Cups King syndicate almost bankrupted him.

He bounced back through hard work, his most important method for success.

While he doesn't tell all his secrets, Cummings says the Group One winners stamp themselves.

"All my Group One winners eat more than the other horses," he said.

"Horses are no different from people and if they are not eating they are not performing."

Cummings is still performing with three assured runners in next week's Melbourne Cup - Viewed, Roman Emperor and Allez Wonder.

His long-time friend Dato Tan Chin Nam has an interest in all three. From the time he won back-to-back Cups in 1974 and 1975, the Malaysian businessman has been an integral part of Cummings' life and a constant throughout the bad times as well as the good.

"It's interesting," Cummings said.

"The longer I've lived the more successful I've been.

"It's better than starting on a high and ending on a low."

There is no end in sight just yet.