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Who makes the Melbourne Cup from The Bart Cummings run at Flemington on Saturday?

Surprise Baby ran well after doing it last year. The 2020 The Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday is such an important race.

2020 The Bart Cummings: Nominations

2020 THE BART CUMMINGS - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Bart Cummings is a Group 3 race run under Quality Handicap conditions for open class stayers at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.

The Bart Cummings is run over 2500m. It was first run in 2003 and was won by Vicksburg.

The Bart Cummings is named after the most famous trainer in Australian racing history – winner of 12 Melbourne Cups. The race was known as the Banjo Paterson.

It has basically been around the same distance every edition.

The Bart Cummings was a handicap until 2007 then Listed before becoming a Group 3 in 2014.

Has become a good Melbourne Cup guide with Surprise Baby, Almandin, Who Shot Thebarman, Mourayan, Araldo, Harris Tweed and Dolphin Jo all running well in Cups that year or into the future.

Surprise Baby won the 2019 Adelaide Cup at start six and just missed a direct Melbourne Cup start in the Andrew Ramsden. Winning the 2019 Bart Cummings won that exemption and he ran well in the big one when fifth.

Lloyd Williams often targets his stayers at Flemington races and he's won three of the last nine renewals with Almandin, Tanby and Mourayan.

The Bart Cummings was worth $500,000 in 2020.

Notable winners of The Bart Cummings include Surprise Baby (2019), Avilius (2018), Almandin (2016), Who Shot Thebarman (2014), Tanby (2012), Mourayan (2011), Light Vision (2008/2009), Dolphin Jo (2007)  and Vicksburg (2003).

The 2019 Bart Cummings was won by Surprise Baby from Supernova and Wolfe.