The Bart Cummings is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race quality handicap, over a distance of 2500 metres.
It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October.
[1] The total prize money is A$500,000.
The Bart Cummings is named after legendary trainer Bart Cummings (1927–2015), trainer of twelve Melbourne Cup winners.
Previously known as the Banjo Paterson Handicap,[2] the race was named after the famed trainer in 2004.