▁from ▁him ▁by ▁watching , ▁listening , ▁and ▁keeping ▁my ▁mouth ▁shut ". ▁ ▁Training ▁career ▁C umm ings ▁received ▁his ▁tra iner ▁lic ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁st ables ▁at ▁Glen el g ▁in ▁South ▁Australia . ▁His ▁first ▁significant ▁win ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Derby , ▁his ▁first ▁Group ▁ 1 ▁win . ▁ ▁C umm ings ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 9 ▁run ners ▁in ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cup ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁with ▁Asian ▁Court ▁who ▁finished ▁tw elf th . ▁His ▁next ▁entr ant ▁was ▁T rel li os ▁who ▁front ed ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁finished ▁fifth . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁S omet ime ▁finished ▁in ▁sixth ▁place . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁that , ▁with ▁three ▁run ners ▁in ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cup , ▁C umm ings ▁finished ▁first ▁with ▁Light ▁F ingers ▁and ▁second ▁with ▁Z i ema , ▁with ▁his ▁other ▁runner , ▁The ▁D ip , ▁finished ▁eigh teenth . ▁ ▁C umm ings ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁Tra iner ' s ▁Prem iers hip ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 6 ▁season . ▁ ▁Not ▁only ▁did ▁he ▁achieve ▁his ▁first ▁Melbourne ▁Cup ▁victory ▁that ▁year , ▁but ▁he ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Ad ela ide , ▁Ca ul field , ▁Sand own , ▁Sydney