▁hit ▁hard ▁by ▁the ▁re cess ion ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁With ▁help ▁from ▁Reg ▁Ingl is ' ▁organisation , ▁however , ▁he ▁avoided ▁bank rupt cy ▁and ▁continued ▁training . ▁ ▁C umm ings ▁had ▁training ▁facilities ▁at ▁Rand wick ▁( NS W ) ▁and ▁F lem ington ( V ic ) ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁F lem ington ▁st ables ▁closed ▁and ▁all ▁horses ▁and ▁training ▁moved ▁to ▁Rand wick . ▁C umm ings ▁had ▁gone ▁into ▁virtual ▁ret irement ▁at ▁Prin ces ▁his ▁property ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁Mountains . ▁Bart ' s ▁grand son ▁and ▁partner , ▁James ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁for ▁financial ▁reasons . ▁ ▁C umm ings ' ▁final ▁Melbourne ▁Cup ▁winner ▁was ▁View ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁race , ▁when ▁the ▁horse ▁beat ▁B auer ▁in ▁a ▁photo ▁finish . ▁This ▁was ▁his ▁ 1 2 th ▁Melbourne ▁Cup ▁victory , ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁when ▁he ▁entered ▁his ▁first ▁Cup ▁runner . ▁ ▁C umm ings ▁achieved ▁ 2 6 8 ▁Group ▁ 1 ▁vict ories ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 7 6 ▁st akes ▁vict ories . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁ 1 2 ▁Melbourne ▁Cu ps , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Ca ul field ▁Cup ▁seven ▁times , ▁the ▁Golden ▁S li pper ▁St akes ▁four ▁times , ▁the ▁C ox ▁Pl ate ▁five ▁times , ▁the ▁V RC ▁O aks