Anthony Cummings has withdraw his application to appeal decision to revoke his trainer’s licence
Anthony Cummings has given up his bid to appeal the decision to revoke his training licence, effectively ending his career.
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Anthony Cummings has abandoned plans to appeal the shock Racing NSW decision to revoke his licence to train, virtually ending the Group 1-winning trainer’s career.
Cummings made the decision to pull the pin on Tuesday as his son Edward battles to keep the family’s famous Leilani Lodge stable at Royal Randwick.
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It is understood Cummings agreed following the advice of Sydney legal eagle Wayne Pasterfield to withdraw his appeal.
Cummings was given seven days to vacate his Leilani Lodge stables in early February after Racing NSW sensationally revoked his licence to train.
He had been issued with a show-cause notice last November as to why he should be permitted to continue holding a licence with his business, Rosscarbery Holdings Pty Ltd, in liquidation.
The Racing Appeal Tribunal confirmed it had approved Cummings request to withdraw the appeal with the multiple Group 1-winning trainer’s licence now cancelled.
Leilani Lodge has been synonymous with the Cummings family for five decades.
Hall of Famer Bart Cummings established his training base at the inner city racecourse when he moved his base to Sydney in the early 1980s.
Champions So You Think, Saintly, Shaftesbury Avenue, Beau Zam, Sky Chase, Campaign King and Dane Ripper all called the High Street yard home.
Anthony Cummings, his father’s long-time foreman, took out his own trainer’s licence 25 years ago and enjoyed an abundance of success with more than 1000 winners and 24 Group 1 triumphs.
He has occupied Leilani Lodge since his son James Cummings departed to take the top job at Godolphin in 2017.
The state of Leilani Lodge now remains in limbo.
Edward Cummings has faced an anxious wait while Racing NSW deliberates on a decision to regain his training licence to take over Leilani Lodge.
He met the Racing NSW Licencing Committee back on February 20 in a bid to have his metropolitan training licence approved.
At the time more than 50 horses remained stabled at Leilani Lodge, many of which hold nominations for autumn carnival features.
Edward Cummings gave an update for connections on Monday evening and remained upbeat about a positive outcome.
The Australian Turf Club has already given Cummings the green light to take over Leilani Lodge if his trainer’s licence was approved.
However, that agreement would only last until the end of April, after which the ATC will open an application process to take control of the coveted stable.
Cummings would be permitted to apply.
Originally published as Anthony Cummings has withdraw his application to appeal decision to revoke his trainer’s licence
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