My Brilliant Melbourne Cup with trainer James Cummings

Godolphin’s head trainer goes hard during Cup Week but usually manages to squeeze in lunch by the water, a cheeky golf game and a special church service.

Godolphin Racing's head trainer James Cummings at the stables in Flemington. Josh Robenstone

LIfe & Leisure

Nov 1, 2019 – 12.00am

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Radio interviews, checking on the horses, Birdcage dos and Big Tuesday itself ... James Cummings’ cup runneth over with carnival duties, but there’s always time for family, he tells Life & Leisure.

The build-up
This year, I arrived in Melbourne two weeks ahead of Cup Day, straight after The Everest at Randwick. I wanted to be here early to keep my finger on the pulse ahead of the major races and to be nice and settled by the time Cup Week begins.