‘Even the shyest racehorse trainer was bound to become a national figure whether he trained 12 Melbourne Cup winners,’ says the archbishop of Sydney at funeral The bells of St Mary’s cathedral rang out 87 times after the state funeral of Bart Cummings, a racehorse trainer who became a national hero after a record-breaking 12 Melbourne Cup wins.
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Source: theguardian.com