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Horse Racing: Carlisle races frozen off

12:17pm Wednesday 10th February 2010

CARLISLE's scheduled race meeting for this afternoon, Wednesday, has been frozen off.

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Horse Racing: Carlisle to have third inspection

10:51am Wednesday 10th February 2010

A THIRD inspection will be held at Carlisle Racecourse ahead of Wednesday's scheduled meeting.

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Racing - Todhunter readies Big Sam to run

2:36pm Monday 11th January 2010

LIFELONG Blackburn Rovers supporter Paul Clarkson has named a racehorse Big Sam after Rovers Manager Sam Allardyce.

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Carlisle racecourse gears up for medieval day on Sunday

10:10am Tuesday 24th November 2009

CARLISLE Racecourse will host ‘Ye Olde Medieval Day’ on Sunday as part its penultimate race day of the year.

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Racing - Nostrings can pull off a Scoop interest

10:49am Saturday 18th July 2009

THE TOTESCOOP 6 is a big pot today and I'll be having a crack at it. Going through the form for the races, it's hard not to think Jono O'Neill has the answer to the final race in NOSTRINGSATTACHED.

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Racing - AP McCoy riding at Cartmel Races

9:31am Thursday 16th July 2009

IT'S Cartmel Races today (Thursay) and top jockey AP McCoy rides at the meeting - Tetley's barbeque raceday.

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Racing - Punters' package offered at Cartmel

11:18am Wednesday 24th June 2009

GRAND National sponsors John Smith’s will be at Cartmel for the first time when they are backing two races on ‘John Smith’s Summer Barbecue Day’ on Thursday, July 16.

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Racing - Richest day's racing coming up

8:54am Monday 15th June 2009

CARLISLE Racecourse hosts its most valuable day's horse racing on Wednesday, June 24 with more than £100,000 in prizemoney on offer for the first time ever.

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Racing - Gersh win fancied at Cartmel

4:04pm Saturday 23rd May 2009

CARTMEL'S evening meet gets under way at 5.50pm and Donald McCain's GERSHWINNER represents an improving chaser who could be up to overcoming top weight in the Burlington Slate Handicap Chase, writes Flared Nostril.

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Racing - Carlisle flat programme starts Monday

12:59pm Saturday 23rd May 2009

THE starting stalls are about to fly open at Carlisle Racecourse for the first time in 2009.

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Eyes are on the Chief at Scottish Grand National

9:04am Friday 17th April 2009

BULLISH ABOUT THE CHIEF: While bumper crowds turned out for the Vale of Lune’s Whittington Races on Easter Saturday (pictured left), the Cartmel stable of Jimmy Moffatt was all set for a crack at the Scottish Grand National with stable star Chief Dan George who became the new ante-post favourite after sustained support. The trainer said: "It is nice to be going into a big race with a horse with a chance. It is a big week for the stable.

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Racing - Whisperer can be Totescoop answer

10:01am Saturday 11th April 2009

HIGHLIGHT of Carlisle Races today (Saturday) is the 500th Totescoop 6 Celebration Handicap Chase at 3.25pm.

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The Parson's knows the Aintree script

3:28pm Tuesday 31st March 2009

GRAND National week arrives and there's little Cumbrian interest with Martin Todhunter's runner BAGAN unlikely to run - eight horses below the cut-off point of 40 runners imposed for safety reasons.

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