The Westmorland Gazette | Horse racing

Cartmel Racecourse runner-up in Groundstaff awards

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:54:09 +0000

CARTMEL Racecourse was announced as the runner-up in the 2011 Neil Wyatt Award at the Groundstaff Awards this week.

Richest ever raceday in extra Cartmel meeting next year

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:05:05 +0000

CARTMEL Racecourse will stage its richest-ever race day with a new fixture next year, increasing its 2012 programme to eight days.

Twiston-Davies aims for hot double at Cartmel barbecue meeting

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:00:26 +0100

TRAINER Nigel Twiston Davies, will be hoping to improve his already impressive strike rate at Cartmel with a double at Thursday’s Summer Barbecue meeting.

Bank holiday races attract thousands to Cartmel

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:30:59 +0100

WITH GALLERY: Thousands of punters flocked to Cartmel Races for the course’s biggest meeting of the year, spread over three days.

Racing - McCoy can steer Now This Is It to Cartmel victory

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:33:07 +0100

IRISH raider Now This is It looks the answer to the 3.55pm Beginners Chase at Cartmel's Bank Holiday Monday meeting.

Large attendance expected for Cartmel race meeting

Mon, 30 May 2011 13:22:34 +0100

THOUSANDS of punters are heading to Cartmel for today’s Bank Holiday race meeting.

Racng - Train route switch for Cartmel racegoers

Thu, 26 May 2011 10:27:20 +0100

RACEGOERS travelling to Cartmel from the south by rail over the Bank Holiday will have to change their usual travel plans.

Racing - Top jockey "under orders" for Cartmel

Tue, 24 May 2011 11:58:27 +0100

GRAND National winning jockey Graham Lee is used to coming under starter’s orders, but he is under orders of a different kind when the Cartmel racing season kicks off on Saturday evening.

Cartmel's Chief Dan George prepares for Grand National bow

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:43:09 +0100

THE sleepy village of Cartmel will be abuzz when Chief Dan George makes his Grand National bow at Aintree on Saturday.

Millworkers' Grand National a great success

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:52:08 +0100

MORE than 5,000 racing fans flocked to Whittington’s point-to-point course for the annual Holcombe Hunt Steeplechases - once known as the Millworkers’ Grand National.

Chief Dan George tipped for Grand National

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:03:42 +0100

WITH VIDEO: Cartmel-based trainer Jimmy Moffatt is tipping Chief Dan George for glory in this year's Aintree John Smith Grand National on Saturday.

Preview - Richards' runners primed for Carlisle

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:08:08 +0000

AP McCOY has been given Carlisle Races' backing for BBC Sports Personality of the Year ahead of the course's final meeting of 2010 on Sunday.

New era at Cartmel Races

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:43:58 +0100

WITH GALLERY A new era at Cartmel Races started over the bank holiday with the arrival of a new managing director who has big plans for the South Lakeland course.

Racing - Angel to swoop at Cartmel's John Smith's BBQ meet

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:58:42 +0100

TIM Vaughan's Our Guardian Angel, ridden by Richard Johnson, can get punters off on a winning start at Cartmel's John Smith's Summer Barbeque meeting today (Thursday).

Racing - 'Jools' and co to hit top note at Carlisle

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:10:55 +0100

CARLISLE Racecourse is preparing to welcome potentially a record modern-day crowd for its evening racing fixture on Saturday.

One fine day at Cartmel races

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:55:04 +0100

THOUSANDS of punters flocked to Cartmel Racecourse on a glorious Bank Holiday Monday after wet weather spoiled attendances for Saturday’s meeting.

Chief Dan George out of Scottish National

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:35:33 +0100

CARTMEL-based racehorse Chief Dan George has been pulled out of this weekend’s Scottish Grand National at Ayr and will not race again this season.

Crowds flock to race Whittington meet

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:30:00 +0100

THOUSANDS of racegoers attended the Vale of Lune Point-to-Point at Whittington and were treated to some thrilling racing action.

Chief Dan George still in hunt for Grand National place

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:50:56 +0100

CHELTENHAM Festival winner Chief Dan George is still in the hunt for Saturday’s Grand National at Aintree.

Chief Dan George lands 33-1 shock win at Cheltenham

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:32:55 +0000

CARTMEL-based racehorse Chief Dan George has won the William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase at a 33-1 shot for trainer Jimmy Moffatt at the Cheltenham Festival.

Horse Racing: Carlisle races frozen off

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:17:05 +0000

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

Horse Racing: Carlisle to have third inspection

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:51:46 +0000

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

Racing - Todhunter readies Big Sam to run

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:36:14 +0000

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

Carlisle racecourse gears up for medieval day on Sunday

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:10:15 +0000

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

25,000 pour through Cartmel racecourse gates after all hands to the pump

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:02:18 +0100

THOUSANDS of race enthusiasts poured through the gates at Cartmel racecourse over the bank holiday weekend after ground staff pulled out all the stops to ensure the race meeting went ahead.

Racing - Nostrings can pull off a Scoop interest

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:49:09 +0100

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.

Racing - AP McCoy riding at Cartmel Races

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:31:41 +0100

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

Racing - Punters' package offered at Cartmel

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:18:02 +0100

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.

Racing - Richest day's racing coming up

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:54:46 +0100

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.

Racing - American touch fancied at Cartmel

Mon, 25 May 2009 10:05:03 +0100

IT'S a sunny outlook for Cartmel's Bank Holiday Monday meeting and a Venetia Williams' runner is always to be respected so look to American Art in the 3.00pm race to put us in the picture.