IT’S one of south Cumbria’s biggest events of the year and has previously featured the likes of Boyzone, Sir Tom Jones, Simply Red and Jools Holland. Now, final preparations are in full swing as Cartmel Racecourse gets ready to host its summer concert...
THE 2019 season at Cartmel got off to a flying start as the hotly anticipated three-day Whit meeting got underway. Saturday May 25 saw crowds of racegoers return to the course for the first time this year – with seven thrilling and well supported races...
POP superstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor will perform at this year’s hotly anticipated Cartmel Racecourse summer concert. The Murder on the Dancefloor singer will take to the stage at the course on Friday June 28 in support of headline act; British music icon Sir...
IT’S the moment we’ve been waiting for. The 2019 racing season at historic Cartmel Racecourse finally gets underway this weekend! The action kicks off this Saturday (May 25), followed by a second fixture on bank holiday Monday (May 27). Then, it’s time to get those...
EVERYONE should sample the magical atmosphere of evening racing at Cartmel Racecourse, a champion Cumbrian trainer has said. James Moffatt, who trains from his Pitt Farm stables, is aiming a number of his horses for Cartmel’s bank holiday Whit meeting. He...
HORSES arriving at one of the UK’s most unique racecourses are to be treated to upgraded accommodation following an overhaul of its complex of stables. Work to transform the equine facilities at Cartmel Racecourse, in Cartmel, near Grange-over-Sands, is now complete...
THE spotlight began with the ladies – now it is time for gents to start thinking about their raceday outfit. This year, Cartmel Racecourse will hold its inaugural Ladies Night – an evening of top racing set against the backdrop of the beautiful Cartmel...
A RACECOURSE which lies just metres away from one of the UK’s culinary capitals has launched its first ever Ladies Night Cartmel Racecourse will welcome thousands of people through its gates for the only evening meeting of its 2019 schedule which takes place on...
A PRESTIGIOUS dining venue which welcomes hundreds of racegoers every year has had a major revamp ahead of the 2019 racing season. Bosses at Cartmel Racecourse have invested a five-figure sum in the Louis Roederer restaurant to ensure it offers an unrivalled...
THE expert head groundsman from Cartmel Racecourse is bound for Aintree this weekend where he will play a crucial role in the 2019 Grand National. Gary Sharp, 40, has worked at the south Cumbria course since 2002, ensuring the track is in peak condition for each of...
