Regular venue for the Cumberland Plate, the course is situated in the heart of Cumbria and is set in open countryside but boasts state of the art viewing facilities in the Jubilee Grandstand which opened in 2002. Race goers can now enjoy superb horse racing from their own private box or in the luxury of the Swifts Restaurant.

Horse racing in the historic border city of Carlisle dates back to at least the 16th Century and each year Carlisle Racecourse holds the Cumberland Plate and Carlisle Bell races, carrying on a tradition which dates back to that era. Amongst it’s innumerable ‘claims to fame’, Carlisle launched the first operational Tote on British racecourses in 1929 and notably Red Rum won at the Carlisle September meeting prior to each of his Grand National wins.