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Home ace Ellison eyes Plate victory.
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Malton & Pickering Mercury (Malton, England)
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June 25, 2008
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Two chances are always better than one and there will be the biggest celebration on Tyneside on Saturday night if Carte Diamond or Tilt wins the [pounds sterling]200,000 John Smith's Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.
They are trained by Brian Ellison, who will also be celebrating his 56th birthday, and with his family hailing from the area he and his wife Claire always make an enjoyable weekend of it at the Plate meeting anyway!
Carte Diamond has been patiently nursed back to health after sustained horrific injuries in October 2005 when being prepared for a crack at the Melbourne Cup and he was not seen on a racecourse again until March 29 this year.
He ran a ...
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Ellison unfazed by furore over Carte inclusion.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);
October 13, 2005 ;
427 words
......criticism from trainers in Australia after Carte Diamond made the cut for the Caulfield Cup...runners were eliminated. The inclusion of Carte Diamond in the pounds 1.08 million contest...Melbourne Racing Club Committee to include Carte Diamond a disgrace . Cranbourne-based trainer...
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MIRACLE OF CARTE DIAMOND; INTERVIEW Racing's toughest cookie has cheated...
The Racing Post (London, England);
June 27, 2008 ;
787 words
......knows the ending yet. It's not so much Carte Diamond's ability that sets him apart. There...destructive streak. Ellison bought Carte Diamond with owner Ashley Carr after he'd been...a bit' might have been the answer. Carte Diamond won two novice hurdles, ran creditably...
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Carte crashes on to Melbourne's front pages.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);
October 27, 2005 ;
375 words
...Byline: Tony O'Hehir CARTE DIAMOND'S horrific accident at Flemington...shots of the incident, in which Carte Diamond crashed through an aluminium...iron came away from the saddle. Carte Diamond, who also made all the TV news...
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Gallagher picks up a real gem of a ride.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);
December 11, 2004 ;
255 words
......up the plum ride on Brian Ellison's Carte Diamond in the Grade 2 Summit Junior Hurdle...on At The Races, writes Ray Gilpin. Carte Diamond was bought out of the Mark Johnston...available. 'Dean has ridden Batswing for Carte Diamond's owners in the past and I think he...
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A Diamond birthday is on the cards for Ellison; Happy returns: Ellison...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
June 26, 2008 ;
315 words
......BRIAN Ellison turns 56 on Saturday and Carte Diamond, who has had morelives than a stray...in his heart, he will be rooting for Carte Diamond tocap one of racing's most remarkable...months of recuperation Down Under, Carte Diamond then speared himself onanother railthis...
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Northumberland Plate 2008: Victory can be reward for a string of amazing...
The Journal (Newcastle, England);
June 28, 2008 ;
754 words
......is following him. Against all odds, Carte Diamond is alive and kicking. He has cheated...performer back from those dark days when Carte Diamond came close to dying. Bought out of...guineas during his three-year-old season, Carte Diamond had repaid some of his purchase price...
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Horse Racing: Carte Diamond set for Caulfield return in build-up to Cup...
The Racing Post (London, England);
August 17, 2006 ;
420 words
......to Australia next month to fine tune Carte Diamond's preparations for the Emirates Melbourne...racecourse just seven days before the race. Carte Diamond spent three months in rehabilitation...peninsula. Ellison plans to start off Carte Diamond, who has been accompanied by ...
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Bullish Ellison: I expect Carte Diamond to win.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);
October 14, 2005 ;
328 words
......put the finishing touches to Carte Diamond's preparation for tomorrow morning's Caulfield Cup in Australia. Carte Diamond, runner-up in the Ebor at York...record in the race. Apart from Carte Diamond, there are a couple of other...
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Blow as Carte Diamond ruled out.(Sport Racing)
Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);
October 25, 2005 ;
232 words
...Carte Diamond has been ruled out of the Emirates...Marwing slipped and fell from the saddle. Carte Diamond continued galloping and crashed into...injury will be career threatening. Carte Diamond, a 10-1 chance to win the Melbourne...
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Trading Bureau: Carte Diamond a cut above the rest on handicap...
The Racing Post (London, England);
October 11, 2004 ;
485 words
......but the one they all have to beat is Carte Diamond judged on his second in a Listed race...an exception in this case. Besides, Carte Diamond can also be given a solid chance on...for a colt trained by Mark Johnston, Carte Diamond looked a tough sort, likely to progress...
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Race: Pictures reveal Diamond close to death
AAP General News (Australia);
October 26, 2005 ;
393 words
......The connections of English horse Carte Diamond are counting their blessings today...stake. Initially it had been thought Carte Diamond had suffered two separate wounds when...would have went through yesterday." Carte Diamond was in such distress yesterday he had...
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Carte Diamond owner facing Price probe.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);
November 10, 2005 ;
308 words
......consultant Graham Price as a partowner of Carte Diamond, writes Bill Barber. However, a small...it emerged that Price had a share in Carte Diamond worth pounds 69,000, despite Carr having...he [Price] did indeed own a share in Carte Diamond, our records do not show that he did...
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Diamond shines
Scotland on Sunday;
November 7, 2004 ;
Martin Hannan;
741 words
......Brian Ellison-trained Carte Diamond, who went off at 12...furlongs from home he drove Carte Diamond into the lead. Dettori...to win by two-and-a-half lengths. It was a shrewd piece...Ellison as he only bought Carte Diamond out of Scots-born trainer...also very good news ...
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Extraordinary return of Carte after Aussie hell.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);
March 29, 2008 ;
272 words
...Byline: Jon Lees CARTE DIAMOND begins one of the more remarkable...Ellison. Despite vets' worst fears, Carte Diamond survived, but in another incident...'s been to hell and back really. Carte Diamond finally returned to England in...
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Diamond looks a real each-way jewel
The Northern Echo;
August 17, 2005 ;
COLIN WOODS;
451 words
......this in mind an each- way wager on Carte Diamond (2.30) is advised for this afternoon...That event was a nice little bonus for Carte Diamond, who was specifically bought in mind...Triumph Hurdle in March. Ultimately Carte Diamond failed in that ambitious objective...
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