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The event, where lambs wearing jockey silks race around a course, is part of the offerings at Barton Carnival, North Lincolnshire, which takes place in June.
Rural campaigners have welcomed a decision by organisers of a carnival to go ahead with a lamb race after it cancelled the show fearing backlash from activists.
Organisers say the lamb race will go ahead despite criticism from animal rights activists.
Organisers of a community carnival have been forced to cancel a planned lamb race over safety fears of its volunteers following a backlash from activists.
A Lamb National was previously held during Royal Ascot in 2015 and prompted hordes of laughter - not least from King Charles, then Prince of Wales, and Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall.