How to watch horse racing from the UK

Racing in the UK

• ITV (ITV1 / ITV4 / ITVX)TVFree-to-air TV
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  11 courses · which ▾· hide ▴

  Aintree, Ascot, Cheltenham, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Goodwood, Haydock Park, Newbury, Newmarket, Sandown Park and York

  Big days only: Cheltenham Festival, Grand National, The Derby, Royal Ascot, 2000 Guineas, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, St Leger, 1000 Guineas, The Oaks, British Champions Day

  About a hundred days a year: the biggest on ITV1, the rest on ITV4; ITVX streams it free with an account

• Racing TVTVSubscription
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  Most courses (14 of 20) · which ▾· hide ▴

  Aintree, Cheltenham, Chester, Goodwood, Haydock Park, Kempton Park, Leicester, Newbury, Newmarket, Redcar, Sandown Park, Uttoxeter, Yarmouth and York

  Big days: Cheltenham Festival, Grand National

  Big international days

• Sky Sports RacingTVSubscription
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  6 courses · which ▾· hide ▴

  Ascot, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Lingfield Park, Newcastle and Wolverhampton

  Big days: The Derby, Royal Ascot, 2000 Guineas, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, St Leger, 1000 Guineas, The Oaks, British Champions Day

  International feed; Included with any Sky or Virgin Media TV package (no sports add-on needed), or a NOW Sports pass; Japanese G1 days

• At The RacesStreamSubscription
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  6 courses · which ▾· hide ▴

  Ascot, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Lingfield Park, Newcastle and Wolverhampton

  Sky Sports Racing's website and app: replays are free, live pictures need the £9.99-a-month pass

• Bookmaker streams (bet365, William Hill, Paddy Power, Sky Bet)BookmakerFunded betting account
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  Every course on the site (20) · which ▾· hide ▴

  Aintree, Ascot, Cheltenham, Chester, Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Goodwood, Haydock Park, Kempton Park, Leicester, Lingfield Park, Newbury, Newcastle, Newmarket, Redcar, Sandown Park, Uttoxeter, Wolverhampton, Yarmouth and York

Racing abroad

By country. Where a service carries only the big days, it says so.

The big races

The same calendar as Upcoming, month by month, with what carries each race for a viewer in the UK. Each name opens the race’s own how-to-watch page; the marquee days are marked ✦.