Keep up to date with the live horse racing action in the UK with our ITV Racing schedule, where we’ll list all the upcoming meetings being shown on the free-to-air TV channel network.
Is There Any ITV Racing Today?
You can see below the full ITV Racing schedule for this week and if there is any ITV Racing today or tomorrow.
With the ITV Racing team covering at least one day EVERY week – mostly on Saturday’s – there will always be horse racing coverage to look out for.
The ITV Racing schedule will, however, vary over their network.
Just look out for which channel that day is being shown on. With the main ITV Channel, plus ITV3 and ITV4 all used during the year.
Which ITV Racing channel a particular day will be shown will often depend on how popular the meeting is. The bigger fixtures, like Royal Ascot and the Cheltenham Festival always show on the main ITV channel.
ITV Racing Saturday – Which Meetings Are Being Broadcast This Weekend?
The ITV Racing coverage on Saturday 4th January 2025 will come from Sandown and Wincanton – with seven races spread over the two venues.
ITV Racing Schedule For Saturday 4th January 2025
- 1:50 Sandown – Read Nicky Henderson’s Weekly Unibet Blog Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+ 0-145) 2m4f ITV
- 2:05 Wincanton – Racing TV Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier) Cl3 (5yo+ 0-130) 3m1f ITV
- 2:25 Sandown – Try Unibets New Smartview Racecards Mares’ Hurdle (Listed Race) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m4f ITV
- 2:40 Wincanton – Unibet Middle Distance Veterans’ Handicap Chase (Unibet Middle Distance Veterans’ Chase Qualifier) Cl3 (10yo+ 0-135) 2m4f ITV
- 3:00 Sandown – Unibet Veterans’ Handicap Chase (2024 Veterans’ Chase Series Final) Cl2 (10yo+) 3m ITV
- 3:15 Wincanton – Wincanton Handicap Hurdle Cl3 (4yo+ 0-125) 2m5½f ITV
- 3:35 Sandown – Free Bet With Unibets Betbuilder Rebound Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qual’) Cl3 (4yo+ 0-140) 2m ITV
You can also see the ITV Racing Boxing Day schedule here.
ITV Racing Schedule This Week: New Year’s Day Action From Cheltenham and Musselburgh
There is also ITV Racing on New Year’s Day (1st January 2025) from Cheltenham and Musselburgh – with six races covered from the two tracks.
- 1:30 Cheltenham – Betfair Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+ 0-150) 3m1½f ITV
- 1:45 Musselburgh – Livescore Bet Best Odds Daily Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+ 0-145) 2m4f ITV
- 2:05 Cheltenham – Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cl1 (5yo+) 2m4½f ITV
- 2:20 Musselburgh – Virgin Bet Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+ 0-145) 2m4½f ITV
- 2:40 Cheltenham – Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 3m ITV
- 3:15 Cheltenham – Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Cl1 (5yo+) 2m4½f ITV
How To Watch ITV Racing
You can watch the weekly ITV Racing free on their terrestrial channel. With the coverage changing over the ITV, ITVX, ITV3 and ITV4 channels each time.
The weekly ITV Racing can also be watched online or via their app on a mobile or tablet. Plus, all the ITV Racing is also available on catch-up if you miss the live action on ITVX.
Another way to watch the ITV Racing is via the best horse racing betting sites in the UK.
This is because most will have the option to watch live horse racing if you’ve placed a bet on the race.
You can also keep updated with any horse racing cancelled meetings each day here.
Who Are The ITV Racing Presenters?
Ed Chamberlin, who some sporting fans might remember on Sky Sports, is the main ITV racing presenter these days. Chamberlin will front most of the weekly ITV Racing coverage – especially the main fixtures.
While some of the lesser ITV Racing fixtures will be hosted by other presenters that include Megan Nicholls and Oli Bell.
Each Saturday and also around the big meetings like the Cheltenham Festival the ITV Racing team also have ‘The Opening Show’ in the mornings.
Other ITV Racing presenters that can often be found on the channel are former jumps jockeys Ruby Walsh and AP McCoy (pitcured), Leonna Mayor and Adele Mulrennan.
Plus Matt Chapman, Jason Weaver, Francesca Cumani, Alice Pluckett and Mick Fitzgerald are other names that are often seen on the channel.
What Is The ITV Racing 7?
ITV Racing also run a popular weekly competition on their show called the ITV 7.
This is where the channel selects seven races being run that day – normally the ones they are showing LIVE – with viewers asked to try and pick the winners of ALL 7 races to win a big cash prize.
It’s free to enter and can be played here.
ITV Racing – The History
In the past it was Channel 4 and the BBC that shared the UK horse racing coverage.
However, all this changed in January 2016 when Channel 4 lost their UK horse racing broadcasting rights after 32 years to the ITV network.
ITV Racing was then launched in January 2017 and remains the only terrestrial TV channel in the UK that shows horse racing.
Channel 4’s last broadcast day was on December 27th 2016. When it aired the Christmas horse racing from Kempton Park and also the Welsh Grand National from Chepstow.
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Here at SportsCasting, you can also get daily horse racing insights and expert advice from Andrew Mount – who provides his best bets and SpreadEx analysis each day.
Plus, you can also catch SportsCasting’s Andy Newton most weekend’s on the popular Final Furlong podcast, giving his horse racing predictions for the LIVE ITV Racing contests.
