- ITVX Boxing Day Race: 12:30-3:00 p.m. GMT
- Watch all the action for free and live ITVX (UK restricted)
- Are you traveling outside the UK? To use NordVPN to unblock your ITVX account
One of the biggest events of the National Hunt season takes place here, as Boxing Day horse races take place across the country.
The big race of the day is the King George VI Chase (2:30 p.m. GMT) at Kempton Park. Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File headline the main event in their rematch following the former’s narrow victory at Punchestown in November. Don’t overlook Nicky Henderson’s Jango Bay either, who should be strong in the market.
Elsewhere, one of the biggest talking points comes during the Christmas Hurdle (1:55 p.m. GMT), as Sir Gino makes his highly anticipated return. The five-year-old has not played since winning against Ballyburn at Kempton last Christmas and will aim to overcome a relatively weak field this Friday.
The Kauto Star Novices’ Chase (1:20 p.m. GMT), run by Coral Cup winner Jimmy Du Seuil, and the Formby Novices’ Hurdle (1:05 p.m. GMT) are two other big races to watch.
Here’s our guide on how to watch Boxing Day horse racing on ITVX from anywhere in the world.
How to watch the Boxing Day horse races for free on ITVX
ITV’s online streaming service, ITVXwill feature six races on Boxing Day from Kempton Park, Ascot and Wetherby.
Coverage will be on ITV1 on Friday, with coverage continuing on Saturday from Kempton and Chepstow respectively.
The best thing about ITVX’s coverage is that you don’t even need an ITVX subscription To watch the races live you just need your email and a valid TV license and you’re set.
Are you using ITVX for the first time? You can sign up for a free account or download the app to your mobile device.
Outside the UK for shopping? You can use NordVPN to reliably unblock your ITVX stream of this weekend’s racing action from anywhere in the world.
How to watch ITVX racing coverage from anywhere
ITVX will only broadcast the races live this Christmas to UK residents.
For racing fans who are outside the UK, you will need a VPN to access the ITVX broadcast.
There are plenty of great VPNs on the market, but NordVPN is the one you can count on to unlock ITVX’s Boxing Day horse racing coverage.
It’s super easy to use a VPN to unblock your ITVX coverage stream this weekend.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we said, NordVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you want to connect to in the VPN app. For example, if you are visiting Canada and want to watch your free ITVX stream, you would select “UK”.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head over to ITVX, tune in and watch all the big Boxing Day races.
ITVX Boxing Day horse racing schedule
Boxing Day horse races (all hours in GMT):
All these races will be broadcast on ITVX. Races not displayed are available on Racing television.
Friday December 26
12:45 p.m. – 2m 4 1/2f Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (KEMPTON)
1:05 p.m. 2m William Hill Formby Novices’ Hurdle (Level 1) (AINTREE)
1:20 p.m. 3 mins Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) (KEMPTON)
1:35 p.m. 3 mins William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (WETHERBY)
1:55 p.m. 2 mins Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) (KEMPTON)
2:30 p.m. 3 mins Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (Grade 1) (KEMPTON)
What devices is ITVX available on?
You can use ITVX on all of the following devices and platforms:
Amazon fire (Tablets, Cube, Stick, TV)
Android Television (note: some models are not supported)
Android (Mobile and tablet) – Android 7.0 and above
Apple TV (tvOS 14 or later)
Google TV (Chromecast with Google TV and NVIDIA Shield)
Freely
Free satellite (note: some models are not supported)
Free reading (TVs and set-top boxes) (please note: some models are not supported)
iOS (iPhone and iPad) – iOS 14 and above
LG Smart TVs (2016-2024)
NOW Smart Sticks and Boxes (minimum firmware v11.5.0)
PlayStation (PS4 and PS5)
Roku (Stick and Roku-OS powered TVs, minimum firmware v11.5.0)
Samsung Smart TVs (2017 and up – 2016 models only offer On Demand TV)
Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream washer
Blank media (360, Stream, TiVo)
YouSee (BT, Humax, Sony, TalkTalk)
Xbox (A, X series, S series)
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