- ITVX Boxing Day Racing: 12:30-15:00 GMT.
- Watch all the action for free and move on with your life ITVX (UK limited)
- Traveling outside the UK? Use NordVPN to unlock your ITVX account
One of the biggest events of the National Hunt season takes place here, with Boxing Day horse racing taking place across the country.
The biggest race of the day is the King George VI Chase (1430 GMT) at Kempton Park. Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File headlined the main event in a rematch of the former's narrow win at Punchestown in November. Don't count out Nicky Henderson's Django Bayeux either, who is expected to be strong in the market.
Elsewhere, one of the main talking points revolves around the Christmas Obstacle (13:55 GMT) as Sir Gino makes his long-awaited return. The five-year-old has not featured since the win over Ballyburn at Kempton last Christmas and will be looking to overcome a relatively weak side this Friday.
The Kauto Star Novices' Chase (1320 GMT), led by Coral Cup winner Jimmy Du Say, and the Formby Novices' Hurdle (1305 GMT) are two other big races to keep an eye on.
Here's our guide on how to watch Boxing Day horse racing on ITVX from anywhere in the world.
How to watch Boxing Day horse racing for free on ITVX
online streaming service ITV, ITVXwill run six races on Boxing Day from Kempton Park, Ascot and Wetherby.
Reporting will continue on ITV1 on Friday, with coverage continuing from Kempton and Chepstow respectively on Saturday.
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 an email and a valid TV license and you're good to go.
New to ITVX? You can register a free account or download the app to your mobile device.
Outside the UK to race? You can use NordVPN to securely unblock ITVX's coverage of this weekend's racing action from anywhere in the world.
How to watch ITVX race coverage from anywhere
ITVX will be broadcasting live racing this Christmas to UK residents only.
For racing fans outside the UK, you'll need a VPN to access the ITVX broadcast.
There are many great VPNs on the market, but NordVPN it's the one you can rely on to unblock ITVX's Boxing Day racing coverage.
Using a VPN to unblock ITVX streaming this weekend is easy.
1. Install a VPN of your choice.. As we already said, NordVPN our favorite.
2. Select the location you want to connect to in the VPN app. For example, if you are visiting Canada and want to watch the free ITVX stream, select “UK”.
3. Relax and enjoy what is happening. Head over to ITVX, log in and watch all the big races on Boxing Day.
ITVX Boxing Day racing schedule
Boxing Day Racing (GMT):
All of these races will be shown on ITVX. Races not shown are available at Racing TV.
Friday, December 26
12:45 – 2 min 4 1/2 ft Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (KAMPTON)
13:05 William Hill Formby Novice 2m Steeplechase (Grade 1) (AINTREE)
13:20 3 min. Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (KAMPTON)
13:35 3 min. William Hill Rowland Meyrick Chase Handicap (Grade 3) (WETHERBY)
13:55 Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle 2m (Grade 1) (KAMPTON)
14:30 3 months Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (Grade 1) (KAMPTON)
What devices is ITVX available on?
You can use ITVX on all of the following devices and platforms:
Amazon Fire (Tablets, Cubes, Sticks, TVs)
Android TV (Please note: some models are not supported)
Android (Mobile devices and tablets) – Android 7.0 and higher
Apple TV (tvOS 14 or later)
Google TV (Chromcast from Google TV and NVIDIA Shield)
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Frisat (Please note: some models are not supported)
Free views (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)
Year (TVs supporting Stick and Roku OS, minimum firmware v11.5.0)
Samsung Smart TVs (2017 and newer – 2016 models offer TV on demand only)
Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream puck
Virgin Media (360, Stream, TV)
YouView (BT, Humax, Sony, TalkTalk)
Xbox (One, Series X, Series S)
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