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Royal Ascot live stream 2023: how to watch horse racing online from anywhere today for FREE

Frankie Dettori leaps from his mount after riding Lezoo to win The Princess Margaret Keeneland Stakes at Ascot Racecourse

Royal Ascot 2023 live stream

Horse racing fans can watch Royal Ascot 2023 for FREE on ITV and ITVX in the UK, and on Virgin Media 1 in Ireland today. It's TSN Plus in Canada, Peacock and NBC in the USA and Racing.com in Australia. Full TV and streaming options below. And don't forget: use a VPN watch a FREE Royal Ascot 2023 live stream from anywhere.


Royal Ascot 2023 preview

One of the highlights of the British sporting summer calendar is upon us, as the world's best flat race horses descend on Berkshire this week for Royal Ascot.

From the meeting's opening Queen Anne Stakes to the day five Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, there are eight Group 1 races spread across the meeting's five days.

Synonymous with illustrious horse racing legends such as Frankie Dettori, Lester Pigott, Steve Cauthen, as ever, Thursday's Gold Cup remains Ascot's Blue Riband feature race. 

Dettori, 52, who will retire later this year, rides at Royal Ascot for the final time. Look out for him on Chaldean in the St James's Palace Stakes on day one.

The historic two-and-a-half mile endurance test coincides with Ladies Day, the meeting's traditional display of high fashion and millinery masterpieces from racegoers. 

This year's Gold Cup favourite is six-year-old Coltrane, with the Andrew Balding trained winner of last year's Ascot Stakes leading the betting ahead of last year’s St Leger winner Eldar Eldarov.

Willie Mullins will meanwhile be hoping to become the first ever trainer to win the Cheltenham and Royal Ascot Gold Cups in the same year, with his hopes of achieving the unprecedented feat resting on outside bet Echoes In Rain.

Read on as we explain how to watch a FREE 2023 Royal Ascot live stream from anywhere with a VPN. We've also listed the full Royal Ascot schedule below.

Royal Ascot 2023 schedule: races and times

(All times BST)

Tuesday, June 20 2023

  • Queen Anne Stakes - 2.30pm
  • Coventry Stakes - 3.05pm
  • King’s Stand Stakes - 3.40pm
  • St James’s Palace Stakes
  • Ascot Stakes - 5pm
  • Wolferton Stakes - 5.35pm
  • Copper Horse Stakes - 6.10pm

Wednesday, June 21

  • Queen Mary Stakes - 2.30pm
  • Kensington Palace Stakes - 3.05pm
  • Duke Of Cambridge Stakes - 3.40pm
  • Prince Of Wales’s Stakes - 4.20pm
  • Royal Hunt Cup - 5pm
  • Queen’s Vase Stakes - 5.35pm
  • Windsor Castle Stakes - 6.10pm

Thursday, June 22

  • Norfolk Stakes - 2.30pm
  • King George V Stakes - 3.05pm
  • Ribblesdale Stakes - 3.40pm
  • Gold Cup - 4.20pm
  • Britannia Stakes - 5pm
  • Hampton Court Stakes - 5.35pm
  • Buckingham Palace Stakes - 6.10pm

Friday, June 23

  • Albany Stakes - 2.30pm
  • Commonwealth Cup - 3.05pm
  • Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes - 3.40pm
  • Coronation Stakes - 4.20pm
  • Sandringham Stakes - 5pm
  • King Edward VII Stakes - 5.35pm
  • Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes - 6.10pm

Saturday, June 24

  • Chesham Stakes - 2.30pm
  • Jersey Stakes - 3.05pm
  • Hardwicke Stakes - 3.40pm
  • Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes - 4.20pm
  • Wokingham Stakes - 5pm
  • Golden Gates Stakes - 5.35pm
  • Queen Alexandra Stakes - 6.10pm

FREE Royal Ascot live stream in the UK

How to watch Royal Ascot 2023 from outside your country

If you're abroad right now and struggling to tap into your usual coverage, you'll want a VPN. This'll help you circumvent the geo-blocking that will try to stop you watching a Royal Ascot live stream in particular parts of the world.

They're a useful means of getting around this issue, are cheap, and easy to set-up as well. Here's how it's done.

Use a VPN to watch Royal Ascot 2023 from anywhere

How to use a VPN to watch Royal Ascot 2023

Using a VPN is as easy as one-two-three...

1. Download and install a VPN - as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN

2. Connect to the appropriate server location - open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location, eg: 'UK' for ITVX.

3. Go to the broadcaster's stream - head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were at home - ITVX for UK citizens abroad.


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