We can expect around 10 million UK residents to tune into the Grand National – which is about 1/7th of the total population. So for all racehorses, January 1st signifies every single horse’s birthday and becomes one year older. Monthly Horse Racing Fixtures 2024

Horses are just starting to reach full fitness and looking to win the class 2 or class 1 handicap chase events. Why is every horse’s birthday the 1st of January? WETHERBY 13.15 THE BET BOOST AT BET365 HANDICAP CHASE 3M 13.50 THE BET365 MARES' HURDLE (LISTED) 2M 14.21 THE BET365 HURDLE (GRADE 2) – REGD AS THE WEST YORK’ HUR’) 3M 15.00 THE BET365 CHARLIE HALL CHASE (GRADE 2) 3M 15.30 THE BET365 HANDICAP CHASE 2M 3 1⁄2 F I’m delighted this new agreement has been reached between British Racing’s rightsholders and ITV. We look forward to continuing to work with the ITV Racing team to develop the opportunities this excellent free-to-air broadcasting provides us, as we seek to grow in popularity and diversity as a sport in the years ahead.” ITV Racing will be on air on ITV1 from 13.00 - 16.05 and ITV4 from 16.00 - 16.45 on Saturday 21 October, Qipco British Champions Day, at Ascot Racecourse. All action will also be simulcast on ITVX. The Opening Show preview programme is on at 9.30 - 10.30 on ITV4 and ITVX.The runners and riders are looking for positive results in the trials to give them a chance of competing on the big stage. Here is a list of all the upcoming UK horse fixtures for 2023. October Horse Race Meetings in Britain The field sizes statistically was at their lowest for 30 years over both Flat and jumps in 2023 so as a result 20 National Hunt fixtures have been cut meaning there will be 1,468 in 2024 compared to 1,488 in 2023. The ITV Racing team, led by Ed Chamberlin, along with co-presenter Francesca Cumani, will bring to viewers comprehensive coverage across ITV’s main channel, ITV4 and the ITV Hub, which can be accessed on all mobile devices. British EBF 40th Anniversary Alice Keppel Fillies’ Conditions Stakes (GBB/(IRE Incentive Race) Cl2 (2yo) 5f RTV

Here is a list of all the upcoming UK horse fixtures for 2024. January Horse Race Meetings in Britain 2024

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SANTA ANITA 21.00 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (51⁄2f, Turf) 21.40 Netjets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (1m1⁄2f, Dirt) 22.10 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (1m, Turf) 23.00 Fanduel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (1m1⁄2f, Dirt) 23.40 Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (1m, Turf) The extension of our highly successful terrestrial partnership with ITV is great news for Ascot. It is a pleasure to be a part of this award-winning partnership with ITV which has seen continued growth of audiences across all our race meetings. We look forward to the next three years’ working together to bring Ascot’s racing to existing and new audiences across the ITV portfolio of platforms.”