Getting Horseracing coverage with Racing UK

This page has been added for those looking for information on getting the sports channel Racing UK, for coverage of UK horseracing.

What does Racing UK TV offer?

Racing UK is a UK digital TV channel dedicated to covering live horseracing from 30 of the UK's top racecourses. The channel is available on Sky Digital and Virgin Media.

The channel offers exclusive racing from the following UK racecourses:

Aintree
Ayr
Bangor
Beverley
Carlisle
Cartmel
Catterick Bridge
Cheltenham
Chester
Epsom Downs
Goodwood
Hamilton Park
Haydock Park
Huntingdon
Kempton Park
Ludlow
Market Rasen
Musselburgh
Newbury
Newmarket
Nottingham
Pontefract
Redcar
Salisbury
Sandown Park
Thirsk
Warwick
Wetherby
Wincanton
York

Racing UK also features selected racing from Dubai, France and South Africa. The channel Racing World (on Sky Channel 433) shows horseracing from American courses.

Racing UK subscribers will also be able to access a special highlights programme, "Racing Replay" that's shown shown each evening, through the night and the following morning, for anyone that's missed a race.

Racing Uk was offered in the UK as part of the Setanta Sports lineup. Setanta collapsed in June 2009, but Racing UK continues to operate as its own channel.

Receiving Racing UK

To get Racing UK and the other Setanta Sports packages, here are the options:

Via Satellite

Sky Digital - Channel 432

Sky Digital offers hundreds of TV and radio channels, beamed into your home from a satellite, and received with a digibox and Sky minidish.

Sky Digital offers the largest number of sports channels in the UK

For more on Sky's packages, go to www.sky.com , or see our Sky Digital page

Via Cable

Virgin Media Channel 536

To get cable TV, you have to be in a Virgin Media Cable area. You can watch Racing UK via a special cable connection and a set top box.

For more on cable, see our Cable TV page or go to www.virginmedia.com

Online

Watch online streaming service

Racing UK FAQ:

Freeview?

Racing UK is not available on Freeview.

Racing UK with no Sky subscription

To get Racing UK via satellite, you need a functioning Sky Digital Digibox and a Sky subscription card. We understand that you don't have to subscribe to Sky Digital to be able to subscribe to Racing UK Sports - provided you have a Sky viewing card, you should be able to subscribe online at www.racinguk.com.

If you need to get a Sky Subscription card without signing up to an annual Sky subscription, see our Free Sky page.

If you have a question about how to get Racing UK TV, please ask in our forum

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