NBC Sports to Present Prestigious Royal Meeting for 10th Consecutive Year; Nearly 25 Hours of Coverage Across All Five Days of Racing
Peacock to Stream Every Race, Including Five Hours of Live Daily Coverage from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Tomorrow (Tuesday) through Friday for the 201st year of the Royal Procession
Saturday’s Live Show at 9 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, Featuring Britney Eurton, Nick Luck, Dylan Dreyer and Steve Kornacki
Four “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In” Races to be Run During Coverage at Royal Ascot
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 15, 2026 – For the 10th consecutive year, NBC Sports presents daily live coverage of the Royal Ascot presented by Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England, beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, June 16, at 8:30 a.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN, and continuing through Friday (beginning each day at 8:30 a.m. ET). NBC and Peacock will present a live 4.5-hour Royal Ascot program on Saturday, June 20, starting at 9 a.m. ET.
The 2026 Royal Meeting marks the 201st year of the first Royal Procession, which began in 1825 under King George IV.
NBC Sports first presented Royal Ascot in 2017, which featured Queen Elizabeth II presenting the Gold Cup trophy after a thrilling race won by Big Orange under jockey James Doyle.
Britney Eurton and Nick Luck host Saturday’s coverage on NBC and Peacock, with NBC News’ Dylan Dreyer on-site with access to the Royal Enclosure, one of the most exclusive and prestigious areas at the racecourse. Steve Kornacki, chief data analyst for NBC News and NBC Sports, returns to NBC Sports’ Royal Ascot coverage as an insights analyst. Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey, formerly of British Vogue for 12 years, will serve as fashion and lifestyle host.
In total, NBC Sports will present nearly 25 hours of coverage over the five days of racing.
Royal Ascot is Britain’s most valuable race meeting and features 35 races, including eight at the world championship “Group One” level. U.S.-based trainers that are expected to have runners at this year’s Royal Meeting include Wesley Ward, Patrick Biancone, George Weaver, and Tom Morley.
The first races in the European portion of the “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In” will be contested at Royal Ascot, headlined by the King Charles III Stakes (G1), a qualifier for the Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1); the Queen Anne Stakes (G1), a Challenge race for the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1); the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1), a qualifier for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1); and the Norfolk Stakes (G2), which offers a berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1).
The “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In,” is comprised of 95 graded stakes races in 14 countries that award each winner with an automatic starting position and free entry into a corresponding race at the World Championships. Four of the group stakes races at Royal Ascot are Breeders’ Cup Challenge races.
The Royal Meeting is the center of the British social season and a pivotal week in the calendar of the Royal Family. This year’s Royal Meeting will be the fourth under the reign of King Charles.
Following is NBC Sports’ Royal Ascot coverage schedule this week:
| Date | Time (ET) | Platform(s) |
| Tues., June 16 | 8:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| Wed., June 17 | 8:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| Thurs., June 18 | 8:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| Fri., June 19 | 8:30 a.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., June 20 | 9 a.m. | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., June 20 | Noon | Peacock, NBCSN |
Coverage airing on NBC will also stream live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
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