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Thursday, June 16th, 2022

DITCHING THE KHAKIS: STEVE KORNACKI TO WEAR “TOP AND TAILS” AT U.K.’S PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL ASCOT HORSE RACING MEET THIS SAT. AT 9 A.M. ET ON NBC & PEACOCK

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 16, 2022 – Steve Kornacki, NBC News’ celebrated political correspondent, will officially ditch his famed khakis for the customary “top and tails” suit required at the prestigious Royal Ascot horse racing meet this Saturday in the U.K. (9 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock).

Kornacki, who is making his debut at Royal Ascot, was fitted for the event today at Favourbrook in London.

The Royal Meeting is the center of the British social season and a pivotal week in the calendar of the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II has attended Royal Ascot every year since 1945, except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m truly thrilled to get a chance to experience Royal Ascot in-person,” said Kornacki, who serves as NBC Sports’ horse racing insights analyst. “The tradition and pageantry of this event are unrivaled, and the races are some of the most competitive and difficult to handicap – although to be honest, it’s probably the dress code that most intimidates me.”

Kornacki will be joined on Saturday’s show by Royal Ascot veterans Britney Eurton and Nick Luck of NBC Sports and NBC News’ Dylan Dreyer. Eurton and Luck will serve as co-hosts, while Dreyer’s coverage will include access to the Royal Enclosure, one of the most exclusive and prestigious areas of access for the event.

Remaining coverage schedule for Royal Ascot:

NBC SPORTS GROUP AND HORSE RACING: NBC Sports is the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse racing, including the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Royal Ascot, and Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series. NBC Sports has presented exclusive U.S. coverage of Royal Ascot since 2016.

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