DEAUVILLE-LA TOUQUES, FIRST FLAT RACECOURSE
There are two categories of gallop races: those with obstacles and those without, known as "flat" races. Specializing in flat racing, Deauville-La Touques is renowned for its long straight races! It deserves its nickname of "4 seasons" racecourse with its program of some forty days of flat racing, the discipline in which the speed of thoroughbreds is expressed to the full. In 2003, Deauville-La Touques was the first racecourse to inaugurate a fibre-reinforced sand track, enabling it to organize races in winter, when the snow whitens the Normandy countryside. Its grass track takes over in summer, sometimes at night thanks to its new-generation lighting.
WHAT IF YOU CAME FOR THE SUMMER MEETING?
During the month of August, the Deauville-La Touques racecourse concentrates a program of unparalleled richness and diversity over a period of twenty days, including no less than six Group 1 races, the highest level of the equestrian competition scale. For a month, the world's greatest thoroughbred owners and representatives of the major French and international racing houses will meet at Deauville. Crack jockeys from all over the world, seduced by the excellence of the program, particularly appreciate participating in the meeting.
THE TRAINING CENTER
Deauville-La Touques occupies a very special place among French racecourses, as it is complemented by a Racehorse Training Center, known as one of the largest in Europe. It welcomes over 400 horses all year round, and over 700 in summer!
> Discover the training center here
HORSE RACING SCHOOL
The racecourse has also been home to the AFASEC (Association de Formation et d'Action Sociale des Écuries de Courses) since 1988, a horseracing school which aims to train the best riders (gallop horses) and drivers (trotting horses).
The race calendar
All dates here9 must-see races
The Meeting de Deauville Barrière is renowned for its prestigious gallop races! Over the course of a month, 9 races will see the best French and international riders compete. At the end of July, the Haras d'Etreham Prix Jean Prat offers spectators a foretaste of the summer season. Then it's all over: the Prix Rothschild opens the ball, followed by the Prix Maurice de Gheest, Al Rayyan Cup Prix Kesberoy & Doha Cup Prix Manganate, Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois and Sumbe Prix Morny. As every year, the Lucien Barrière Grand Prix de Deauville closes the meeting.
THIS WAY TO THE VISIT !
In summer, the Deauville-La Touques racecourse puts on a whole circuit to introduce the public to the ins and outs of horse racing. Among other things, a race simulator lets you experience the race like a jockey, and coaches accompany visitors for an introduction to betting. Children won't be outdone by the Galop Kids Village, packed with horse-related fun: inflatable games, pony rides, games with small horses... There's plenty to keep the whole family entertained all summer long.
> All activities on the racecourse in detail here
