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Course Profile: Deauville.
Deauville racecourse (also known as Hippodrome Deauville-La Touques) is located in the Calvados region, Normandy, France. During the summer, good sized crowds can be found at Deauville with the town also a popular seaside resort. Originally called "Hippodrome de la Touques", it was named after the Touques River that separates the city of Deauville from Trouville-sur-Mer. It was constructed in 1862 with the first meeting a year later. Napoleon III's half-brother, Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de Morny was a key member of the original development.
The breeding industry (for both thoroughbred and trotting) around Deauville and within Normandy is as crucial as the racecourse with multiple and well-known breeding farms in the region. Alongside top-quality racing, in August and October renowned yearling sales take place.
Deauville is a 75-hectare facility that hosts thoroughbred flat racing on both turf and the all-weather. The racetrack also has the only straight 1600m course in France. Across all seasons, Deauville attracts plenty of international interest for both racing and sales. Twenty hectares of the venue are dedicated to the tracks.The track is one of the top-quality courses in France with six Group One races each year alongside four Group Two and ten Group Three contests. Since the introduction of the All-Weather Championships in the UK (held on Good Friday in March or April), Deauville stages at least one fast track qualifier for the final.There are around 36 annual meetings usually taking in eight months of the year.Winter meetings are held solely on the all-weather and attract capacity fields.Floodlights are being introduced on the all-weather track with the first meeting under lights scheduled for late 2021On average there is 60.8/87.2 horses per meeting. (Turf/All-weather)On average there are 11.3/13.3 horses per race. (Turf/All-weather)Major Races
| Feature Race | When (Normal Schedule) |
| G1 Prix Jean Prat (1400m) | 3yr olds - July |
| G1 Prix Rothschild (1600m) | 3yr old+ Fillies & Mares - August |
| G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest (1300m) | 3yr old+ - August |
| G1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay le Buffard-Jacques le Marois (1600m) | 3yr old+ - August |
| G1 Prix Jean Romanet (2000m) | 4yr old+ Fillies & Mares - August |
| G1 Prix Morny (1200m) | 2yr old - August |
| G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano (2000m) | 3yr old - August |
| G2 Prix Kergorlay (3000m) | 3yr old+ - August |
| G2 Prix de Pomone (2500m) | 3yr old+ Fillies & Mares - August |
| G2 Grand Prix de Deauville (2500m) | 3yr old+ - August |
On average Favourites winning per day – 1.1/ 2.1 Favourites (Turf/All-weather)On average Favourites placing per day – 1.7/3.6 Favourites (Turf/All-weather)The round course at Deauville is a right-handed oval, 2200m in circumference, while the straight 1600m track joins the round course at the top of the home straight. The home straight is approximately 500m.The All-Weather course (constructed in 2003) is just over 2000m in circumference with a width of 25m
Jockey Stats - Most Wins (Turf)
| Most Wins - Jockey | Wins | Win % | Places | Place % |
| Christophe Soumillon | 194 | 17 | 503 | 45 |
| Olivier Peslier | 139 | 15 | 380 | 41 |
| Maxime Guyon | 128 | 14 | 355 | 40 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 94 | 12 | 278 | 34 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 77 | 13 | 212 | 36 |
Trainers Stats – Most Wins (Turf)
| Most Wins - Trainer | Wins | Win % | Places | Place % |
| Andre Fabre | 237 | 20 | 583 | 49 |
| Jean-Claude Rouget | 235 | 22 | 557 | 53 |
| Freddy Head | 85 | 15 | 218 | 39 |
| Pascal Bary | 76 | 15 | 234 | 46 |
| Rodolphe Collet | 73 | 8 | 231 | 25 |
Horse Stats - Most Wins (Turf)
| Horse | Total No. of starts at Course | Wins | Win Strike Rate % |
| Leiden | 22 | 8 | 36 |
| Jokari | 12 | 6 | 50 |
| Goldikova | 7 | 5 | 71 |
| Sand Chief | 19 | 4 | 21 |
| Raganeyev | 20 | 4 | 20 |
Track Records
Best race times of all seasons (on any going)
| Distance | Time | Horse | When, Going |
| 1000m | 0:55:81 | Tour To Paris | May 2020, Good |
| 1200m | 1:07:90 | Arcano | August 2009, Good |
| 1300m | 1:14:33 | Moonlight Cloud | August 2013, Good to Soft |
| 1300m (AW) | 1:14:73 | Cersei | December 2016, Standard |
| 1400m | 1:21:10 | Proviso | August 2007, Good |
| 1900m (AW) | 1:44:50 | Majura | November 2018, Standard |
| 2000m | 2:14:06 | Zambeso | August 2014, Soft to Heavy |
| 2400m (AW) | 2:28:20 | Last Storm | December 2007, Standard |
| 2500m | 2:34:32 | Golden Boy | August 2012, Good |
| 2500m (AW) | 2:32:61 | Dagobert Duke | November 2016, Standard |
