The prestigious Deauville Racecourse, one of France’s leading venues for flat racing, will host a competitive France Galop nine-race programme on Thursday, 6 August 2026. The meeting will begin at 2:38 PM and conclude at 7:32 PM, featuring races over distances ranging from 1,300 metres to 2,500 metres. Prize money across the afternoon and evening card will range from €13,500 to €38,400, with the closing contest offering the highest purse of the day. The programme will include a balanced mix of staying contests, middle-distance races and sprint events, providing another quality fixture on the French racing calendar.
Deauville Race Cards 6 August
Opening the afternoon’s programme, the Prix de Canapville will get underway at 2:38 PM. The flat contest will be run over 2,500 metres for a prize fund of €17,400, providing the day’s only staying test. Next on the schedule, the Cavalassur – Prix d’Isigny will be staged at 3:13 PM over 1,900 metres with prize money of €22,100. The middle-distance contest will rank among the better-funded races on the card and will continue the meeting’s early momentum.
Attention will then turn to the Paris Turf – Prix de Brestot, scheduled for 3:55 PM. The race will cover 1,900 metres and will offer €13,500 in prize money, giving another group of middle-distance performers the opportunity to compete. The programme will continue with the Prix de Valletot at 4:30 PM, another 1,900-metre flat contest carrying a purse of €14,400, maintaining the steady rhythm of the afternoon programme.
Midway through the card, the Fédération des Éleveurs du Galop – Prix de Bouquetot will take centre stage at 5:05 PM. Run over 1,900 metres, the contest will offer €21,100 and will stand among the feature races of the meeting. Racing will then move on to the Prix de Colletot at 5:40 PM, another 1,900-metre event with prize money of €19,200, continuing the sequence of competitive middle-distance races.
As the meeting enters its closing stages, the Association des Jockeys – Prix de PrĂ©-en-Pail will begin at 6:15 PM over 1,500 metres, with competitors racing for €15,400. The shorter trip will add variety before the day’s sprint contests. Sprint specialists will then take centre stage in the Prix du Cochet, scheduled for 6:50 PM. The 1,300-metre race will carry a purse of €22,100 and will provide one of the principal speed tests of the programme.
Bringing the meeting to a close, the Prix de la Villa Monet will be run at 7:32 PM. The closing flat contest will cover 1,300 metres and will offer the day’s highest prize fund of €38,400, ensuring the programme will conclude with its richest race. Overall, the nine-race fixture will provide a varied schedule of staying contests, middle-distance events and sprints, highlighting the depth of Thursday’s France Galop meeting at Deauville.
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