Saint-Cloud is set to host an eight-race flat-racing programme on Friday, September 25, 2026, with the meeting beginning at 1:43 PM. The afternoon card features races for two-year-olds, three-year-olds and older horses, with distances ranging from 1200m to 2400m. The programme includes Class 2 and Class 3 contests, a race for apprentices and young jockeys, and several handicap events.
The meeting opens at 1:43 PM with the Prix Guy Garner (Chmpt Paris Turf des Apprentis & Jeunes Jockeys). The 2000m race is for three-year-olds and carries a total prize of €22,100. The contest is restricted to apprentices and young jockeys and is run under a claiming format, with six runners declared.
At 2:18 PM, the Prix de Villaroche will take place over 2000m. The race is for three-year-olds and has attracted seven runners, with a total prize of €38,400. The handicap contest forms one of the key events of the first part of the afternoon.
The third race, the Prix Caracalla, is scheduled for 2:53 PM. Six three-year-olds will contest the 2400m Class 2 event, which carries a total prize of €25,600. The longer distance will provide a different test from the opening two races.
Two-year-olds take centre stage at 3:28 PM in the Prix des Trois Roses d’Argent. The Class 2 contest will be run over 1200m and features nine runners. With a total prize of €31,100, the race represents the day’s principal sprint event for the younger horses.
The fifth race, the Prix Thébaïs, is scheduled for 4:03 PM. Eleven two-year-olds are set to contest the 1600m handicap, which carries a total prize of €22,100. The race provides a step up in distance from the earlier two-year-old sprint.
The programme then moves into three consecutive 2400m contests for horses aged four years and above. At 4:38 PM, the Prix du Val d’Oise will feature 16 runners in a Class 3 handicap, with €20,200 in total prize money.
At 5:13 PM, the Prix des Yvelines will also be contested over 2400m. The Class 3 handicap has a field of 16 runners and carries a total prize of €22,100, continuing the afternoon’s sequence of staying contests for older horses.
The meeting concludes at 5:48 PM with the Prix du Val d’Or, another 2400m Class 3 handicap for horses aged four years and above. Sixteen runners are scheduled to take part, with €28,800 in total prize money, making it the final event of the Saint-Cloud card.
The eight-race programme at Saint-Cloud brings together a varied mix of distances and race conditions. From the 1200m Prix des Trois Roses d’Argent for two-year-olds to the trio of 2400m Class 3 handicaps closing the card, the meeting offers a broad afternoon of flat racing at the Paris-region track. France Galop’s 2026 calendar lists September 25 as an afternoon race meeting at Saint-Cloud.
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