Deauville August Meeting (Prix Jacques le Marois)
Deauville August Meeting (Prix Jacques le Marois) takes place Aug 2 - 30, 2026 (Prix Jacques le Marois on Aug 9) in Deauville, France. The dress code is Smart summer resort chic - linen, blazers, Panama hats, light dresses. Nothing enforced on the lawn, but the Deauville crowd dresses the part and the panoramic restaurant expects a jacket. Typical cost ranges from 60 to 700 EUR per person.
A month-long summer meeting at Deauville-La Touques that turns the Normandy resort into the second capital of French racing, peaking with the Prix Jacques le Marois, a Group 1 mile that regularly attracts the best milers in Europe. Racing shares the calendar with the Arqana yearling sales, polo on the lawns and the beach and boardwalk a few minutes away. It is Belle Epoque holiday society, timber-framed and slightly faded, and all the better for it.
- When
- Aug 2 - 30, 2026 (Prix Jacques le Marois on Aug 9)
- Where
- Deauville, France
- Dress code
- Smart summer resort chic - linen, blazers, Panama hats, light dresses. Nothing enforced on the lawn, but the Deauville crowd dresses the part and the panoramic restaurant expects a jacket
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 60 to 700 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 18 - 23C, warm but changeable with sea breezes
- When to book
- Racing needs no advance booking, but Deauville hotels for August must be reserved 4 - 6 months ahead
- Getting there
- DOL (Deauville-Normandie), 10 min to venue
- Where to stay
- Hotel Barriere Le Normandy Deauville, Hotel Barriere Le Royal Deauville, Villa Josephine
- Official site
- https://www.france-galop.com/en/hippodromedeauville
How to attend
General admission to the racecourse costs only a few euros and can be bought on the gate - no booking needed. Panoramic restaurant tables and hospitality on the Group 1 days should be reserved through France Galop in advance. Entirely open to the public. Deauville is about two hours by train from Paris Saint-Lazare, and the racecourse is a short walk from the station.
Insider tip
The August racing runs alongside the Arqana yearling sales and the polo - the sales ring is open to spectators and is often the most interesting room in town on a quiet afternoon.
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