Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse is a
horse race track located in
Tourgéville
Tourgéville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse
Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse is a horse race track located in Tourgéville near Deauville in ...
near
Deauville in the
Calvados département in the
Normandy ''
région
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (french: régions, singular ), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collect ...
'' of
France. The facility hosts
harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australi ...
,
thoroughbred flat racing,
steeplechase
Steeplechase may refer to:
* Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles
* Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...
and
hurdle races.
The countryside around Deauville is the main
horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in ...
region in France and home to numerous stud farms.
See also
*
Deauville-La Touques Racecourse
External links
Official website for the Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse(in English).
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Horse racing venues in France
Sports venues in Calvados (department)
Tourist attractions in Normandy