Hippodrome Deauville-La Touques is a race track for thoroughbred horse racing located in Deauville in the Calvados département, in the Normandy région of France. Originally called Hippodrome de la Touques, it was named for the Touques River that separates the city of Deauville from Trouville-sur-Mer. It was constructed in 1862 by Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de Morny, the half brother of Napoleon III. The countryside around Deauville is the main horse breeding region in France and home to numerous stud farms. Races Group 1: Prix Jacques Le Marois Prix Jean Romanet Prix Maurice de Gheest Prix Morny Prix Rothschild Prix Jean Prat Group 2: Grand Prix de Deauville Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Prix Kergorlay Prix de Pomone Group 3: Prix de Cabourg Prix du Calvados Prix Gontaut-Biron Prix de Lieurey Prix de Meautry Prix Minerve Prix de la Nonette Prix de Psyché Prix Quincey Prix des Réservoirs Prix François Boutin Listed: Prix Yacowlef See also Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse References Deauville-La Touques Racecourse at France Galop Deauville Sports venues in Calvados (department) Tourist attractions in Normandy 1862 establishments in France