Aerial view of Del Mar Racetrack horse race track
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Del Mar Racetrack – news and races for August 9, 2025

Del Mar Racetrack presents a competitive 10-race card on Saturday, August 9, 2025, featuring the Grade 3 Best Pal Stakes as the featured attraction. With favorable weather conditions and firm turf alongside fast dirt surfaces, handicappers anticipate spirited competition across multiple divisions including maiden special weights, claiming events, and stakes action.
Aerial view of Canterbury Park race track in Minnesota
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Canterbury Park – news and races for August 9, 2025

Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota presents a competitive card of thoroughbred racing on Saturday, August 9, 2025, featuring maiden special weight, starter optional claiming, and allowance competitions. The day's racing offers solid betting opportunities across multiple divisions with field sizes ranging from six to seven runners per race.
Belterra Park race track
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Belterra Park – news and races for August 9, 2025

Live thoroughbred racing returns to Belterra Park today with an eight-race card featuring claiming races, maiden special weight contests, and allowance competition. The dirt track is rated Fast with several races moved off the turf due to course conditions.
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Saratoga Race Course – news and races for August 9, 2025 (including our picks and betting strategies) [Starter level $]

Perfect racing conditions are expected at Saratoga Springs on Saturday, August 9, 2025, with mostly sunny skies and a high temperature of 83°F and low of 57°F. Light and variable winds from the south at 6 mph will provide ideal conditions for both horses and spectators. The current track conditions are reported as Fast for the dirt surface and Firm for the turf course, with the first post scheduled for 1:10 PM ET.
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Pick Pony Trackside Ticker for August 8, 2025 9:57 AM

Remington Park launches its 2025 Thoroughbred racing season today, celebrating its 20th anniversary with 62 scheduled race dates through December 20. Major events this season include the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby, $300,000 Remington Park Springboard Mile, and the inaugural $250,000 Great West Turf Sprint. Executive VP Matt Vance highlighted the participation of top trainers, jockeys, and horses, but as of the latest update, no specific entrants, tips, or alerts for today's carded races have been released.