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Racing Results

Sunday 9 August 2020

50 races were run across 6 meetings on 9 August 2020: Curragh, Deauville (FR), Downpatrick, Salisbury, Thirsk and Windsor.

Curragh Good To Yielding · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

Deauville (FR) Standard · AW · 8 races · France

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 32/1

Downpatrick Good · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 7 · Biggest winner 40/1

Salisbury Good To Firm · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 9 · Biggest winner 22/1

Thirsk Good To Firm · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 9 · Biggest winner 40/1

Windsor Good To Firm · Turf · 9 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 9 · Biggest winner 20/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 50 races. A favourite here is the outright favourite at starting price — the shortest SP with no other horse at that price; joint favourites are counted separately.

  • Outright favourites15 of 50 won30.0% · 50 races had one
  • The long run34.2% winOutright favourites across every race in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026
  • £1 on every outright favouriteA loss of £13.52Staked £50.00, returned £36.48 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerIt Takes Time (IRE) 40/1The 4:40 Homecare Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick · one of 2 winners at that price
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Curragh188—
Deauville (FR)288—
Downpatrick277—
Salisbury399—
Thirsk599—
Windsor299—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 9 August 2020?
50 races across 6 meetings were run on 9 August 2020: Curragh (8 races), Deauville (FR) (8 races), Downpatrick (7 races), Salisbury (9 races), Thirsk (9 races) and Windsor (9 races). That is Curragh and Downpatrick in Ireland; Deauville (FR) in France; Salisbury, Thirsk and Windsor in Great Britain. KTB's archive covers British, Irish and French racing; every result and every runner from these meetings is on this page.
What was the going at each meeting on 9 August 2020?
Curragh: Good To Yielding (Turf); Deauville (FR): Standard (AW); Downpatrick: Good (Turf); Salisbury: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Windsor: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 9 August 2020?
Outright favourites won 15 of 50 on 9 August 2020 (30.0%). £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £50.00 and returned £36.48 — a loss of £13.52. Across every race in KTB's archive, outright favourites win 34.2% of the time (96,834 of 283,117 favourites, as at 3 October 2026). The biggest-priced winner was It Takes Time (IRE) at 40/1 in the 4:40 Homecare Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 9 August 2020?
The feature race was the 3:10 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) (Group 1) at Curragh, won by Lucky Vega (IRE) (4/1).
What time was the first race on 9 August 2020?
The first race was the 12:40 AJN Steelstock Kentford British EBF Novice Stakes at Salisbury; the last was the 5:55 Guinness Handicap at Curragh.