What was the distance of the race on saturday, august 23?
CREATE TABLE table_name_59 (distance VARCHAR, date VARCHAR)
SELECT distance FROM table_name_59 WHERE date = "saturday, august 23"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_name_59 (distance VARCHAR, date VARCHAR) ### Question: What was the distance of the race on saturday, august 23? ### Answer: SELECT distance FROM table_name_59 WHERE date = "saturday, august 23"