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The final three races of the Qatar Goodwood Festival Saturday card were cancelled after the racecourse failed to pass inspection after the Coral Stewards' Cup. A group of officials, trainers and jockeys went to inspect the track, and paid particular attention to the bend into the home straight. After the running of the G2 Lillie Langtry S. at 3 p.m, which took place during a torrential downpour, some jockeys were concerned regarding the state of the round course. Ed Arkell, Goodwood's director of racing, told Racing TV, "The jockeys expressed...

Hamilton Park Racecourse's Tuesday card was called off following an incident prior to the 2:15 p.m. first race. Originally racing was delayed until 2:45 p.m., but another delay as emergency services attended to the incident soon occurred and the meeting was abandoned just after 3:35 p.m. The incident involved two RaceTech employees, who operate the cameras on site. A statement from RaceTech said, "Following a serious incident prior to the first race at Hamilton Park involving a mobile elevated camera platform, two freelance camera operators, Robbie Cotgrave and Kit Campbell,...