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With dark clouds looming as the field was loaded for Sunday's G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, the inevitable thunderstorm has caused a delay to Sunday's card at ParisLongchamp. The €650,000 G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains will now have a post time of 17.05 with subsequent races, including the newly downgraded G2 St Mark's Basilica Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary, following at 30-minute intervals.

After pushing back their usual 12:40 p.m. post time to 1:50 p.m. due to heat, a severe thunderstorm forced the Maryland Jockey Club to cancel Laurel Park's live Friday program following the seventh race, with just two races remaining on the card. Racing will resume Saturday at 12:40 p.m. with a 10-race card.

Due to heavy rain and high winds that hit the Jersey Shore all day Friday, Monmouth Park canceled its six-race program slated to commence at 5p.m. Live racing resumes at Monmouth Park July 11 with a first post of 12:50 p.m. for the 12-race card.