THE world is getting smaller, especially the racing world. Today American owner/breeder Scott Heider will have his first runner in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with the Joseph O’Brien-trained Crossfirehurricane. Tonight he runs his filly Zofelle in the Grade 1 Just A Game Stakes at Belmont Park.

Zofelle, trained by an Irishman Brendan Walsh, is out of a Galileo mare called Height Of Elegance who is a three-parts sister to Sequoyah and Listen, who were both trained by Aidan O’Brien, the man most likely in his way of a dream win at the Curragh today but whose son will be the one mostly responsible for it.