New York isn’t the only geographic region in the world to possess a Long Island and a Coney Island. And with Baltimore, Maryland, just down the Interstate 95, you could be forgiven for thinking that the northeastern seaboard of the US has a distinctively West Cork vibe.

Today’s Plate and tomorrow’s Galway Hurdle provide a golden opportunity for some of the less publicly exalted yards to have their day in the sun, writes Colm Greaves.