Original Sin

Those of us most despondent to see the winner of the first leg sitting out the second can console ourselves, precisely on grounds of tradition, that an abbreviated GI Belmont Stakes would never have allowed a "proper" Triple Crown anyway. Even so, with Curlin obviously deploying a rather more important son at Saratoga this weekend, we can be indulged in neglecting his contribution to one of the more intriguing winners of a relatively quiet week. Original Sin is a slower burn than Golden Tempo, but appears to be thriving with...

Calumet Farm homebred Original Sin (Curlin) was sent into the lead fully three furlongs from home in Saturday's GIII Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs and just managed to fend off Ohio-bred Who Dey (Liam's Map) for his first win at the black-type level. Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) was locked away in traffic for the first half of the stretch run and by the time he was able to shake loose, was only able to fill out the bottom of the triple in a race that had everyone seeing gray....