Another Take on the Derby (long)

[Pedigree Ann]

Mr. Powell isn't the only one with this opinion:

Curl [a farrier who looked after Big Brown's quarter cracks] is based in Florida and McKinlay [another farrier involved in same] is based in New York, where
he has seen an increase in quarter cracks in Thoroughbreds during
the last seven years.
“I don’t think it has anything to do with the breeding. I think it’s because
the tracks are getting harder,” McKinlay said.