http://horseracing.bloginky.com/2009/10/06/shirreffs-running-on-synthetics-like-running-on-velcro/
"I personally hate synthetics," Shirreffs said. "I'm more into developing young horses and I find that young horses really don't like training on synthetics. I don't know if you can imagine training on Velcro. When the foot lands, it doesn't slide, it sticks to the ground. Depending on how synthetic the surface is, the horse can't rotate the foot into the track and push off.
"Imagine running around flat-footed all the time without getting up on your toes and pushing off," Shirreffs continued. "That's probably how it would feel to a human."
And we\'re going to give HOY to one of the few freaks that actually enjoy running on this garbage? All for winning the Classic against dirt and turf horses who either had no synth experience (Rip, Summer, Twice, Giro) or already ran poorly on it (MTB, Colonel, Gio, Regal)
Anyone who thinks Zenyatta deserves HOY needs their heads examined because there are more than a few screws loose.
I thought we were done with this.