Wonder why everyone hates synthetics?

[hockey2315]

I don't get it. Well, I understand the argument, but don't think it really says anything. Zenyatta's streak is no more or less impressive because it is on a surface that allows mediocre horses to compete with some who may be better than them on conventional dirt. The surface isn't random in the sense that the best synthetic horse won't win in a fairly run race, it's random in the sense that it's difficult to handicap/predict which bum will like the track. If Zenyatta is better than her competition (on the surface) then it's not like she'll lose one day because of "random" results.