John Shirreffs was asked politely about her current performance level, the quality of her 2009 campaign and the positioning of her career accomplishments. He had the opportunity to be as forthcoming as he wanted to be about each of those aspects. It isn't necessary for me to challenge him or Moss in any more of a confrontational manner about their choices because I'm going to receive the same answers.
I think it's apparent that the undefeated portion of Zenyatta's career became a priority for all involved, and that may come to the detriment of her overall legacy long term. It's their choice as trainer/owner to place her as they see fit, and our choice as evaluators of racing history to judge the results. And in fact, Shirreffs acknowledged that.
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