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Originally Posted by Gander
Randall is right. A loss is a loss. Whether or not it was super impressive, if you needed him in the win slot you lose. Game over. You still tear up the ticket as you would if he stumbled at the start and threw his jockey. Or if he didnt fire and got beat by 20. Any horse can lose. Look at Butterface. One day she had a clear lead (6-7 lengths) in midstretch only to get caught by a Dutrow horse.
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Post race discussions should not be particularly result oriented. The simple fact is that in the case being discussed here Rock of Gibralter's second place finish is irrelevent, his performance in light of the trip stamped his as a superior animal.
If you want to base everything on how you did with a bet then you will miss out on the opportunity to win in the future.