How do you cope with coming close?

[Bigsmc]

I cope by moving on.

[saratogabrit]

Just have to move on. My worst ever day was Gold Cup day at Ascot in 1988

Royal Gait gets disqualified from the Gold Cup and then in the last Ile de Chypre was allegedly sonic gunned by a pair of binoculars

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by saratogabrit

in the last Ile de Chypre was allegedly sonic gunned by a pair of binoculars

What's that?

[ELA]

I always look at a race from first the handicapping perspective, then from a money management perspective. It's extremely rare when the latter gives me a problem, except if I going in with my partner (he tends to be concerned about budget, while I am not).

I make a very strong effort to learn, I make sure I do, I might even call people to discuss it (pro's that I know, clockers, handicappers, etc.) -- and then . . . I move on. Turn the page. Next race.

Eric

[saratogabrit]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

What's that?

The Sonic Gun case was the incident at Royal Ascot when Ile de Chypre suddenly swerved and dumped G.Starkey yards from the finish when winning easily.

From what I can remember about a year or so later a defendent in a drugs trial alleged that he fired the "sonic gun" from a pair of binoculars.

I believe many tests were carried out -I think at Starkey's farm to try to fathom out whether this was truth or fantasy

[hockey2315]

Crazy - never heard of anything like that. . .

[TheSpyder]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I cope by moving on.

[Bobby Fischer]

whining about the jockey seems to help the most