this is racing ???

Interestingly on one of those monsoon race days, a trainer had informed his punters that if he opened the umbrella in the paddock; it was a
signal to back his horse. The trainer was with one of the leading owners of India. It so happened that it began to rain all of a sudden and the
owner asked the trainer to open umbrella. The trainer could not obviously convey a wrong signal to his punters by opening his umbrella as the
instruction was to give the horse a run. The trainer had to use all the tact to slip away without opening the umbrella even as his puzzled
owner was left wondering what was wrong with the trainer!
Another leading owner recalled that his trainer had indicated that if he took out his hand kerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, it
was a signal for him to run to the bookmakers ring and back the horse. It so happened that due to excessive heat, the trainer was sweating
profusely and he forgot that he was not supposed to take out his hanky and wipe his sweat but he did so forced by circumstances. The
result was big all round loss.