First Time Blinkers

If you are wondering “where can I find horses who are wearing first-time blinkers?” we have you covered.

Blinkers are semi-circular cups that sit around the eyes of a racehorse.

The application of blinkers is attached to the horses’ bridle and comes in different shapes, sizes, and colour designs.

Horses have wide peripheral vision because their eyes are on the side of their heads. The blinkers shut off the peripheral vision of the horse so that they can only look forward.

Our horse race stats are updated regularly and pull in all the racehorses who have the application of blinked for the 1st time.

Find out horses wearing first-time blinkers:

Today’s Horses in First-Time Blinkers

Here is the full list of racehorses’ in blinkers for the first time.

Many horse racing tipsters believe when you see a horse in first-time headgear today they could seek big improvements in the form.

Shrewd punters actually believe the most improvement comes when the horse runs for the second time in the blinkered headgear.

What Are Blinkers On A Horse?

Blinkers on a horse are a piece of horse tack that prevent the horse from seeing to the rear and to the side.

Horse racing blinkers (aka blinders in US racing) are fitted over the racehorse’s head and only let the horse look forward on the racetrack.

Horse racing trainers fit blinkers if they feel the horse is being distracted and not concentrating on racing.

Why Put Blinkers On A Horse?

Blinkers are fitted to horses to help them concentrate on racing and keep horses focused on what is in front.

Blinkers are used to calm the horse down and realign its focus, so it can run its best race.

Many racehorse trainers believe blinkers encourage the horses to pay attention to the race rather than to distractions such as crowds.

If a horse is easily distracted by its surroundings then blinkers can act as a vital piece of safety equipment

Racehorses can be ‘spooked’ by the racecourse surroundings on busy racing festivals and the application of headgear can assist inexperienced horses from being worked up.

Do Horses Run Better with Blinkers?

Horses have been proven to improve some horses to run better.

Blinkers are more likely to help a horse rather than hinder its chance of winning.

If racehorses are running green or not genuine the application of blinkers can seek serious improvement in form.

How Do You Know a Horse is Wearing Blinkers for the First Time?

If the horse is wearing blinkers for the first time then this is indicated as b1 on the horse racecards.

If a horse is wearing blinkers (but has previously worn blinkers) then there will be a b next to the weight it is carrying.

Here is an example of a horse racing racecard which shows “11” beside the racehorse weight to highlight the horse is running in blinkers for the 1st time.

The b1 symbol indicates blinkers and the number one indicates it is the first time wearing the application of blinkers.

Summary of Wearing Blinkers for The 1sT time

Many punters research and place bets on all horses wearing 1st-time blinkers.

If you like the application of headgear on horses to help them concentrate you might want to check out all today’s horses in first-time visor headgear.

If a horse focuses and the fitting of blinkers works you can wager bets on some big-priced winners as they can seek huge improvements.

Other important factors shrewd punters look for, which could seek improvements in horse racing form are:

• Wearing a visor for the first time
• Wearing a hood for the 1st time
• Wearing tongue straps for the first time
• Wearing cheekpieces for the first time
• Previous course & distance winners
• Horse racing trainers in winning form
• Horse racing jockeys in winning form
• Horses who have travelled the longest

Professional gamblers are always trying to find an angle to get value on a price or look for opportunities that could seek improvement in a horse’s form.

Horses in first-time blinkers can seek huge improvements as assists them to concentrate and not getting distracted by other horses or the crowd.

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