Interesting EQUIPMENT change today's 9th GP

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Originally Posted by Thoroughbred Fan

Blinkers have more than one purpose. They aren't always used to increase early speed.

Agreed. They are used for any number of reasons. Over here, blinkers are usually used for horses who lack concentration in a race.

They can also be used for horses who easily get 'worried' out of a race in the closing stages. Blinkers will usually help a horse run straight, therefore trying to stop them hanging in behind other horses if they don't want to get their head in front.

Blinkers can sometimes sharpen horses up, but I wouldn't have said that was the main purpose of using them.