Angle - Blinkers Off

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Thanks for sharing this AJ78 and a good thread. I'll add that when I see blinks off combined with a drop and cut it's even more significant when a top jock sticks with the mount after a seemingly poor run in the prior race when riding for the first time.

yep that's a good one to watch. If you see a decent jock take a mount and the horse runs poorly, then there is a break, a workout, and the next time the blinkers are off and the same jock retains the mount? look out.

also one other thing I forgot to add in the original post, don't fall for what I call a desperation blkrs off move. Let's say that a horse is just not fast and has had horrible form despite trying different distances, classes, etc, combined with a low percentage trainer. In this case when you see Blkrs off I call it a desperation play, in other words let's try anything.

The other one is when a horse with poor form tries blinkers for one race, the result is still bad so they remove the blkrs. This is not a good blkrs off move.

The best ones are of course when the horse has been racing in blinkers for some time and it seems like they want to run during parts of the race but not throughout. I look for some display of speed either early or late. That way you know there is something to work with and that removing the blinkers might make a big difference.