Gear Changes Pay Off In Fighting Teo Win

trainer Kevin Kemp made some gear changes on and they paid off when the gelding won the Handicap at .

The biggest horse racing in , Fighting Teo ($6.50) rolled to the lead for replacement and held on in the straight to beat ($11) by a half length in the 2150m race.

Kemp had been aiming Fighting Teo at the but when it was abandoned he set his sights on Saturday’s race.

He made several changes including removing blinkers and adding winkers.

“He hasn’t had a lot of luck in his recent starts because if he doesn’t step away cleanly he gets back and pulls,” Kemp said.

“But he got to the lead today and settled from there.”

Fighting Teo will now be aimed at the Toowoomba Cup on his home track in September,

Byrne replaced who was unable to make Fighting Teo’s weight of 56kg.

“We got some easy sectionals in the middle stages which was a help,” Byrne said.

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