Easy Conversation Is Talk of Los Alamitos

Easy Conversation, a star performer at Los Alamitos Race Course two years ago, bounced back to form Friday night by edging heavily favored Chingaderos by a head in the $26,750 Double Bid Handicap.

With John Creager in the saddle, Easy Conversation rallied from fourth to catch Chingaderos in the closing strides. Easy Conversation raced the 350 yards in 17.49 seconds.

Easy Conversation, who is trained by Blane Schvaneveldt, returned $15.60, $4.00 and $3.80. Chingaderos returned $2.40 and $2.40, and Woodstocks Chic paid $3.00 to show.