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Nation’s Top Winner Heads A Ransom On Friday, Katies Easy Moves Heads First Down Dash Saturday
Twisted Sifter will go after his ninth consecutive win on Friday when he heads the $25,000 A Ransom Handicap at Los Alamitos Race Course.

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Nation’s Top Winner Heads A Ransom On Friday, Katies Easy Moves Heads First Down Dash Saturday

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—DECEMBER 6, 2018—Ronnie Brooks Keller's multiple stakes winner Twisted Sifter will go after a nation's best ninth victory in 2018 when he heads the $25,000 A Ransom Handicap for 3-year-olds at 350 yards. First post is 7 p.m. (PST).

To be ridden by Jonathan Roman for trainer Roman Figueroa, Twisted Sifter has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the meet. He began the year in the claiming ranks, but all he's done is win since breaking his maiden on February 11. The son of FDD Dynasty has climbed the ranks along the way, even scoring wins in the Sgt Pepper Handicap, Chingaderos Handicap and Dreams Come True Ranch Stakes on Bank of America Racing Challenge Night. He'll be going after his fifth victory in a row.

“From claimer all the way to (stakes) winner,” Figueroa said. “We were going to send him home before he began winning."

No other Quarter Horse in North America has won eight races tin 2018. Twisted Sifter could now make it a fine nine, while scoring his fourth stakes race of the meet in the A Ransom.

Katies Easy Moves Looks For Repeat On Saturday

Caballo Rapido LLC & Five Livestock Co.'s Katies Easy Moves will go after his second consecutive victory in the $35,000 First Down Dash Handicap when he faces six strong rivals in the 400-yard dash on Saturday at Los Alamitos.

While the First Down Dash represents his last stakes victory, Katies Easy Moves has enjoyed a strong campaign in 2018. The Maknmoves gelding has finished fourth or better in four high level stakes races at Los Alamitos.

He was even on the lead in the early stages of the Grade 1 Robert Boniface Los Alamitos Invitational Championship before running fourth to the millionaire He Looks Hot. He also finished second to BH Lisas Boy in the Grade 1 Bank of America Challenge Championship. Eduardo Nicasio will ride him from post five for trainer Monty Arrossa.

S&S Horses' Royaltys Authority is one of the top contenders in the First Down Dash after a stakes winning campaign in which he won the Kaweah Bar Handicap and was second to Tarzanito in the Grade 1 Go Man Go Handicap. He'll start from post four on Saturday.

The stakes placed Well Good, the Brazilian star Corona Jumpim MLR, 2017 First Down Dash runner-up Chicks Fayvorite, John Ward Handicap winner Joe Legacy and Firing Tools will also race.

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