For the first time this season, fans filed out of Honda Center silently.

They had been anything but for most of the final minutes Sunday, roaring as the Ducks put the Calgary Flames’ net under siege in search of a game-tying goal. Over the final 20 minutes, the Ducks fired 11 shots on net. They created chances off of rushes, on the power-play and with the goalie pulled.

But, for the first time in five home games, they couldn’t break through. After Flames forward Mikael Backlund buried a go-ahead goal with 11:03 remaining, goalie Cam Talbot shut the door. Despite dominating down the stretch, the Ducks lost 2-1.

“I liked our resiliency,” coach Dallas Eakins said. “I thought we had numerous chances to not only tie it but probably go ahead by a couple. We just couldn’t get it in the net.”

Leading up to the Flames’ eventual winning goal, the Ducks had seemed to be on the verge of a go-ahead tally of their own. One mistake, however, proved costly.

Just shy of the nine-minute mark, Ducks forward Sam Steel had a bouncing puck poked off his stick in the neutral zone, sending the Flames on a two-on-one chance the other way. Matthew Tkachuk fed Backlund with a cross-ice pass. Ducks goalie John Gibson had little chance to stop the puck while attempting diving glove save.

“We just want to bat that thing ahead,” Eakins said of the Ducks’ neutral zone turnover. “We got caught up in both trying to make a play and being a little too aggressive with the jump. But that’s going to happen right now. We’re encouraging our guys to make plays, encouraging our guys to get up in the play. That’s where we’ll have to find a balance.”

The loss dropped the Ducks to 6-3-0, still good enough to keep them in second place in the Pacific Division through the opening three weeks.

“Tough not getting the points we wanted tonight,” forward Jakob Silfverberg said. “But definitely a lot of positives out of the game.”

After falling behind in the third, the Ducks turned up the pressure. Talbot didn’t crack.

During a power-play with less than 10 minutes remaining, Max Comtois couldn’t bury back-to-back tries from close range. After play returned to even-strength, Nick Ritchie also was robbed trying to one-time a back-door pass.

Their last gasp came with 11 seconds left, after Rickard Rakell slipped a centering feed to Ritchie. Again, Talbot turned the puck aside. In all, the Flames goaltender stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced, becoming the second netminder this year to hold the Ducks to one goal.

“I thought we had a lot of good looks,” defenseman Josh Manson said. “It just somehow hit the goalie, or maybe a little bit missed the net or hit the post.”

The Ducks scored first Sunday night, taking the lead 12 seconds into the second period. After a quick passing sequence through the neutral zone, defenseman Hampus Lindholm received the puck near the top of the circles. To his left, Silfverberg was streaking down the wing. Lindholm slid him a backhanded feed and Silfverberg buried a snapshot past Talbot’s blocker.

The Ducks came close to doubling their lead later in the second, including a Ritchie shot that smacked the post. But less than five minutes before the second intermission, Flames defenseman Michael Stone blasted a slap shot from the point into the upper corner. Gibson, who made 27 saves in his third loss of the season, was screened in front and barely flinched.

“It was one of those games that felt like it could have gone either way,” defenseman Cam Fowler said. “A couple of the mistakes that we had ended up in the back of our net, and their goaltender made some huge saves at the end.”

NASHVILLE — 

Seven games into the season, the Chargers are still searching for an identity on defense. They are neither a great run-stuffing or pass-stopping unit. They don’t create a ton of turnovers. They’re not the best of tacklers. They’re not especially fast or overly physical.

It might help if the crew hadn’t become so short-handed that wearing name tags to work would be appropriate.

A unit that already lost All-Pro safeties Derwin James and Adrian Phillips to the injured reserve list played Sunday without three of its four starting linemen — end Melvin Ingram (hamstring), and tackles Brandon Mebane (knee) and Justin Jones (shoulder).

Rookie Jerry Tillery (first-round pick) started with Damion Square at tackle in the Chargers’ 23-20 loss to Tennessee, and rookie Cortez Broughton (seventh round) and recently signed free agent T.Y. McGill rotated through the tackle spots.

With linebacker Uchenna Nwosu starting in place of Ingram at end, rookies Drue Tranquill (fourth round) and Emeke Egbule (sixth round) were given considerable playing at linebacker. Roderic Teamer, an undrafted free agent who was a third-stringer to open the season, started at strong safety again.

“It’s really a next-man-up mentality, but I’m not gonna lie, it sucks,” edge rusher Joey Bosa said of the mounting injuries. “You get to the point where you’re like, ‘OK, you might need to fly someone into the game to get some reps.’ ”

Bosa was clearly the best Chargers defender Sunday, getting two sacks for a loss of 17 yards and six combined tackles. He also forced a fumble and tackled quarterback Ryan Tannehill for no gain on a fourth-and-one play with 2 minutes 35 seconds to go that gave the Chargers possession and a chance to win.

“This was by far Joey’s best game all year,” Nwosu said. “Joey has great games every game, but he really came to play today. We really needed that, especially with how depleted we are on the D-line. …

“I’m feeding off his energy. I’m feeding off his play. I’m trying to compete with him. You know, like, Joey has two sacks, I’m going to try to get a sack. It just makes all of us better.”

The rest of the defense was inconsistent, mixing flashes of brilliance with lapses in execution, wrapping up running backs and receivers more firmly than they did in last week’s loss to Pittsburgh but still missing a few key tackles.

Tannehill, who replaced the struggling Marcus Mariota during the last week, completed 23 of 29 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns, leading quick-strike scoring drives in the second (eight plays, 86 yards, 3:15) and fourth (seven plays, 75 yards, 4:16) quarters. And he had some long strikes, connecting on passes of 16, 15, 18 and 28 yards.

But Bosa sacked Tannehill twice on Tennessee’s first possession of the third quarter, and Teamer snagged his first career interception later in the period on a pass that was deflected by Nwosu.

Tennessee running back Derrick Henry had 90 yards, but it took 22 carries to do it, and his longest run was 12 yards. The Chargers ranked 30th in the NFL in rushing defense entering the game.

“My two young tackles, Tillery and Broughton, I thought they did a hell of a job stepping up in the absence of Mebane and Jones,” coach Anthony Lynn said. “They strained. The linebacker came downhill. The corners even came in and helped on the edges. Henry is a big back, but they did a good job against him.”

The defense came up with a huge play in the fourth quarter after a questionable decision by Titans coach Mike Vrabel, who last year gambled and lost when the Titans’ two-point conversion failed with 35 seconds left in a 20-19 loss to the Chargers in London.

On fourth and one from the Chargers 49 with 2:39 left and Tennessee leading 23-20, Vrabel elected to go for a first down instead of punting and pinning the Chargers, who were out of timeouts, deep in their territory. A first down would enable the Titans to run out the clock, but Bosa stuffed Tannehill for no gain.

“I thought we could pick up two inches,” Vrabel said, “but somehow, some way, we ended up losing yardage on that.”

The Chargers drove to the one-yard line but couldn’t punch the ball into the end zone on two tries. Players on defense can take pride in knowing they gave the offense a chance to pull out a win, but there is still plenty to clean up on their side.

“It comes down to execution,” Bosa said. “When we execute, you see what happens, and when we don’t, you see what happens. We have a lot of second-string guys, rookies, coming in. It’s tough on them, but you have to step up when your name is called.”

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Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as I learn the difference between Tucson and Tempe.

OK, OK, I’ll keep repeating it until I get it right, the Race Track Industry Program is at Arizona, not Arizona State. It was my goof that brought responses from seemingly everyone who has ever graduated from Arizona. In Sunday’s newsletter I was writing about Rick Hammerle’s new job as a professor at Arizona, you know, the school that lost to USC, 41-14, on Saturday. (I know, cheap shot.)

Rick was pretty good about my faux pas, pointing out, “I thought there was only ONE college in Arizona.”

I will say that the Arizona folks that emailed me to tell me how stupid I was were much nicer than the normal newsletter readers who email me to tell me how stupid I am. My sincere apologies.

On to business.

Stewards’ rulings

The stewards were a little busier than the last report. So, let roll.

–Jockey agent Nelson Arroyo was fined $200 for improperly handling his duties as a jockey agent. Arroyo named his jockey Heriberto Figueroa to ride a horse for trainer Peter Miller at a draw on Oct. 6. Miller did not want Figueroa to ride his horse.

–Trainer Jesus Nunez was fined $100 for failure to be present during the saddling of Suezaaana in the fifth race on Oct. 6. Suezanna finished third in the six-horse race.

–Jockey Edwin Maldonado was fined $100 for using his riding crop four straight times before allowing his mount, Bulletproof One, to respond in the Speakeasy Stakes on Oct. 6. Bulletproof One finished second. Maldonado called the steward’s office after the race and “plead guilty.”

–Owner Mable Roberts had her license suspended for failure to appear at a hearing on Oct. 10. The hearing was over a complaint that she owed veterinarian Ronald Magrini $710.68 for treatments. Roberts is denied access to the track and backstretch.

–Jockey Ruben Fuentes was fined $100 for using his riding crop more than three times while riding Cool Your Jets in the third race on Oct. 11. Cool Your Jets finished fourth. It was one of three complaints from that race against Fuentes. The stewards looked into the idea that Cool Your Jets angled in entering the turn and caused Summer Fun to have to steady and at the 1/8 pole that Cool Your Jets drifted in and bumped third-place horse Jetovator. The stewards only cited him on the riding-crop violation.

–Exercise rider Jose Arturo Mares was fined $100 for disrespecting an outrider. Cindy Ellet asked Santa Anita security to issue a violation to Mares because of verbal abuse. We’ll let the stewards’ minutes tell the story: “She told the stewards that on Oct. 10 she yelled at Mr. Mares to “get off the rail” while he was galloping his horse due to the allegation that two other horses were conducting a workout along the rail. According to Ms. Ellet, exercise rider Mares responded by verbally abusing her. Mr. Mares disagreed with the exact details of the morning’s incident but agreed he could have handled things better.”

–We previously covered Steve Knapp being fined $1,500 for a Phenylbutazone overage on Emtech on Aug. 25 at Del Mar. The only new details are that Knapp did not request that the split sample be tested (explaining the speed with which this ruling came down) and that he had no idea how the horse had the drug in his system. Emtech broke down and was euthanized on Sept. 28 at Santa Anita.

–Trainer Kelly Castanada was fined $200 for failure to bring his horse Four Gaels to the receiving barn on time on Sept. 8 at Los Alamitos. The horse was supposed to arrive at 2:20 p.m. but did not arrive until 2:34 p.m. Castanada said his groom had a difficult time putting a bridle on the 8-year-old gelding. The horse finished third.

Tough day for Alexander and D’Amato

Nick Alexander is a longtime horse owner and breeder and is chairman of the Thoroughbred Owners of California. On Saturday, he and trainer Phil D’Amato had a pretty lousy day.

In the morning, Pee Wee Reese, a graded stakes winner who was scheduled to run in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, suffered an injury to his right fetlock after a workout at San Luis Rey Downs. It is certainly career ending for the 6-year-old horse and the hope is that he can be saved. Brad Free of the Daily Racing Form has the most details. Just click here.

D’Amato told Free that Pee Wee Reese was “comfortable” on Sunday at the San Luis Rey Equine Hospital and that surgery was scheduled for Monday.

Later on Saturday, Satchel Paige, for Alexander and D’Amato, became the second racing fatality of this short Santa Anita meeting.

Siegel to offer expertise

As the Breeders’ Cup nears, the newsletter will be adding XBTV’s Jeff Siegel to our arsenal of information. And, unlike what I write, what he brings will actually be worth something. Jeff will be providing video features, commentary and expertise. His first report should be on Thursday when the newsletter returns.

Santa Anita review

When you have two horses in a four-horse race, there is a reasonable chance things will turn out well. That’s what happened when trainer Doug O’Neill ran one-two in the $70,000 Sunny Slope Stakes for 2-year-olds going 6 ½ furlongs.

Fore Left went to the front and held off stablemate Strongconstitution by a neck. The rest of the field were Zimba Warrior and Mo Hawk, the favorite. Fore Left paid $6.20 and $3.60. There was no show betting.

Here’s what the winning connections had to say.

Doug O’Neill (winning trainer): “He got back to what he does best [Sunday] and it was great to see. I’m really happy with both of my horses, they ran big. We tried two turns with (Fore Left) last time and this is much more what he’s comfortable with. … Really happy.”

Mario Gutierrez (winning jockey): “He showed us what he can do. We know he’s a good horse, but it’s great to have him prove it again today. He showed a lot of heart and hopefully he can keep running like this.”

Paul Reddam (winning owner): “I think the fact that Mario drifted off the rail enough to put the other horse (Strongconstitution) up in the inside was smart. Being a young horse it’s a little harder to pass that way, I thought we had him.

“He fit into the conditions, this has been a funny horse because early on it looked like he would be a nice horse then he had a couple horrible efforts, I think we have figured him out which is just go.

“Fore Left is named after a good friend of ours who lives in the Bahamas. It’s after the way he hits the golf ball, meaning it’s going way left.”

Big races review

A look at graded stakes or races worth $100,000 on Sunday and late Saturday.

Late Saturday

Delta Downs (8): $100,000 Louisiana Legacy, La-bred 2-year-olds, 7 furlongs. Winner: Relentless Dancer ($3.60)

Sunday

Woodbine (3): $125,000 Carotene Stakes, Ont-bred fillies 3-years-old, 1 1/16 miles. Winner: Amalfi Coast ($4.60)

Woodbine (7): $100,000 Bunty Lawless Stakes, Ont-bred 3 and up, 1 mile on turf. Winner: Cooler Mike ($16.50)

Keeneland (8): Grade 3 $125,000 Dowager Stakes, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 ½ miles on turf. Winner: Gentle Ruler ($6.20)

Belmont (9): Grade 3 $200,000 Athenia Stakes, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 1/16 miles on turf. Winner: Xenobia ($16.40)

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Santa Anita Charts Results for Sunday, October 20.

Copyright 2019 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Santa Anita, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. 15th day of a 23-day meet. Clear & Fast

FIRST RACE.

1 1/16 Mile. Purse: $22,000. Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $25,000. Time 25.31 49.84 1:14.74 1:41.58 1:48.76

Winner–Discreet Diva B.f.3 by Discreet Cat out of Time to Enjoy, by Distorted Humor. Bred by Millennium Farms (KY). Trainer: Vann Belvoir. Owner: Stuart Tsujimoto. Mutuel Pool $121,248 Exacta Pool $63,117 Trifecta Pool $56,424. Scratched–none.

DISCREET DIVA had speed outside a rival then angled in approaching the first turn, stalked toward the inside then came out into the backstretch, tracked the leader outside a foe, bid three deep into the second turn to gain the lead, inched away and angled in on that turn, drew off under urging in the drive and was under a long hold late. CHALKY (IRE) broke a bit slowly, went up three deep to the lead into the first turn, inched away and angled in, set the pace a bit off the rail then between foes into the second turn, angled in nearing midway on that turn while relinquishing the advantage, came out into the stretch and held second. REDS SACRED APPEAL between horses early, stalked outside a rival then chased off the rail on the backstretch and second turn, swung four wide into the stretch and was edged for the place. MESO pulled along the inside and steadied behind the winner in the run to the first turn, was in a bit tight into that turn, saved ground stalking the pace, bid along the rail into the second turn, steadied again in tight nearing midway on that turn, came out leaving that turn and three deep into the stretch, drifted in late and lacked the needed rally. GIRL CAN PARTIE chased a bit off the inside, angled to the rail on the second turn, cut the corner into the stretch and lacked a response in the drive.

SECOND RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Time 22.94 46.83 1:11.02 1:23.03 1:34.81

Winner–Bodhicitta (GB) Ch.f.3 by Showcasing (GB) out of Solfilia (GB), by Teofilo (IRE). Bred by Fonthill Farms & Mr & Mrs A. Scott (GB). Trainer: Richard Baltas. Owner: Calvin Nguyen. Mutuel Pool $129,874 Daily Double Pool $40,492 Exacta Pool $55,669 Superfecta Pool $16,615 Trifecta Pool $34,499. Scratched–Wicked Liar.

BODHICITTA (GB) broke a bit slowly, saved ground chasing the pace, came out leaving the second turn and three wide into the stretch, was briskly ridden to gain the lead outside nearing midstretch, kicked clear under a mild hand ride and was under a hold just inside the sixteenth pole to the wire. SO MUCH HAPPY sped to the early lead, set the pace inside, fought back leaving the backstretch and on the second turn, battled briefly along the rail in midstretch, then could not match the winner while clearly second best. UNICORN three deep into the first turn, chased off the rail then outside the winner on the second turn, came out into the stretch and bested the others. GOLDEN NECKLACE broke outward and a bit slowly, settled outside a rival chasing the pace, went three deep into the second turn then off the inside, angled to the rail leaving that turn and weakened along the fence in the stretch. LA SHIRIMP came off the rail and tugged between horses early then stalked a bit off the fence, bid outside the pacesetter leaving the backstretch and on the second turn and weakened in the final furlong.

THIRD RACE.

6½ Furlongs. Purse: $22,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $25,000. Time 22.38 45.87 1:11.26 1:17.81

Winner–Bouncing Around Dbb.g.4 by Suances (GB) out of Miss Rebound, by Speightstown. Bred by Red Baron’s Barn & Vaya Con Suerte (CA). Trainer: Jack Carava. Owner: Red Baron’s Barn LLC and Vayaconsuerte, LLC. Mutuel Pool $229,896 Daily Double Pool $16,419 Exacta Pool $118,623 Superfecta Pool $61,132 Super High Five Pool $9,857 Trifecta Pool $90,084. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (3-2-7) paid $33.15. Pick Three Pool $47,939.

BOUNCING AROUND stalked outside then five wide on the turn and into the stretch, gained the advantage well outside the runner-up in midstretch, drifted in under urging in the final furlong and edged away late under steady handling. CAMBY sped to the early lead, set a pressured pace inside, inched away on the turn, came out a bit in upper stretch then angled in, fought back along the fence in the final furlong but could not quite match the winner late. SURPRISE FASHION settled a bit off the rail then inside, continued along the fence on the turn and in the stretch and picked up the show. JEN GO UNCHAINED dueled between horses then three deep, stalked between foes on the turn, came three wide into the stretch and weakened. INTO A HOT SPOT prompted the pace three deep then four wide, stalked off the rail on the turn and four wide into the stretch and also weakened. SHAKE N FRIES came off the rail and bid between horses to duel for the lead, stalked just off the inside on the turn and into the stretch, drifted in some late and also weakened. BIG BAD GARY settled off the rail then outside a rival, continued off the inside on the turn, came out into the stretch and had little left for the drive.

FOURTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. 3 year olds and up. Time 22.70 45.93 1:09.66 1:21.69 1:33.78

Winner–Never Easy B.g.3 by Candy Ride (ARG) out of Wasted Tears, by Najran. Bred by Bart Evans & Stonehaven Steadings (KY). Trainer: Richard E. Mandella. Owner: Bart B. Evans. Mutuel Pool $129,870 Daily Double Pool $26,365 Exacta Pool $61,064 Superfecta Pool $33,768 Super High Five Pool $5,867 Trifecta Pool $45,276. Scratched–none.

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50-Cent Pick Three (2-7-7) paid $20.00. Pick Three Pool $19,925.

NEVER EASY stalked outside a rival then off the rail leaving the second turn, bid alongside the pacesetter into the stretch to gain a short lead between foes nearing midstretch, drifted out from the whip in deep stretch and held gamely. FARQUHAR broke out and bumped a rival, settled inside then went up three deep on the backstretch and second turn, came four wide into the stretch, bid outside foes in midstretch then outside the winner and continued willingly late. COMMANDING CHIEF chased outside a rival then between horses on the backstretch and second turn, came three wide into the stretch, continued between foes through the drive and shared third. GO DADDY GO stalked outside a rival then off the rail on the second turn, also continued between rivals through the drive, came in some on a foe late and also shared the show. GHOST STREET saved ground stalking the pace, came out some for room nearing midstretch, split rivals in deep stretch then clipped heels when crowded approaching the wire. MONTANA MOON washy at the gate, speed between horses to the early lead, set the pace inside, fought back along the rail in midstretch and weakened in the final furlong. FRIENDLY OUTTHEDOR bumped at the start, saved ground chasing the pace, came out a bit in deep stretch and lacked the needed rally outside the pacesetter on the wire. The stewards conducted an inquiry into the run in late stretch but made no change when they ruled the trouble to GHOST STREET did not alter the original order of finish.

FIFTH RACE.

6½ Furlongs. Purse: $70,000. ‘Sunny Slope Stakes’. 2 year olds. Time 22.51 45.74 1:10.64 1:17.54

Winner–Fore Left B.c.2 by Twirling Candy out of Simply Sunny, by Unbridled’s Song. Bred by Machmer Hall (KY). Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: Reddam Racing LLC. Mutuel Pool $142,495 Daily Double Pool $17,247 Exacta Pool $57,030 Trifecta Pool $41,422. Scratched–Raging Whiskey.

50-Cent Pick Three (7-7-4) paid $28.50. Pick Three Pool $38,743. 50-Cent Pick Four (2-7-7-4) 785 tickets with 4 correct paid $91.60. Pick Four Pool $94,232. 50-Cent Pick Five (3-2-7-7-4) 599 tickets with 5 correct paid $515.45. Pick Five Pool $358,743.

FORE LEFT sped to the early lead, set the pace inside, came a bit off the rail on the turn, fought back outside the runner-up through a long drive under steady handling while being shown the whip then was shaken up with the reins late and gamely prevailed. STRONGCONSTITUTION bobbled some at the start, stalked inside, bid along the rail in close quarters into and through the stretch and continued gamely to the end. ZIMBA WARRIOR chased off the rail, came out into the stretch and gained the show. MO HAWK close up stalking the pace outside the runner-up, continued off the rail into the stretch and weakened.

SIXTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs Turf. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. 2 year olds. Time 22.34 45.43 57.28 1:03.14

Winner–Rager B.c.2 by Into Mischief out of Distorted Champ, by Distorted Humor. Bred by Eduardo Vargas (KY). Trainer: Andrew Lerner. Owner: ERJ Racing, LLC, Kenney, Dave and Strauss, William. Mutuel Pool $254,167 Daily Double Pool $26,983 Exacta Pool $129,951 Superfecta Pool $62,996 Super High Five Pool $17,405 Trifecta Pool $93,093. Scratched–Champers, Drasario (IRE), Nineeleventurbo, Phast Pharoah.

50-Cent Pick Three (7-4-2) paid $65.95. Pick Three Pool $33,514.

RAGER broke a bit slowly, saved ground stalking the pace, came out some in upper stretch, rallied between foes under urging in deep stretch to prevail. GOALIE broke slowly, settled off the pace inside, continued along the rail on the turn and in the stretch and finished well. ROOKIE MISTAKE had good early speed and dueled a bit off the rail, drifted out into the stretch, fought back in the final furlong and held third. KNIFES EDGE stalked outside a rival then just off the rail on the turn, drifted out from the whip in the drive and was edged for the show. MUCH MORE HALO chased off the rail then between horses on the backstretch and three deep between foes on the turn, came three wide into the stretch, angled out in upper stretch, steadied when forced out nearing the sixteenth marker and finished with interest. KISS TODAY GOODBYE off a bit slowly, chased inside, split horses on the turn and into the stretch and was outfinished. FANTASY GAME had good early speed and dueled outside a rival, was fanned out into the stretch, fought back in the drive and weakened late. JAMASON chased outside a rival then three deep on the backstretch and four wide on the turn and into the stretch and weakened in the final furlong.

SEVENTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $51,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $40,000. Time 24.01 48.33 1:13.09 1:25.73 1:38.69

Winner–Curlin Rules Ch.g.6 by Curlin out of Awe That, by Boundary. Bred by W. S. Farish (KY). Trainer: John W. Sadler. Owner: Hronis Racing LLC. Mutuel Pool $243,229 Daily Double Pool $31,556 Exacta Pool $122,025 Superfecta Pool $63,232 Super High Five Pool $15,012 Trifecta Pool $90,878. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (4-2-5) paid $93.70. Pick Three Pool $29,426.

CURLIN RULES sped to the early lead, angled in and dueled inside, came a bit off the rail into the stretch, drifted back to the inside and fought back under urging to regain the advantage in deep stretch and gamely prevailed. PROVERB angled in and dueled outside the winner, was fanned out a bit into the stretch, took a short lead in upper stretch, battled outside the winner in the final furlong and was outgamed late. MUTINEER stalked the pace between horses then a bit off the rail on the second turn and into the stretch and held third. STREET CLASS settled off the pace inside, came out on the second turn and three wide into the stretch and lacked the needed rally. SOUL BEAM chased between horses then off the rail, went up three deep on the second turn and into the stretch and could not offer the necessary response. FRENCH GETAWAY hopped slightly in a bit of a slow start, went up four wide into and on the first turn then stalked three deep, angled in between horses on the second turn, drifted in some in the stretch and weakened. BOLD ENDEAVOR saved ground stalking the pace, dropped back on the second turn and gave way.

EIGHTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. 2 year olds. Time 23.60 47.51 1:11.06 1:23.18 1:35.56

Winner–Fly the Sky Ch.g.2 by Boisterous out of Sky Diver, by Tale of the Cat. Bred by Gary Barber (CA). Trainer: Steven Miyadi. Owner: Barber, Gary, Barber, Cecil and Tsujihara, Kevin. Mutuel Pool $327,146 Daily Double Pool $144,498 Exacta Pool $181,592 Superfecta Pool $100,750 Super High Five Pool $29,341 Trifecta Pool $138,642. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (2-5-3) paid $298.85. Pick Three Pool $178,581. 50-Cent Pick Four (4-2-5-3) 396 tickets with 4 correct paid $669.95. Pick Four Pool $347,211. 50-Cent Pick Five (7-4-2-5-3) 110 tickets with 5 correct paid $1,847.65. Pick Five Pool $266,789. 20-Cent Pick Six Jackpot (7-7-4-2-5-3) 13 tickets with 6 correct paid $5,803.72. Pick Six Jackpot Pool $141,231. Pick Six Jackpot Carryover $271,355.

FLY THE SKY broke out a bit, dueled between horses then outside a rival, battled between foes leaving the backstretch, took a short lead into the second turn, fought back along the inside, inched away under urging past midstretch and held gamely. CANYON CREST broke a bit slowly and steadied when crowded, settled just off the rail then outside a rival on the second turn, came three wide into the stretch, angled out some in the stretch and closed willingly late. ONE FAST BRO stalked outside a rival, bid four wide leaving the backstretch and three deep on the second turn and in the stretch and held third. IF ID TOLD YOU angled in and chased inside, went outside a rival on the second turn, came out in midstretch and finished well to be edged for a minor award. TROPICAL TERROR broke slowly, angled in and saved ground, moved up inside leaving the backstretch then steadied off heels into the second turn, came out in the stretch and also finished with interest. I WILL NOT dueled three deep then stalked outside a rival, re-bid three wide between horses a half mile out and between foes on the second turn and in the stretch and weakened late. BLUES RAPPER angled in and chased a bit off the rail then inside, came out some into the stretch and lacked the needed rally. ROCKS AND SALT saved ground stalking the pace, went outside a rival on the second turn and three wide into the stretch and could not offer the necessary response. CLEVELAND CAT had good early speed and dueled inside, dropped back into and on the second turn and weakened.

Southern California remains on fire watch as warm temperatures, low humidity and strong northerly winds, known as sundowner winds, continue to pose a fire danger for much of the region on Sunday.

Red flag warnings for the mountains in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties remain in effect until 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Mountain areas could experience gusts of up to 60 mph with isolated gusts of 75 mph near the peaks.

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The Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys will experience similar weather conditions, with the foothills expected to see gusts of up to 50 mph.

Humidity levels are also expected to be in the range of 12% to 20% by evening, according to forecasters. That low humidity, combined with the high winds and dry brush, are a recipe for extreme fire behavior. The strong winds can potentially take down trees and power lines, as well as make driving difficult on mountain roads.

The sundowner winds, similar to Santa Ana winds, have fueled many brush fires in Southern California, including the massive Thomas fire, which burned more than 281,000 acres in 2017.

Temperatures in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties will climb to the mid-80s on Sunday, while Los Angeles County will see temperatures range from the high 80s to the low 90s.

The elevated fire risk has led Southern California Edison to consider shutting power off to about 45,000 customers in those three counties. The utility already has warned customers that their electricity could be turned off in the coming days. The largest concentration of customers who could be affected — more than 21,000 — is in Santa Barbara County.

Meanwhile the Los Angeles Fire Department continued to make headway on the Saddleridge fire, which has burned more than 8,700 acres in the hills of the north San Fernando Valley since it began on Oct. 10. As of Sunday, the fire was 80% contained.

A multi-vehicle crash in Canoga Park on Sunday evening left nine people injured and a nearby shoe store flooded, according to officials.

One of the cars involved in the collision at Sherman Way and De Soto Avenue sheared a fire hydrant from the sidewalk, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. For nearly an hour, the deluge of water from the hydrant shot into the air, flooding both the intersection and the roof of the WSS store.

Part of the building, including the roof, collapsed under the weight of the water, causing significant flooding and structural damage, officials said.

Power lines also were downed in the crash, which happened about 9 p.m. The scene has since been secured, but all four directions of the intersection remained closed as of 10 p.m., Humphrey said. Electricity also remained shut off in the immediate area.

Officials could not say what caused the crash or how many vehicles were involved.

Five people were sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, while four others were being treated for lesser injuries. It was unclear whether those hurt were pedestrians, in vehicles or inside the store. A WSS manager told authorities that all employees had been accounted for, though it wasn’t clear if any were among the injured.

Nearly one in five Californians live in poverty — the highest rate in the nation — when factoring in the cost of housing. Gov. Gavin Newsom has made addressing the state’s housing affordability crisis central to his platform as governor. Interviewed for a story on his promises and accomplishments on housing after the state Legislature adjourned for the year, this is what he told The Times.

The transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

Liam Dillon for The Times: How would you assess your year in housing?

Newsom: I think it was focused. It was intentional. It’s a stubborn issue. You can’t snap your fingers and build hundreds of thousands, millions of housing units overnight. I think we set the table on a lot of critical issues, like tax credits, revolving loan funds, enhanced infrastructure financing.

The reality is this is not going to all change in the first nine months [or] 10. We’re going to continue to have to do more and better variants of how we can work with SB 50 [a bill to increase housing density in single-family neighborhoods and around transit]. What can get through the Assembly and the Senate. It’s one thing to idealize something, but there’s been two rounds of this and so we’re working to do what we can through the budget and legislatively next year — we’re already working on that — to see if we can take aspects of SB 50 that we think we can help navigate through.

The Times: During your inaugural speech, you called for a “Marshall Plan” on affordable housing. Have we gotten that?

Newsom: We could brand it as such.

I’m not naive. I get the Marshall Plan says everything else ceases and everything else stops. It connotes something perhaps broader and bigger. But the sum total of these efforts and the judicious way that we broke down these pieces, and we implemented and we strategized and we were able to capitalize on the energy, particularly around the budget, are examples of that.

But, clearly, the broader issue that would get into issues of NIMBYism and land use that are the thrust of what would be construed as a Marshall Plan. Those remain in front of us. We’re committed to doing a lot more.

The Times: When I hear Marshall Plan, I think money. We’re still talking, per the legislative analyst, multi-billion dollars perhaps tens of billions of dollars away from what you would need to subsidize housing for the neediest. Is there more of a money component that you’re hoping to do in future years?

Newsom: I never looked at it exclusively as a money issue. By any stretch. The state is not going to subsidize a way out of it. Anyone who believes that is fooling themselves or at least fooling others that the state can find itself in that position. I mean $2.75 billion of new money in homeless and housing is not insignificant. Certainly, I’m not denying the importance of making those kinds of investments.

But it’s the private sector that has to be stimulated. It’s creating the conditions for billions and billions of dollars in private-sector investment. That’s the fundamental piece that’s missing. Rent caps are also a part. It’s a production and preservation strategy, as you saw this year. I don’t think it was small ball, that rent cap.

The Times: The thing that you referenced a lot, or prominently on the campaign trail, was 3.5 million new homes, 500,000 a year. The new numbers for this year look like they’re trending in the opposite direction: Fewer homes than what was built in 2018. Is 3.5 million, is that still your plan?

Newsom: I don’t know how many times I have to say it. You’ve heard me say it a hundred times. I’ll say it 101 — 3.5 million is the number. And I said it as clearly as I possibly could when announcing on the campaign trail, it’s the honest number that most of the experts agree is the number that actually can substantively address the affordability crisis.

I said it’s a stretch goal. It’s an audacious goal. I think I quoted Michelangelo: The biggest risk is not that you aim too high and miss it. It’s that you aim too low and reach it.

We want to be accountable and transparent. But we also made this point, and you heard me say it again just last week, the focus on these [regional housing] goals being updated, and then getting a number out there that is a short-term and medium-term number. Not just a stretch goal, but some really different, pragmatic, regional goals.

The Times: You’re saying you’re not backing away from the 3.5 million number, but there’s going to be a more official, if you will, state number that I suppose will be the sum total of all the [regional housing] allocations that are going to be coming out?

Newsom: Yeah.

The Times: I spoke with Ben Metcalf, your former housing director. I asked him to evaluate you on this. I know you’ve heard this a lot. The idea that you wanted to do a lot of things in a lot of different areas, that making it hard to focus on individual subjects. Would you agree that housing falls into that argument as well?

Newsom: Absolutely not. I don’t understand this. Everything we laid out in terms of the specific goals and details we were able to achieve getting through the budget, the vast majority.

The Times: Well, taking transportation money that was something that was changed significantly to something that was much weaker than that.

Newsom: That was an audacious goal. We went way out on a limb on that and we were able to get in that trailer bill I think some very good language. That pushed us a lot farther than anyone thought we could go.

The Times: The suggestion is that you made a number of promises not just in housing, of course, but in healthcare, in education, in public safety — a huge portfolio. As a result, making all those promises in so many different areas makes it hard to focus on or choose specific areas to go deep on because you have so many priorities.

Newsom: I totally reject that. We could take each one. We laid out what we wanted to accomplish year one on healthcare. We were able to go deep and deliver on it. We were able to lay out very detailed terms on what we wanted to accomplish on education in the first year. I think we delivered on those. Specifically on the issue of criminal justice reform, helping to negotiate the use of force. I think it’s a limiting mindset this notion that you can’t go deep on multiple topics.

Dillon: Let me try to frame this another way. I know from talking to lawmakers that there was not a lot of clarity from them on where you were on SB 50 until after it was held and you put the statement out saying you were “disappointed” in it being held. The same earlier on with some of the tenant stuff. Towards the end, certainly everyone says that when you folks became fully engaged on the rent cap legislation that’s what changed it into something that was much stronger.

Newsom: We do what we can do. Not everything can be done overnight. Not everything can be done in a few months. I feel like we had a good year. And I also feel that we have a hell of a lot of work to do. By no stretch of the imagination are we done. This is not an issue that we’re going to get distracted on. I am all in on the issue of affordability. We have many, many next acts. Stay tuned.

The Times: Are you familiar with the court case, this is with respect to homelessness specifically, the court case out of Boise?

Newsom: Yeah. I’ve been reading some interesting articles saying, ‘This small town in Idaho …’

The Times: Do you support overturning that decision? That decision currently prohibits cities from ticketing and arresting homeless people for sleeping or camping on public property if there’s no beds that are available.

Newsom: Yeah, I don’t know enough about the details to honestly opine about it. But I do think, as a former mayor, you need tools to encourage people. I don’t think you can just moralize and idealize this and hold a candlelight vigil and hope and pray. That’s sort of suggestive that I think local governments need tools. Otherwise, the streets become completely overtaken by campsites, etc. You can’t run a city like that. You can’t run a community like that. You just can’t.

The Times: I understand this is your first year. But you did make a lot of promises in this area. What we’re seeing is the homeless population is up. [Housing] permitting is slowing. It seems like things are getting worse. How do you respond to that now that you’re the person in charge?

Newsom: I focused on these things. I campaigned on these things, and we hit the ground running on these things. You may recall that the week I took the oath of office, those numbers you referred to became public.

The Times: The homeless [point-in-time count] numbers?

Newsom: Yeah. You say it’s gotten worse. I caution you before you say that to consider that those numbers came out the same week that I was sworn in. Hold me accountable, but give me more than three days. Those were last year’s numbers that were made public this year. Profoundly important.

On the housing starts stuff. We’re nine months in. OK, I get it. You had some fires and some setbacks on permits. You have to net some of that out. You inherit trend lines. Not everything starts and resets the minute you get in. In two or three years and the numbers keep going up is one thing, but to somehow connect the dot that it’s gotten worse since we started. I don’t know that you can make that claim.

The Times: But it does put you in a deeper hole than perhaps you might have been this time last year.

Newsom: I spent months and months putting together a series of policy papers, prescriptions on this. We’re hitting on a lot of those things. Some of them are a little more difficult.

I wish to hell the last 20, 30 years we were more focused on these things. Because respectfully it takes decades to create these conditions. This is years and years of underdevelopment. It manifests. Homelessness has been around since the late ‘70s, ‘80s. We can connect dots to behavioral health issues, federal government. All kinds of issues that made this a stubborn issue growing pretty consistently with a couple years [of] exceptions.

We’ve gotta jump on this stuff. I’m the governor. You’re going to hold me accountable. I love you, but I’ve read this article before. I know what’s coming out.

The Times: OK.

Newsom: I’m a grown-up. I own it. I’m not walking away from it. I’m not abdicating responsibility and accountability. But I got 470 cities that are partners. I’ve got a lot of city administrators, members of county supervisors. We all have to row together. The state can’t do the job of every city. If they want me to, we’re happy to. I’m happy to be mayor of California. But I’m not mayor of California. I’m the governor. That’s the balancing act here.

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Oct. 21, and here’s a quick look at the week ahead:

Major League Soccer will be in Sacramento on Monday for a “major announcement” alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Darrell Steinberg. Sources have previously told the Sacramento Bee that the city is expected to be awarded the league’s 29th franchise.

The 2019-2020 NBA season begins on Tuesday with the Los Angeles Lakers facing off against the L.A. Clippers in Los Angeles. (The World Series will also begin on Tuesday, but the Dodgers are out, so who cares?)

On Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the House Financial Services Committee about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency.

On Thursday, the Golden State Warriors will have their first regular season game at the new Chase Center in San Francisco. They will be playing against the L.A. Clippers.

Also Thursday: The Los Angeles Philharmonic will have its centennial concert, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the philharmonic’s first performance.

On Saturday night, Grand Park and Self Help Graphics will present a traditional Noche de Ofrenda (night of altars) ceremony at downtown L.A.’s Grand Park. The Día de los Muertos event will feature a large-scale community altar and more than 30 smaller altars produced by artists and community organizations. The altars and art installations, which are curated by Self Help Graphics, will remain on view through Nov. 3.

And now, here’s what’s happening across California:

TOP STORIES

Southern California was back on fire watch over the weekend amid winds and warm temperatures, with Southern California Edison warning of possible preventive power outages. Los Angeles Times

After Newsom bans pot use in limos and for hospital patients, cannabis advocates are angry. Newsom led the campaign to legalize marijuana in California three years ago but has since angered some in the industry. Los Angeles Times

L.A. STORIES

The nightlife outlaws of East Los Angeles: Club Scum, a monthly party that embraces punk and drag, is a distillation of the fringe-friendly gay underground on the Eastside. New York Times

Learning Spanish at a Boyle Heights hair salon reminds columnist Steve Lopez of what he loves about L.A. Los Angeles Times

Want to own a piece of Blue Line history? Some classic Metro signage from the soon-to-be-renamed light rail line to Long Beach will be up for auction this week. LAist

They came to L.A. to chase a Hollywood dream. Two weeks later, they were homeless. Columnist Nita Lelyveld talks to the young couple from Detroit whose journey began with great hope. Los Angeles Times

The center of the NBA universe has shifted to Los Angeles, as the Golden State Warriors’ reign is challenged by the Lakers and Clippers. New York Times

Speaking of the Lakers and Clippers: Who will win the battle for Los Angeles? Los Angeles Times

A man sprayed demonstrators with bear repellent during a scuffle between supporters and protesters of President Trump on the Santa Monica Pier. Los Angeles Times

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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Gov. Newsom promised unprecedented action to solve California’s housing affordability problem. But nearly all of his highest-profile initiatives have stalled or failed. Los Angeles Times

Modesto is investigating its city manager, city attorney and a councilman after the city clerk made allegations against them. No one will say what the allegations are. Modesto Bee

San Francisco voters will weigh a $600-million affordable housing bond, the biggest in city history. San Francisco Chronicle

San Gabriel Valley cities will soon be able to band together to seek local, state and federal funding to build housing and fund services to reduce homelessness across the region. Pasadena Star-News

CRIME AND COURTS

The city of Sacramento will probably be sued over an April incident in which police officers placed a “spit mask” over a 12-year-old African American boy’s head while they detained him. A video of the incident went viral internationally. Sacramento Bee

California is bracing for a deluge of child-sex-assault lawsuits under a new state law that allows victims more time to report allegations of abuse and to take legal action. Los Angeles Times

Orange County residential care homes will pay $1.1 million in back wages and penalties to 66 workers in a federal lawsuit settlement, as experts cite widespread abuses in the industry. Los Angeles Times

HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. warned that power shut-offs could continue for a decade. California officials don’t like it. Los Angeles Times

Marin County health officials are scrambling to identify medically fragile residents before the next PG&E emergency power shutdown. Marin Independent Journal

A sprawling homeless camp has overrun a public trail in west Santa Rosa and become the latest flashpoint over government response to homelessness in the area. Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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CALIFORNIA CULTURE

For those in search of seasons: Fall colors are almost at peak in Big Bear Lake, two hours north of downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times

Does a “Forever Marilyn” statue with an upturned skirt belong in the #MeToo era? Some women say no. Desert Sun

Du Tu Le, the beloved Vietnamese poet who came to U.S. as a refugee, died at his home in Garden Grove, leaving behind 77 volumes of poetry — one for each year of his life. Los Angeles Times

Can Bakersfield take tourism lessons from Clarksdale, Miss.? A columnist wonders whether the town that’s become an essential Mississippi Delta Blues pilgrimage site can offer a blueprint for drawing visitors to the home of the Bakersfield Sound. Bakersfield California

“Wine caves” are apparently a thing on the Central Coast. Here are five of the best underground experiences from Santa Maria to Paso Robles. San Luis Obispo Tribune

CALIFORNIA ALMANAC

Los Angeles: sunny, 91. San Diego: sunny, 85. San Francisco: sunny, 74. San Jose: sunny, 81. Sacramento: sunny, 87. More weather is here.

AND FINALLY

This week’s birthdays for those who made a mark in California: TV personality Kim Kardashian West (Oct. 21, 1980), the late writer Ursula K. Le Guin (Oct. 21, 1929), actor Jeff Goldblum (Oct. 22, 1952), Rep. Brad Sherman (Oct. 24, 1954), rapper Drake (Oct. 24, 1986), former Rep. Mary Bono (Oct. 24, 1961) and singer Katy Perry (Oct. 25, 1984).

If you have a memory or story about the Golden State, share it with us. (Please keep your story to 100 words.)

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The box office was dominated by villains and sequels as Disney and Buena Vista’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” toppled “Joker” from the top spot after two weekends of dominance.

The $185-million film, which stars Angelina Jolie as the titular “Sleeping Beauty” sorceress, opened with a disappointing $36 million, well below analyst projections of $45 million to $50 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore. Internationally it earned $117 million for a global cumulative of $153 million.

It earned a mixed reception with an A CinemaScore but a 41% “rotten” rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.

A follow-up to 2014’s “Maleficent,” the sequel failed to recapture the allure of the first film, which opened with $69.4 million in North America on its way to $758 million in global ticket sales. The result may reflect fatigue among moviegoers of Disney’s live-action remakes, following underperformers such as “Dumbo” and “Alice Through the Looking Glass.”

The overall box office was down 18.1% from the same weekend a year ago, and the year-to-date is down 5%. However, it was a particularly strong weekend for specialty films.

In limited release, Fox Searchlight opened Taika Waititi’s Holocaust comedy “Jojo Rabbit” in five locations to $350,000 for an impressive per-screen average of $70,000, one of the best specialty box office openings of the year. It earned a 77% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

A24 opened “The Lighthouse” in eight locations to $419,764 for a strong per-screen average of $52,471. It earned a 93% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Meanwhile, Neon’s “Parasite” added 30 locations for a total of 33, earning $1.2 million in its second weekend for a still impressive $37,616 per screen average and a cumulative $1.8 million. The critically acclaimed Bong Joon Ho film enjoyed a 233% increase over its opening weekend, finishing just outside the top 10.

In second place, Warner Bros.’ “Joker” added $29.2 million for a cumulative $247.2 million. Worldwide, it crossed the $700-million mark after just three weeks in theaters, currently standing at $737.5 million.

At No. 3, Sony’s “Zombieland: Double Tap” opened with $26.7 million.

Original cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson and Abigail Breslin return a decade later for the sequel alongside newcomers Rosario Dawson, Luke Wilson and Thomas Middleditch.

The first “Zombieland” opened with $24.7 million in 2009 on its way to $102.4 million in global receipts. An early entry in the zombie genre revival, it earned an A- CinemaScore and a 90% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Comparatively, “Zombieland 2″ earned a B+ CinemaScore and a 67% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In fourth place, United Artists Releasing’s “The Addams Family” animated remake added $16.1 million in its second weekend (a 47% drop) for a cumulative $56.6 million.

Rounding out the top five, Paramount’s “Gemini Man” added $8.5 million in its second weekend (a 59% drop) for a cumulative $36.5 million, a terrible result for the $138-million film. Globally the film has earned $82.2 million.

At No. 6, Universal’s “Abominable” added $3.5 million in its fourth weekend for a cumulative $53.9 million.

In seventh place, Focus Features’ “Downton Abbey” added $3 million in its fifth weekend for a cumulative $88.6 million.

At No. 8, Roadside Attractions’ “Judy” added $2.05 million in its fourth weekend for a cumulative $19 million.

In ninth place, STX Entertainment’s “Hustlers” added $2.06 million in its sixth weekend. The film crossed the $100-million mark this weekend for a cumulative $101.9 million, marking a big win for the beleaguered STX.

Rounding out the top 10, Warner Bros.’ “It Chapter Two” added $1.5 million in its seventh weekend for a cumulative $209.7 million.

Saban Films started its roadshow tour of Kevin Smith’s “Jay & Silent Bob Reboot” in Asbury Park, N.J., with $93,520 for a cumulative $1.1 million including Fathom Events screenings during the week.

This week, Sony’s Screen Gems reveals the cop drama “Black and Blue,” STX Entertainment opens the horror “Countdown” and 101 Studios releases “The Current War: Director’s Cut.”

Oct. 24

One Piece: Stampede
Pirates from around the world seek a lost treasure in this anime tale. Written by Takashi Otsuka, Atsuhiro Tomioka; story by Eiichiro Oda. Directed by Otsuka. In Japanese with English subtitles. (1:41) NR.

Oct. 25

Black and Blue
A black female rookie cop in New Orleans witnesses fellow officers committing a murder. With Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter, Reid Scott, Beau Knapp, Nafessa Williams. Written by Peter A. Dowling. Directed by Deon Taylor. (1:48) NR.

The Bronx, USA
Documentary celebrates the history and diversity of the New York City borough. With Alan Alda, Carl Reiner, Colin Powell. Directed by Danny Gold. (1:25) NR.

By the Grace of God
Three men take action against the priest who abused them as young boys. With Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud. Written and directed by Francois Ozon. In French with English subtitles. (2:17) NR.

The Cat and the Moon
A teen whose mother is in rehab goes to NYC to stay with his late father’s friend, a jazz musician. With Alex Wolff, Mike Epps, Skyler Gisondo, Stefania LaVie Owen. Written and directed by Wolff. (1:54) NR.

Countdown
A mysterious phone app claims to predict the moment a person will die. With Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne, Peter Facinelli. Written and directed by Justin Dec. (1:30) PG-13.

The Current War — Director’s Cut
Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikolai Tesla square off in a race to illuminate the modern world. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen. Written by Michael Mitnick. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. (1:47) PG-13.

Fantastic Fungi
Documentary explores the medicinal and environmental benefits of mushrooms. Directed by Louie Schwartzberg. (1:21) NR.

Farming
A Nigerian youngster raised by a white working-class family in the U.K. joins a skinhead gang. With Kate Beckinsale, Damson Idris, John Dagleish, Jaime Winstone, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Written and directed by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. (1:41) R.

Frankie
A terminally ill French actress and her family vacation together in a quaint town in Portugal. With Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Marisa Tomei, Greg Kinnear. Written by Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias. Directed by Sachs. In English, French, Portuguese with English subtitles. (1:38) NR.

The Gallows Act II
An aspiring actress and others summon a dark presence in this sequel to the 2015 horror flick. With Ema Horvath, Chris Milligan, Brittany Falardeau. Written and directed by Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing. (1:39) R.

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
Documentary paints an intimate portrait of the country music legend. Directed by Thom Zimny. (1:34) NR.

Girl on the Third Floor
A family man finds horrors in the rundown mansion he’s trying to renovate. With Phil Brooks, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Sarah Brooks, Elissa Dowling. Written by Travis Stevens; story by Ben Parker, Paul Johnstone. Directed by Stevens. (1:33) NR.

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
Documentary showcases the golden age of the great movie theaters in the years between the World Wars, their subsequent decline and later efforts to preserve them. Directed by April Wright. (1:24) NR.

The Great Alaskan Race
A champion musher and his team of sled dogs race to deliver medication to combat a diphtheria outbreak in 1920s Nome, Alaska. With Brian Presley, Brad Leland, Treat Williams, Henry Thomas, Brea Bree, Bruce Davison. Written and directed by Presley. (1:27) PG.

The Kill Team
A young U.S. soldier in Afghanistan faces a moral dilemma when other members of his platoon kill innocent civilians on the orders of their sadistic commanding officer. With Nat Wolff, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Long, Rob Morrow. Written and directed by Dan Krauss. (1:27) R.

The Last Color
A young street performer grows up to be an activist challenging the caste system in her native India. With Neena Gupta. Written by Vikas Khanna, Vibhav Srivastava. Directed by Vikas Khanna. In Hindi with English subtitles. (1:30) NR.

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Sound designers and filmmakers discuss the use of sound in the movies in this documentary. With George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, Sofia Coppola, Christopher Nolan, Ang Lee. Directed by Midge Costin. (1:34) NR.

Paradise Hills
A young woman from a wealthy family is shipped off to a futuristic finishing school on a remote island. With Emma Roberts, Danielle Macdonald, Awkwafina, Jeremy Irvine, Milla Jovovich. Written by Nacho Vigalondo, Brian DeLeeuw; story by Alice Waddington. Directed by Waddington. (1:35) NR.

Portals
A cosmic anomaly alters reality in disturbing ways in this sci-fi/horror anthology. With Deanna Russo, Ptolemy Slocum, Neil Hopkins. Written by Sebastian Bendix, Liam O’Donnell, Timo Tjahjanto, Christopher White. Directed by Gregg Hale, Eduardo Sánchez, O’Donnell, Tjahjanto. (1:25) NR.

Prescience
An attorney in a heterosexual relationship finds himself attracted to a male friend of his sister’s. With René Mena, Mike C. Manning, Eric Roberts, Linda Gray, Vanessa Vasquez. Written by Tyler Frech, James Helsing, René Mena, Lashawn Williams. Directed by Helsing. (1:30) NR.

Watson
Documentary on Greenpeace co-founder Capt. Paul Watson and his mission to save the ocean’s wildlife and ecosystems. Directed by Lesley Chilcott. (1:39) NR.

Western Stars
Bruce Springsteen, backed by a band and a full orchestra, performs the 13 songs from his latest album, touching on personal themes and the American West. Directed by Thom Zimny, Springsteen. Written by Springsteen, Patti Scialfa. (1:23) PG.

Ximei
Documentary follows a Chinese woman’s crusade to find justice for poor villagers who contracted AIDS as part of a government-sponsored blood drive. Directed by Andy Cohen, Gaylen Ross. In Mandarin with English subtitles. (1:38) NR.

Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007, six years after 9/11. Though two of the most significant American events this century, they are seldom connected. Doing so Friday at Royce Hall proved then all the more telling when Kristy Edmunds introduced the evening’s presentation by the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, which she administers.

She asked that we turn off our cellphones, not for the usual reason — that they are distracting to performers and other members of the audience. No, they are distracting to their owners. Just thinking about taking a photo, she said, prevents you from being in the moment, or in this case, in “The Day.”

This abstract new 60-minute performance piece for cellist Maya Beiser and ballerina Wendy Whelan, composed by David Lang and choreographed by Lucinda Childs, is like no other 9/11 work. You wouldn’t even know the 9/11 connection without reading Beiser’s program note or sticking around afterward for the Q&A with the four artists.

“The Day” is not a memorial. It is hardly a requiem, although it ends with Whelan gracefully rolling herself into a gauzy shroud, an affecting image that sticks for its sheer gorgeousness. “The Day” is not about yesterday, even if its text, crowd-sourced from the internet, serves to remind us of what plausibly might be a day in the life of dozens of everyman and everywoman victims of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. “The Day” may be slightly about tomorrow, in that Lang wondered what journey in the Bardo these souls may be on. Our job in the audience then became to wonder how we fill the holes they left behind.

Our phones, on the other hand, with their capacity for perpetual distraction, eagerly fill in holes for us, with insistent news feeds reminding us of topsy-turvy 9/11 journeys in the here and now. Somehow, while we weren’t paying attention, the New York mayor who had been the national voice of consolation during 9/11 is now a loose cannon in the middle of a presidential impeachment investigation. The consequences of the U.S. military responses to 9/11 have led to an unmanageable Middle East dominating the news. Saudi Arabia, which fostered 9/11 terrorists, this month was given more of our troops and weaponry.

To suggest a different 9/11 path to ponder, “The Day” needed its own passage. The beginning was Lang’s half-hour cello piece “world to come” (in other words, WTC), which he wrote for Beiser in wake of 9/11. He was walking his young children to school that morning and had to hurry them to safety as they witnessed the first plane strike the nearby World Trade Center. That half-hour solo, which uses additional recorded cello tracks and requires Beiser to include breathy vocals, moves in a contemplative arc. Melodic and harmonic patterns gradually grow into effusive room-filling cello sonorities, landing on satisfyingly somber repeated patterns in the manner of early Philip Glass.

Still haunted a decade later by his experience on 9/11, but also aware of how memory has its own lifespan, Lang wrote a prequel for Beiser. His style had changed, trusting more in the elemental. He used the same melodic material but let it expand without forcing. He further added a text to be read.

Searching the internet with the question, “I remember the day I …” Lang cataloged dozens of responses and then presented them in alphabetical order. The parade of quotidian experiences and emotions runs from the day “I achieved the perfect engineering drawing” to “I wrote my letter of resignation.”

After performing both works, Beiser chose to put them together and stage them. Childs’ dance for Whelan is a set of possibilities with, in the second part, her characteristic contrasts between static gestures and zealous speed. For the first part, imagery of the text led more to suggestions, with room for improvisation and ropes the dancer could use for visual indications of lines. Joshua Higgason added a backdrop of highly evocative projections, including a large industrial rehearsal space, and Sara Brown produced the elegant geometric set.

The prequel begins with dancer and cellist in white. Behind each performer is her image projected large. The sound design is also “large,” which is to say booming, unnatural but impressive. You know from the start that Beiser, who is a magnificent cellist, is going to fill not just your ears but also take over your senses.

The narrated remembrances come too fast for their imagery to stick. Whelan, who is bare-legged but with a flowing train and scarf, along with her various sticks and ropes, strikes poses that seem to make order out of fluidity, as disconnected experiences are read in monotone. “I first climbed a rope.” “I stumbled.” “I talked.” “I planted.” “I heard about his murder.” “I met the director.” “I took it a bit too far.” “I tried to demonstrate the action” — which Whelan didn’t, making it an all-the-more-powerful demonstration of her own action.

In the second half, Beiser and Whelan wear black. Large swaths of white curtain behind the stage fall like towers, maybe, or maybe just curtains blowing, like answers, in the wind. Without text and with a cello cathedral of sound, Whelan’s dance becomes more demonstrative (but still formal and restrained). A hint of the somber requires no loss of life affirmation.

In the end, this searching, haunting and very, very beautiful work is surprisingly lacking in melancholy. It is souls journeying, seen neither from the nostalgic past nor unknowable future. Rather than remembering the day something happened — the day, say, “I turned older” — it is the day we all turn older, every day.