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Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, is leaving President Trump’s administration, making the lawyer and former Obama official the latest departure in a long purge of leadership from the U.S. government’s third-largest department.

McAleenan leaves the Department of Homeland Security in turmoil, at war with the White House and itself over the Trump administration’s aggressive drive to restrict immigration, prioritizing it above the department’s other responsibilities, such as counter-terrorism and disaster response.

“We have worked well together with Border Crossings being way down,” Trump tweeted Friday, announcing McAleenan’s departure. “Kevin now, after many years in Government, wants to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector….”

The president added he’d be naming McAleenan’s replacement at Homeland Security next week. “Many wonderful candidates!”

Despite withstanding months of public sniping from the administration and clear policy disagreements with the president, McAleenan also proved an effective implementer of some of Trump’s most extreme initiatives to crack down at the border.

In a tweet following Trump’s, McAleenan referenced these results, and thanked the president. He reportedly submitted his resignation earlier Friday.

“With his support, over the last 6 months, we have made tremendous progress mitigating the border security and humanitarian crisis we faced this year,” McAleenan said. He added that he’d be working with the department and White House on a “smooth transition.”

Ultimately, McAleenan’s efforts weren’t enough for Trump. This reality was recently underscored when Trump refused to back down from a misstatement on Hurricane Dorian, forcing McAleenan, whose department also oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to hold up a doctored chart forecasting the storm’s path for cameras in the Oval Office. As McAleenan led Trump in a tour at the border late last month, other officials interjected to defend and praise the president.

Under McAleenan, Homeland Security has been beset by political infighting and frustration between border and immigration officials over the ever-changing directives from the White House and a surge in migrants at the U.S. southern border, current and former officials told the Los Angeles Times.

A Border Patrol agent who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly said morale has suffered as the department struggles to respond to the surge on the border this year. He did not fault McAleenan.

“Politicians have to come together and fix the problems with the immigration system,” the agent said, noting McAleenan served “at the request of the president.” Still, he said he hopes the churn at the department ends soon. “Ultimately, we do need stability with DHS.”

That churn has helped pit Homeland Security agencies against one another.

As U.S. Border Patrol stops more migrants at the border than it has in more than a decade, the administration has pulled Border Patrol agents from front-line patrols to keep watch on migrants at hospitals and overcrowded detention facilities, and pushed for agents to be trained on how to screen asylum seekers.

McAleenan’s department has also reassigned Customs and Border Protection officers who support and screen billions of dollars in commerce at airports and ports of entry, and sent the officers to support Border Patrol on the southern border.

Under intense pressure from the White House, a number of asylum officers at Citizenship and Immigration Services are quitting or refusing to implement policies that have forced more than 50,000 asylum seekers back to Mexico to await their U.S. cases.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement and administration officials are also anonymously criticizing Homeland Security leadership in the press. They blame McAleenan in large part for being forced to cancel a nationwide operation in June targeting thousands of families for deportation, though it was Trump who tweeted about it first. ICE soon after conducted the largest single raid in the agency’s history, in Mississippi — without giving advance notice to the White House, so the operation wouldn’t be foiled.

The administration has also deployed thousands of active-duty U.S. military personnel to the southern border in support of Homeland Security. Most of the soldiers operate Border Patrol radar trucks, from which they watch for border crossers they are not allowed to apprehend. And some have even been assigned to paint portions of the border barrier.

The Defense Department recently approved tapping into $3.6 billion among 127 projects to construct parts of the wall along the southern border. And yet, despite the president’s promises, Customs and Border Protection officials confirmed that no new miles of wall have been added to the roughly 700 total linear miles of existing border barrier since Trump took office.

A ‘tougher’ direction

In April, when the president picked McAleenan to replace his second Homeland Security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, the then-Customs and Border Protection commissioner made for an interesting choice, given the president’s deep mistrust of Obama holdovers and McAleenan’s policy differences.

Trump said then he wanted to go in a “tougher” direction, though Nielsen had become the public face of family separation, a widely denounced policy. Her ousting kicked off a purge of top Homeland Security officials, leaving only “acting” personnel at the head of the department and every one of its major agencies. And yet McAleenan not only held on but moved up.

Now, McAleenan is expected to ultimately be replaced by Mark Morgan, the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, or immigration hard-liner Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Vacancies Act prevents both from immediately stepping in to head the department ahead of other ranking officials.

Morgan, a former FBI agent, rose to Border Patrol chief under President Obama, before he was fired by John F. Kelly, Trump’s first Homeland Security secretary, shortly after Trump was elected. In recent months, amid rumors of McAleenan’s exit, Morgan has positioned himself as the more digestible replacement compared with Cuccinelli.

But that strategy may put Morgan at odds with the same hard-liners at the White House, and among the rank and file, who helped push out his predecessors.

Morgan left at the end of January 2017 with more than three decades of service — in the Marines, the Los Angeles Police Department, the FBI and several Homeland Security posts. He has also served in both Democratic and Republican administrations. In an announcement of his departure, McAleenan lauded Morgan’s “faithful service to the nation” for 31 years.

“I wish him every success in the future,” McAleenan wrote.

During a visit to the Texas border late last month, McAleenan welcomed reporters but remained mostly silent, allowing Morgan to do the talking. As they toured a new immigration tent court in Laredo, Morgan answered questions, vying for time in front of the cameras with the chiefs of ICE and Citizenship and Immigration Services.

“We cannot rely on other nations to solve our immigration problems,” Morgan insisted, adding that Central American leaders want that too, so that their citizens return. “What they say is ‘Fix your laws. That’s our future. We want them back.’”

Both Cuccinelli and Matthew Albence, ICE’s acting director, praised the Trump administration’s latest “aggressive” immigration regulations in late August while visiting the busiest stretch of border for illicit crossings in south Texas.

“He’s doing things and using tactics that none of his predecessors were willing to use, Republican or Democrat, and lo and behold, many of them are working,” Cuccinelli said at an event this summer sponsored by the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation.

The recent regulations are part of Trump’s concerted strategy to keep immigration front and center as he kicks off his reelection campaign for 2020.

In August alone, the administration rolled out new regulations on the so-called public charge rule intended to punish immigrants and their families who use public benefits. (That rule was blocked on Friday ahead of Trump’s announcement.) And another rule would roll back decades-old protections for migrant children under the Flores agreement, enabling the government to detain them and their families indefinitely.

That rule was similarly recently blocked, but the White House was reportedly frustrated with McAleenan and his aides for not making more of its unveiling, for fulfilling a long-held administration goal. A close McAleenan aide confirmed his resignation shortly after the rule’s announcement, citing micromanagement from the White House, according to Axios.

‘No-win situation’

When Trump chose McAleenan to replace Nielsen, observers expressed surprise that the anti-immigration advocates holding the president’s ear, namely policy advisor Stephen Miller, had acquiesced to a lawyer whom Obama awarded the country’s highest honor for civil service in 2015.

McAleenan, 48, raised in Los Angeles and with degrees from the University of Chicago and Amherst College, had tried to join the FBI after the 9/11 attacks, but was recruited for Customs and Border Protection instead, where he worked on counter-terrorism programs and served as director for Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Washington Post.

First as Trump’s Customs and Border Protection commissioner and then as acting Homeland Security secretary, McAleenan has made extensive overtures to counterparts in Mexico and Central America. Even as the White House threatened to slap tariffs on Mexico, one of the United States’ largest trade partners, and to freeze aid to Central America’s “Northern Triangle,” the region responsible for a majority of the migration to the U.S. border, McAleenan has argued that such assistance is critical to stabilizing the region and stemming outward migration.

After replacing Nielsen, Trump told McAleenan he’d pardon him if he faced legal challenges for closing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to NBC. McAleenan has denied those reports and others in which the president purportedly pushed his officials to test legal boundaries. But McAleenan also reportedly prepared to resign in June over undercutting from other White House officials and subordinate Homeland Security personnel.

Still, McAleenan has also overseen some of the most substantial shifts to U.S. immigration and security policy in decades, and invited his own controversy.

McAleenan was one of three Homeland Security officials who wrote a confidential memo to Nielsen in April of last year, urging her to detain and prosecute all parents crossing the border with children, hastening family separations. They pointed to an El Paso pilot program, begun by Customs and Border Protection, claiming it had reduced illegal crossings by families by 64%.

He later withdrew his support for the policy, saying in April 2019: “It does deter behavior, but it did not work if you lose public trust. From an enforcement perspective, it’s not worth it.”

Despite a court ruling and orders from the White House to end the practice, family separation has continued.

McAleenan also led the agency amid a spate of deaths of migrants in its custody, including a number of children. In one case, McAleenan testified before Congress after being notified of a child’s death but did not report it to lawmakers, as is legally required, until days later, when the Washington Post had already revealed it.

Homeland Security under McAleenan has also come under criticism for redirecting resources away from and deemphasizing a growing threat of domestic terrorism fueled by right-wing, anti-government and racist ideologies.

On Aug. 3, a man believed to have posted a racist manifesto online that echoed the president’s rhetoric toward immigrants drove hundreds of miles to El Paso, authorities say, and opened fire, killing 22 and wounding at least 26 more. Federal investigators have called the attack domestic terrorism.

“We need to invest more,” McAleenan said of department efforts to counter domestic terrorism threats, following the attack.

Under McAleenan, Homeland Security also ramped up the Remain in Mexico policy, forcing more than 50,000 asylum seekers back to Mexico to await their U.S. cases, according to department reports obtained by The Times. McAleenan helped secure an agreement with Mexico in June to expand the Remain in Mexico policy borderwide, and for Mexico to deploy thousands of newly formed National Guard units to its southern and northern border to step up enforcement.

His frequent outreach to Mexico and Central America also yielded a deal with Guatemala in late July, that, if approved, could essentially end most asylum claims at the U.S. southern border. Guatemala’s highest court ruled that the outgoing president could not enter into such an agreement. McAleenan has since penned similar agreements with El Salvador and Honduras, none of which have gone into effect.

It may not matter — a federal appeals court recently lifted a nationwide injunction against a previous rule, announced by the Trump administration July 15, that renders ineligible for asylum any migrant who passed through another country before reaching the U.S. southern border and did not claim asylum there first. The administration touted the decision, which enables the policy to be implemented along Mexico’s border with California and Arizona, as a partial victory.

In recent months, as tensions between the White House and McAleenan rose, so did friction between the acting Homeland Security secretary and Morgan, Trump’s acting Customs and Border Protection commissioner.

Morgan worked his way back into Trump’s graces in large part due to Fox News appearances in which he praised the president and took a harder line on immigration and border security that surprised some former and current colleagues. In May, the president announced Morgan would take over ICE in an acting capacity. In June, Trump tapped him again to lead Customs and Border Protection.

In late June, McAleenan held a news conference at Homeland Security headquarters in Washington to applaud Congress passing a bill that provided additional funding for the department. He also disputed the reports of ill treatment of children in his department’s custody amid a widening scandal over unsanitary conditions.

Homeland Security officials were scrambling until the last minute to figure out whether Morgan was coming. A yellow Post-It note with his name indicated he would stand next to McAleenan on stage. Morgan never showed.

For his part, Morgan acknowledged in an interview with The Times shortly after Nielsen’s ousting that Homeland Security secretary may be an impossible job in the Trump administration, given the heated politics over immigration.

“I think that anybody who takes on that role — especially in the border security arena — you’re in a no-win situation,” he said. “You’re not going to make anybody happy.”

One of the main story lines to come out of last week’s slate of high school football games was the potential vulnerability of No. 2-ranked Bellflower St. John Bosco after it barely hung on against Anaheim Servite for a one-point victory.

Before Friday night’s road game against San Juan Capistrano JSerra, Braves head coach Jason Negro acknowledged that his team made its share of errors in that game and had plenty of things to clean up to avoid an upset at the hands of the Lions.

St. John Bosco got off to a bit of a shaky start in its second Trinity League game, allowing a touchdown within the first 25 seconds of the game, but settled down quickly to roll JSerra 49-10 to remain undefeated heading into next week’s matchup against Orange Lutheran.

“There was some order restored back into the galaxy tonight,” Negro joked after his team’s victory. “It was a weird night last Friday, but overall, I’m very pleased with the way we played tonight.”

Negro had plenty to be pleased about with the play of his quarterback, D.J. Uiagalelei.

The Clemson-bound senior made dynamic plays with his arm and his legs, passing for 251 yards and three touchdowns and adding 109 yards rushing and three more scores on the ground.

“The three rushing touchdowns sound pretty good,” Uiagalelei said. “We executed really well tonight. We had a really good week of practice because everyone was mad about what happened [against Servite] and we came out and played loose and we played clean.”

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No. 5 JSerra (5-2, 1-1) put a bit of a scare into Bosco in the opening moments of the game as Sammy Green took the opening kickoff back 86 yards to set up a 13-yard touchdown pass from General Booty to Chris Street with only 25 seconds ticked off the clock.

St. John Bosco (6-0, 2-0) evened the score with a touchdown on its first offensive possession as Uiagalelei broke off an impressive 73-yard touchdown run in which he made two JSerra defenders miss tackles with jukes in the open field.

“That was pretty tight,” Uiagalelei said. “I don’t run that much, so I was pretty gassed at the end. I was just hoping I didn’t get caught at the one-yard line.”

Uiagalelei didn’t get caught and the Braves raced to halftime, scoring on each of their first two possessions of the second quarter, first on a nine-yard touchdown run up the middle from Uiagalelei and then on a 46-yard pass from Uiagalelei to Logan Loya, giving the Braves a 21-7 lead with 8:49 left in the opening half.

JSerra broke up St. John Bosco’s rhythm on a 31-yard field goal from Anthony Andrioli, which helped JSerra cut the Braves lead to 21-10 at the break.

St. John Bosco found the end zone on all four of its second-half possessions.

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Junior Zevi Eckhaus threw for three touchdowns and ran for the go-ahead score to lead host Culver City to a 32-27 win over archrival Lawndale in an Ocean League showdown between reigning Southern Section champions Friday night.

Tanner Duve caught three passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and Chris Miller had six catches for 117 yards and picked off a pass in the end zone with 2:51 left to preserve the Centaurs’ lead.

After forcing a three-and-out, the Cardinals got the ball back at the Centaurs’ 40-yard line and drove to the six, but a pass by Jalon Daniels was beyond the reach of receiver Jeff Trepagnier in the corner of the end zone with no time left.

Eckhaus entered the game having completed 141 of 195 passes for 2,380 yards with 34 touchdowns and three interceptions and is closing in on the Culver City career record for touchdown passes (104) set by Darius Banks in 2007-08. Eckhaus threw for 50 touchdowns last fall.

Eckhaus added to his gaudy numbers Friday, completing 18 of 26 passes for 338 yards and three scores, the last a 13-yard strike to Khary Crump in the corner of the end zone that gave the Centaurs a 26-21 lead late in the third quarter. Lawndale answered with a five-play, 64-yard drive capped by Ma’Kai Williams’ 18-yard scoring run, but the two-point try failed.

Culver City marched 69 yards in seven plays to take the lead for good on a five-yard scramble by Eckhaus with 7:52 left. He finished with 66 yards in 10 carries.

After recovering a fumble on the Cardinals’ first series, Culver City scored first on a one-yard run by Emari Pait, but Lawndale answered on a nine-yard run by Daniels to begin the second quarter.

Daniels broke the plane of the goal line on fourth and two to extend Lawndale’s lead, then threw a 16-yard strike to Trepagnier on the final play of the first half for a 21-12 lead.

Daniels ran for 171 yards and two scores in 22 carries and completed three passes for 69 yards, and Reggie Berry rushed for 99 yards.

Culver City, ranked No. 1 in Division 5, won the CIF Southern Section Division 7 title last year. Lawndale, No. 5 in Division 3, won the Southern Section Division 5 title and the CIF 2-AA state bowl championship.

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CENTRAL LEAGUE

Bernstein 21, Contreras 7

Marquez 62, Belmont 6

COLISEUM LEAGUE

Crenshaw 64, Hawkins 0

Locke 27, Dorsey 0

EASTERN LEAGUE

Garfield 45, Legacy 6

South Gate 13, Huntington Park 7

EXPOSITION LEAGUE

Manual Arts 54, Santee 0

MARINE LEAGUE

Carson 41, Gardena 6

San Pedro 41, Wilmington Banning 16

METRO LEAGUE

Los Angeles Jordan 45, Rancho Dominguez 15

NORTHERN LEAGUE

Franklin 49, Los Angeles Marshall 0

WESTERN LEAGUE

Fairfax 21, Westchester 17

Los Angeles University 28, Los Angeles Hamilton 6

SOUTHERN SECTION

ALMONT LEAGUE

Alhambra 55, Montebello 48

Schurr 52, Keppel 20

AMBASSADOR LEAGUE

Aquinas 82, Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian 0

Arrowhead Christian 50, Western Christian 20

Ontario Christian 21, Linfield Christian 14

BASELINE LEAGUE

Chino Hills 28, Damien 25

Rancho Cucamonga 54, Etiwanda 3

Upland 35, Los Osos 7

BAY LEAGUE

Mira Costa 35, Peninsula 27

Palos Verdes 48, Compton Centennial 0

Redondo 24, Leuzinger 6

BIG VIII LEAGUE

Eastvale Roosevelt 43, King 7

Norco 63, Corona Santiago 14

CAMINO LEAGUE

Grace Brethren 56, Moorpark 14

CHANNEL LEAGUE

Lompoc 56, Dos Pueblos 0

San Marcos 46, Lompoc Cabrillo 0

Santa Barbara 34, Santa Ynez 0

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE

Cajon 49, Redlands East Valley 2

Carter 35, Yucaipa 26

Citrus Valley 37, Redlands 0

CITRUS COAST LEAGUE

Santa Paula 34, Carpinteria 14

DEL REY LEAGUE

St. Anthony 27, La Salle 21

DEL RIO LEAGUE

El Rancho 65, Whittier 46

La Serna 45, California 7

DESERT EMPIRE LEAGUE

Palm Desert 28, Palm Springs 10

Rancho Mirage 30, Xavier Prep 14

DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE

Banning 32, Cathedral City 13

Coachella Valley 55, Desert Mirage 0

Yucca Valley 40, Desert Hot Springs 6

EMPIRE LEAGUE

Cypress 24, Placentia Valencia 7

Garden Grove Pacifica 35, La Palma Kennedy 20

Tustin 44, Crean Lutheran 6

FOOTHILL LEAGUE

Valencia 29, Hart 27

West Ranch 36, Canyon Country Canyon 11

FREEWAY LEAGUE

La Habra 44, Fullerton 20

Sunny Hills 49, Buena Park 8

Troy 20, Sonora 11

GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE

Garden Grove Santiago 27, Rancho Alamitos 0

Loara 35, Bolsa Grande 0

GOLDEN LEAGUE

Highland 72, Lancaster 0

Knight 20, Littlerock 6

Quartz Hill 26, Antelope Valley 6

Palmdale 35, Eastside 0

HACIENDA LEAGUE

Diamond Ranch 21, Los Altos 14

INLAND VALLEY LEAGUE

Orange Vista 34, Riverside Poly 15

Riverside North 41, Lakeside 34

MARMONTE LEAGUE

Oaks Christian 56, Newbury Park 16

Westlake 34, St. Bonaventure 7

MIRAMONTE LEAGUE

La Puente 56, Garey 0

MISSION LEAGUE

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 17, Gardena Serra 6

MISSION VALLEY LEAGUE

El Monte 26, Arroyo 21

Gabrielino 35, Mountain View 0

South El Monte 51, Rosemead 28

MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE

Oak Hills 68, Ridgecrest Burroughs 10

Serrano 17, Apple Valley 7

MONTVIEW LEAGUE

Duarte 14, Gladstone 7

MOORE LEAGUE

Compton 48, Millikan 42

Long Beach Poly 68, Long Beach Cabrillo 0

Long Beach Wilson 46, Long Beach Jordan 12

MOUNTAIN PASS LEAGUE

Beaumont 14, Hemet 10

Citrus Hill 37, Tahquitz 7

San Jacinto 41, West Valley 0

MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE

Moreno Valley 41, Miller 0

Pacific 27, Rubidoux 21

Vista del Lago 77, San Bernardino 0

MT. BALDY LEAGUE

Chaffey 49, Montclair 3

Diamond Bar 53, Chino 13

Ontario 21, Don Lugo 14

OCEAN LEAGUE

Culver City 32, Lawndale 27

Santa Monica 36, Hawthorne 6

ORANGE LEAGUE

Anaheim 49, Century 14

Santa Ana Valley 41, Savanna 3

ORANGE COAST LEAGUE

Orange 43, Costa Mesa 0

PACIFIC LEAGUE

Pasadena 44, Arcadia 10

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Beckman 35, Irvine 12

Northwood 21, Woodbridge 14

Portola 46, Irvine University 14

PACIFIC VIEW LEAGUE

Buena 14, Channel Islands 13

Oxnard 36, Oxnard Pacifica 27

Ventura 42, Rio Mesa 7

PALOMARES LEAGUE

Ayala 13, Glendora 7

Claremont 25, Alta Loma 17

PIONEER LEAGUE

Inglewood 77, West Torrance 0

North Torrance 55, Morningside 0

South Torrance 64, Torrance 0

RIO HONDO LEAGUE

Monrovia 48, Temple City 7

San Marino 10, South Pasadena 7

RIVER VALLEY LEAGUE

Norte Vista 27, Hillcrest 20

SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE

Eisenhower 35, Rialto 0

Jurupa Hills 34, Rim of the World 7

San Gorgonio 28, Arroyo Valley 0

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE

Dominguez 28, Gahr 0

Paramount 48, Downey 22

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Warren 56, Lynwood 6

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

San Juan Hills 35, Aliso Niguel 7

Trabuco Hills 42, Dana Hills 14

SOUTH COAST LEAGUE

Mission Viejo 63, Capistrano Valley 13

San Clemente 42, El Toro 3

SOUTH VALLEY LEAGUE

California Military Institute 62, Sherman Indian 8

SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE

Great Oak 37, Murrieta Mesa 20

Murrieta Valley 51, Temecula Valley 49

Vista Murrieta 37, Chaparral 17

SUNKIST LEAGUE

Kaiser 37, Fontana 6

Summit 37, Colton 0

SUNSET LEAGUE

Corona del Mar 42, Edison 7

Los Alamitos 42, Fountain Valley 7

Newport Harbor 34, Huntington Beach 3

TRINITY LEAGUE

Mater Dei 56, Servite 11

St. John Bosco 49, JSerra 10

VALLE VISTA LEAGUE

Northview 57, Hacienda Heights Wilson 6

Rowland 41, Covina 20

San Dimas 43, Baldwin Park 26

NONLEAGUE

Bishop Montgomery 33, Pioneer 28

Capistrano Valley Christian 49, Southlands Christian 12

Heritage 38, Temescal Canyon 12

Mary Star 35, Verbum Dei 0

Ocean View 48, Cerritos 14

Paloma Valley 36, Arlington 27

Paraclete 38, St. Francis 33

Pasadena Poly 42, Saddleback Valley Christian 6

Rancho Christian 28, Salesian 6

Rancho Verde 55, Elsinore 7

Rio Hondo Prep 52, Laguna Beach 14

Riverside Notre Dame 44, Valley View 28

Simi Valley 59, Nordhoff 14

St. Pius X-St. Matthias 40, Godinez 14

Yorba Linda 47, Brea Olinda 7

INTERSECTIONAL

Santa Maria St. Joseph 35, St. Margaret’s 24

Spokane (Wash.) Mead 63, Marina 27

CITY LEAGUE

Animo Robinson 74, New Designs University Park 34

USC Hybrid 36, Dymally 22

SOUTHERN SECTION

AGAPE LEAGUE

Sage Oak 40, Hesperia Christian 0

COAST VALLEY LEAGUE

Coast Union 61, Maricopa 6

Cuyama Valley 66, Santa Maria Valley Christian 60

EXPRESS LEAGUE

Avalon 80, Downey Calvary Chapel 40

VICTORY LEAGUE

Bloomington Christian 56, Public Safety Academy 20

NONLEAGUE

Flintridge Prep 52, Moreno Valley Riverside County Education Academy 36

Santa Clara 41, Noli Indian 0

Windward 47, Lucerne Valley 0

INTERSECTIONAL

Lancaster Desert Christian 51, Trona 26

Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we welcome Rob Henie with a handicapping lesson.

One of the great hidden pleasures of following horse racing is finding these hidden sources of information. One of my favorites is the weekly Ron Flatter Racing Pod. I’ve mentioned it before and it can be found at most sites that carry podcasts, and it’s free. You can find it here.

Well, this week one of his guests was Mike Rogers, president of racing for the Stronach Group. Rogers and Tim Ritvo, the company’s COO, were on a boondoggle at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where Flatter ran into Rogers, who agreed to be on his podcast. (By the way, my best boondoggle was when I was at the Chicago Tribune and went to Australia the year before the Olympics to secure hotels. It’s not like you don’t do work on a boondoggle, for example, Ritvo and Rogers were “recruiting for the Pegasus.”)

Ron asked the question, given what happened at Santa Anita, what would you have done different.

I’ll save my comments for later, but this is his slightly edited answer.

“We tried to self-reflect on all the things that took place,” Rogers said. “Looking back on Santa Anita, look we had terrible weather. It was a multi-factorial event that took place. [There was] a press corps that had a big reach and it got in the mainstream market.

“We had a cluster and we had a high-profile horse, but if you truly take a step back and look at Santa Anita’s numbers, it’s no worse than it’s been the last 10 years. I’m not saying that’s good.

“Clearly the story got traction this year and it made everyone take a step back and self-reflect and look at what we can do to make it better. That’s all positive and that’s good.

“To look at the event and say we were doing things wrong, other than that cluster, overall Santa Anita was not performing any worse than it has been in previous years or against any other race track in North America. But I have to say that’s still not good. We need to be better.”

(Back to me) Oh, boy. First, I’m hoping my friend Ron didn’t get toppled over as Rogers’ nose started to grow as his answer progressed.

Let’s look at how he twice just dismissed the “cluster” of deaths. He said “other than that cluster.” Isn’t that like saying, except for the iceberg, people had a good time on the Titanic? Mike, you can’t dismiss the “cluster.”

He said, “… if you truly take a step back and look at Santa Anita’s numbers, it’s no worse than it’s been the last 10 years.”

So, let’s look at the racing death rates at Santa Anita for the last 10 years, per 1,000 starts, which means it doesn’t include training fatalities:

2009: 0.84

2010: 1.53

2011: 2.94

2012: 2.60

2013: 2.19

2014: 2.28

2015: 2.13

2016: 2.83

2017: 2.36

2018: 2.04

What was it during the winter/spring meeting? 3.17

What was it before the track shut down for 24 days? 4.40

What was it after the track re-opened and there were reforms? 1.86, higher than the national average of 1.68. In fairness, that is better than the Santa Anita 10-year average.

How does it compare to other tracks? Well last year, there were some such as Hawthorne (2.99) and Churchill Downs (2.70) that were higher than Santa Anita (2.04). But then there is Del Mar (0.79), Saratoga (0.97), Belmont Park (0.98), Gulfstream (1.41), Aqueduct (1.57).

Now, I’ll be the first to say that Santa Anita is working its rear end off trying to make the track as safe as it can be. I’m totally convinced safety is the track’s top priority. Talk to the new Santa Anita boss, Aidan Butler, and he’ll make some safety reference quicker than Ritvo and Rogers can say “multi-factorial.”

In a Q&A with the Los Angeles Times, Butler admitted “mistakes were made.” Rogers, in another part of the interview with Flatter, said:

“I don’t want to say anything negative as to how we’ve done things in the past. We’ve had a lot of criticisms and I’m aware of those criticisms [such as] we’re running too many races or we’re worrying about field sizes too much or worrying about the bottom line too much. I think those criticisms were heard and … [we made] some of those changes. We had to look in the mirror as well.”

All I’m saying is part of moving forward is understanding the history of the past.

Handicapping lesson from Rob Henie

Here’s our weekly contribution from Rob Henie of the WCHR (West Coast Handicapping Report) and the ECHR (East Coast Handicapping Report). Today’s analysis comes from the fifth race at Santa Anita and incorporates some handicapping angles into the mix. Rob, take it away.

“The race is a maiden special weight at 5 ½ furlongs. The WCHR has been known for years, for our first timers. We never look at a workout report, nor get any ‘inside information,’ but rather, years of noting the patterns of trainers, understanding who’s well meant, and who’s prepping for another race. When you combine this knowledge, with strong rationale, the results are often favorable. (In 2018 from Aug to Dec, there were 23 debut winners in So. Cal, and we had 22 of ‘em.) Top selection to begin this new day of racing, is RICHIES NOBLE GIRL (#1). She makes her debut for Richard Baltas, and she’s bred to not only run on the turf, but also to run all day, I mean, 1 ¼ to 1 ½ miles, etc. There’s also plenty of foundation, meaning, they could easily debut her going two turns on the surface she’s bred for, but instead, they run on the main track going 5 ½ furlongs? When we look at the worktab, the drills are much quicker than usually seen from Baltas, thus, when we consider all attributes, there’s no question she’s well meant. She shows a precocious side, quicker than her breeding would suggest, looking to break her maiden before the menu of races becomes much more vast, compared lack of ultra-long maiden races around here of 1 ⅛ or longer, not exactly commonplace. ROADRUNNER’S HONOR (#9) debuts for Doug O’Neill, and back around 2005-2006, we used to see quicker drills from Doug with regard to his live first timers (often ridden by Tyler Baze). These days, not as quick, but this one’s working super sharp, telling us there’s nothing Doug can do about, a horse just naturally fast. Not a fan of Rafael Bejarano on the front end, but if he can settle this filly just off the leaders, they can offer a nice final ¼ here.

“Hot / Cold Race Trends: none

“Win Contenders (order of preference): 1-9-10-8

“X Out Runners (eliminating on the win end): 2,5

“First Timers:

“2 Quiet Secretary – Will need the effort for Ian Kruljac.

“4 Crazy Speighty – It appears she’s getting better of late for Bob Baffert, but this is a salty group and we’re more inclined to give the first effort.

“5 My Girl Pearl – Drills are just fine, but again, a decent group and since she’ll be part of the early stampede for the lead, as opposed to offering a contrary style to the masses, we’ll give the race.

“7 Map Maker – Nothing wrong with the drills, but here’s where you can beat Baffert, in a competitive field going very short. It’s when runners aren’t running to the entry box when faced with a sharp Baffert runner going 6 ½ or 7, sprint distances usually rewarding the better horse. We’ll try and beat.

“8 Miss Kitness – Drills for Shelbe Ruis are nice, Mario Gutierrez up is interesting, and we’ll give her a legitimate look here.

“10 Drama for Mama – Solid drills for Richard Mandella, apprentice Jorge Velez riding super, wouldn’t surprise one bit.

“TOP PICK: RICHIES NOBLE GIRL (#1 5-1 Prat) Debut

“SECOND CHOICE: ROADRUNNER’S HONOR (#9 7-2 Bejarano) Debut”

^{The West Coast Handicapping Report can be found at http://www.westcoasthorseracing.com It has been endorsed by leading trainers, handicappers and industry sources.}

Santa Anita review

There were a few longshots on the card at Santa Anita on Friday including the feature, a six-furlong allowance/optional claimer for Cal-breds. The winner was Rick’s Dream, who went for a contested lead and eventually pulled away to win by 3 ½ lengths.

Rick’s Dream paid $17.20, $7.20 and $4.40 for trainer Reed Saldana and jockey Efrain Hernandez. Tiger Strike was second and It’s Fitting finished third.

“He’s a nice little horse,” Saldana told Mike Willman of Santa Anita. “He tries very hard and I used Efrain, because he works a lot of horses for me at Los Alamitos. This horse doesn’t like to switch leads, so I wanted to use Efrain because he’s familiar with him.”

It was the 5-year-old gelding’s fifth win in 19 starts.

Santa Anita preview

It’s an OK card at Santa Anita on Saturday with nine races starting at 12:30 p.m. It’s the dead time before the Breeders’ Cup where there really isn’t great racing anywhere. (Woodbine is the exception on Saturday. Just look at the paucity of $100,000 race in the Big races preview below.) Four of the races are for maidens and there are three races on the turf.

The feature is the $100,000 California Distaff Handicap for Cal-bred fillies and mares going 5 ½ furlongs on the turf. This is a race normally held on the hillside course, but it’s closed for this meet. The favorite is S Y Sky, at 7-5, for trainer Phil D’Amato and jockey Drayden Van Dyke. She’s seven-for-15 lifetime but this year in eight races, she’s won three and finished second five times. She won the Grade 3 Monrovia Stakes.

There are co-second-favorites at 5-2 with Don’t Sell and Just Grazed Me. Don’t Sell, for Doug O’Neill and Mario Gutierrez, has won four-of-eight races this year. She last won the Unzip Me Stakes on Sept. 28. Just Grazed Me, for D’Amato and Geovanni Franco, is four-of-eight lifetime and is coming off a win in an allowance/optional claimer. This is only her third race this year.

Here are the field sizes, in order: 5, 6, 10, 6, 10, 8, 6, 7, 10.

Ciaran Thornton’s SA pick of the day

RACE SEVEN: No. 3 Gypsy Blu (5-1)

Gypsy Blu won three in a row on the hillside course this year before it was shut down. Subsequent five-furlong races have proved too short for the horse. The last race under this current jockey saw ‘Blu fly late to run third and then easily pass the winners on the gallop out. The horse races protected Saturday in this non-graded stakes race, a criterion trainer Mark Glatt wins 22% of. A sharp work adds to the appeal. The distance looks ideal for this hillside specialist and the 5-1 or more price is a great value.

Friday’s result: Kylemore was our second scratch in three days. Perhaps our value hunting is messing with owner/trainer under the radar plans.

Ciaran Thornton is the handicapper for Californiapick4.com, which offers daily full card picks, longshots of the day, best bets of the day.

Big races preview

A look at graded stakes or races worth $100,000 or more on Saturday. All times PST.

1:07 Belmont (7): $100,000 Floral Park Stakes, fillies and mares 3 and up, 6 furlongs on turf. Favorite: Goldwood (7-5)

1:30 Woodbine (7): Grade 2 $250,000 Nearctic Stakes, 3 and up, 6 furlongs on turf. Favorite: Blind Ambition (5-2)

2:05 Woodbine (8): Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 1/4 miles on turf. Favorite: Red Tea (3-1)

2:13 Belmont (9): Grade 2 $200,000 Sands Point Stakes, fillies 3-years-old, 1 1/8 miles on turf. Favorite: New and Improved (5-2)

2:30 Keeneland (9): $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, fillies 3-years-old, 1 1/8 miles on turf. Favorite: Cambier Park (8-5)

2:42 Woodbine (9): Grade 1 $800,000 Pattison Canadian International, 3 and up, 1 ½ miles on turf. Favorite: Ziyad (1-1)

3:45 Santa Anita (7): $100,000 California Distaff Handicap, Cal-bred fillies and mares 3 and up, 5 ½ furlongs on turf. Favorite: S Y Sky (7-5)

6:11 Delta Downs (8): $100,000 Gold Cup Stakes, La-breds 3 and up, 1 mile. Favorite: Just Stormin (3-1)

Ed Burgart’s LA pick of the day

FIFTH RACE: No. 3 Shes A Famous Royal (7-2)

She lost all chance at the start of last PCQHRA Breeders Futurity trial eighth-place finish when coming away two lengths slow while getting shut off behind horses. She was fourth vs. solid debut field two outs back when facing winner who had previously finished fourth in a trial. She catches a soft field for the maiden $20,000 level while facing no foes who finished better than fourth in last outs.

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And now the stars of the show, Friday’s results and Saturday’s entries.

Santa Anita Charts Results for Friday, October 11.

Copyright 2019 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Santa Anita, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. 9th day of a 23-day meet. Clear & Fast

FIRST RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $28,000. Maiden Claiming. 2 year olds. Claiming Price $50,000. Time 21.70 45.16 58.06 1:11.91

Winner–Brickyard Ride Ch.c.2 by Clubhouse Ride out of Brickyard Helen, by Southern Image. Bred by Alfred A. Pais (CA). Trainer: Craig Anthony Lewis. Owner: Alfred Pais. Mutuel Pool $108,812 Exacta Pool $63,370 Superfecta Pool $32,439 Super High Five Pool $2,928 Trifecta Pool $47,112. Scratched–Baltimore Beecho.

BRICKYARD RIDE sped to the early lead, set the pace just off the rail, drifted in under right handed pressure a sixteenth out and held on gamely. GOVENOR CINCH angled in and saved ground chasing the pace, moved up inside in upper stretch, bid along the rail, shifted out slightly from the whip and was in tight inside the winner a sixteenth out and continued gamely to the end. CARNELIAN HERO hopped some in a slow start, was sent along outside a rival then between foes leaving the backstretch and on the turn, angled in entering the stretch, continued along the rail and edged a foe for third. MAHI MAHI stalked outside then off the rail, came three wide into the stretch, was four wide in midstretch, drifted in a bit and was edged for the show. SWEET BOY chased outside then three deep leaving the backstretch and on most of the turn, angled in outside a rival into the stretch and weakened. EL CHAPIN threw his head some and steadied at the start, chased inside then a bit off the rail, angled in on the turn, came out some in the stretch and also weakened. YOU’RERIGHT AGAIN stalked off the rail on the backstretch and turn, came a bit wide into the stretch, was between foes in midstretch and had little left in the final furlong. Following a stewards’ inquiry and a claim of foul by the rider of the runner-up against the winner for alleged interference past midstretch, no change was made when the stewards ruled both runners contributed to the incident between them.

SECOND RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $31,000. Starter Optional Claiming. Fillies. 2 year olds. Claiming Price $40,000. Time 22.07 45.62 58.26 1:12.43

Winner–Vegan B.f.2 by Square Eddie out of Charred Rare, by Momentum. Bred by Reddam Racing, LLC (CA). Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: Reddam Racing LLC. Mutuel Pool $94,145 Daily Double Pool $28,047 Exacta Pool $47,521 Trifecta Pool $36,993. Claimed–Vegan by Acker, Tom, Brown, Rusty, Smith, Corey and Spawr, William. Trainer: William Spawr. Scratched–none.

VEGAN had good early speed and dueled between horses then outside the runner-up on the turn, put a head in front in upper stretch and held on gamely under urging. FREEDOM RIDE went up inside to gain a slim lead, dueled along the rail, fought back along the fence through a long drive and continued willingly to the wire. DESTINY’S JOURNEY dueled three deep between horses then stalked off the rail on the turn, came out some into the stretch, drifted in a bit in the final furlong and bested the others. ROSES FOR LAURA pressed the pace four wide then stalked outside a rival on the turn, came four wide into the stretch, also drifted in some and weakened. SMILING TO EXCESS a half step slow to begin, dropped back inside then was taken off the rail to chase the pace, was roused on the turn, came four wide into the stretch and had little left for the drive.

THIRD RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. 3 year olds and up. Time 23.05 47.03 1:11.19 1:22.96 1:34.88

Winner–Coast of Roan Ch.g.3 by James Street out of Susan B Good, by Good Journey. Bred by Ed Delaney (CA). Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: Ed Delaney. Mutuel Pool $218,165 Daily Double Pool $16,122 Exacta Pool $118,745 Superfecta Pool $71,591 Super High Five Pool $3,602 Trifecta Pool $92,758. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (2-3-3) paid $167.75. Pick Three Pool $48,018.

COAST OF ROAN had speed off the rail then angled in, set a pressured pace inside, edged away leaving the second turn, inched away from rivals again nearing midstretch and held on gamely under urging. BUD KNIGHT saved ground stalking the pace, came out into the stretch, angled back to the inside in midstretch and finished willingly along the fence. JETOVATOR stalked inside, bid between horses into the second turn then stalked just off the rail, bid again between foes in upper stretch, continued off the inside in midstretch then between foes in deep stretch and held third. COOL YOUR JETS tugged early, stalked outside a rival, went up three deep then four wide into the second turn, bid three wide then stalked again leaving that turn, re-bid three deep in upper stretch and was edged for the show. FRAVEL saved ground chasing the pace, went outside a rival on the second turn and three wide into the stretch and lacked the needed rally. SUMMER FUN pulled his way along three deep on the first turn then was a bit rough gaited into the backstretch, stalked outside a rival, steadied sharply between foes into the second turn, angled to the inside leaving that turn and weakened. CAFE CLARA pulled between horses early then pressed the pace outside the winner, was three deep into the second turn, angled in outside a rival on that turn then between foes into the stretch and also weakened.

FOURTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $17,000. Maiden Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $20,000. Time 22.17 45.92 58.53 1:05.31

Winner–Rineshaft Dbb.c.3 by Mineshaft out of Rena de Sonora, by Rubiano. Bred by Get It Got It Good (KY). Trainer: Hector O. Palma. Owner: Always Sunny Stables. Mutuel Pool $139,254 Daily Double Pool $23,302 Exacta Pool $77,796 Superfecta Pool $34,789 Trifecta Pool $51,567. Scratched–Wild Cat Canyon.

50-Cent Pick Three (3-3-3) paid $110.55. Pick Three Pool $19,549. $1 Pick Five (5-1/9-3-1/4-3(STRONACH5)) 5 correct paid $3,913.40. Pick Five Pool $114,587.

RINESHAFT had good early speed and dueled inside, inched away on the turn, was shaken up with the reins to widen in midstretch and proved best under a brisk hand ride and a hold late. TRUEST REWARD saved ground stalking the pace, came out into the stretch, loomed behind the winner then lugged in some to be in a bit close of that one’s heels in upper stretch, continued off the inside and was clearly second best. HARLISS had speed three deep then dueled between horses, stalked between rivals on the turn, came three wide into the stretch and just held third. DISPUTED settled outside then off the rail, angled in on the turn, found the fence in the stretch and was edged for the show. FORTNITE DANCE chased outside a rival then off the rail, swung four wide into the stretch, came under urging in the drive then had the rider lose the whip a sixteenth out and weakened. U S HERO four wide early, dueled three deep then stalked three wide on the turn, came four wide into the stretch and also weakened.

FIFTH RACE.

6½ Furlongs. Purse: $32,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $32,000. Time 22.02 44.61 1:10.57 1:17.29

Winner–Leroy Grr.g.5 by Big Bad Leroybrown out of Could She, by Lear Fan. Bred by Old English Rancho, Sal Berumen & PatsyBerumen (CA). Trainer: Anthony K. Saavedra. Owner: Tyree J. Wolesensky. Mutuel Pool $238,854 Daily Double Pool $21,321 Exacta Pool $142,860 Superfecta Pool $76,517 Super High Five Pool $6,000 Trifecta Pool $104,027. Claimed–Top Brass by Lambert, Jeffrey, Jacobs, Gary,Medina,David,Underhill,Peter and Meredith,J. Trainer: Robert Hess, Jr. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (3-3-4) paid $972.20. Pick Three Pool $47,158. 50-Cent Pick Four (3-3-3-4) 40 tickets with 4 correct paid $2,255.15. Pick Four Pool $117,031. 50-Cent Pick Five (2-3-3-3-4) 12 tickets with 5 correct paid $23,740.90. Pick Five Pool $331,289.

LEROY chased a bit off the rail, went outside a rival on the turn then angled in, came out in upper stretch, rallied under left handed urging to bid four wide a sixteenth out and edged the runner-up late. TOP BRASS pressed the pace between horses then four wide, stalked outside on the turn, came three wide into the stretch, re-bid outside foes then between rivals past midstretch to gain a slim lead and was edged late. ROCKO’S WHEEL six wide early, angled in and chased off the rail, split horses into the turn, continued inside leaving the turn, bid along the rail past midstretch and edged a rival for the show. SHANE ZAIN prompted the pace five wide then dropped back and stalked outside, came three deep into the stretch and was edged for third. GETALOADOFTHIS sent between horses early, angled in and bid inside to duel for the lead, kicked clear on turn, came a bit off the rail into the stretch, was between foes past midstretch and was edged for a minor award late. R CHA CHA dueled between horses then stalked outside on the turn, came three wide into the stretch and weakened. LOUD MOUTH saved ground stalking the pace, steadied in tight into the turn, continued inside and also weakened. CONCUR sped to the early lead a bit off the rail, dueled between horses then stalked just off the inside or between rivals on the turn, came out in the stretch and had little left for the drive.

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $29,000. Waiver Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $25,000. Time 23.86 46.80 1:09.98 1:22.10 1:34.10

Winner–Moonlight Drive (ITY) Dbb.g.6 by Red Rocks (IRE) out of Tina Donizetti (IRE), by Monsun (GER). Bred by Centro Equino Arcadia Srl (ITY). Trainer: Kristin Mulhall. Owner: MacNeil, William and Klosterman, Kenneth. Mutuel Pool $240,579 Daily Double Pool $22,997 Exacta Pool $131,844 Superfecta Pool $66,429 Trifecta Pool $90,605 X-5 Super High Five Pool $5,304. Scratched–Forever Juanito, Kylemore.

50-Cent Pick Three (3-4-5) paid $221.15. Pick Three Pool $37,972. 50-Cent Consolation Pick Three (3-4-6) paid $37.65.

MOONLIGHT DRIVE (ITY) prompted the pace outside the runner-up then stalked on the second turn, re-bid alongside that one under urging past the eighth pole to gain the lead a sixteenth out and won clear. START A RUNNIN sped to the early lead, set a pressured pace inside, inched away on the second turn, fought back a bit off the rail in the stretch, could not match the winner late but held second. OFFSHORE stalked between horses, came out some in the drive and edged rivals for the show between foes. SOBERANO (FR) saved ground chasing the pace, came out leaving the second turn and three wide into the stretch and was edged for third. ZIP THE MONKEY close up stalking the pace inside, bid along the rail past midstretch and was edged for a minor award. IMPRESSION was in a good position stalking the pace three wide to the stretch and lacked the needed rally. PLAY HARD TO GET angled in and settled a bit off the rail, went outside a rival on the backstretch, came out four wide into the stretch and could not offer the necessary late kick. FABOZZI bobbled in a bit of a slow start, chased three deep then outside a rival, continued three wide on the second turn and four wide into the stretch and could not summon the needed response in the drive.

SEVENTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $51,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $16,000. Time 22.01 45.36 58.00 1:11.28

Winner–Rick’s Dream Ch.g.5 by Coil out of Cantina’s Rose, by Decarchy. Bred by B&B Zietz Stables, Inc. (CA). Trainer: Reed Saldana. Owner: Big Iron Racing, LLC. Mutuel Pool $238,989 Daily Double Pool $29,869 Exacta Pool $137,669 Superfecta Pool $61,637 Super High Five Pool $10,568 Trifecta Pool $91,872. Scratched–Ishi.

50-Cent Pick Three (4-5-1) paid $461.60. Pick Three Pool $35,675. 50-Cent Consolation Pick Three (4-6-1) paid $57.10.

RICK’S DREAM had good early speed and dueled inside, inched away under urging in midstretch, came a bit off the rail in deep stretch and won clear. TIGER STRIKE dueled between horses on the backstretch and turn and into the stretch and held second. IT’S FITTING stalked off the rail then between rivals, came three wide into the stretch, was in tight off heels in midstretch, angled to the inside and edged foes for third. MINOSO chased outside then off the rail, angled in outside a rival leaving the turn and into the stretch, came out past midstretch and was edged for the show between horses. CLEM LABINE chased three deep on the backstretch and turn, came four wide into the stretch and was edged for a minor share three wide on the line. SATANTA had speed outside then dueled three deep to the stretch and weakened in the final furlong. ONTHEWINGSOFADREAM bobbled in a slow start, went up inside to chase the pace, continued along the rail on the turn and in the stretch, gave way in the final furlong and was eased late.

EIGHTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $31,000. Starter Allowance. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $50,000. Time 23.60 46.72 1:10.29 1:22.04 1:34.02

Winner–Heathers Grey Grr.f.3 by The Factor out of Jinny Jump Up, by Jump Start. Bred by Frederick C. Wieting (KY). Trainer: Michael W. McCarthy. Owner: Sayjay Racing LLC. Mutuel Pool $402,928 Daily Double Pool $103,555 Exacta Pool $226,792 Superfecta Pool $133,587 Super High Five Pool $21,761 Trifecta Pool $167,689. Scratched–Diamond of Value, Lil Bit Dangerous, Sophie Antoinette, Tiz Wonderfully.

50-Cent Pick Three (5-1-9) paid $84.85. Pick Three Pool $154,752. 50-Cent Pick Four (4-5-1-9/10/11/13) 149 tickets with 4 correct paid $1,988.65. Pick Four Pool $387,801. 50-Cent Pick Five (3-4-5-1-9/10/11/13) 31 tickets with 5 correct paid $6,493.50. Pick Five Pool $263,415. 20-Cent Pick Six Jackpot (3-3-4-5-1-9/10/11/13) 6 tickets with 6 correct paid $9,149.84. Pick Six Jackpot Pool $98,485. Pick Six Jackpot Carryover $105,307.

HEATHERS GREY angled in and pressed the pace outside a rival, stalked a bit off the rail on the backstretch, re-bid alongside the pacesetter on the second turn to take the lead into the stretch, kicked clear under left handed urging and proved best. KITTYHAWK LASS stalked inside then a bit off the rail, went outside a rival on the second turn, came out some in the stretch, was three wide in deep stretch and edged foes for the place. TRUST FUND KITTY angled in on the first turn and saved ground chasing the pace, cut the corner into the stretch, came out in midstretch, split rivals in deep stretch and held third. POSH HOLLY (IRE) three deep into the first turn, chased outside a rival, came out into the stretch and was edged for the show. FLYING TO THE LINE sped to the lead, angled in and set a pressured pace inside, inched away on the backstretch, fought back on the second turn, could not match the winner in the final furlong but gave ground grudgingly to the others. RED BUNTING (IRE) pulled some early, chased outside a rival then between foes, came out some on the second turn then angled in off the rail, angled in again in the stretch and lacked the needed late kick. SABURAI saved ground chasing the pace, came out into the stretch and again in midstretch and could not quite summon the necessary late response. COLDWATER pulled and steadied in tight early, chased outside a rival then three deep on the backstretch and second turn and into the stretch and did not rally. LAKER JET pulled a bit along the inside then chased just off the rail, angled in again leaving the backstretch and saved ground to no avail.

Santa Anita Entries for Saturday, October 12.

Santa Anita, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. 10th day of a 23-day meet.

FIRST RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $21,000. Claiming. Fillies. 3 year olds. Claiming Price $16,000.

SECOND RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $17,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $10,000.

THIRD RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $28,000. Maiden Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $50,000.

FOURTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $31,000. Starter Allowance. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up.

FIFTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies. 2 year olds.

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies. 2 year olds.

SEVENTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs Turf. Purse: $100,000. ‘California Distaff Handicap’. Handicap. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. State bred.

EIGHTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up.

NINTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $51,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $40,000.

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At Cleveland High School in Reseda on Friday, many teachers weren’t teaching much and their students weren’t learning much as a wildfire raging in the hills spewed choking ash onto campus.

This was not the learning environment that parent Evelyn Alemán had in mind, nor what school district officials had anticipated when they kept scores of San Fernando Valley schools open as the Saddleridge fire raged in the hills above.

The fire emergency led to widespread teacher shortages, mounting school closures throughout the early morning, shelter-in-place orders and early pickups — a tense school day for Valley students and their parents as they navigated road closures, smoky air and, for some, danger.

The wind-driven fire had consumed 7,500 acres, burned at least 31 structures, including homes, and forced thousands of evacuations by late Friday.

Alemán and her daughter, Lucy Macias, were expecting to receive an automated phone alert Friday morning that Cleveland High classes would be canceled. Officials decided to keep the 3,000-student campus open.

Disasters and unusual events make for difficult logistics in the nation’s second-largest school district. Canceling school means quickly getting out word to everyone from bus drivers to families — and then dealing with those who don’t receive the urgent announcements. Officials also are sensitive to the needs of parents who rely on school for child care so they can work or for their children’s breakfast and lunch.

“Handling these emergency situations is never easy,” said L.A. school board member Kelly Gonez, who represents the East Valley. But more attention needs to be paid to the effects of poor air quality and the hardships of employees, she said.

The Los Angeles Unified School District initially decided to close five campuses in or near the fire zone as officials followed news reports Thursday night. Early Friday, it upped the number to “nearly a dozen,” Chief Steven Zipperman of the L.A. School Police Department said in a statement.

The vast majority of the Valley’s 200-plus schools opened as usual. About three dozen charter schools closed. Four Santa Clarita Valley districts closed all schools. Cal State Northridge, Mission College, Pierce College and College of the Canyons in Valencia also shut down for the day.

The Los Angeles district’s decision to keep as many campuses open as possible posed a major problem for teachers and staffers who could not make it to work because of road and freeway closures.

Although the district had no data immediately available, Friday was probably the biggest day for teachers missing work since the six-day teachers’ strike in January.

“Some students … came into our classroom saying, ‘Our teacher isn’t here; can we stay in your class?’” Lucy said. By 8:45 a.m., she had heard multiple intercom announcements about school closures elsewhere, a half-day schedule and air quality concerns. She also watched as some friends made choking noises and said they could taste ash.

“It gave me a little bit of a panic,” said Lucy, who texted her mom to pick her up. She wasn’t the only one. By the time her mother got to school, a line of waiting parents snaked through the hallway outside the office.

Staff, wearing masks, helped to direct traffic.

Some families never made it to school in the first place.

Granada Hills resident Corie Schiffman looked out her window around 2 a.m. Friday and saw burning palm trees. It was time to leave with her husband and two daughters, ages 10 and 7. She decided it would be too dangerous to send them to El Oro Way Elementary School.

Around 6 a.m., they received a call that El Oro would be closed. By then, Schiffman and her family were safely at her mother-in-law’s home in Brentwood.

Annie Wolfstein, who teaches seventh- and eighth-grade math, could not get to Reed Middle School from her home in Canyon Country. She and other cut-off teachers were scrambling to call in lessons while their colleagues tried to cover for them.

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Early in the morning, teachers union leaders called on officials to cancel school in the Valley. Union President Alex Caputo-Pearl called it “shameful” that nearly all schools remained open.

“Many other districts, charters and private schools closed,” Caputo-Pearl said. “That the district didn’t reflects a lack of understanding of schools, a disregard for student and employee health, and a willingness to confuse parents.”

About one-third of teachers could not make it to Pacoima Middle School, said Scott Mandel, the school’s musical theater director and the elected union leader for East Valley schools. At Sharp Avenue Elementary in Arleta, two-thirds could not make it to campus, he said.

By 9:48 am, district officials altered course.

“As conditions changed, out of an abundance of caution, we implemented an early-dismissal schedule for all Valley schools and a few schools located in the fire area in Local District West,” Zipperman said.

The situation in schools was sporadically hectic and frequently uncomfortable.

Reed Principal Freddy Ortiz relayed a district directive to keep students inside but also to turn off all air conditioning units “due to the air quality.” L.A. Unified ultimately issued a shelter-in-place alert to keep students inside, an action more commonly associated with gunfire or a dangerous suspect on or near a campus.

Across the Valley, at Hale Middle School in Woodland Hills, math and science teacher Bruce Newborn reported: “I am smoke-filled, teary-eyed and coughing, but all the kids are safe.”

About a dozen of his students in each class wore masks. And parents were streaming in to pick up students early, which became complicated when the phone system, the pubic address system and the computer system went down, he said.

Newborn lives five minutes from campus, but an office assistant needed 3 ½ hours — instead of 45 minutes — to get from her home in Santa Clarita.

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Here’s a look at the top stories of the last week:

Top Stories

Fires burning. The Saddleridge fire, which broke out late Thursday in Sylmar amid strong Santa Ana winds, spread rapidly overnight west into Porter Ranch and other communities of the San Fernando Valley on Friday, burning at least 31 structures, closing freeways and forcing thousands to flee.

In Riverside County, a blaze that broke out Thursday afternoon quickly swept through a mobile home park in Calimesa, killing a resident who was unable to escape the flames, officials said Friday.

Here’s a map of all the fires currently burning in California.

Power outages. Earlier this week, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. shut off electricity to hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses in Northern California to reduce wildfire risks.

With forecasts for strong winds in the area, Southern California Edison began to do the same, cutting power to thousands. The utility said power could be cut off to more than 173,000 customers in parts of eight counties. You can look up your address to see if you may be affected.

Here’s all our coverage of the fires and power outages throughout California.

Who’s to blame for the Dodgers’ loss? In front of a booing crowd that had been earlier stunned into silence, the Dodgers’ season ended in a 7-3 defeat that marked the worst collapse in their current seven-year postseason run, writes Bill Plaschke. Houston Mitchell says there’s a whole list of people to blame.

Galaxy’s Edge. Todd Martens says he should have waited until Disney opened Galaxy’s Edge for the crowds to evaporate — little did he know that soon after its May 31 opening, the parks would be a dead zone, with every attraction a walk-on and blissfully bare sidewalks. Here’s his progress report on the Star Wars expansion.

Limits on gun buyers. Following a string of mass shootings across the country this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday toughened California’s already strict gun control laws. He signed a raft of bills that included a major expansion of the state’s “red flag” law and a ban on the purchase of more than one semiautomatic rifle per month.

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Hollister Ranch opens. Newsom also signed into law a bill designed to open the exclusive beaches at Hollister Ranch — a significant move forward under his administration on an issue that had stalled for decades in the face of powerful landowners.

Instagram for weed? San Francisco rapper and marijuana business owner Gilbert Milam Jr. had a very specific desire: He wanted to share photos of weed with his 1.2 million Instagram followers. He created his own, unfiltered version of the Facebook-owned social photo-sharing app — but it all went horribly wrong.

Analyzing racial profiling. Los Angeles police officers search blacks and Latinos far more often than whites during traffic stops, even though whites are more likely to be found with illegal items, a Times analysis has found.

Inequality soars. Wage inequality has risen more in California cities than in the metropolitan areas of any other state, with seven of the nation’s 15 most unequal cities located in the Golden State. More surprising, perhaps, is the inclusion of Bakersfield.

Sexual misconduct lawsuits. The California Democratic Party has spent more than $800,000 on legal costs stemming from three lawsuits alleging discrimination and sexual misconduct by former Chairman Eric Bauman. The sum includes more than $430,000 in attorney’s fees alone.

Test scores released. Just over half of California public school students who took the state’s standardized English language arts test performed at grade level, while only 4 in 10 are proficient in math, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Education.

Great white shark bite. While kayaking Oct. 5 off Catalina Island, Danny McDaniel saw the head of a great white bite the back of his kayak. The behemoth left two teeth behind — and based on their size, experts estimated the shark was 19 feet long.

This week’s most popular stories in Essential California

1. Here’s where SoCal Edison may shut off power in California. Los Angeles Times

2. An actor’s death was ruled an accidental drowning. His widow and private investigators suspect foul play. Los Angeles Times

3. In-N-Out Burger owner Lynsi Snyder speaks on spiritual warfare, and her desire to be “plugged in” to God’s plan. The Christian Post

4. Read this excerpt from Joan Didion’s essay “Los Angeles Notebook.” Silver Birch Press

5. Here’s where PG&E may shut off power in California. Los Angeles Times

ICYMI, here are this week’s great reads

Otis the pug is stolen. Otis the pug is found. A homeless man refuses the $15,000 reward. And then things get weird. Mission Local

How Darrell Corti became a tastemaker in California food and wine: “He’s one of those people whose importance is far greater than the name recognition.” Los Angeles Times

They lived on the porous border between haves and have-nots. They died in a double murder-suicide. Los Angeles Times

When GoFundMe gets ugly: The largest crowdfunding site in the world puts up a mirror to who we are and what matters most to us. Try not to look away. The Atlantic

Looking ahead

Saturday Recommendation: The casunziei at Colapasta in Santa Monica

I will be honest, as an Angeleno firmly ensconced in a life east of Western Avenue, San Francisco often seems less cumbersome to get to than Santa Monica — at least any time during rush hour, which occurs roughly between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. every day, give or take. All of which is to say that I do not often fantasize about crossing the 405, let alone approaching Manifest Destiny at the dinner hour.

But restaurant critic Patricia Escárcega has a review of a new, pasta-centric restaurant from a Michelin-starred chef operating out of a tiny kitchen by the shore that has me rethinking my most dearly held beliefs. Here’s what she had to say about the casunziei at Colapasta (and why I’ll soon be trekking west to try it):

“Recently I’ve become mildly obsessed with casunziei, the half-moon-shaped ravioli native to the northeastern part of Italy, where the Dolomite Mountains rise, and that are the house specialty at Colapasta, a low-key trattoria that opened near Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade this summer.

Casunziei are a still life of hyper-saturated color — golden-yellow around the edges, with a brooding, dark-purple center that conjures black figs or dead-ripe summer berries. They are filled with roast beetroot and bathed in brown butter, Parmigiano cheese and poppy seeds; the interplay of the supple, paper-thin pasta and the delicate crunch of the tiny poppy seeds is unusually compelling. Each bite is vivid with the sweetness of beets, their bright earthiness slicing through puddles of melted cheese and brown butter.” [Read the full review.]

Colapasta is located at 1241 5th St. in Santa Monica. (310) 310-8336. Want for more food stories delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the Tasting Notes newsletter, written by restaurant critics Patricia Escárcega and Bill Addison.

Please let us know what we can do to make this newsletter more useful to you. Send comments, complaints, ideas and unrelated book recommendations to Julia Wick. Follow her on Twitter @Sherlyholmes. (And a giant thanks to the legendary Diya Chacko for all her help on the Saturday edition.)

Neither in his native Spanish nor in the English in which he has become fluent during his decade as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic does Gustavo Dudamel accept the singular “America” into his vocabulary. There is only Américas or Americas. For this Venezuelan conductor, we are, from the Canadian Yukon to the southernmost reaches of Argentina and Chile, one.

He proclaimed as much at the free Hollywood Bowl event dedicated to all of Los Angeles in 2009, his first concert as music director. He has led multiple festivals of the Americas, celebrating the concert, folk, pop and jazz musics of the continents north and south. Last week he began his 11th L.A. Phil season and the orchestra’s 101st with yet another, this time a two-part look at our contingent continents from the vantage of Walt Disney Concert Hall.

The previous program happened to concentrate on the U.S. with works by Barber, Gershwin, Previn and Copland written in New York and with an unusually narrow thematic focus on the Big Apple, Nashville and Appalachia. Thursday, for Part Two (repeating through Sunday), Dudamel moseyed a bit farther west and a lot farther south.

He looked at our myths and our folklore. He paid more attention to Copland with a winning performance of “Rodeo” of such spectacular vitality and character that he left even the bronco-bucking Leonard Bernstein in the dust. It was a cowboy epiphany, to be sure, Copland like he’s never been heard before.

But the revelation came in Carlos Chávez with a performance of “Sinfonía India,” the Mexican composer’s second symphony, which preceded the world premiere of Argentine composer Esteban Benzecry’s blistering Piano Concerto, “Universos Infinitos.” Mexico proved the convincing center of it all.

We pay far too little attention to Chávez, notwithstanding Southwest Chamber Music having surveyed and recorded his music years ago. His influence on the music of the Americas is crucial. He and Copland were born a year apart (1899 and 1900, respectively) and became close friends in New York, where Chávez spent part of the 1930s, and in Mexico, where Copland visited often. Like Chávez, Copland had periods as a modernist and populist — the latter begun, not coincidentally, with “El Salón México,” inspired by a dance hall Chávez took him to in Mexico City.

Chávez, moreover, happened to throw critical support into the founding of El Sistema, the education program in Venezuela that gave us Dudamel. There is a strong West Coast connection as well: Chávez was a friend to and an influence on Lou Harrison and took part in the early years of Harrison’s Cabrillo Festival in and around Santa Cruz.

“Sinfonía India,” an irresistible 11-minute score from 1936 based on folk material, including a lyrical Yaqui melody from Sonora of such ravishing beauty that once you hear it, you’ll never forget it. It is Chávez’s best-known score (Alfred Wallenstein conducted with the L.A. Phil in 1952). The rhythmic energy is motoric; meters are Stravinskyan in their complexity. But only Chávez gets the flutes to flutter like birds.

Though an experienced conductor, Chávez makes a mess of it in his recording. It’s long been a party piece of Dudamel’s, but it somehow took a decade for him to conduct it here, and he made it sizzle.

Like Chávez, Benzecry, who was born in 1970, is obsessed with ancient Latin American civilizations, their myths and musics, and his “Universos Infinitos” has to be the first piano concerto ever written around the planetary and agricultural cycles that regulated indigenous Americans. Plus, just as Chávez and Copland got much of their technique from Parisian modernism, so too Benzecry.

The concerto, which was written in 2011 but only now is receiving its first performance, has an ambitious programmatic reach. The bravura first movement, the composer writes in his notes, is “subjected to cosmic, atmospheric, agricultural, etc. avatars, with its eternal flux and alternation of situations happy and unhappy.” And that’s only the first theme.

In the nocturnal middle movement, “Nuke Kuyen” (Mother Moon), a melody from the M,apuches of southern Chile and Argentina (who believe themselves descended from stardust) becomes transformed into eerie microtones. The knock-’em-dead toccata that ends the concerto represents a festive winter solstice gathering of Guarani ethnic groups who cover vast swaths of South America.

The concerto is dedicated to the virtuoso Venezuelan pianist Sergio Tiempo, who played it from memory, which seemed an impossibility. A catapulting Tiempo almost never stops for 30 minutes. The Steinway is subject to all you might ever want to subject it to. Phenomenal runs. Tone clusters banged out with the elbows. Percussive playing of the strings inside the instrument. Tiempo somehow made the impossible possible.

Dudamel introduced “Rodeo” with Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” with nothing common about it. Any barely capable conductor can get away with “conducting” this (take it from me). But somehow Dudamel made an introductory stroke of timpani gong sound like a universal call of all peoples from all places. The L.A. Phil brass is in the best shape it has ever been in. It was just what the common man and woman needs in this country at this time — again, the impossible possible?

He then chose to conduct the rarely heard full “Rodeo” ballet score rather than the usual “4 Dance Episodes” concert version. The main difference is the inclusion in the middle of “Ranch House Party,” with its honky-tonk piano. There is a commercial video of Copland conducting the last part of the ballet, “Hoe-Down,” with the L.A. Phil. It sounds like good-natured, slightly highbrow cowboy music. Copland never liked too much emotion.

Others have found more in the ballet. The rhythms jerk and leap like a wild horse. The nocturnal episode has a tint of the mystical. I’ve followed Copland performance over the years and know all the recordings. Dudamel went deeper into it than any before him. He also had more fun on the surface.

It was an astonishing performance by the L.A. Phil. Instrumental solos leaped to life, so many so that Dudamel became amusingly flustered at the curtain call trying to remember everyone to acknowledge for a hand. The brass in toto deserved a medal.

A performance of “Rodeo” isn’t supposed to be one of the year’s life-affirming highlights. I know this is tiresome already, but by “Hoe-Down”-time, another impossibility bit a certain Venezuelan cowpoke’s bullet.

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SERIES

Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow explore their family histories and the generations preceding their famous film industry families in the season finale. 6 p.m. KOCE

Crikey! It’s the Irwins In a new season of the documentary series, Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin continue Steve Irwin’s (“The Crocodile Hunter”) mission to bring people closer to animals and inspire them to protect and preserve our environment and its wildlife. 8 p.m. Animal Planet

Saturday Night Live David Harbour hosts with musical guest Camila Cabello. 8:29 p.m. NBC

SPECIALS

Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal With Gretchen Carlson Airing as a one-hour companion special to the new TV movie “The College Admission Scandal,” this special documents the story of how some rich and famous people used their money and influence to get their children accepted into a few of the best colleges in America. 10:03 p.m. Lifetime

MOVIES

Mission: Impossible — Fallout In the sixth installment of the action-movie franchise adapted from a classic TV spy series, IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) leads his team to track down plutonium that vanished in a mission gone wrong. Vanessa Kirby, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Alec Baldwin also star. 8 p.m. Epix

Happy Death Day 2U This sequel to the surprise 2017 box-office hit “Happy Death Day” spins the story into more of a science fiction direction with a healthy dose of black comedy. Jessica Rothe returns as Tree Gelbman, who awakens stuck in a parallel universe. In that world, her boyfriend (Israel Broussard) is with someone else while her friends and fellow students are dramatically different. Even worse, she is once again the target of a masked killer. 8 p.m. HBO

The College Admissions Scandal Loosely based on the ongoing academic scandal involving celebrity defendants, this 2019 drama stars Penelope Ann Miller and Mia Kirshner as a pair of wealthy mothers who share an obsessive desire to get their daughters into the best possible colleges. A smooth-talking college admissions consultant (Michael Shanks) offers them what sounds like a foolproof plan to achieve that goal, until the FBI picks up on the scheme and both moms face criminal prosecution. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Love, Fall & Order As autumn arrives a New York attorney (Erin Cahill) travels back to her Vermont hometown to help save her dad’s (Gregory Harrison) farm, which is at risk in a bitter legal battle with his neighbor. She runs into an old high school rival (Trevor Donovan), now a lawyer, who is representing the woman suing her father in this new romance. 9 p.m. Hallmark

The Banana Splits Movie This new TV movie is definitely not for kids. Set around the 1960s Hanna-Barbera children’s show “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour,” things start out wholesome enough as a young birthday boy (Finlay Wojtak-Hissong) and his family attend a taping of that vintage series. Events take a terrifying turn, however, resulting in lots of gore and a rising body count. Dani Kind, Romeo Carere, Steve Lund and Sara Canning also star. 9 p.m. Syfy

WEEKEND TALK

SATURDAY

Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

SUNDAY

CBS News Sunday Morning Rita Braver follows up with a group of transgender kids she met five years ago. Elton John. Mariska Hargitay (“Law and Order: SVU”). (N) 6 a.m. KCBS

Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC

State of the Union With Jake Tapper Topics: 2020 election: Presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, Ind.). Republican party: Former Gov. and author John Kasich (R-Ohio) (“It’s Up to Us: Ten Little Ways We Can Bring About Big Change”). Panel: Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.); Scott Jennings; Xochitl Hinojosa, DNC; Linda Chavez, Becoming American Initiative. (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad. Panel: Jason Riley; Donna Brazile; Guy Benson; Charles Lane. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m., 4 and 11 p.m. FNC

Fareed Zakaria GPS President Trump’s Syria decision and phone call with Ukraine’s President; assessing foreign policy: Author (“Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For”). Syria; President Trump’s Syria decision: David Miliband, International Rescue Committee. Trade negotiations between the U.S. and China: Stephen Schwarzman, the Blackstone Group. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Sec. of Defense Mark Esper. Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank). Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). Political polling: Anthony Salvanto. Panel: Toluse Olorunnipa, the Washington Post; Gerald Seib, the Wall Street Journal; Amy Walter, Cook Political Report. (N) 7:30 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Former Sec. of Defense and author James Mattis (“Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead”). Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.), Panel: Cornell Belcher; Peggy Noonan; Ashley Parker; Michael Schmidt. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC; 3 p.m. MSNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos Health issues; 2020 election: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). The impeachment inquiry: Rep. Jim Himes (D-Con.); Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.). Panel: Rick Klein; Rachael Bade, the Washington Post; Stephanie Brown James; Jonah Goldberg. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Reliable Sources With Brian Stelter Coverage of the Ukraine scandal and the impeachment probe: Sam Donaldson; Douglas Brinkley. Shep Smith resigns from Fox News; Ronan Farrow accuses NBC News of a coverup: David Zurawik, the Baltimore Sun; Irin Carmon, New York magazine. President Trump and his fans: Author Amanda Marcotte (“Troll Nation”). A former Bush and Reagan administration official on why he believes Trump is unwell: Peter Wehner. Online extremists: Andrew Marantz, the New Yorker. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Mollie Hemingway; Gillian Turner; Rafael “Ray” Suarez; former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer; Jonah Goldberg; Emily Jashinsky, the Federalist. (N) 8 a.m. and midnight FNC

60 Minutes Psychedelics; the mass protests in Hong Kong; Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

SPORTS

College Football Michigan visits Illinois, 9 a.m. ABC; Oklahoma versus Texas, 9 a.m. Fox; South Carolina visits Georgia, 9 a.m. ESPN; Memphis visits Temple, 9 a.m. ESPN2; Teams TBA, 9:30 a.m. FS Prime; Alabama visits Texas A&M, 12:30 p.m. CBS; Florida State visits Clemson, 12:30 p.m. ABC; Cincinnati visits Houston, 12:30 p.m. ESPN2; Iowa State visits West Virginia, 1 p.m. ESPN; Texas Tech visits Baylor, 1 p.m. FS1; Ole Miss visits Missouri, 4 p.m. ESPN2; USC visits Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m. NBC; Penn State visits Iowa, 4:30 p.m. ABC; Nebraska visits Minnesota, 4:30 p.m. FS1; Florida visits LSU, 5 p.m. ESPN; Hawaii visits Boise State, 7:15 p.m. ESPN2; Washington visits Arizona, 8 p.m. FS1

NHL Hockey The Nashville Predators visit the Kings, 3 p.m. Fox Sports Net

Baseball NLCS, Game 2: The Washington Nationals visit the St. Louis Cardinals, 1 p.m. TBS. ALCS, Game 1: The New York Yankees visit the Houston Astros, 5 p.m. Fox;

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Shepard Smith is stepping down from his long-held position at Fox News, where his nonpartisan voice stood out on the conservative-leaning channel.

Smith reported on some of the buzziest stories of the last 23 years, from O.J. Simpson’s civil trial to the Florida recount to President Trump doubling down on his Alabama error as Hurricane Dorian loomed. There were a number of gaffes along the way too, as happens over the course of decades.

Throughout his career at Fox News — he was with the network when it launched in `1996 — his straightforward approach to news granted the media outlet credibility, and his departure is likely to be a blow to its efforts to remain a reliable news operation.

Smith has had media wonks buzzing. There have been reports that the relationship between Smith and Fox News management had grown increasingly tense, especially with regard to the network’s opinion hosts. Rumors — denied by the network — asserted that he was told by management to lay off in his recent feud with opinion host Tucker Carlson or he would find himself off the air. But Smith’s motivation for parting ways with the network remains officially unknown.

Here’s a select, eclectic timeline of some highs and lows from Smith’s time at Fox News:

1997: O.J. Simpson, Gianni Versace and Princess Diana

Then a reporter, Smith covered high-profile stories around the world. Early in the year, he was in Los Angeles to report on O.J. Simpson’s civil trial. That July he covered the murder of designer Gianni Versace in Miami’s South Beach by Andrew Cunanan, then that September went to London to cover the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, who was 36 when she died in a car crash while fleeing the paparazzi in Paris.

1998: Impeachment of President Clinton

After two years on Fox News’ payroll, Smith was dispatched to Washington, D.C., to report as the Republican-majority House impeached Clinton for lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Paula Jones case.

1999: The Columbine massacre

Smith covered the Columbine High School massacre. In 2018, during coverage of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, he took time out of his broadcast and got emotional listing the 24 school shootings that had taken place in the U.S. in that 19-year period between Columbine and Parkland, which was the 25th.

2000: The Florida recount

Dispatched to Florida to cover the historic Bush-Gore recount, Smith hit a minor speed bump when he was arrested and charged with aggravated battery after a parking-space disagreement with another journalist turned violent. Smith allegedly ran his car into the other reporter, Maureen Walsh, who sustained some bruises. Smith eventually saw the felony charge downgraded to a misdemeanor, to which he pleaded not guilty. George W. Bush won the recount and the presidential election.

2002: The Jennifer Lopez slip-up

It was one of the most cringeworthy moments of Smith’s career: While talking about Jennifer Lopez’s hit song “Jenny From the Block,” the anchor accidentally said, “But folks from that street in New York, the Bronx section, sound more likely to give her a curb job” than another kind of job. He’d intended to finish with “than a block party,” but only got through the “bl” before blurting out a slang term for oral sex. He later apologized, saying, “Sorry about that slip-up there. I have no idea how that happened, but it won’t happen again.”

2005: Hurricane Katrina

Smith traveled to New Orleans, where he reported on site amid the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, interviewing victims who had lost everything and had nowhere to go. His reports highlighted the destruction and hopelessness that officials initially said were nonexistent in the days after the storm.

2012: The suicide video

Smith apologized to viewers after Fox News aired live video of a carjacker shooting himself in the head. During his afternoon show, the network was following a police chase near Phoenix. While Smith narrated the carjacker’s movements, the man unexpectedly pulled out a gun and died by suicide. After a commercial break, Smith apologized to viewers:“We really messed up. And we’re all very sorry. That didn’t belong on TV.”

2013: Papal conclave

Fox News sent Smith as one of a select group of journalists commissioned to document the selection of the new election of the new pope — or so they thought. As it turned out, the papal conclave elected not to choose a new pope that day, resulting in a stunning show of symbolic black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel. A day later, Pope Francis was appointed as the new head of the church.

2015: Mona Lisa and Leonardo DiCaprio flub

In a hilarious gaffe, the journalist accidentally credited actor Leonardo DiCaprio with painting the “Mona Lisa,” instead of real Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. The botched Fox segment, about a mission to identify the model for the Louvre staple, soon went viral on social media.

2019: Trump call-out on Hurricane Dorian

The TV anchor went after President Trump for wrongly warning that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama and then refusing to admit his mistake. Smith called POTUS’ warning “fake news defined” and strongly criticized him for insisting he was right. “Some things in Trumplandia are inexplicable,” Smith said.

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