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WASHINGTON — 

Capitol Hill leaders are nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill that would extend 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers, both military and civilian, in exchange for establishing President Trump’s “space force” initiative.

The agreement would trade a major expansion of benefits to federal workers for a legacy initiative of Trump’s. Federal workers currently can take unpaid leave.

Democratic and GOP aides confirmed the developments. The agreement is not finalized and comes after extensive behind-the-scenes battling on the annual defense measure, which has passed Congress every year since the Kennedy administration. Further details were not available.

The parental leave provision is a victory for federal workers, who would face benefit cuts under Trump’s budget submissions. Those cuts have always been ignored by Congress, though pension changes were approved under GOP control of the House. The parental leave issue was a priority for Democrats such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who weighed in forcefully this week.

Numerous details regarding the space force program remain to be worked out, and funding for the program would be delivered through separate spending legislation that’s also taking shape behind the scenes.

The aides requested anonymity because the agreement is not finalized.


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LA MESA — 

Before Chatsworth Sierra Canyon trekked south to face La Mesa Helix in the Division 1-AA Southern California Regional playoff game, Trailblazers coach Jon Ellinghouse shared a couple of thoughts about his quarterback, Chayden Peery.

“He’s a smart kid,” Ellinghouse said. “He just leads our team, doesn’t take unnecessary risks.”

Ellinghouse could have added a few more superlatives about the junior. That Peery is cool in the pocket and deadly accurate. Both were on display Friday night as Sierra Canyon played a dominant second half to defeat Helix 38-20.

The Trailblazers advance to the state championship final next Friday night at Cerritos College against Fresno Central, which beat El Dorado Hills Oak Ridge 38-32.

Peery completed 16 of 18 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown.

“What Chayden does is manage the game,” Ellinghouse said. “He puts us in the right situations. He takes risks when they’re there and avoids them when they’re not. He has an incredibly bright future.”

The Trailblazers lost last year’s 1-A state championship game 19-17 to Brentwood Liberty.

“I was just motivated to get back [to the state championship game],” Peery said. “Get redemption and right that wrong.”

Here’s how efficiently Sierra Canyon’s offense operated. Take away a first-half possession that started with 10.9 seconds left and the Trailblazers scored on their first six possessions, five of them touchdowns.

The Trailblazers demonstrated balance as well, rushing for 177 yards. The score was tied at halftime 14-14, before Sierra Canyon dominated the final 24 minutes. Jason Jones’ 19-yard run gave Sierra Canyon a 20-14 lead.

A 39-yard Peery-to-Donovan Williams completion set up Brendon Gamble’s one-yard scoring run. JD Sumlin capped Sierra Canyon’s scoring with a four-yard touchdown run.

The defense held Helix without a first down in the second half. The Highlanders’ only second-half touchdown came on an 84-yard kickoff return. Levi Dayne’s interception set up Sumlin’s touchdown.

Sierra Canyon’s line, all underclassmen, gave Peery time to survey Helix’s secondary almost all night.

“They gave me time, … they took over the game,” he said. “Now we’ve just got to get one more.”


Racing! CHRB recommendations to the Governor

December 7, 2019 | News | No Comments

Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we get ready for a great day of racing at Los Alamitos.

Remembering back a couple weeks at the California Horse Racing Board meeting that would never end, executive director Rick Baedeker announced several recommendations the board was making to Gov. Gavin Newsom. He hit many of the high points.

Well those ideas were being worked on until Wednesday, when the memorandum was sent to Newsom. It’s broken down into four categories. Ideas that require statutory changes, possible policy changes, active changes that are in the pipeline and those changes that become real during this year.

Rather than my normal edited versions, I’ll give it to you just as the Governor got it, except for a couple of my notes. Baedeker actually writes pretty clearly, so he didn’t need my editing help. (Although he used e.g., where I would have used i.e., but they mean the same thing.) I’ve skipped his intro, where he outlines what the Board and staff did. So, let’s get right to the plans.

Potential Statutory Changes

1. Modification of confidentiality requirements. The statute currently requires that “all test results remain confidential unless and until a complaint is filed.” The Board recommends a modification to the statute to make public any positive test within 24 hours of receipt of confirmation of the presence of the prohibited substance from the independent laboratory.

2. CHRB license fees and penalty revenue earmarked for specific safety measures. Use of these funds would be strictly limited to contracting additional state veterinarians, safety stewards and infrastructure support clearly related to the safety and welfare of horses and riders.

3. Veterinary Medical Record Exemptions. Permit access to horse medical records to owners, CHRB veterinarians, track veterinarians, trainers and jockeys.

Potential Policy Changes

4. Placement of high priority watch list horses on the Vet’s List. Mandate that any horse placed on the “high priority” watch list by the review panel be placed on the Vet’s List and prohibited from racing and training until removal from the list by the Official (CHRB) Veterinarian.

5. Vet’s List enhancement. Add stricter protocols for removal from Vet’s List (e.g., MRI, PET scan).

6. Fatality information. Fatality details, including trainer identity, will be posted weekly on the CHRB website beginning January 1, 2020.

7. Provisions for Whistleblowers. Require tracks to provide mechanism and protections for whistleblowers to report suspicious activity.

8. Sealed tracks. Prohibit training or racing on racetracks that have been modified to handle rainy weather. (Cherwa note: If this gets passed it will make it easy for Santa Anita to find 12 days to cancel.)

9. Corticosteroids. Gradually prohibit the use of corticosteroid medications.

10. Synthetic Surfaces. Continue to research the feasibility and desirability of synthetic surfaces. (Cherwa note: This is called giving the illusion of taking a stand without actually taking a stand.)

11. Shockwave therapy. Prohibit extracorporeal shock wave therapy.

12. Medical Reports. Require submission of 30-day medical report at time of entry.

13. Veterinary Standards. Strengthen current regulatory language, with increased penalty guidelines, requiring veterinarians to perform examination, diagnosis and treatment protocols and strict compliance by trainers.

14. Out of competition testing. Increase the utilization of out of competition testing.

15. Training for trainers and vets. Provide ongoing training to trainers and veterinarians on risks of corticosteroids and other permitted medications.

16. Review Penalty guidelines. Review and strengthen medication penalty guidelines, as needed, to further deter violations. (Cherwa: This should extend beyond medication violations. In the stewards reports, we’ve seen enough pocket change fines to last a lifetime.)

Active Regulatory Changes (moved for public comment)

1. Requires trainers to maintain complete records of all veterinary treatments and make them available upon demand of the examining veterinarian.*

2. Requires veterinarians to electronically submit the mandated 24-hour treatment reports.

3. Prohibits the use of bisphosphonates in racehorses.*

4. Establishes strict threshold limits for permitted medications during workouts.*

5. Allows jockeys to use the riding crop for safety purposes only, i.e., prohibit use of the crop for encouragement.** (Cherwa note: This is most controversial of all recommendations. It will likely be figured out at the next meeting. But no guarantees.)

6. Eliminates the use of Lasix for all two-year-old horses beginning in 2020 and all subsequent years, ultimately resulting in the elimination of the drug in racing.*

7. Requires that medical records for the previous 14 days accompany any horse shipping-in to race in CA from another jurisdiction.*

8. Causes any horse receiving extracorporeal shock wave therapy to be placed on the Veterinarian’s List for 30 days.

9. Denies eligibility to any horse that has not been in the care of a CHRB licensed trainer for at least seven consecutive days.*

10. Requires that an applicant for trainer’s license must serve a successful one-year apprenticeship under a CHRB licensed trainer before being licensed as a trainer.*

11. Requires trainers to complete 12 hours of continuing education classes over three years in order to be relicensed.

* If adopted will be the most stringent rule of any racing jurisdiction in the country.

** An alternate version, permitting tapping on the shoulder, is under consideration by the Board. Either, if adopted, will be the most stringent rule in North America and Europe.

Regulatory Changes Effective 2019

12. Suspended authorized thresholds for all anti-inflammatory medications at all racetracks in California, resulting in zero tolerance for those substances in post-race laboratory tests.***

13. Greatly expanded out-of-competition testing and provided the means for prosecution of offenders.

14. Expanded statutorily mandated necropsies for any horse that dies within a CHRB enclosure to full investigations conducted by CHRB investigations and Official Veterinarians, utilizing the Board’s subpoena power as necessary.***

15. Denied eligibility to any horse that is four years old or older that a) has never raced or b) has not raced in 120 days or longer, until such has horse has performed satisfactorily in a timed workout before the CHRB Official Veterinarian.***

16. Required the transfer of all medical records for any horse that is claimed (purchased out of a race) to the new attending veterinarian.***

17. Required that all horses within CHRB enclosures be microchipped in order to start in a race.***

*** Currently the most stringent rule of any racing jurisdiction in the country.

OK, I’m back. This is a pretty good look at the future. Now, we’ll see if it works.

Los Alamitos daytime review

The feature on Friday was an allowance/optional claimer for fillies and mares going six furlongs for a purse of $45,000. Over a rain-splashed track, Donut Girl came from off the pace to go past a lot of tiring horses to win by 1 ¾ lengths.

It was her first race off a $25,000 claim by trainer Matt Chew. Donut Girl, ridden by Eswan Flores, paid $10.40, $5.40 and $3.20. Silken Spy was second and Miss Fia finished third.

Los Alamitos daytime preview

It’s probably the best thoroughbred day at Los Alamitos all year with a Grade 1 and a Grade 2, which should still be a Grade 1. There are also two allowance/optional claimer on the nine-race card. First post is 12:30 p.m.

The Grade 2 $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity is a Kentucky Derby springboard and worth a few Derby qualifying points. It’s for 2-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles. It was Grade 1 until this year when it was dropped. The thinking was the field sizes have been too small of late. Well, Saturday’s race has only four starters.

The favorite is Thousand Words, at 8-5, for trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Flavien Prat. Baffert has won the race 11 times and all five times it has been at Los Alamitos. It previously was the Hollywood Park Futurity. The colt has run only one race, winning by a head. But his sire is Pioneerof the Nile, who sired Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Thousand Words was a $1 million purchase at last year’s Keeneland September sale.

Expected to also do well (certainly no worse than fourth) is Anneau d’Or at 9-5. Blaine Wright, who usually trains up north, and Juan Hernandez are the connections. He was second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita and broke his maiden at Golden Gate by eight lengths.

High Velocity (5-2) and Wrecking Crew (7-2) are also in the race. Post is around 2 p.m.

The Grade 1 is the $300,000 Starlet for 2-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles. It only has five entrants. The favorite, at 4-5, is Donna Veloce for Simon Callaghan and Prat. She was second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and won her first race by 9 ¼ lengths. She was an $800,000 purchase for Kaleem Shah.

The second favorite is Bast, at 7-5, for Baffert and Drayden Van Dyke. She was third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and has won two Grade 1s, the Del Mar Debuntante and Chadelier Stakes at Santa Anita.

The other horses in the race are Gingham (6-1), K P Dreamin (12-1) and Roadrunner’s Honor (15-1). Post is around 3:30 p.m.

Here are the field sizes, in order: 8, 8, 6, 4, 7, 6, 5, 8, 10 (1 also eligible).

Ciaran Thornton’s Lrc picks of the day

RACE TWO: No. 5 Ultimate Shilo (12-1)

Ultimate Shilo jockey Franciso Orduna-Rojas is 5 of 11 for this trainer for a 55% win rate and is in the money 82%. The horse put in a sharp work this week, a 35-second best of the day 3 furlong move. Second start off the layoff this is strictly a jockey/trainer stats play with a bonus of some sharp workouts. The last three workouts are better than the top choices in this race. The 12-1 morning line will likely go higher for us post time. Trainer Kelly Casteneda also adds blinkers today and with a 46% in the money percentage this horse may not win but should outperform the odds. We’d like the win though, but be sure to use in all exotic bets!

Friday’s result: Rineshaft bobbled badly at the start and lost all chance of winning running 4th. As for Buster Douglas he was punch drunk and ran off the board.

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.

9:00 Aqueduct (2): $150,000 Winter Memories Stakes, filies 3-years-old, 1 1/16 miles on turf. Favorite: Team Win (2-1)

9:18 Gulfstream (2): $110,000 Claiming Crown Express, 3 and up, 6 furlongs. Favorite: Whyruawesome (8-5)

10:00 Aqueduct (4): $125,000 Autumn Days Stakes, fillies and mares 3 and up, 6 furlongs on turf. Favorite: Fire Key (9-5)

10:17 Gulfstream (4): $110,000 Claiming Crown Glass Slipper, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 mile. Favorite: Liza Star (5-2)

10:41 Tampa Bay (3): $100,000 Inaugural Stakes, 2-year-olds, 6 furlongs. Favorite: Another Miracle (6-5)

10:47 Gulfstream (5): $110,000 Claiming Crown Distaff Dash, Fla-bred fillies and mares 3 and up, 5 furlongs on turf. Favorite: Band of Angels (5-2)

11:09 Aqueduct (6): Grade 3 $250,000 Go for Wand Handicap, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 mile. Favorite: Spiced Perfection (3-5)

11:20 Gulfstream (6): $110,000 Claiming Crown Rapid Transit, 3 and up, 7 furlongs. Favorite: Benefactor (3-1)

11:51 Laurel (6): $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship, Mary-bred fillies 2-years-old, 7 furlongs. Favorite: Miss J. McKay (2-1)

11:52 Gulfstream (7): $110,000 Claiming Crown Canterbury, 5 furlongs on turf. Favorite: Shekky Shebaz (7-5)

12:13 Aqueduct (8): Grade 2 $250,000 Demoiselle Stakes, fillies 2-years-old, 1 1/16 miles. Favorite: Maedean (7-2)

12:20 Laurel (7): $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity, Mary-bred 2-year-olds, 7 furlongs. Favorite: Still Having Fun (3-1)

12:24 Gulfstream (8): $110,000 Claiming Crown Iron Horse, 3 and up, 1 1/16 miles. Favorite: Salsa’s Return (9-5)

12:34 Parx (8): $100,000 Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes, Penn-breds 2-year-olds, 7 furlongs. Favorite: Newstome (9-5)

12:43 Aqueduct (9): Grade 2 $250,000 Remsen Stakes, 2-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles. Favorite: Forza Di Oro (3-1)

12:56 Gulfstream (9): $125,000 Claiming Crown Tiara, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 1/16 miles on turf. Favorite: Una Luna (4-1)

1:16 Aqueduct (10): Grade 1 $750,000 Cigar Mile, 3 and up, 1 mile. Favorite: Maximum Security (3-2)

1:28 Gulfstream (10): $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel, 3 and up, 1 1/8 miles. Favorite: Leitone (2-1)

1:48 Los Alamitos (4): Grade 2 $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity, 2-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles. Favorite: Thousand Words (8-5)

1:51 Tampa Bay (9): $100,000 Sandpiper Stakes, fillies 2-years-old, 6 furlongs. Favorite: Two Sixty (2-1)

2:00 Gulfstream (11): $125,000 Claiming Crown Emerald, 3 and up, 1 1/16 miles on turf. Favorite: Muggsamatic (7-2)

3:28 Los Alamitos (7): Grade 1 $300,000 Starlet, fillies 2-years-old, 1 1/16 miles. Favorite: Donna Veloce (4-5)

Ed Burgart’s LA pick of the day

SIXTH RACE: No. 4 Sunbeams Royal Ewin (7-2)

I will give this gelding another chance after breaking slow while getting bumped back at the start of last fifth-place outing when 2-1 vs. stronger field. He broke super in prior solid maiden victory when earning a strong 86 Trackmaster speed figure. Scatchmelater, the 5-2 morning-line favorite, has tendency to break slow.

Final thought

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

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Los Alamitos Race Course Charts Results for Friday, December 6.

Copyright 2019 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos, California. 1st day of a 8-day meet. Showery & Fast

FIRST RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $16,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $12,500-$10,500. Time 24.02 48.08 1:12.92 1:25.14 1:37.59


Pgm Horse Wt PP St ¼ ½ ¾ Str Fin Jockey $1

6 Big Barrel 116 6 5 4–1 4–1 3–hd 1–1 1–nk Velez 1.90
1 Fast as Cass 124 1 3 5–½ 5–½ 5–2 4–2 2–4 Espinoza 1.00
2 R B Eye 117 2 1 2–1 2–hd 2–½ 2–hd 3–1½ Roman 10.90
3 Big Bad Gary 121 3 4 1–1 1–½ 1–1 3–hd 4–2½ Figueroa 12.50
4 Dr. Bagley 119 4 2 3–hd 3–½ 4–1 5–4 5–9 Cedillo 4.60
5 Lake Show 117 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mussad 66.30

6 BIG BARREL 5.80 2.80 2.20
1 FAST AS CASS 2.40 2.10
2 R B EYE 2.80

$1 EXACTA (6-1)  $6.30
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (6-1-2-3)  $4.57
$1 TRIFECTA (6-1-2)  $17.20

Winner–Big Barrel B.g.4 by Surf Cat out of Brickyard Helen, by Southern Image. Bred by Alfred Pais (CA). Trainer: Gary Stute. Owner: Huston Racing Stable, Sanora, Steve and Stute, Gary. Mutuel Pool $33,243 Exacta Pool $19,389 Superfecta Pool $9,712 Trifecta Pool $13,268. Claimed–Fast as Cass by Antonio Mojarro. Trainer: Lorenzo Ruiz. Scratched–none.

BIG BARREL stalked four wide, bid four wide on the backstretch, stalked again, came four wide into the stretch, re-bid three deep to take the lead, inched away in the drive, drifted to the inside and held under left handed urging. FAST AS CASS stalked inside then a bit off the rail, came out into the stretch and in upper stretch and finished willingly to just miss. R B EYE stalked a bit off the rail, bid between horses then tracked just off the inside on the second turn, re-bid between foes in the stretch and held third. BIG BAD GARY sped between horses to the early lead, set the pace inside, inched away again on the second turn, fought back in the stretch then weakened in the final furlong. DR. BAGLEY stalked between horses then bid three deep between foes on the backstretch, tracked again on the second turn, came three wide into the stretch and weakened. LAKE SHOW chased off the rail, angled to the inside on the second turn and had little left for the drive.

SECOND RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $21,000. Maiden Claiming. Fillies. 2 year olds. Claiming Prices $50,000-$40,000. Time 22.37 46.48 58.98 1:05.47


Pgm Horse Wt PP St ¼ 3/8 Str Fin Jockey $1

1 Kristi’s Tiger 122 1 6 6 6 3–4 1–1¼ Blanc 8.80
2 Slewbury Park 113 2 5 1–½ 1–½ 1–hd 2–½ Diaz, Jr. 3.70
4 Awesome Alessandra 122 4 2 2–hd 2–1½ 2–2½ 3–5 Roman 6.60
3 Chromes Lil Sis 122 3 1 5–3½ 4–1½ 4–4 4–5 Payeras 57.10
5 Aurora Night 120 5 3 4–2 5–hd 6 5–½ Pereira 8.80
6 Bayonce 118 6 4 3–1 3–2½ 5–½ 6 Cedillo 0.60

1 KRISTI’S TIGER 19.60 6.20 3.60
2 SLEWBURY PARK 3.40 2.40
4 AWESOME ALESSANDRA 3.00

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (6-1)  $58.80
$1 EXACTA (1-2)  $24.00
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (1-2-4-3)  $39.89
$1 TRIFECTA (1-2-4)  $62.60

Winner–Kristi’s Tiger B.f.2 by Smiling Tiger out of Lottawampum, by Indian Charlie. Bred by Premier Thoroughbreds LLC & Alan Klein (CA). Trainer: Thomas Ray Bell, II. Owner: Bell, Richard A. and Brewster, Clark O.. Mutuel Pool $45,045 Daily Double Pool $11,136 Exacta Pool $19,502 Superfecta Pool $8,910 Trifecta Pool $12,005. Scratched–none.

KRISTI’S TIGER broke slowly, saved ground off the pace to the stretch and rallied along the rail under urging to the front in deep stretch to prove best. SLEWBURY PARK dueled inside, drifted out leaving the turn and into the stretch, fought back, drifted in under right handed pressured past midstretch, was between foes in deep stretch and held second. AWESOME ALESSANDRA dueled outside the runner-up then between horses, battled outside that rival on the turn, was fanned four wide into the stretch and was edged for the place. CHROMES LIL SIS stalked inside then a bit off the rail on the turn and into the stretch and lacked a rally. AURORA NIGHT stalked between horses, steadied into the turn, continued off the inside and weakened. BAYONCE stalked four wide then bid three deep leaving the backstretch, continued off the rail on the turn and four wide into the stretch, drifted inward in the drive and also weakened.

THIRD RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $17,000. Claiming. 3 year olds. Claiming Prices $12,500-$10,500. Time 21.96 44.78 56.62 1:03.09


Pgm Horse Wt PP St ¼ 3/8 Str Fin Jockey $1

4 Two Fifty Coup 120 4 3 4–1 2–3 1–2 1–4 Cedillo 2.10
5 Grab the Munny 120 5 6 5–½ 4–1 3–½ 2–½ Franco 3.10
1 Savagery 120 1 1 1–1 1–1 2–2½ 3–5 Prat 2.00
3 Rineshaft 120 3 4 3–½ 3–hd 4–3 4–¾ Pereira 12.90
6 Docktarri 118 6 5 6 6 5–1 5–8 Orduna-Rojas 17.70
2 Mo Dinero 120 2 2 2–hd 5–1½ 6 6 Gutierrez 5.00

4 TWO FIFTY COUP 6.20 3.60 2.60
5 GRAB THE MUNNY 3.40 2.80
1 SAVAGERY 2.60

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (1-4)  $58.20
$1 EXACTA (4-5)  $12.20
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (4-5-1-3)  $14.11
$1 TRIFECTA (4-5-1)  $40.10

Winner–Two Fifty Coup Ch.g.3 by Congrats out of Coup, by Empire Maker. Bred by Woodford Thoroughbreds (KY). Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: Purple Rein Racing and Westside Racing Stable. Mutuel Pool $67,803 Daily Double Pool $4,990 Exacta Pool $30,176 Superfecta Pool $15,765 Trifecta Pool $21,176. Scratched–none.

$1 Pick Three (6-1-4) paid $88.60. Pick Three Pool $14,697.

TWO FIFTY COUP had speed outside a rival then stalked just off the rail, bid outside that one in the stretch to gain the lead, kicked clear under a strong hand ride and proved best under steady handling late while drifting in a bit. GRAB THE MUNNY stalked three deep to the stretch and edged the pacesetter late for second. SAVAGERY sped to the early lead, inched away on the backstretch, set the pace inside, fought back in upper stretch and lost second late. RINESHAFT stalked between horses then a bit off the rail on the turn and into the stretch and weakened. DOCKTARRI stalked outside, came four wide into the stretch and also weakened. MO DINERO saved ground stalking the pace, dropped back inside on the turn and gave way.

FOURTH RACE.

5 Furlongs. Purse: $15,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $10,000-$9,000. Time 21.68 44.79 57.05


Pgm Horse Wt PP St 3/16 3/8 Str Fin Jockey $1

2 Burn Me Twice 122 2 1 1–hd 2–1 1–hd 1–1 Pereira 6.20
8 Short of Ez 124 7 6 5–2½ 4–2 4–3 2–½ Figueroa 2.70
1 Kenny Benny 122 1 2 3–1 1–hd 2–2 3–½ Aragon 31.90
5 Desert General 119 4 8 6–1 8–1½ 7–1½ 4–3½ Velez 1.10
6 Royal Seeker 122 5 5 9 6–hd 5–hd 5–nk Ochoa 19.90
9 Ps Bettin On You 122 8 3 2–½ 3–1½ 3–hd 6–½ Guce 18.70
3 Buster Douglas 122 3 9 8–hd 7–hd 6–½ 7–1 Espinoza 13.80
7 Tiz Love 124 6 7 7–1½ 9 9 8–3½ Franco 7.90
10 Nova 122 9 4 4–2 5–2 8–1 9 Payeras 70.90

2 BURN ME TWICE 14.40 7.00 4.80
8 SHORT OF EZ 4.80 3.60
1 KENNY BENNY 9.00

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (4-2)  $60.00
$1 EXACTA (2-8)  $33.90
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (2-8-1-5)  $124.75
$1 TRIFECTA (2-8-1)  $372.50

Winner–Burn Me Twice B.g.5 by Wilburn out of Double D Appeal, by Successful Appeal. Bred by Edward Brown & John Word (KY). Trainer: William Spawr. Owner: Brown, Jr., Edward J. and Word, John. Mutuel Pool $154,928 Daily Double Pool $10,456 Exacta Pool $108,991 Superfecta Pool $72,711 Trifecta Pool $74,588. Scratched–Chrisiscookin.

$1 Pick Three (1-4-2) paid $217.90. Pick Three Pool $8,283.

BURN ME TWICE dueled between horses, regained a short lead past midstretch and gamely prevailed under left handed urging. SHORT OF EZ stalked off the rail, came three wide into the stretch and edged rivals late for the place. KENNY BENNY dueled inside, fought back along the rail in the stretch and held third. DESERT GENERAL stalked off the rail, came four wide into the stretch and finished well late. ROYAL SEEKER reluctant to load, settled outside a rival to the stretch and had a mild late bid. PS BETTIN ON YOU prompted the pace three deep to the stretch and weakened in the final furlong. BUSTER DOUGLAS (BRZ) saved ground off the pace throughout and lacked the needed rally. TIZ LOVE chased outside or off the rail, came four wide into the stretch and lacked a rally. NOVA had speed four wide then stalked off the rail, came four wide into the stretch and weakened. BURN ME TWICE wore calks.

FIFTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $25,000. Starter Allowance. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $25,000. Time 21.46 44.37 56.53 1:02.80


Pgm Horse Wt PP St ¼ 3/8 Str Fin Jockey $1

10 Italiano 124 8 7 6–2 6–2 5–2 1–2 Prat 3.80
7 Portando 124 5 4 4–1 4–hd 4–hd 2–¾ Gryder 32.50
8 Oil Can Knight 122 6 6 3–1 2–1 2–hd 3–1¾ Cedillo 8.10
9 Hardcore Troubador 124 7 2 1–½ 1–1½ 1–1½ 4–½ Pereira 1.40
4 Heartfullofstars 124 2 8 7–hd 7–hd 7–2 5–1¼ Franco 3.00
1 Great Blake 124 1 1 5–1½ 5–1½ 6–1½ 6–nk Arrieta 30.60
5 Saratoga Morning 124 3 3 2–1½ 3–1½ 3–hd 7–2½ Roman 11.40
6 Conquest Cobra 119 4 5 8 8 8 8 Diaz, Jr. 13.20

10 ITALIANO 9.60 5.40 3.60
7 PORTANDO 20.80 9.40
8 OIL CAN KNIGHT 5.00

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (2-10)  $44.60
$1 EXACTA (10-7)  $82.60
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (10-7-8-9)  $178.34
$1 TRIFECTA (10-7-8)  $462.20

Winner–Italiano B.c.4 by Twirling Candy out of Personal Sunset, by Belong to Me. Bred by Al Graziani (KY). Trainer: Vann Belvoir. Owner: Mike Sisk. Mutuel Pool $153,118 Daily Double Pool $14,989 Exacta Pool $94,812 Superfecta Pool $46,874 Trifecta Pool $53,688. Scratched–Midnight Special, Owning.

$1 Pick Three (4-2-10) paid $88.50. Pick Three Pool $29,096. $1 Pick Four (1-4-2-10) 4 correct paid $982.80. Pick Four Pool $48,626. 50-Cent Pick Five (6-1-4-2-10) 5 correct paid $2,545.80. Pick Five Pool $165,773.

ITALIANO stalked outside than angled in outside a rival for the turn, swung four wide into the stretch and rallied under left handed urging to the front in deep stretch to prove best. PORTANDO stalked between horses then outside a rival on the turn, came out into the stretch, bid between foes in deep stretch and gained the place. OIL CAN KNIGHT stalked outside then off the rail, came three wide into the stretch, also bid between horses in deep stretch and was edged for second. HARDCORE TROUBADOR dueled outside a rival, kicked clear a bit off the rail on the turn, continued clear past midstretch, drifted in late and weakened in the final stages. HEARTFULLOFSTARS saved ground off the pace, came out into the stretch and improved position. GREAT BLAKE stalked the pace inside, came out some in deep stretch and could not offer the necessary response. SARATOGA MORNING angled in and pressed the pace inside then stalked on the turn, came out into the stretch, drifted to the inside in the final furlong and weakened. CONQUEST COBRA settled off the pace outside a rival, came out into the stretch and did not rally.

SIXTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $45,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $40,000. Time 21.35 44.82 57.68 1:10.41


Pgm Horse Wt PP St ¼ ½ Str Fin Jockey $1

4 Donut Girl 122 4 7 7 6–1½ 5–1½ 1–1¾ Flores 4.20
5 Silken Spy 122 5 2 3–hd 5–½ 6–2 2–nk Hernandez 15.30
7 Miss Fia 120 7 6 5–4 3–2 1–1½ 3–hd Delgadillo 1.80
1 Tijori 120 1 3 2–hd 4–2 4–hd 4–3 Prat 2.70
3 Time for Ebby 122 3 5 6–1½ 7 7 5–11 Espinoza 20.10
6 Edna 115 6 1 4–hd 2–hd 2–hd 6–5 Velez 5.60
2 Love a Honeybadger 122 2 4 1–2 1–1½ 3–hd 7 Cedillo 7.90

4 DONUT GIRL 10.40 5.40 3.20
5 SILKEN SPY 14.20 5.20
7 MISS FIA 3.00

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (10-4)  $121.80
$1 EXACTA (4-5)  $29.60
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (4-5-7-1)  $85.55
$1 TRIFECTA (4-5-7)  $158.50

Winner–Donut Girl B.f.4 by Smiling Tiger out of Saturday’s Girl, by Any Given Saturday. Bred by Premier Thoroughbreds LLC, Alan Klein &Rusty Brown (CA). Trainer: Matthew Chew. Owner: Integrity Racing Stable, Little Baca Racing, LLC and Victor Racing. Mutuel Pool $138,978 Daily Double Pool $14,470 Exacta Pool $71,483 Superfecta Pool $32,872 Trifecta Pool $44,022. Scratched–none.

$1 Pick Three (2-10-4) paid $606.00. Pick Three Pool $44,403.

DONUT GIRL broke a bit slowly, settled off the rail then inside into and on the turn, came out into the stretch and again in upper stretch, rallied under left handed urging to gain the lead nearing the sixteenth pole and won clear. SILKEN SPY stalked between horses then off the rail on the turn, came three wide into the stretch, bid between horses past the eighth pole and edged rivals for the place. MISS FIA bobbled some at the start, stalked four wide then outside a rival on the turn, came three deep into the stretch, took the lead outside a rival, inched away nearing the furlong marker and held third. TIJORI saved ground stalking the pace, came out into the stretch, bid between horses in deep stretch and was edged for third. TIME FOR EBBY chased off the rail, came a bit wide into the stretch and lacked the needed rally. EDNA stalked between horses then a bit off the rail on the turn and into the stretch, was between foes past midstretch and weakened in the final furlong. LOVE A HONEYBADGER sped to the early lead, set the pace inside, fought back in upper stretch and also weakened in the final furlong.

SEVENTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $40,000. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Time 24.36 48.16 1:12.91 1:25.34 1:38.03


Pgm Horse Wt PP St ¼ ½ ¾ Str Fin Jockey $1

6 Paige Runner 122 4 5 4–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–½ Figueroa 13.50
4 Saving Sophie 122 3 6 5–½ 5–hd 4–2 3–½ 2–ns Van Dyke 1.10
8 Visual Magic 122 5 3 1–1 1–1 1–hd 1–hd 3–3 Franco 3.70
3 Vegas Palm 124 2 1 3–½ 4–2 3–hd 4–1½ 4–¾ Prat 3.40
9 Catch the Eye 122 6 4 2–½ 2–hd 5–½ 5–hd 5–3½ Gryder 5.70
2 Cover Version 124 1 2 6 6 6 6 6 Cedillo 12.10

6 PAIGE RUNNER 29.00 6.80 3.60
4 SAVING SOPHIE 2.80 2.20
8 VISUAL MAGIC 2.80

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (4-6)  $129.20
$1 EXACTA (6-4)  $35.30
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (6-4-8-3)  $45.79
$1 TRIFECTA (6-4-8)  $181.80

Winner–Paige Runner B.f.3 by Mucho Macho Man out of Trojenna, by Lawyer Ron. Bred by Double J H Stable, Inc. (KY). Trainer: Gary Mandella. Owner: Double JH Stable, Inc. and Roman, Jennifer Gayle. Mutuel Pool $101,849 Daily Double Pool $11,238 Exacta Pool $49,746 Superfecta Pool $32,994 Trifecta Pool $36,042. Scratched–Lily’s Storm, Prance, Sunriser, Unicorn.

$1 Pick Three (10-4-6) paid $786.80. Pick Three Pool $19,595.

PAIGE RUNNER stalked between horses then three deep on the backstretch and into the second turn, bid outside the pacesetter leaving that turn, took a short lead past the furlong pole under urging and held gamely between foes late. SAVING SOPHIE chased outside a rival then three deep on the second turn and four wide into the stretch, bid three wide past the eighth pole and continued willingly to just miss. VISUAL MAGIC had speed three deep then angled in and set the pace just off the rail then inside, fought back leaving the second turn and through a long drive and continued gamely to the end. VEGAS PALM stalked inside, came out leaving the second turn and three wide into the stretch and lacked the necessary response. CATCH THE EYE stalked three deep then between foes on the backstretch, fell back some on the second turn and could not summon the necessary late kick. COVER VERSION bobbled at the start, saved ground stalking the pace, came out on the second turn and four wide into the stretch and did not rally.

EIGHTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $15,000. Maiden Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $20,000. Time 22.19 45.52 57.54 1:04.18


Pgm Horse Wt PP St ¼ 3/8 Str Fin Jockey $1

1 Harliss 119 1 2 1–hd 1–hd 1–2 1–5 Velez 0.60
6 Acclamation King 112 4 1 2–1 2–2½ 2–2½ 2–1¼ Mussad 61.70
7 U S Hero 117 5 4 4–hd 4–1½ 3–½ 3–1 Diaz, Jr. 4.30
8 Wild Cat Canyon 122 6 5 3–1½ 3–1½ 4–4 4–1½ Rojas Fernandez 4.60
2 Ziyanair 124 2 9 9 9 6–hd 5–1¼ Figueroa 13.20
9 Son of a Queen 122 7 6 5–hd 5–1 5–1 6–¾ Hernandez 41.40
4 Artcrilic 122 3 3 8–4 8–2 7–1½ 7–2 Orduna-Rojas 71.90
11 Bob Again 122 9 7 6–1½ 6–1 8–1 8–2 Payeras 17.00
10 L’Engineer 122 8 8 7–1 7–1½ 9 9 Espinoza 18.30

1 HARLISS 3.20 2.80 2.40
6 ACCLAMATION KING 21.80 8.00
7 U S HERO 3.00

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (6-1)  $56.60
$1 EXACTA (1-6)  $37.60
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (1-6-7-8)  $114.74
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (1-6-7-8-2)   Carryover $5,570
$1 TRIFECTA (1-6-7)  $287.90

Winner–Harliss Ch.g.5 by Midshipman out of Princesa Marin, by Ocean Terrace. Bred by Mike Freeny (KY). Trainer: Val Brinkerhoff. Owner: Freeny, Patricia and Grayson, Jr., Bob. Mutuel Pool $113,194 Daily Double Pool $33,562 Exacta Pool $81,228 Superfecta Pool $56,939 Super High Five Pool $7,302 Trifecta Pool $55,954. Scratched–Ridgeway, Street Machine, Suezaaana.

$1 Pick Three (4-6-1) paid $185.00. Pick Three Pool $46,559. $1 Pick Four (10-4-6-1/3/5/12) 4 correct paid $1,958.20. Pick Four Pool $208,557. $2 Pick Six (4-2-10-4-6-1/3/5/12) 5 out of 6 paid $2,551.20. Pick Six Pool $22,286. Pick Six Carryover $11,906.

HARLISS had good early speed and dueled inside, kicked clear under urging past midstretch and proved best. ACCLAMATION KING dueled outside the winner, fought back in the stretch then could not match strides in the final furlong but held second while drifting in late. U S HERO chased off the rail then inside on the turn, came out into the stretch and bested the others. WILD CAT CANYON stalked off the rail, drifted four wide into the stretch and lacked a rally. ZIYANAIR broke a bit slowly, settled inside then just off the rail, came out into the stretch and improved position. SON OF A QUEEN chased off the inside, came three wide into the stretch and did not rally. ARTCRILIC chased just off the rail then inside, continued along the fence on the turn and in the stretch and lacked a response. BOB AGAIN stalked outside, came four wide into the stretch and weakened. L’ENGINEER settled outside then off the rail, came five wide into the stretch and lacked a further response.

Los Alamitos Race Course Entries for Saturday, December 7.

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos, California. 2nd day of a 8-day meet.

FIRST RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $12,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $6,250.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Mi Bouchon Christian Aragon 124 Angela Maria Aquino 20-1 6,250
2 Harrovian Eswan Flores 124 John E. Cortez 10-1 6,250
3 Rmanie’s Grey Suit Jorge Velez 119 Samuel Nichols 4-1 6,250
4 Bully for Eric Geovanni Franco 122 Reed Saldana 5-2 6,250
5 Towards the Light Edgar Payeras 124 Kelly Castaneda 5-1 6,250
6 Puriano Tiago Pereira 124 George Papaprodromou 3-1 6,250
7 Dutt Bart Anthony Locke 124 Gail E. Ruffu 30-1 6,250
8 Seattle Encounter Francisco Orduna-Rojas 124 Sergio Morfin 4-1 6,250

SECOND RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $15,000. Maiden Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $20,000-$18,000.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Fort Dodge Assael Espinoza 122 Martin Valenzuela, III 3-1 20,000
2 Sharpshootingeorge J.C. Diaz, Jr. 115 Jesus Mendoza 8-1 18,000
3 Merwin’s Magic Mauro Donoe 112 Neil A. Koch 20-1 20,000
4 Spectator’s Dream Edgar Payeras 120 Jesus Mendoza 4-1 18,000
5 Ultimate Shilo Francisco Orduna-Rojas 122 Kelly Castaneda 12-1 20,000
6 Western Flyer Eswan Flores 122 Sam J. Scolamieri 4-1 20,000
7 Derby Storm Heriberto Figueroa 122 Ruben Gomez 7-2 20,000
8 Malibu Magic Jorge Velez 119 Martin Valenzuela, III 5-1 20,000

THIRD RACE.

1 1/16 Mile. Purse: $25,000. Starter Allowance. 3 year olds and up.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Meistermind Assael Espinoza 124 Mark Glatt 9-5
2 Street to Indy Tyler Baze 124 Thomas Ray Bell, II 7-2
3 Bitter Ring Home Heriberto Figueroa 124 Cesar DeAlba 15-1
4 Arch Anthem Abel Cedillo 124 Richard Baltas 5-2
5 Hootie J.C. Diaz, Jr. 119 Michael W. McCarthy 3-1
7 Blue Dancer Francisco Arrieta 124 Kerri Raven 10-1

FOURTH RACE.

1 1/16 Mile. Purse: $200,000. ‘Los Alamitos Futurity’. Stakes. 2 year olds.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Anneau d’Or Juan Hernandez 120 Blaine D. Wright 9-5
2 Wrecking Crew Abel Cedillo 120 Peter Miller 7-2
3 Thousand Words Flavien Prat 120 Bob Baffert 8-5
4 High Velocity Drayden Van Dyke 120 Bob Baffert 5-2

FIFTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $45,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $40,000.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Owning Tiago Pereira 120 Javier Jose Sierra 15-1 40,000
2 League of Shadows Francisco Arrieta 124 Kerri Raven 5-1
3 Torosay Abel Cedillo 122 Doug F. O’Neill 3-1
4 Rogallo Jorge Velez 115 John W. Sadler 7-2
5 Make It a Triple Vinnie Bednar 122 Keith E. Craigmyle 6-1
6 Rick’s Dream Efrain Hernandez 122 Reed Saldana 5-1
7 Speed Pass J.C. Diaz, Jr. 115 Bob Baffert 5-2

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $45,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $50,000.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Mongolian Empire Assael Espinoza 121 Enebish Ganbat 8-1
2 Smoovie Tyler Baze 121 Steven Miyadi 4-1 50,000
3 Message Drayden Van Dyke 119 Bob Baffert 9-5
4 Mulhima Abel Cedillo 119 Anna Meah 12-1
5 Amatara Flavien Prat 122 Richard Baltas 8-5
6 Ms Peintour Brice Blanc 121 Brian J. Koriner 5-1 50,000

SEVENTH RACE.

1 1/16 Mile. Purse: $300,000. ‘The Starlet’. Stakes. Fillies. 2 year olds.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Roadrunner’s Honor Geovanni Franco 120 Doug F. O’Neill 15-1
2 Bast Drayden Van Dyke 120 Bob Baffert 7-5
3 Donna Veloce Flavien Prat 120 Simon Callaghan 4-5
4 Gingham Abel Cedillo 120 Bob Baffert 6-1
5 K P Dreamin Ruben Fuentes 120 Jeff Mullins 12-1

EIGHTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $40,000. Maiden Special Weight. 2 year olds.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 War Path J.C. Diaz, Jr. 117 Bob Baffert 6-1
2 Absolute Unit Flavien Prat 122 Peter Eurton 5-2
3 Hallowed Gift Tyler Baze 122 John W. Sadler 10-1
4 Phast Pharoah Assael Espinoza 122 Jeff Bonde 4-1
5 Opus Equus Donnie Meche 122 J. Keith Desormeaux 20-1
6 Ra’ad Drayden Van Dyke 122 Bob Baffert 9-5
7 My Sunshine Geovanni Franco 122 Patrick Gallagher 20-1
8 Moonlight Beach Abel Cedillo 122 Doug F. O’Neill 6-1

NINTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $21,000. Maiden Claiming. 2 year olds. Claiming Prices $50,000-$40,000. State bred.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Papa Tony Tiago Pereira 122 George Papaprodromou 7-2 50,000
2 Beyond Precher Eswan Flores 118 Jorge Periban 8-1 40,000
3 Tenga’s Gold Mario Gutierrez 122 Edward R. Freeman 20-1 50,000
4 Ridge Route Joseph Talamo 122 Tim Yakteen 12-1 50,000
5 Radio Tim Ramon Guce 122 Gary Sherlock 20-1 50,000
6 Champs Success Assael Espinoza 122 Jeff Bonde 9-2 50,000
7 Zees Empire Edgar Payeras 122 Mike Harrington 30-1 50,000
8 Startling Abel Cedillo 122 Doug F. O’Neill 9-2 50,000
9 Baltimore Beecho Tyler Baze 118 Jorge Periban 5-2 40,000
10 Tiger the Man Brice Blanc 122 Brian J. Koriner 6-1 50,000
Also Eligible
11 He’s a Hit Jorge Velez 117 Jonathan Wong 3-1 50,000

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news.

LAKERS

The Lakers continued their stampede through the Northwest Division with a 136-111 win in Portland. They finished 3-0 on their trip with wins over the Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz and the Trail Blazers, and have won 11 consecutive road games.

Only two seasons in Lakers history have had longer road winning streaks — the 1972-73 season when the Lakers won 12 consecutive road games, and the 1971-72 season, when the Lakers won 16 road games in a row.

Anthony Davis and LeBron James left the game with a little more than three minutes remaining, with Davis having scored 39 points — all in the first three quarters — and James having scored 31.

Portland entered the game having won four of five, but dropped to 9-14, while the Lakers improved to 20-3, the best in the Western Conference.

The Lakers’ defense was solid, but it was their offense that buried the Trail Blazers. They made 61.9% of their shots in the first half, and nine of 13 three-pointers. That helped create a 15-point cushion at halftime.

The Lakers return home to play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday before leaving town again for a five-game trip that begins Wednesday.

CLIPPERS

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their 14th straight victory, a 119-91 rout of the Clippers.

Antetokounmpo, on his 25th birthday, made 11 of 20 shots and recorded his 21st double-double of the season.

“I was 25 once, but I wasn’t that good,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said after joking that he wanted to see Antetokounmpo’s birth certificate.

Antetokounmpo left the game with Milwaukee ahead by 36 with 8:56 to play. The Bucks (20-3) led by as many as 41 and extended their longest winning streak since winning 16 consecutive games over two seasons in 1973.

Rivers pulled all of his starters out of the game with the Bucks leading 101-67 with 9:25 remaining in the fourth quarter. The group exited to the chant of “Overrated! Overrated!” from the Milwaukee crowd.

Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and Paul George added 13 for the Clippers (16-7).

KINGS

Friday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers – a 2-1 loss – kicked off a brutal upcoming and potentially season-defining schedule for coach Todd McLellan and company.

It was the first of a 32-game stretch in which the team will play 21 times from home. After this weekend’s back-to-back in Edmonton and Calgary, there is a six-game Eastern Conference trip later this month, a back-to-back in San Jose and Vancouver after Christmas, and a five-game swing through the Southeast before January’s All-Star break, and a four-game trek to the Northeast Corridor weeks later.

A four-game home stand around New Year’s represents the Kings’ only consecutive home games from now until late February. And if they can’t keep from repeating the type of away performance they produced Friday, which dropped the already last-place squad to a league-worst 2-11-1 mark away from Staples Center (where they are 9-6-1), they could find themselves miles adrift in the standings long before then.

“It’s been all over the map,” McLellan said of the Kings’ road struggles. “Earlier in the season, we would start well and then we would give things up late. The last four or five games, we take a bunch of punches, we fall to the mat, then we pick ourselves up and start swinging ourselves.

“Once we fall behind, we’re a hard team to play against. But the starts haven’t been real good.”

DUCKS

Jakub Vrana scored the go-ahead goal less than two minutes into the third period and the Washington Capitals beat the Ducks 3-2.

Travis Boyd and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington. Braden Holtby had 24 saves.

Ryan Getzlaf and Adam Henrique scored for Anaheim. Ryan Miller had 33 saves.

The game comes two weeks after the Capitals’ Garnet Hathaway was given a three-game suspension for spitting on the Ducks’ Erik Gudbranson after the players paired off late in Washington’s 5-2 home victory.

Gudbranson and Hathaway squared off twice Friday, with the first confrontation in the second period stopped immediately by referees. They matched up again with 16:54 remaining in the game, with Gudbranson dragging Hathaway to the ice before referees intervened.

USC BASKETBALL

Nick Rakocevic had a tipin in the final second, and USC beat Texas Christian 80-78 after the Horned Frogs came back from an 18-point deficit to tie the score.

Rakocevic, who had 12 points and 11 rebounds, got the game-winning points with 0.2 seconds left on the clock after a miss by Ethan Anderson. TCU got a timeout but then had an inbound infraction and never had a chance to get off a desperation shot.

TCU (6-2) tied the score at 78 on Kevin Samuel’s strong inside move while being fouled with eight seconds remaining. But Samuel missed the go-ahead free throw and Rakocevic grabbed the rebound.

Jonah Mathews had 20 points with four three-pointers for USC (8-2). Onyeka Okongwu added 13 points, and Anderson had 10 points with eight assists.

USC is back home Dec. 15 against Long Beach State. The Trojans then play LSU at Staples Center before a Dec. 29 visit from Florida Gulf Coast, which is coach Andy Enfield’s former team.

UCLA SOCCER

Stanford got a hat trick from sophomore Sophia Smith and outshot UCLA 25-8 to win its way back to the NCAA women’s soccer final with a 4-1 victory over the Bruins. Stanford will play North Carolina, a 2-1 winner over Washington State in Friday’s first semifinal.

“They’re quality players. You’ve got to show up every game,” said senior Kaiya McCullough, who will leave UCLA having never beaten Stanford. “And obviously we didn’t.”

USC FOOTBALL

After making the decision to retain its head football coach, USC has made a move to hold onto offensive coordinator Graham Harrell, whose successful debut with the Trojans has made him one of the most coveted coaches.

USC offered Harrell a new contract on Friday, according to a person familiar with the situation. It’s up to Harrell to decide if he’d like to continue coaching at USC, where he required just one season to transform a moribund offense into one of the nation’s most explosive attacks.

The offer, which is believed to include a sizable raise, comes soon after Harrell, a Texas native, interviewed for the same job at Texas.

PAC-12 FOOTBALL

CJ Verdell ran for 208 yards and broke open the game with two long touchdown runs in the fourth quarter, and No. 13 Oregon spoiled No. 5 Utah’s playoff hopes with a 37-15 victory in the Pac-12 championship game.

The Utes (11-2, No. 5 CFP) came into the game hoping to make a case for one of the four playoff spots with a conference title but instead got overmatched by Oregon (11-2, No. 13 CFP) and lost their second straight Pac-12 championship game.

They fell into a 20-0 hole in the first half and then gave up a 70-yard touchdown run to Verdell after cutting the deficit to 23-15, paving the way for the winner of the Big 12 title game between Oklahoma and Baylor to get into the playoff as long as No. 1 LSU beats No. 4 Georgia for the SEC championship.

RAMS

On Oct. 3 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, with his team trailing by a point, Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein lined up for a 44-yard field-goal attempt with 15 seconds left.

Zuerlein was no stranger to game-winning kicks: His 57-yard field goal in overtime in last season’s NFC championship game sent the Rams to the Super Bowl.

But this time — after making all three of his attempts earlier in the game — Zuerlein missed wide right. The Rams lost, 30-29, and suffered the second defeat in what would become a three-game losing streak.

On Sunday, the Rams play the Seahawks at the Coliseum, and Zuerlein is expected to once again play a key role in a series that as of late has not been decided until the final possession.

“If it gets brought up and you’re talking about it, obviously you think about it,” Zuerlein said of the October miss. “Otherwise, you just move on and you make your next kick.”

TENNIS

Former No. 1 and 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki will retire from professional tennis after competing in Melbourne next year.

The 29-year-old from Denmark wrote in an Instagram post on Friday that she wants to start a family with her husband, former NBA player David Lee, and work to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis.

Wozniacki said her decision to stop playing “has nothing to do with my health.” She announced in October 2018 that she has rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition that can cause pain and swelling in the wrist and other joints.

“I’ve always told myself, when the time comes, that there are things away from tennis that I want to do more, then it’s time to be done,“ Wozniacki wrote. “In recent months, I’ve realized that there is a lot more in life that I’d like to accomplish off the court.“

YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS MOMENT

What is your all-time favorite local sports moment? Email me at [email protected] and tell me what it is and why, and it could appear in a future Sports newsletter.

This moment comes from Mark Powell:

On a Saturday afternoon in early December 1948, while serving in the U.S. Air Force at Fairbanks, Alaska, I tuned the radio (sorry — no TV then) to the USC-Notre Dame football game being held in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Notre Dame was unbeaten and untied and tended to dominate college football in the early years post WWII and, as expected, was favored over a good but not great USC team.

Surprisingly, the score was 7-7 until the final minutes of the fourth quarter when USC scored a touchdown for a 14-7 lead. Bedlam ensued. The radio announcer placed his microphone outside facing the crowd and the roar of 100,000+ people was absolutely deafening and continued for at least five minutes.

This happened 71 years ago and in all of my 91 years I have never before and have not since experienced a vocal expression of that magnitude.

By the way, with all its talent, Notre Dame scored again in the final minute and the game ended in a 14-14 tie.

TODAY’S LOCAL MAJOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

All times Pacific

Kings at Calgary, 7 p.m., FSW

BORN ON THIS DATE

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1908: Tennis player John Doeg (d. 1978)

1923: Swimmer Alan Ford (d. 2008)

1942: Former Angel Alex Johnson (d. 2015)

1947: Baseball player Johnny Bench

1956: Basketball player Larry Bird

1964: Hockey player Peter Laviolette

1964: Gymnast Vladimir Artemov

1967: Baseball player Tino Martinez

1968: Luger Cammy Myler

1968: Rower Melissa Iverson

1968: Football player Ricky Ervins

1973: Football player Terrell Owens

1974: Swimmer Annette Salmeen

1976: Football player Alan Faneca

1977: Boxer Fernando Vargas

1977: Golfer Luke Donald

1988: Swimmer Nathan Adrian

DIED ON THIS DATE

1969: Baseball player Lefty O’Doul, 71

1984: Race car driver Lee Roy Yarbrough, 46

1994: Hockey player J.C. Tremblay, 55

2005: Football player/coach Bud Carson, 75

AND FINALLY

Larry Bird wins the All-Star game three-point contest with his warmup jacket on. Watch it here.

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Early in the fourth quarter, the Milwaukee Bucks’ fans gave the Clippers a standing ovation.

With his team down 34 points, Clippers coach Doc Rivers had seen everything he needed to and decided to end the night for Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Lou Williams, Patrick Beverley and Montrezl Harrell. And as the five walked toward the bench, the Bucks’ crowd wanted to say “thanks.”

As Rivers pulled the plug on a game his team would go on to lose 119-91, everyone stood and cheered.

“I wanted to pull it earlier. Honestly, I really did,” Rivers said afterward. “We weren’t gonna win the game tonight. There was no comeback in us. You could see that. They’re the better team right now, and we have a lot of work to do. But we kinda know that too.”

More than anything, that’s what was clearest Friday night in Milwaukee — the Bucks are a team that knows what it does best and, most importantly, how to do it. The Clippers? They’re still a team that’s trying to find all that out.

“You see it — a team that knows each other and [a team] that is learning to learn each other,” Clippers forward Paul George said.

A lot of nights, even when the Clippers are only now “learning to learn” one another, it doesn’t matter. They’re good enough to score, tough enough to defend, deep enough to win. But cast against the Bucks, the Clippers were exposed as a team that doesn’t even know how to run the right plays.

“We’re just a work in progress. We just got to keep our heads high and know better days our coming,” forward Kawhi Leonard said. “This team is just really kind of put together this year. We’ve got to figure it out. Some of us don’t know the plays coming down, and it’s hard to get in our sets.”

They’ve survived that handicap in their 16 wins this season, scoring as many as 140 points three times already. But the Clippers are still trying to figure out how to best use George and Leonard together.

“We have not maximized them offensively yet. I’ve been saying it every game, and nobody wants to hear it. We keep looking at our offensive numbers, and I‘ve been saying it — it’s fool’s gold,” Rivers said. “We’re not ready offensively yet. And our numbers say different. But this is where, analytically, I’m right. I can see it. I said it.

“What did we have, 140 the other night? I said, ‘Guys, we’re not a good offensive team yet.’ People look at me like I’m nuts. I think tonight is a great example of that.”

The numbers say the Clippers are the seventh-best offensive team in the NBA. Their coach says they’re not close to what they could be.

“Yeah, that’s just talent getting us over. Talent is getting us through a lot of these games,” Williams said. “And what we are going to need to be successful at a high level is going to have to be chemistry. It is going to have to be everybody is going to know where everybody is on the floor and know all the positions. And that stuff comes over time.”

It, as much as anything, cost the Clippers on Friday.

Before Rivers was thinking about calling it a night, even when his team was struggling, the Clippers had a chance. George drove the ball into the paint and saw Beverley’s defender help. He quickly fired a pass to the corner, where Beverley would be open for a three — except Beverley went the other way.

The ball flew into the stands — one of the Clippers’ 21 turnovers — and the Bucks answered with a three-pointer to push the lead back to 10.

“We are not close to it at all,” George said. “That’s a big indication right there that we are not in sync. We are thinking differently offensively, and that’s what we are going to have to get better with.”

And against a team like Milwaukee, a team with so much obvious continuity and identity, the Clippers’ issues were as clear as ever.


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Three members of the Los Angeles City Council called Friday for full taxpayer financing of city election campaigns, resurrecting an idea that was proposed at City Hall nearly three years ago but went nowhere.

Councilmen Mike Bonin, Paul Koretz and David Ryu said they want the city’s policy analysts to determine how much a “clean money” system would cost and where the money would come from.

Under the proposal, candidates for 18 city offices would receive taxpayer funding for their campaigns as long as they collect a significant number of low-dollar donations from their constituents, refuse to collect “special interest” contributions and decline to spend a significant amount of their own funds.

The proposal was revived two days after the council voted to prohibit real estate developers who have projects pending before City Hall from giving to the campaigns of city candidates. Those limits will not apply to candidates in either the 2020 campaign or the 2022 primary election.

Council members overwhelmingly rejected a proposal from Ryu to have the rules enforced throughout the 2022 campaign, when as many as seven council members — including Bonin — could be up for reelection. Critics had argued that the later implementation date would allow incumbent council members to preserve a key advantage over their challengers: fundraising from real estate interests.

Wednesday’s debate over new campaign finance rules featured unusually sharp remarks from council members, including a warning from Bonin that the council needed to stop approving “piecemeal crap.” In a message to his constituents on Friday, Bonin announced he would push once again for full public financing.

“The influence of money in our political system casts a long, heavy shadow over our democracy,” he said.

Ryu welcomed Bonin’s proposal, saying taxpayer financing of election campaigns would let candidates spend more time talking to voters.

“It will give the candidates the ability to not have to go after the almighty dollar, but instead focus on the issues and the priorities of the community,” he said.

Los Angeles already provides some taxpayer money to campaigns through its “matching funds” program, which aims to help level the playing field for eligible candidates by bolstering their private donations with public funding.

Full public financing of campaigns has been floated repeatedly in Los Angeles. Councilman Bill Rosendahl put forward the idea in 2005, without success. Bonin, who worked for Rosendahl and replaced him on the council, brought the idea back in 2017, saying such a system should be put before the voters.

The council never took up the proposal and it quietly died in January.

One activist said he would be open to another public discussion of full public financing. But he said he fears the proposal will be used to change the narrative at City Hall, allowing council members to downplay the fact that they recently killed or tabled other serious reforms.

“If this is the the kind of thing that’s going to languish … then it’s not worth the time of Ethics Commission staff or the advocates to work on it,” said Rob Quan, an organizer with the group Unrig L.A., which is focused on reducing the influence of special-interest money in local elections.

Although council members unanimously backed the new developer donation limits, they shelved or failed to act on several other proposals, including a measure to bar elected officials from raising money for their favorite charities from donors with business before City Hall.

Elected officials are currently required under state law to report any donation of $5,000 or more that they raise for nonprofits or foundations.

Council members also have not acted on a major proposal backed by the Ethics Commission: prohibiting donations from corporations and other groups. Backers of the plan argue it would prevent donors from giving through limited liability companies and other entities that can make it difficult to determine who is behind a contribution.

Ryu, in an interview, said he believes this year’s debate over developer donations paved the way for council members to revive the idea of full public financing.

When the “clean money” proposal was introduced last time, “it didn’t have even a spark of a discussion,” Ryu said.

Jay Handal, who serves on the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates, said he fears a full public financing system would end up pushing more money into “independent expenditure” committees, which can raise and spend unlimited amounts to back their chosen candidates.

“If I’m a big donor, I’m going to go to a PAC and give them as much money as I want and it’s just going to make it worse,” he said.

David Hersch, deputy chief of staff for Koretz, said his boss also wants to look into new restrictions on independent expenditure committees to address that very issue.

Campaign finance experts have said repeatedly that the city cannot legally regulate donations to such groups.


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Earthquake: 3.2 quake shakes near Fortuna, Calif.

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A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon at 5:49 p.m. Pacific time 24 miles from Fortuna, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake occurred 36 miles from Arcata, 37 miles from Eureka, 46 miles from McKinleyville and 76 miles from Redding.

In the past 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three year data sample.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.2 miles. Did you feel this earthquake? Consider reporting what you felt to the USGS.

Even if you didn’t feel this small earthquake, you never know when the Big One is going to strike. Ready yourself by following our five-step earthquake preparedness guide and building your own emergency kit.

This story was automatically generated by Quakebot, a computer application that monitors the latest earthquakes detected by the USGS. A Times editor reviewed the post before it was published. If you’re interested in learning more about the system, visit our list of frequently asked questions.


A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Friday evening at 8:27 p.m. Pacific time 20 miles from Fortuna, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake occurred 32 miles from Eureka, 37 miles from Arcata, 44 miles from McKinleyville and 96 miles from Ukiah.

In the past 10 days, there have been two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three year data sample.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.8 miles. Did you feel this earthquake? Consider reporting what you felt to the USGS.

Even if you didn’t feel this small earthquake, you never know when the Big One is going to strike. Ready yourself by following our five-step earthquake preparedness guide and building your own emergency kit.

This story was automatically generated by Quakebot, a computer application that monitors the latest earthquakes detected by the USGS. A Times editor reviewed the post before it was published. If you’re interested in learning more about the system, visit our list of frequently asked questions.

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Kamala Harris drops out. The sudden departure of California’s junior senator from the 2020 presidential race Tuesday led to a scramble as other Democratic candidates immediately moved to bolster support for their own campaigns in the state.

PG&E’s wildfires settlement. The utility, facing an uncertain future, announced a $13.5-billion settlement Friday covering some of the state’s worst fires, including the 2017 wine country blazes and the fire that nearly destroyed the town of Paradise last year.

UC medical professors’ income. A ProPublica review of almost 90 UC system health faculty members who had among the highest outside incomes at four medical schools found that about two-thirds did not report all of the money, as required.

California’s growing economy. California’s economic growth will slow next year, but even with fears of a recession, it is likely to outshine that of the nation overall, according to a new UCLA Anderson School forecast.

Toothbrushes, medicine and love letters. Items seized from migrants and asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border were saved and photographed by a janitor at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Arizona. Tom Kiefer’s photos are now on display as part of an exhibition, “El Sueño Americano / The American Dream,” at the Skirball Cultural Center.

Pistachio giant vs. Fresno County. A feud between two major players in California’s $2.6-billion pistachio business is embroiling the county of Fresno, which is now the target of a lawsuit brought by one of the firms, Wonderful Co.

Clay Helton stays. After months of rampant speculation on the future of USC’s football program, university leaders announced Clay Helton — whose uneven tenure as head coach saw the Trojans reach the Rose Bowl in 2016 and win the Pac-12 Conference title in 2017 before stumbling the last two seasons — will remain their coach for the foreseeable future.

A school shooting’s aftermath. Shortened classes. Beefed-up law enforcement. Mental health counselors and therapy dogs. For Saugus High School students returning to the Santa Clarita campus this Monday after the Nov. 14 school shooting that left three dead and three wounded, normal may be on the way, but not anytime soon.

Storms bring record wave. The Thanksgiving week “bomb cyclone” storm that drenched California not only set a record for the lowest pressure recorded in the state but also generated a 75-foot wave off Cape Mendocino. Here’s an explainer.

SoCal’s first luxury LGBTQ retirement community. Long a popular retirement haven for gay men, Palm Springs will soon welcome what’s perhaps the ultimate golden-age ticket: a luxury condominium community designed for active LGBTQ seniors.

The 50 best songs about L.A. How does the world hear contemporary Los Angeles? From Ice Cube to Lana Del Rey, from Slauson to Silver Lake, here’s a panoramic playlist for our city.

This week’s most popular stories in Essential California

1. These L.A. homes come with a $1-million property tax bill. Los Angeles Times

2. Explore the garage doors of San Francisco. SF Gate

3. The best hidden gem restaurant in every Bay Area city. SF Gate

4. Indicted USC administrator’s side business spotlights the university’s oversight. USC Annenberg Media

5. A troubled ex-USC football star died at 31. His family hoped that studying his brain for CTE would help others. Los Angeles Times

ICYMI, here are this week’s great reads

She was hanged in California 168 years ago — for murder or for being Mexican? Los Angeles Times

“Chaos at the top of the world.” It was one of the most arresting viral photos of the year: a horde of climbers clogged atop Mt. Everest. But it only begins to capture the deadly realities of what transpired that day at 29,000 feet. GQ

A con man’s wild testimony sent dozens to jail, and four to death row. Why did prosecutors rely on him as an informant? New York Times / ProPublica

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.)


Joycelyn Savage, one of singer R. Kelly’s two girlfriends, says she was impersonated on a paid-subscription blog and on Instagram and still supports the embattled R&B star, who is facing sex-crime charges in four jurisdictions.

“It’s just really, really, really sad that someone would pretend to be me, and put it out in the world and say that I’m a victim, that I am brainwashed. OK, I’m a sex slave — Lord have mercy, it doesn’t get worse than that — and that I have Stockholm syndrome,” Savage said in a video posted Wednesday on TMZ. “That is just really sad.”

On Nov. 22 and 23, two new posts went up on a years-old, unverified Instagram account that had nearly 90,000 followers and Savage’s name on it. They pointed followers to a Patreon blog, which requires users to pay to access content, that was also written under her name. In the three posts that went up on Patreon, the author detailed a sexually abusive relationship with Kelly.

However, on Nov. 26, after Patreon could not positively identify Savage as the author, the blog was taken down. Supporters’ money was refunded.

“I am truly tired of all the lies that they are saying about the man we love so much, and our best friend, R. Kelly. It is said that I have left him, and that he has abused me, and all kinds of nonsense,” Savage said during a portion of the video where she was reading from her phone. “I have said before, none of it is true.”

Gerald Griggs, attorney for the Savage family, spoke to TMZ on their behalf.

“We deeply desired to hear her story and in her own voice outside of the presence of Robert Sylvester Kelly or anyone associated with him,” he said. “For nearly three years, Joycelyn Savage has not been able to speak outside of a controlled environment created by Mr. Kelly. Her video today was not any different.”

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