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What are the chances that one of the three remaining original Beach Boys would be a player in the current real estate market and the former home of another would be up for grabs? This week’s collection also includes properties associated with a best-selling novelist, a boxing champion and a king (of sorts).

Our Home of the Week is a party-ready contemporary in Bel-Air. Open-concept spaces dominate the 11,000 square feet of living space, which is topped by a roof deck. The mansion is priced at $32.5 million.

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Talk about some good vibrations. A Santa Barbara estate once owned by the Beach Boys’ Mike Love is for sale at $14.95 million.

The gated, oceanfront compound covers 2.5 acres, including a bluff with unobstructed views of the Channel Islands. Made up of five cottages, guest quarters and a music studio, the more than 10,500 square feet of living space contains 15 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.

The largest house (aptly named Love Cottage) has more than 3,000 square feet, including loft space. Beamed ceilings, fireplaces and skylights are among interior features. An observation deck with a spa sits on the bluff overlooking the surf.

Love, 78, is a singer, songwriter and co-founder of the rock band, which formed in 1961 and is credited with creating the “California Sound.” His early lyrics focused on surfing, cars and girls. Among the group’s hit songs were “I Get Around,” “Fun, Fun, Fun” and “Good Vibrations.”

Goodbye, lake chalet

Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys sold his getaway on Lake Arrowhead for $2.85 million. He bought the house in 2012 for $2.1 million.

The chalet-inspired home, built in 2012, overlooks the water and includes a dock slip and a lakeside deck.

Some 4,500 square feet of living space contains a vaulted-ceiling great room, a formal dining room, a family/game room and five bedrooms.

Wilson, 77, wrote such Beach Boys hits as “Good Vibrations” and was inducted with the group into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. He has gone on to release 11 solo albums, including “No Pier Pressure” in 2015.

A new chapter in Bel-Air

The longtime Bel-Air home of the late romance novelist Judith Krantz is for sale as a pocket listing at $10.5 million.

The Italianate house, which dates to the 1930s, sits on a gated lot of more than half an acre surrounded by hedges and mature trees. The grounds have a swimming pool, a detached guesthouse and expanses of lawn.

The 6,657-square-foot residence features grand common areas such as a living room with a fireplace, a garden-view breakfast room and a two-story library. There are six bedrooms and six bathrooms.

Krantz, who died in June at 91, had owned the property since 1986. Her first two novels were the New York Times best sellers “Scruples” and “Princess Daisy.” Many of her books have been adapted as TV miniseries, including “Secrets” and “Torch Song.”

Boxer flattens his asking price

Boxer Andre Berto, a two-time welterweight world champion, has knocked down the price of his Beverly Hills home by a million dollars to $7.995 million. He first listed it for sale a year ago, public records show.

The 2016 contemporary is a boxy two-story with walls of glass that open to balconies and patios. White walls, 12-foot-high ceilings and wide-plank floors give a clean, modern appearance to the more than 4,900 square feet of living space. There’s an open-plan kitchen and dining area, a living room with a fireplace, a theater room, five bedrooms, six full bathrooms and a half-bath.

The third-acre lot is made up of lawn and a swimming pool with a spa.

Berto, 36, represented Haiti in the 2004 Olympics.

Elvis once graced this land

A Palm Springs property known as Elvis Presley’s honeymoon retreat has circled back on the market at $3.2 million — the same price as early this year.

To be sure, the king of rock ’n’ roll never owned the stucco and flagstone house, but leased it for a very special occasion. He and Priscilla Presley stayed there following their secret wedding in 1967.

If the A side association with the singer isn’t enough to find a fan, the Midcentury Modern has B side cred too. Once called the “House of Tomorrow” by Look magazine, the 4,695-square-foot home with rounded rooms was considered avant-garde when it was built in 1960.

Presley, who died in 1977 at age 42, had such hits as “Hound Dog,” “Suspicious Minds” and “Burning Love.”

Her favorite room

Film producer Suzanne Todd pays homage to her inspirations in the living room of her 4,480-square-foot Pacific Palisades home. Her family, books and the magical world of Disney are well represented in the functional space through photos, a game table and an often-gathered-around fireplace.

From the archives

Twenty years ago, rap mogul Sean “Puffy” Combs leased his Beverly Hills area home out for a year at $25,000 a month. The Grammy-winning rapper had bought the 8,300-square-foot house a year earlier, but never moved in.

Also 20 years ago, John Cusack of the movie “Being John Malkovich” bought a Malibu home for slightly more than $2 million. The four-bedroom, 3,300-square-feet house included a guest apartment with a private entrance.

Thirty years ago, jockey Chris McCarron was on the housing fast track, having sold a home in the Beverly Hills Post Office area and planning to build another nearby. The English-style house he sold was 7,500 square feet in size with five bedrooms and maid’s quarters.

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Architectural Digest served up a collection of seven homes for sale in the most secluded parts of the world. While we’d dispute that they are located in the “most” secluded spots, the houses really capture the imagination. Our personal favorite was the $4.9-million four-bedroom on tiny Potato Island in Branford, Conn. Yes, the buyer gets the whole one-acre island.

And while we were looky-looing… It’s pretty hard to get us to say “wow,” but these celebrity-owned yachts at Celebrity Homes had us uttering the word. Check out Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s old-fashioned super-yacht.


What is this sport called pickleball anyway?

December 7, 2019 | News | No Comments

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What is pickleball anyway? The sport, according to the USA Pickleball Assn., was invented near Seattle in the 1960s when the children of several families became bored with their usual summertime activities. Their dads adapted ping-pong paddles and came up with some simple rules.

The game took off and is now is played around the globe. What’s with that name? Supposedly it’s named after Pickles, one of the founding families’ dogs.

Pickleball is played on a badminton-sized court (20 feet by 44 feet, for singles and doubles) with the net set to a height of 34 inches at the center. It’s played with a perforated plastic ball like a Wiffle ball, and composite or wooden paddles about twice the size of ping-pong paddles.

It can be played indoors or outdoors and is easy for beginners to learn, but it can develop into a fast-paced, competitive game for experienced players. The game has developed a passionate following, especially among seniors, due to its friendly, social nature.

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New players can learn the basic rules quickly in a single session. No special apparel is needed, just something comfortable and appropriate for a court sport. Equipment is inexpensive and easily portable. The game can be played by all ages and is popular in school physical education programs and in adult living communities.

For more information, see usapa.org.


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It’s easy to forget that the first Christmas tree adornments were relatively simple. Celebrants in 16th century Germany, the birthplace of the decorated evergreen, relied on apples, baked goods, candles and tin ornaments.

Apparently, they were unable to track millennial influencers on Instagram or Etsy to tell them otherwise.

These simple, homespun ornaments are still around — but the baked goods and apples are often made of glass, the candles aren’t lighted (we hope), and the tin decorations are molded and painted to approximate anything from caviar containers to mermen.

Looking for something a little (or very) different this Christmas? You’re in luck: Your options include shiny red grenades, chain saws, body parts, and glass spheres painted with the words “well hung.”

Are you a unicorn aficionado? There are hundreds from which to choose, including a unicorn in lederhosen. And if you have yielded to the charms of “official” collections, you should know that the official 2019 White House Christmas ornament is a tiny brass replica of a helicopter, intended to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower’s official use of them as presidential transportation.

The Christmas industrial complex seems to have something for every sensibility (or peccadillo), which may account for the astronomical sums we spend on ornaments and lights every year. The U.S. Census — which surprisingly keeps track of such things — reports that last year, we imported $1.9 billion in Christmas ornaments and $500 million in lights from China.

We don’t buy them only for our homes. Ornaments, especially the secular kind, have become a passport to holiday parties (in the form of a hostess gift) and a popular choice for gift exchanges. Interior designer Deborah Rhein, who owns D.L. Rhein, a home design and gift store in Palms, stocks a range of baubles, ranging from a box of doughnuts to a glass replica of RBG (better known as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg).

“The concept is gift giving at the holidays,” she says. “And ornaments have become super inventive and creative.”

“Look,” she says, gleefully, pointing to a display of ornaments, many made of glass, in the store. “Here’s Gandhi. Here is Willie Nelson and Freddie Mercury.”

Rhein, who designed ornaments for several years, loves “the idea that there is something special here for everyone.” Like a LaCroix can. Or a bottle of vodka. Or a menorah.

“I love the idea of cross-cultural,” she adds. “It doesn’t leave anyone out.”

Today’s impossibly wide range of holiday decor allows for more than hostess gifts — it can fulfill the desires of people who can’t wait to read various trend reports that emanate from wholesale buyers, large department stores and social media influencers. (Depending on which report you read, big themes this year include modern stained glass, eco- friendly decorations, rose gold and iridescent color themes, balloon garlands and succulents arranged in the shape of a tree.)

In the meantime, fashionistas can hang a glass Anna Wintour ornament on their tree. Plant lovers can adorn an evergreen with tiny terrariums or enormous sunflowers. Sugar fiends can embrace their habit with candy canes, lollipops, gumdrops and macarons (glass and otherwise). Because ornaments aren’t just about being good to the ones you love; they’re also about being good to yourself.


Mexico City — 

The United States will not classify Mexican drug cartels as international terrorist organizations — at least for now.

President Trump tweeted Friday afternoon that he was holding off on the designation at the request of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, “a man who I like and respect, and has worked so well with us.”

The decision came a day after U.S. Atty. Gen. William Barr met in Mexico City with López Obrador.

After that meeting, the Mexican president said he was confident that Barr understood that the prospective designation — and the possible deployment of U.S. troops on Mexican soil — would be a breach of Mexican sovereignty.

“Our constitution establishes … that we cannot permit that foreign forces use our territory for military purposes,” López Obrador told reporters Friday morning.

In his Twitter message, Trump said that “all necessary work” had been completed to classify Mexican drug gangs as terrorist groups, but that both nations had instead agreed to “step up our joint efforts to deal decisively with these vicious and ever-growing organizations!”

It was not immediately clear whether Mexico had made any new promises. López Obrador has signaled his openness to enhancing binational security efforts.

When Trump first floated the idea of the terrorist designation in a radio interview with conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly, it caused a furor in Mexico.

Any U.S. interference in domestic affairs is a political red line in Mexico, where interventions in the 19th and 20th centuries are still viewed as humiliating episodes in the country’s history.

Following Trump’s announcement on Friday, the Mexican foreign secretary, Marcelo Ebrard, tweeted: “Cooperation won out and there will be good results.”

Tens of thousands of Mexicans have been killed in recent years in cartel-related violence, despite an enforcement strategy relying on the military. López Obrador, who took office a year ago, has largely rejected the militarized approach as counterproductive.

Despite his cordial relations with López Obrador, Trump is still deeply unpopular here for what many view as his Mexico-bashing rhetoric, including his signature border wall initiative and his public denigration of Mexican immigrants in the United States as criminals and rapists.

Special correspondent Cecilia Sánchez in Mexico City contributed to this report.


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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said in an interview that a man who gunned down nine worshipers at an African American church in her state in 2015 “hijacked” the ideals many connected to the Confederate battle flag.

Haley told conservative political commentator and Blaze TV host Glenn Beck that the flag had meant “service and sacrifice and heritage” to some. An interview excerpt on social media Friday drew criticism from many who said the flag represents treason and racial hatred.

As governor, following the murders at the church in Charleston, Haley openly backed removal of the flag that had flown over the South Carolina Statehouse.

In the Beck interview, Haley, a former United Nations ambassador for President Trump, praised the people who were murdered by Dylann Roof as “amazing people” who loved their church and community. Then she discussed Roof, an avowed white supremacist who had appeared in online photos with the flag.

“And here is this guy that comes out with this manifesto holding the Confederate flag, and had just hijacked everything that people thought of — and we don’t have hateful people in South Carolina. There’s always the small minority that’s always going to be there. But, people saw it as service and sacrifice and heritage. But once he did that, there was no way to overcome it,” Haley said.

Critics included state Sen. Marlon Kimpson. “I find these comments ignorant of history and the facts,” he said on Twitter.

Friday afternoon, Haley posted a tweet saying she stands by her 2015 call to remove the flag. She included a link to her 2015 remarks backing removal of the flag, saying it was revered by many in the state, while many consider it “a deeply offensive symbol of a brutally oppressive past.”


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TEHRAN — 

Iran and the U.S. conducted a prisoner exchange Saturday that saw a detained Princeton scholar released for an Iranian scientist held by America, marking a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions.

In a trade conducted in Zurich, Switzerland, Iranian officials handed over Chinese American graduate student Xiyue Wang, detained in Tehran since 2016, for scientist Massoud Soleimani, who had faced a federal trial in Georgia.

While the exchange represents a rare win for both countries, it comes as Iran still faces crushing American sanctions and the aftermath of nationwide protests that reportedly saw over 200 people killed. Meanwhile, Western detainees from the U.S. and elsewhere remain held by Tehran. They are likely to be used as bargaining chips for future negotiations amid Iran’s unraveling nuclear deal with world powers.

Wang’s release had been rumored over recent days, with one lawyer involved in his case tweeting out a Bible verse about an angel freeing the apostle Peter just hours before Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif broke the news in his own tweet.

“Glad that Professor Massoud Soleimani and Mr. Xiyue Wang will be joining their families shortly,” Zarif wrote. “Many thanks to all engaged, particularly the Swiss government.”

President Trump shortly after acknowledged Wang was free in a statement from the White House, saying the Princeton scholar would be “returning to the United States.”

“Mr. Wang had been held under the pretense of espionage since August 2016,” Trump said. “We thank our Swiss partners for their assistance in negotiating Mr. Wang’s release with Iran.”

The Swiss Embassy in Tehran looks out for America’s interests in the country as the U.S. Embassy there has been closed since the 1979 student takeover and 444-day hostage crisis.

Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, accompanied the Iranian scientist Soleimani to Switzerland to make the exchange and will return with Wang, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity as the information had yet to be released. Hook and Wang were en route to Landstuhl in Germany where Wang will be examined by doctors, the official said. Hook is expected to return to the U.S. from Germany alone, as Wang is expected to be evaluated for several days.

Although Hook was present for the swap, the official said Trump’s national security advisor Robert O’Brien played the lead role in the negotiations dating from his time as the special representative for hostage affairs at the State Department.

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency later reported that Soleimani was with Iranian officials in Switzerland. Soleimani was expected to return to Iran in the coming hours. Zarif later posted pictures of himself on Twitter with Soleimani in front of an Iranian government jet and later with the two talking on board.

Wang was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran for allegedly “infiltrating” the country and sending confidential material abroad. His family and Princeton University strongly denied the claims. Wang was arrested while conducting research on the Qajar dynasty that once ruled Iran for his doctorate in late 19th and early 20th century Eurasian history, according to Princeton.

Hua Qu, the wife of Xiyue Wang, released a statement saying “our family is complete once again.”

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“Our son, Shaofan, and I have waited three long years for this day and it’s hard to express in words how excited we are to be reunited with Xiyue,” she said. “We are thankful to everyone who helped make this happen.”

Princeton University spokesman Ben Chang said the school was aware of Wang’s release.

“We are working with the family and government officials to facilitate his return to the United States,” Chang said.

Iran’s Revolutionary Court tried Wang. That court typically handles espionage cases and others involving smuggling, blasphemy and attempts to overthrow its Islamic government. Westerners and Iranian dual nationals with ties to the West often find themselves tried and convicted in closed-door trials in these courts, only later to be used as bargaining chips in negotiations.

Soleimani — who works in stem cell research, hematology and regenerative medicine — was arrested by U.S. authorities on charges he had violated trade sanctions by trying to have biological material brought to Iran. He and his lawyers maintain his innocence, saying he seized on a former student’s plans to travel from the U.S. to Iran in September 2016 as a chance to get recombinant proteins used in his research for a fraction of the price he’d pay at home.

Tensions have been high between Iran and the U.S. since Trump unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers in May 2018. In the time since, the U.S. has imposed harsh sanctions on Iran’s economy. There also have been a series of attacks across the Mideast that the U.S. blames on Iran.

Zarif in September said in an interview with NPR that he had pushed for an exchange of Wang for Soleimani.

“I have offered to exchange them, because as foreign minister I cannot go to our court and simply tell them, ‘Release this man,’” Zarif said then. “I can go to the court and tell them, ‘I can exchange this man for an Iranian,’ and then … have a legal standing in the court.”

However, it remains unclear whether this exchange will have a wider effect on Iranian-U.S. relations. Iran has accused the U.S. without evidence of being behind the mid-November protests over gasoline prices. Meanwhile, the U.S. has said it seized Iranian missiles bound for Yemen, where Tehran backs rebel forces there that have been fighting a years-long war with Saudi Arabia. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out direct talks between the nations.

In June, Iran released Nizar Zakka, a U.S. permanent resident from Lebanon who advocated for internet freedom and has done work for the U.S. government. The U.S. deported Iranian Negar Ghodskani in September, who had been brought from Australia and later sentenced to time served for conspiracy to illegally export restricted technology from the U.S. to Iran.

Other Americans held in Iran include the octogenarian businessman Baquer Namazi who has been held for over two years and diagnosed with epilepsy.

Both Namazi and his son Siamak Namazi, also a dual national who has been held for over three years, are serving a 10-year sentence after they were convicted of collaborating with a hostile power.

An Iranian American art dealer Karan Vafadari and his Iranian wife, Afarin Neyssari, received 27-year and 16-year prison sentences, respectively. Also held is U.S. Navy veteran Michael White.

Former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished in Iran in 2007 while on an unauthorized CIA mission, remains missing as well. Iran says that Levinson is not in the country and that it has no further information about him, but his family holds Tehran responsible for his disappearance.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, while saying Wang would soon be able to go home to his family, acknowledged other Americans remain held by Iran.

“The United States will not rest until we bring every American detained in Iran and around the world back home to their loved ones,” Pompeo said in a statement.


Racing! Los Alamitos opens short meeting

December 7, 2019 | News | No Comments

Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome to our horse racing newsletter as we welcome back Michael Wrona to race calling in Southern California.

Los Alamitos is back and running Friday in a short seven-day thoroughbred meeting. This week is Friday through Sunday and next week is Thursday through Sunday. Weekday posts are 1 p.m. with 12:30 p.m. on the weekends.

Next year during this timeframe it will be a three-week meeting run under the auspices of the L.A. County Fair. It will be the first time in more than 70 years that this meeting will not be run in September.

Los Al was a casualty in the California Horse Racing Board’s attempt to reduce racing dates in California. It is going from eight weeks to five. Forgive me if you’ve heard this before, but it is in the financial interest of the state to have as much racing at the big tracks as it can. It just generates more money for everyone. And, that’s a good thing. So, intellectually you can understand why Los Al gets screwed.

But those of us with a memory will remember how Los Alamitos stepped up big after Hollywood Park closed. The local racing calendar was in tatters. Santa Anita and Del Mar took more dates but there were stll gaps. That when Ed Allred and the late Brad McKinzie engineered a plan to expand the track to a mile. Let’s face it, Doc Allred’s first love is the quarters but he did what was best for racing in Southern California.

Given what’s happened I think it’s apropos to bring up one of my favorite expressions and I think it applies here to Doc Allred. “Other than that one thing, how was the play Mrs. Lincoln?”

I know I just argued both sides. And it could have been worse, Los Al was originally cut to four weeks but Santa Anita’s Aidan Butler, the acting executive director for California racing for the Stronach Group (maybe we should just use AEDCRTSG as his title?) stepped up and surrendered a week costing TSG about a million bucks. The track wasn’t going to race then but it owned the simulcast signal that week.

Now, I’m sure I’ll be cursing that decision when I don’t get a week off before Christmas next year. Oh, well, Allred deserved a “W.”

Back to this year. Saturday is a really big day with the Grade 1 Starlet and Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity. Now, we know the fields have been small for the Futurity—in fact, this year it is four—but some mighty fine horses have come out of that race dating back to Hollywood Park. We’ll talk more about those races on Saturday. But, if you plan to go one day this meeting, make it Saturday.

Finally, we welcome back the popular Michael Wrona to his new gig at Los Alamitos. He’ll be calling the thoughbreds for two weeks and starting Dec. 27 will also be calling the nighttime races after the legendary Ed Burgart retires.

Michael, as you remember, was calling at Santa Anita when then boss Tim Ritvo sent him, and subsequently racing secretary Rick Hammerle, packing. Wrona has been doing some short meets around the country including Kentucky Downs.

Wrona was replaced by Frank Mirahamadi, who by everyone’s opinion, did a fantastic job at Santa Anita. The racing office hasn’t been as smooth a transition.

Now there is no doubt that Wrona will do an equally exceptional job at Los Alamitos. Think about it, we’ve got Burgart, for a few more days, Mirahamadi and Wrona. It just doesn’t get any better than that. Anywhere.

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Los Alamitos preview

Not surprisingly, it’s not a card that has the big “wow factor,” but the field size is pretty decent. There are eight races, starting at 1 p.m. Of course, there are no turf races because there is no turf course. Five are claiming races and a starter allowance basically makes it six.

The feature is an allowance optional claimer for fillies and mares going six furlongs for a purse of $45,000. Tijori is the 5-2 favorite for trainer Simon Callaghan and jockey Flavien Prat. She’s only one-for-four lifetime, including a fourth at the Astoria Stakes at Belmont Park. But what gives her some street cred is that Kaleem Shah paid $525,000 for her at a 2-year-old sale.

The second favorite, at 3-1, is a Love a Honeybadger for Peter Miller and Abel Cedillo. She is five-for-14 lifetime. Like Tijori, she also won her first race and has been running mostly at the allowance level. One big difference is Love a Honeybadger was purchased for $10,000. Post is around 3:30 p.m.

Here are the field sizes, in order: 6, 6, 6, 10, 9, 7, 10, 10.

Ciaran Thornton’s Lrc picks of the day

Race Three: No. 3 Rineshaft (12-1)

Race Four: No. 3 Buster Douglas (10-1)

Rineshaft won at this distance in October for trainer Hector Palma with Tiago Pereira riding. Next out at Del Mar in a jump to an allowance race the horse ran 11th. Win jockey Tiago hops back on and they dropped the horse into this claimer for the paycheck. 12-1 morning line is great value with Tiago returning. Has the top speed in this race as well.

Buster Douglas makes his first start since last year and tries dirt for the first time and takes a huge plunge in class for a winless small trainer. The 57-second claim bait workout last week and a sharp work prior for a small stable intrigues me. I hope we get 12-1 but watch the early money here, if there is a drop in odds the horse is live. The class towers above the rest of these so why not swing in this low-level claimer. I am going two deep in my value plays today because these are it on the card. Let’s also try a small daily double using these two plus the favorites in each race.

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

Golden Gate weekend preview

Here’s our weekly look at the best racing going on at Golden Gate Fields. As with the last meeting, we’re delighted to have race caller and all-around good guy Matt Dinerman as our host for previews and other musings. So, take it away, Matt.

“We’ll start with a quick update: Mugaritz won the marquee race of the Golden Gate fall meet, the Grade 3 Berkeley Handicap, by a decisive 3 ½ lengths. His trainer, Jonathan Wong, confirmed Mugaritz exited Saturday’s 1 1/16 mile contest in good order. His next start is undetermined.

“’More likely than not, his next race will be in 2020,’ Wong said. ‘We’re leaving all options on the table at this point. We want to continue to run him in graded stakes races. We’re even thinking of sending him over to Dubai for a race. We’ll see.’

“This week, our feature race comes on Saturday with the $75,000 Gold Rush Stakes for 2-year-olds. A full field of 10 is entered and one also eligible looks for a single defection: #11 Ajourneyofreedom, the half sibling to El Camino Real Derby winner Anothertwistafate. He showed promise in a better-than-looked runner up finish last time out.

“Golden Nugget Stakes winner Bettor Trip Nick makes his route debut for trainer Bill Delia and is certainly the local contender with the most class. The son of first-crop stallion Boat Trip sports a three for four sprint record heading into the Gold Rush. Recent maiden winners Final Final, Indian Peak and Sacred Rider may also get play.

“From Southern California, trainer Andrew Lerner sends up Rager and Absolute Weapon. Rager, to be ridden by Luis Reyes, broke his maiden at first asking in a maiden special weight at Santa Anita before finishing fourth in his most recent start, The Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar. Absolute Weapon, with Southern California jockey Aaron Gryder set to navigate, raced two-turns for the first time on Oct. 31 in a starter optional claiming race at Santa Anita and won by more than six lengths.

“Post time for the Gold Rush is about 4:15 p.m. and goes as the eighth race in a 10-race card on Saturday.

“Lastly, we wish Golden Gate Fields based 2-year-old Anneau D’Or the very best in his third lifetime start, the Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity on Saturday. He drew the rail with regular rider Juan Hernandez slated to ride. Most recently, Anneau D’Or finished second behind Storm the Court in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

“’After the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, he came back to the barn and was tearing the place down,’ joked trainer Blaine Wright. “He was full of energy and bounced out of [the race] in great shape. He’s worked three times since the Juvenile and every time he worked well. His blood count is good, his weight is good and we’re looking at a pretty happy and healthy horse heading into the Los Al’ Futurity.’”

Los Alamitos weekend preview

It’s time to turn things over to marketing and meda guru Orlando Gutierrez, who will tell us about the upcoming weekend at Los Alamitos. Orlando, the floor is yours.

“Doubleheaders are back at Los Alamitos Race Course, as nighttime action follows the daytime thoroughbred racing program. Friday’s eight-race program will start at 7 p.m., while Saturday’s card is set for 6 p.m. Sunday’s first post at night will be about 5:30 p.m.

“It’s been a solid 2019 season for owner Martha Wells. The accomplished quarter-horse owner has enjoyed stakes wins with Yanque and has been a part of graded stakes finals with runners such as Tell Cartel, Red Hawk Cartel, Chicks Fayvorite and Fire By Night.

“Wells enjoyed a runner-up effort by Tell Cartel in the Grade 2 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity, while Red Hawk Cartel was second as well in the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Derby and will next race in the Grade 2 Southern California Derby next Friday night. Yanque has won a pair of 550-yard stakes, while Chicks Fayvorite is a multiple winner at the Orange County track.

“It’s now Fire By Night’s turn as he’ll be one of the favorites in the seventh on Friday night. Fire By Night will be hoping for a better result than his last start when he was disqualified from second and placed fifth for interference in a trial to the Grade 1 Golden State Million Futurity. While still a maiden after seven career starts, Fire By Night showed his promise by finishing second in a trial that featured the outstanding filly Geothermal, third place finisher in the Ed Burke Million Futurity earlier this year. Ruben Lozano retains the mount aboard Fire By Night for Friday’s event at 330 yards.

“Jest Famous, who was so impressive when winning the Town Policy Handicap against 3-year-olds on Nov. 9, will make his final tune-up before the trials to the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Championship when he faces six in the First Down Dash Handicap for 3-year-olds and up Saturday night.

“Trained by Chris O’Dell and ridden by Cody Jensen, Jest Famous was outstanding in his first local start, as he won the Town Policy by a half-length as the even-money favorite. Jest Famous had excellent freshman campaign, winning the Southwest Juvenile Championship last year after running third in the $1 million Ruidoso Futurity. Bred by Jon and Donna McPherson, the Louisiana-bred son of Mr Jess Perry will enter with seven wins in 12 starts.

“Los Alamitos will have a special post-position draw about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11 for the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity and Grade 1 Champion of Champions. The draw will take place in the Finish Line Room at Los Alamitos and will be televised by TVG.

“Everyone is invited to attend the draw. Los Alamitos track announcer Ed Burgart will also announce the morning line for the Dec. 14 Champion of Champions and Dec. 15 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity. Burgart will call both races for a final time before retiring from the announcer’s booth on closing night, Dec. 15.”

Ed Burgart’s LA pick of the day

EIGHTH RACE: No. 2 Alamode (3-1)

Entered not to be claimed after 18 months on the sidelines, this 4-year-old gelding was ultra impressive in beating a $12,500 claiming field by a neck five weeks ago despite missing the break by nearly one length. I loved his acceleration midway and trainer John Cooper shows confidence by raising him to the $16,000 claiming level. He broke super in his final two 2018 outings.

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Los Alamitos Race Course Entries for Friday, December 6.

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos, California. 1st day of a 8-day meet.

FIRST RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $16,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $12,500-$10,500.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Fast as Cass Assael Espinoza 124 Steve Knapp 7-5 12,500
2 R B Eye Evin Roman 117 Vann Belvoir 6-1 10,500
3 Big Bad Gary Heriberto Figueroa 121 Ruben Gomez 15-1 12,500
4 Dr. Bagley Abel Cedillo 119 Jonathan Wong 2-1 12,500
5 Lake Show Frank Johnson 117 Robert A. Bean 30-1 10,500
6 Big Barrel Jorge Velez 116 Gary Stute 5-2 12,500

SECOND RACE.

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

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Kristi’s Tiger Brice Blanc 122 Thomas Ray Bell, II 5-1 50,000
2 Slewbury Park J.C. Diaz, Jr. 113 Edward R. Freeman 5-2 40,000
3 Chromes Lil Sis Edgar Payeras 122 Vernon E. Aguayo 20-1 50,000
4 Awesome Alessandra Evin Roman 122 Marcia Stortz 7-2 50,000
5 Aurora Night Tiago Pereira 118 Rafael Becerra 4-1 40,000
6 Bayonce Abel Cedillo 118 Peter Eurton 2-1 40,000

THIRD RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $17,000. Claiming. 3 year olds. Claiming Prices $12,500-$10,500.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Savagery Flavien Prat 120 Peter Miller 2-1 12,500
2 Mo Dinero Mario Gutierrez 120 Steve Knapp 3-1 12,500
3 Rineshaft Tiago Pereira 120 Hector O. Palma 12-1 12,500
4 Two Fifty Coup Abel Cedillo 120 Doug F. O’Neill 5-2 12,500
5 Grab the Munny Geovanni Franco 120 John W. Sadler 3-1 12,500
6 Docktarri Francisco Orduna-Rojas 118 Roddina A. Barrett 10-1 10,500

FOURTH RACE.

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

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Kenny Benny Christian Aragon 122 Jesus Mendoza 12-1 9,000
2 Burn Me Twice Tiago Pereira 122 William Spawr 7-2 9,000
3 Buster Douglas Assael Espinoza 122 Milton G. Pineda 10-1 9,000
4 Chrisiscookin Francisco Orduna-Rojas 124 Kelly Castaneda 12-1 10,000
5 Desert General Jorge Velez 119 Jonathan Wong 5-2 10,000
6 Royal Seeker Juan Ochoa 122 Marcelo Polanco 6-1 9,000
7 Tiz Love Geovanni Franco 124 Patricia Harrington 8-1 10,000
8 Short of Ez Heriberto Figueroa 124 Anna Meah 6-1 10,000
9 Ps Bettin On You Ramon Guce 122 Jesus J. Uranga 8-1 9,000
10 Nova Edgar Payeras 122 Rafael DeLeon 20-1 9,000

FIFTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $25,000. Starter Allowance. 3 year olds and up.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Great Blake Francisco Arrieta 124 Kerri Raven 20-1
2 Midnight Special Assael Espinoza 122 Victor L. Garcia 12-1
3 Heartfullofstars Geovanni Franco 124 Gary Sherlock 3-1
4 Saratoga Morning Evin Roman 124 Doug F. O’Neill 12-1
5 Conquest Cobra J.C. Diaz, Jr. 119 Vann Belvoir 12-1
6 Portando Aaron Gryder 124 Mary Rowan 12-1
7 Oil Can Knight Abel Cedillo 122 Steve Knapp 4-1
8 Hardcore Troubador Tiago Pereira 124 Edward R. Freeman 7-2
9 Italiano Flavien Prat 124 Vann Belvoir 5-2

SIXTH RACE.

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

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Tijori Flavien Prat 120 Simon Callaghan 5-2
2 Love a Honeybadger Abel Cedillo 122 Peter Miller 3-1 40,000
3 Time for Ebby Assael Espinoza 122 Steve Knapp 15-1 40,000
4 Donut Girl Eswan Flores 122 Matthew Chew 6-1 40,000
5 Silken Spy Efrain Hernandez 122 J. Eric Kruljac 5-1 40,000
6 Edna Jorge Velez 115 Steven Miyadi 6-1 40,000
7 Miss Fia Agapito Delgadillo 120 David E. Hofmans 7-2

SEVENTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $40,000. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Prance Jorge Velez 117 Neil D. Drysdale 12-1
2 Cover Version Abel Cedillo 124 James M. Cassidy 8-1
3 Vegas Palm Flavien Prat 124 Gary Mandella 4-1
4 Saving Sophie Drayden Van Dyke 122 Ronald W. Ellis 3-1
5 Lily’s Storm Brice Blanc 122 Thomas M. Dubaele 20-1
6 Paige Runner Heriberto Figueroa 122 Gary Mandella 12-1
7 Sunriser Efrain Hernandez 124 J. Eric Kruljac 12-1
8 Visual Magic Geovanni Franco 122 Carla Gaines 7-2
9 Catch the Eye Aaron Gryder 122 David E. Hofmans 20-1
10 Unicorn Mario Gutierrez 122 Richard Baltas 4-1

EIGHTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $15,000. Maiden Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $20,000.

PP Horse Jockey Wt Trainer M-L Claim $
1 Harliss Jorge Velez 119 Val Brinkerhoff 2-1 20,000
2 Ziyanair Heriberto Figueroa 124 Javier Jose Sierra 10-1 20,000
3 Ridgeway Francisco Arrieta 122 Kerri Raven 5-2 20,000
4 Artcrilic Francisco Orduna-Rojas 122 Milton G. Pineda 20-1 20,000
5 Acclamation King David Mussad 112 Ruben Gomez 30-1 20,000
6 U S Hero J.C. Diaz, Jr. 117 Gary Sherlock 4-1 20,000
7 Wild Cat Canyon Fernandez Rojas 122 Jesus Mendoza 6-1 20,000
8 Son of a Queen Efrain Hernandez 122 Ricardo Zamora 20-1 20,000
9 L’Engineer Assael Espinoza 122 Milton G. Pineda 15-1 20,000
10 Bob Again Edgar Payeras 122 Elena Andrade 15-1 20,000

Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul has made the bold claim that the French manufacture’s engine has clawed its way to the top of the power rankings where it now sits alongside Ferrari.

Renault’s 2019 campaign failed to deliver on the team’s expectations, finishing fifth in the Constructors’ standings and outpaced by customer outfit McLaren.

Despite Renault’s under-performance, Abiteboul is adamant that the good people at Viry-Châtillon, where resides Renault’s engine department, have put their unit at the top of the pecking order, at least on race day.

    Honda F1 future dependent on costs of engine programme

“According to our measurements, Ferrari and we currently have the most powerful engines in race trim. Then comes Honda and then Mercedes,” said Abiteboul, quoted by Auto, Motor und Sport.

Abiteboul’s surprising assertion that the reigning world championship team actually has the weakest engine on the grid would likely be met with a strong degree of skepticism by Mercedes engine boss Andy Cowell who has a different take on the teams’ engine status.

“The differences between Honda, Renault and us are minimal. Only Ferrari currently stands out”, insists Cowell.

Teams rely on GPS measurement to gauge their rivals’ engine muscle, but many factors – like output level or even tyres – come into play.

“Engine power is really hard to single out,” added Cowell. “In the race, a rival car might benefit from a slipstream, DRS, be in full attack mode or saving its tyres.”

Regardless of which power unit may be at the top of the heap, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that with each passing year, convergence is equalizing performance among F1’s four engine suppliers.

“I think you will see, over the long-term [the] trend on engine performance is that it will stabilize,” said Wolff last weekend in Abu Dhabi.

“I think we have seen outliers in engine performance, we have seen very good races with Ferrari, we have seen Renault doing a step up and then the same way that has stretched us, so I think, looking over many years’ cycle, these gains will get smaller.

“Like in any mature industry, the marginal gains tend to decrease and I have no doubt that this will happen.”

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The France-born defender played against the PSG star in Ligue 1 and believes a player of his type would be a huge asset to BVB

Borussia Dortmund full-back Raphael Guerreiro says that his side should make a push to sign Paris Saint-Germain ace Edinson Cavani.

The Uruguay international striker, who has a wealth of top-level experience under his belt, is struggling to find game time at Parc des Princes following the arrival of Mauro Icardi from Inter in the summer.

And with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar at the disposal of the Parisian side, there is no shortage of offensive talent in the team.

Conversely, Dortmund are finding their pool has been put under pressure due to the ongoing injury troubles of Paco Alcacer, the only recognised centre-forward on their books. 

“A guy like Cavani would help,” Guerreiro admitted to 19:09 – der schwarzgelbe Talk, having played against the South American while in Ligue 1 with Lorient.

Cavani, who is now 32 years old, moved to PSG from Napoli in 2013 and has scored at a prolific rate in France, surpassing Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s tally to become their leading marksman.

However, he has been pushed to second choice in the pecking order behind Icardi this term and has made only 10 appearances this season, totalling 217 minutes.

In addition, his contract is up at the end of the season, which means that he could be available on a cut-price deal.

He had been expected to play in Saturday’s Ligue 1 clash against Montpellier but misses out on the PSG squad because of a calf problem sustained at the end of training on Friday.

With BVB set to make a move in January, there have been links to many players, including RB Salzburg sensation Erling Braut Haaland, who has netted an astonishing 27 goals in just 20 outings for the Austrian champions this season and is available for a fixed price of just €20 million (£17m/$22m).

Despite a shortage of striking options, Dortmund have still managed to score 28 goals in 13 Bundesliga matches, while they have installed themselves fifth in the standings, five points behind early pace setters Borussia Monchengladbach.

On Saturday, they play at home to Fortuna Dusseldorf before a critical Champions League match against Slavia Prague on Tuesday that will determine their future in the competition.
 

A l’image de Jennifer Lawrence dans “Mother!”, ou de Terrence Hill dans “Mon nom est Personne”, voici une petite sélection (non exhaustive) de personnages dont on ne connait pas le nom…

1. Mother (Mother!)
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Interprète : Jennifer Lawrence

Dans Mother!, film ouvert à de multiples interprétations, cette femme à qui l’on demande de faire le don de soi, encore et encore, jusqu’à ce qu’elle n’en puisse plus, n’est jamais nommée. Dans la distribution, le rôle qui lui a été attribué par le réalisateur Darren Aronofsky est celui de “Mother”.
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