Fernando Alonso has rejected the idea of contesting a full season of IndyCar racing in 2020, insisting any undertaking of the Indy 500 would remain a one-off.

Alonso’s first visit to Indianapolis back in 2017 saw the Spaniard race competitively at the front of the field at the wheel of a McLaren-entered Andretti Autosport-run car.

But Alonso’s involvement in McLaren’s independent effort at the Brickyard last month resulted in a resounding debacle with the two-time F1 world champion failing to make the 33-car grid.

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While Alonso is hopeful of a return to Indy next year, he has ruled a full season of racing in the US.

“If I do Indy, a one-off will be the approach again,” he said. “To do the full season at the moment is too much of a commitment in terms of races.

“If you go there you should be in contention, you are not a tourist.”

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McLaren boss Zak Brown, who made no excuses for the team’s botched attempt at making the gird this year, alluded to the possibility of running in a few preparation races in 2020.

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WASHINGTON — 

President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to shield him from a New York grand jury’s demand to see his tax returns and other financial records, setting the stage for a constitutional clash over whether the president has “absolute immunity” from being investigated or prosecuted.

It is the first of two appeals from Trump that seek to protect his tax returns from investigators. The House Oversight Committee has been seeking the same records, and on Wednesday, the full U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington refused to block the subpoena. Trump’s lawyers said they would appeal that case to the Supreme Court as well.

The justices are not required to hear Trump’s appeal or to decide the cases. But the pair of appeals when put together raise significant questions about the constitutional separation of powers and whether the president has a privacy right to shield his personal records from congressional investigators or state prosecutors.

If the justices vote to hear Trump’s plea, it could result in a major election-year ruling on whether a president is above the law while in office.

“We have filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn the 2nd Circuit decision regarding a subpoena issued by the New York County district attorney,” said Jay Sekulow, counsel to the president. “The 2nd Circuit decision is wrong and should be reversed.”

The Supreme Court has never before said the president was immune or shielded from all investigations while in office. However, the Constitution says the president may be removed from office only through impeachment by the House and a conviction in the Senate.

The New York prosecutors who sought the tax returns are expected to file a response within 10 days. Meanwhile, Trump’s lawyers are expected to move quickly to appeal the ruling involving House investigators. The justices may take some time to decide on what to do.

The New York investigation does not concern Trump’s actions as president. Rather, Dist. Atty. Cyrus Vance Jr. is said to be investigating hush-money payments to two women who allege they had affairs with Trump. As part of its investigation, the grand jury sought eight years of the Trump Organization’s financial records from Mazars USA, its accounting firm, including Trump’s personal tax returns.

Even if the grand jury’s subpoena is upheld and Mazars complies with the order, it does not mean Trump’s tax returns will be made public. The grand jury operates under a rule of confidentiality.

Nonetheless, Trump’s lawyers went to federal court seeking to block the order while the president is in office. William Consovoy, a private attorney for Trump, relied on what he called a “temporary absolute presidential immunity.” In response to a question from one lower court judge, the attorney argued last month that Trump should be shielded from answering questions even if the president shot someone on Fifth Avenue in New York. During the campaign, Trump once famously said he was so popular among his base that he could shot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose support.

In the filing Thursday, Consovoy said the court should decide whether the New York subpoena violates the Constitution. “There has been broad bipartisan agreement, for decades if not centuries, that a sitting president cannot be subjected to criminal proceedings.”

He said the subpoena essentially targeted Trump for criminal charges, even though it was sent as a request for documents to his accountants.

“This subpoena subjects the president to a criminal process under any reasonable understanding of the concept,” Consovoy said. “It demands the president’s records, names him as a target, and was issued as part of a grand jury proceeding that seeks to determine whether the president committed a state-law crime. That the grand jury subpoena was issued to a third-party custodian does not alter the calculus. If it did, every local prosecutor in the country could easily circumvent presidential immunity.”

A federal district judge and a three-judge panel of the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals flatly rejected the claim of immunity. The judges pointed out that beginning with Thomas Jefferson in 1807, presidents have been required to respond to court orders seeking documents. In the most famous case, President Nixon was required by the Supreme Court in a unanimous 1974 decision to turn over to prosecutors his White House tape recordings.

President Clinton was required to answer questions under oath in response to a civil suit over a sexual harassment claim. He too had suffered unanimous defeat at the Supreme Court in 1997 when he sought to claim temporary immunity while in office.

Citing the example of Nixon’s Oval Office conversations, the 2nd Circuit Court said Trump and his lawyers failed to “explain why, if executive privilege did not preclude enforcement of the subpoena issued in Nixon, the Mazars subpoena must be enjoined despite seeking no privileged information and bearing no relation to the president’s performance of his official functions.”

Justice Department lawyers have long maintained that the president is not subject to criminal prosecution while in office. The Supreme Court has not ruled directly on that issue.

Chief Judge Robert Katzmann of the 2nd Circuit said the appeal in Trump vs. Vance raised a narrow issue. The grand jury’s subpoena does not compel the president “to attend court at a particular time or place, or … compel the president himself to do anything.” The order was directed at his accountants.

“We conclude only that presidential immunity does not bar enforcement of a state grand jury subpoena directing a third party to produce nonprivileged material, even when the subject matter under investigation pertains to the president,” Katzmann wrote on Nov. 4.

The House Oversight Committee has broad investigating authority. In February, it heard testimony from Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, who said he believed the president “inflated his total assets” in some financial statements and “deflated his assets” at other times. The committee’s late chairman, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, at first asked Mazars to furnish Trump’s financial records, including any regarding Deutsche Bank’s decision to reduce the interest rate on a $125-million Trump loan after he became a candidate for president.

When the accounting firm refused, Cummings issued a formal subpoena to Mazars in April seeking eight years of Trump’s financial records and tax returns. He said the committee was looking into whether Trump had “engaged in illegal conduct” before or during this time in office, had “undisclosed conflicts of interest” and had complied with the “Emoluments Clause of the Constitution,” which forbids officeholders from taking undisclosed gifts from foreigners.

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Trump sued to block the subpoena, but lost before a federal judge and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last month. Appeals court Judges David S. Tatel and Patricia A. Millett rejected Trump’s claim that the House subpoena should be blocked because it was allegedly aimed at law enforcement, not new legislation. They said Congress has always had broad power to investigate because these probes often reveal the need for new legislation. House Democrats were exploring for the need for new ethics and disclosure laws, they said. Tatel was appointed by Clinton and Millett by President Obama.

Judge Neomi Rao, a new Trump appointee, dissented. She said the majority “breaks new ground” by upholding a subpoena based on Congress’ “legislative power” even though it is “investigating allegations of illegal conduct against the president.” She suggested the demand for documents would have stood on stronger ground if it arose from an impeachment investigation.

“Allowing the committee to issue this subpoena for legislative purposes would turn Congress into a roving inquisition over a co-equal branch of government,” she wrote.

Trump’s lawyer asked the 11-member appeals court to reconsider the decision, but that request was turned down. Rao dissented, along with Judge Greg Katsas, a second new Trump appointee, and Judge Karen Henderson, an appointee of George H.W. Bush.

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KYIV, Ukraine — 

From her second-story walk-up office in Kyiv’s old Perchersk neighborhood, Daria Kaleniuk has been fighting the fire-breathing dragons of Ukrainian corruption — oligarchs and politicians and judges on the take.

Little did she know she would also be going up against the most powerful man on Earth, Donald Trump.

Kaleniuk is one of a new generation of Ukrainians who grew up in a freshly independent former Soviet republic that struggled to break free of Russia and to build institutions of basic governance. These young reformers speak English, aspire to Western values, reject their country’s Soviet past, have turned away from Moscow — and now fear that the U.S. has turned away from them.

Their work to battle graft and demand change belies the Ukraine that President Trump portrays.

According to testimony before the House impeachment inquiry by Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special representative to Ukraine, Trump once said of Ukrainians, “They are all corrupt, they are all terrible people.” Trump has also suggested, despite voluminous evidence to the contrary, that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

There’s no question that Ukraine has a serious corruption problem. Transparency International, which ranks countries according to their level of perceived corruption, lists Ukraine as 130th out of 180 nations, with No. 1 being the cleanest. That makes it among the most corrupt countries in Europe, barely ahead of Russia.

Yet activists, academics and politicians here insist the real Ukraine is making significant progress in fighting corruption. And these Ukrainians are angry that Trump has dragged them into U.S. politics by asking their new president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

“We are desperately trying to change the country … from a very corrupt kleptocracy to a democracy,” Kaleniuk said on a recent chilly, gray morning in her office. “This is Ukraine’s moment, the moment to help. And instead, we got a knife in the back.”

As part of the movement undertaken by a robust post-communist civil society, and often working with U.S. development grants, Kaleniuk’s Anti-Corruption Action Center and other grass-roots organizations have helped create a new anti-corruption court in Kyiv, replace several dishonest prosecutors and expose illicit campaign contributions, money-laundering schemes and political backroom deals.

They were instrumental in the Maidan revolution of 2014, a popular revolt that led to the ouster of an unpopular, pro-Russia president and ushered in Western-leaning governments, including that of Zelensky, a TV comedian who won a landslide victory this year.

Supporters call them nothing short of fearless.

“The fight isn’t over yet,” said Sviatoslav Yurash, a newly elected member of parliament in Zelensky’s Servant of the People party. “Our goal is to see a completely different country in five years.” At 23, Yurash is the youngest member of parliament in Ukraine’s history and another participant in the reform movement.

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Former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, whom Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani campaigned successfully to have recalled from Kyiv in May, was an enthusiastic supporter of the reformers, as is her replacement, William B. Taylor Jr. , fulfilling his second stint as America’s senior diplomat in the country.

“This new government has appealed to young people who are so idealistic, pro-West, pro-United States, pro-Europe, that I feel an emotional attachment, bond, connection to this country and these people,” Taylor testified before the congressional panel investigating Trump.

The turning point for the generational shift was the Maidan revolution that forced out President Viktor Yanukovich who, along with his business associates, robbed the country of around $100 billion. He fled to Russia, confronted by the massive demonstrations in which more than 100 protesters died.

Weeks later, the Kremlin seized Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and backed separatist militias in Ukraine’s east, where fighting continues.

“Maidan was about fighting corruption and an authoritarian government,” said Yulia Marushevska, 30, another of the new generation of anti-corruption crusaders in Kyiv. “How can a country that lost a hundred people on Maidan in the fight against corruption and authoritarianism be called the most corrupt country in the world?”

The Maidan revolt set into motion an anti-corruption movement led in part by young activists such as Kaleniuk and Marushevska. Their work led Ukraine to overhaul the police system in an attempt to eliminate bribe-taking. It established a transparent, online system for public procurement. It created the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to investigate graft.

When a new, pro-Western government was elected in March 2014, Marushevska was appointed to the Odessa regional government and eventually put in charge of reforms in the Black Sea city’s notoriously corrupt ports and customs office.

The Maidan street revolution had another, perhaps more important outcome for Ukrainians, Marushevska said.

“Empowerment,” she said. “People now understood that we have the power to change the country.”

In May, long before the scandal broke in the U.S., Kaleniuk’s organization and 19 other Ukrainian groups petitioned the U.S. Treasury Department to blacklist former Ukrainian Atty. Gen. Yuri Lutsenko, the man who initially worked with Giuliani to smear the former U.S. ambassador, Yovanovitch, and spread unsupported stories about Joe Biden’s dealings with Ukraine. Treasury took no action.

Lutsenko, in a September interview with The Times, recanted the claims he made, but they had already reached, and convinced, Trump.

All of the work earned Kaleniuk and her organization the enmity of Ukraine’s most powerful people: billionaire tycoons backed with armies of lawyers and highly paid American crisis management public relations firms. This was no surprise, she said.

But then Giuliani added his voice.

In public appearances, Giuliani painted the anti-corruption group as a dubious tool of George Soros, the Hungarian-born philanthropist who founded the Open Society Foundations. Like many pro-democracy groups across Europe, Kaleniuk’s organization receives funding from Open Society, last year to the tune of about $150,000, or about a quarter of the Ukrainian group’s budget. But branding people or groups as having ties to Soros has become a trope, often tinged with anti-Semitism, used by the American right wing, which considers Soros a leftist partisan.

Slightly more than half of the money the Anti-Corruption Action Center has received since 2012 comes from the U.S. government.

In some cases, attacks have been even more direct. The group’s founder, Vitaly Shabunin, 34, whose investigations exposed Yanukovych’s gross abuse of power and illicit resources, was doused with a green substance while he and dozens of other activists were demonstrating in a Kyiv square last year. The substance, a harsh chemical commonly used as an antiseptic here, left burns on his face and eyes.

The broadsides from the Trump administration have made the anti-corruption crusade that much more difficult, Kaleniuk said, and given sustenance to the recalcitrant, old-school oligarchs “who try to protect themselves through all possible means.” And that, she said, ultimately helps Russian President Vladimir Putin, who benefits from a weak Ukraine.

“It is in the interest of Russia to portray us as a … hopelessly corrupt country … [and] a constant place of instability,” ineligible to join Western institutions such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or the European Union, Kaleniuk said. “This is about more than corruption and Ukraine. It’s about an autocratic regime fighting the liberal democratic world.”

Putin seized Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014 and continues to occupy it. Russia-backed separatists are fighting a deadly war in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region.

Ukrainians have noted that Trump often seems to be using Putin’s talking points when discussing Ukraine, telling filmmaker Oliver Stone in June that “Russians and Ukrainians are actually one people” and dismissing Moscow’s aggression. By contrast, many foreign policy experts and geopolitical strategists argue that Ukraine is the key bulwark against an expansionist Russia, caught as it is in a tug-of-war between East and West.

“The future of Ukraine is the future of Europe,” said Daniel Hamilton, a former diplomat who specializes in Europe at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington.

As the young reformers confront that challenge, they also worry now, amid the Trump impeachment inquiry, that they are also losing the traditional bipartisan U.S. congressional support they have enjoyed for years in executing reforms and building democracy.

Alyona Getmanchuk, director of the New Europe Center, a progressive think tank in Kyiv, is a foreign policy expert and ardent supporter of the new generation of reformers. Trump’s antagonism toward the country and its endeavors is clearer than ever, she said. Trump has made Ukraine a “political football,” a position the country does not want. And she fears that the topic of Ukraine has become “toxic” in the halls of Congress.

“All the major reforms [were] launched with major U.S. support and involvement along every step of the way,” she said. “That is why it would be harder to push for them without the U.S. It would not stop the process, but it would slow it down. And we can’t risk that.”

Times staff writer Wilkinson was recently on assignment in Kyiv. Ayres is a special correspondent.

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WASHINGTON — 

A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a key cellphone call between President Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing the need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations,” the Associated Press has learned.

The July 26 call between Trump and Gordon Sondland was first described during testimony Wednesday by William B. Taylor Jr., the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Taylor said one of his staffers overhead the call while Sondland was in a restaurant the day after Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that triggered the House impeachment inquiry.

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The second diplomatic staffer also at the table was Suriya Jayanti, a foreign service officer based in Kyiv. A person briefed on what Jayanti overheard spoke to AP on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter under investigation.

Trump on Wednesday said he did not recall the July 26 call.

“No, not at all, not even a little bit,” Trump said.

The staffer Taylor testified about is David Holmes, the political counselor at the embassy in Kyiv, according to an official familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Holmes is scheduled to testify Friday before House investigators in a closed session.

Taylor was one of the first witnesses called Wednesday during the impeachment inquiry’s initial open hearing. He testified that his staffer could hear Trump on the phone asking Sondland about “the investigations.”

The accounts of Holmes and Jayanti could tie Trump closer to alleged efforts to hold up military aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations into political rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings.

Current and former U.S. officials say Sondland’s use of a cellphone in a public place in Ukraine to speak with anyone in the U.S. government back home about sensitive matters, let alone the president, would be a significant breach of communications security.

Jayanti is an attorney who joined the State Department in 2012 and was previously posted at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. She has been stationed since September 2018 at the embassy in Kyiv where she helps coordinate U.S. business interests with the former Soviet republic’s energy industry.

Jayanti was in Washington last month and scheduled for a closed-door interview with impeachment investigators. But the deposition was canceled because of the funeral for former House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings and has not yet been rescheduled.

Holmes, a career diplomat, joined the Foreign Service in 2002 and has served in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, Kosovo and Russia as well as on the White House National Security Council staff. He won an award for constructive dissent from the American Foreign Service Assn. in 2014 for complaining about problems that an alternate diplomatic channel had caused in South Asia and recommending organizational changes to the State Department’s bureaucratic structure for the region.

U.S. diplomats and other government employees are instructed not to use cellphones for sensitive official matters while traveling anywhere abroad but notably in countries known to be targeted for surveillance by intelligence agencies such as Russia, China and Israel.

Ukraine has long been among the countries of concern, particularly since a 2014 incident in which the U.S. accused Russian intelligence of eavesdropping on and then leaking a recording of a conversation between two senior U.S. officials in Kyiv that led to great embarrassment and strains between the U.S. and its European allies.

In that recording, then-Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland is heard telling former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoff Pyatt “… the EU,” using an expletive, because of the European Union’s slowness to respond to the political crisis in the country.

“That phone call was also a mistake the way it was conducted and it had huge implications for our foreign policy,” said Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia who is now at Stanford University. “Particularly after that, anybody should understand how dangerous it is to make an unsecured call in Kyiv, or anywhere else for that matter.”

“Obviously, making a phone call from Kyiv to the president of the United States means that not just the Russian intelligence services will be on the call, but a whole lot of other people too,” McFaul said. “If it was that important, he [Sondland] could have easily gotten up from the restaurant, gone to the embassy and made a secure call through the White House operations center. A lower-level official would probably be reprimanded for this kind of breach.”

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WASHINGTON — 

When Donald Trump was constructing the opulent Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan four decades ago, he was infuriated when he saw a thin layer of golden-hued marble lining the walls and column in the lobby, and ordered aides to make it appear twice as thick.

Sure, he had architects and engineers to handle those decorating details so that he could focus on the building’s multimillion-dollar budget and other big-picture concerns of a business empire that would teeter in and out of bankruptcy.

But when something bothers Trump, however small, he can obsess over it.

That tendency to become preoccupied by narrow interests is haunting him in the impeachment inquiry, which hit a milestone Wednesday when the Democratic-led House Intelligence Committee held its first public hearing since the investigation began in September.

A second hearing is scheduled Friday, and eight more witnesses will testify over three days next week.

The first hearing provided compelling evidence of one of Trump’s most audacious fixations: getting Ukraine’s new president to announce investigations of Trump rivals, including potential 2020 opponent Joe Biden, after Trump had suspended $391 million in congressionally approved security aid to the government in Kyiv.

House Democrats argue that the evidence shows Trump hijacked foreign policy, and put national security at risk, to help his reelection bid. On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went further, saying for the first time that the president’s demands to Ukraine amounted to bribery.

“The bribe is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into the elections. That’s bribery,” Pelosi told a news conference.

During the hearing Wednesday, William B. Taylor Jr., the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, revealed publicly for the first time that an embassy staffer had overheard Trump speaking to the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, who had called the president on a cellphone from a restaurant in Kyiv after meeting senior Ukrainian officials.

Taylor said the aide, who was later identified as political counselor David Holmes, specifically heard Trump ask Sondland about “the investigations,” and that Sondland said after the call that Trump cared more about Biden than about U.S. policy toward Ukraine, an ally battling a Russian-backed insurgency.

On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that a second U.S. diplomat, a foreign service officer based at the embassy in Kyiv, also heard Trump speaking on the call.

If confirmed, the cellphone conversation could place both Trump and Sondland in jeopardy.

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It contradicts Sondland’s previous sworn testimony about his direct interactions with the president, when he failed to mention the conversation, and potentially puts him at risk of perjury. Sondland is scheduled to testify publicly next Wednesday.

More importantly, it places the president more directly into the alleged scheme to demand political favors from Ukraine in exchange for U.S. assistance, a narrative that largely has been outlined by White House aides and U.S. diplomats so far.

As a side issue, it raises questions about why Trump was willing to risk security by taking a cellphone call from abroad.

Sondland’s call normally would be routed through a senior member of the national security staff or an assistant secretary of State, who might brief the president through a memo or verbally to a superior, who would then pass the information to the president.

“Nothing is particularly orthodox” in the way Trump runs diplomacy, said Alexander Vershbow, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia.

Sondland’s ability to dial up the president in a public place was particularly alarming to U.S. security experts, who cited Russia’s well-documented efforts to undermine the fragile democracy in Ukraine, and its near-certain surveillance of American diplomats there.

“The fact that [Sondland] either didn’t know or knew but took a cavalier attitude — neither answer is a really good answer,” said Larry Pfeiffer, a former senior U.S. intelligence official who ran the White House Situation Room from 2011 to 2013.

Pfeiffer said calls to the president from a foreign country are supposed to be made from a secure area in an embassy to the White House switchboard or the Situation Room, and then patched through to the president.

He said President Obama received some personal calls on his BlackBerry device from a very small group of friends, but they were not supposed to contain potentially sensitive information.

Placing a call from a restaurant is particularly brazen. Even with the best equipment, government employees are constantly warned that “your call is only as secure as the place you’re sitting,” Pfeiffer said.

Republicans contend that Trump did nothing wrong, or at least worthy of impeachment, and suggested that his aides may have been acting on their own. They also complain that few of the witnesses had direct conversations with Trump, and derided their accounts as hearsay.

For his part, Trump retweeted a Fox Business host who said the hearing amounted to a “policy dispute” that average Americans would not find impeachable.

In some ways, the cellphone conversation, as described, would confirm available evidence about Trump’s preoccupation with getting Ukraine to investigate his political opponents.

On July 25, a day before Sondland picked up his cellphone, Trump had asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call for a “favor” immediately after Zelensky had pleaded for U.S. anti-tank weapons.

Trump made clear that he wanted Zelensky to investigate a debunked theory that Ukraine had interfered in the 2016 presidential election, and to reopen an inquiry into Burisma, the Ukrainian natural gas company that had put Biden’s son Hunter on its board.

Since Biden effectively led U.S. policy to Ukraine as vice president, the arrangement appeared to pose a conflict of interest. But no evidence has emerged to suggest that Biden or his son committed a crime, and Trump has never said why, if he believes such evidence exists, that he asked a foreign power instead of the Justice Department to investigate U.S. citizens.

Trump’s obsession with “the investigations” is not new, although its meaning appears to have shifted over time.

He often brings up his upset victory in the 2016 election in his speeches before supporters, and still claims — without any credible evidence — that Democrats committed voter fraud. He beams when he mentions Hillary Clinton at his rallies and supporters chant, “Lock her up.”

And he complains bitterly about the “phony” special counsel investigation that concluded the Kremlin interfered in the 2016 election, in part to help him win, and that his campaign “welcomed” the Russian help. Federal prosecutors indicted 25 Russians for alleged hacking and other crimes.

Analysts said Trump’s eagerness to blame Ukraine, despite U.S. intelligence and Justice Department conclusions that Russia was responsible, is partly aimed at sowing doubt about the Russia inquiry that tarnished his presidency.

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ATLANTA — 

Ten Democratic presidential candidates have qualified for next Wednesday’s debate in Georgia, giving voters a smaller lineup onstage to consider even as the party’s overall field expands.

The Democratic National Committee confirmed the lineup Thursday after reviewing polling and grass-roots fundraising thresholds. Those on the stage will be: former Vice President Joe Biden; New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker; Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind.; Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard; California Sen. Kamala Harris; Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders; billionaire activist Tom Steyer of California; Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren; and entrepreneur Andrew Yang of New York.

Former Obama administration housing chief Julián Castro is the most high-profile remaining candidate to miss the cut. Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas ended his campaign last month. Those two created headlines with their earlier debate performances, including some spirited exchanges with each other.

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, former Maryland Rep. John Delaney and author Marianne Williamson already have missed debates as the party chairman, Tom Perez, continues to raise qualification requirements.

This month, candidates were required to have reached 3% in at least four qualifying national polls since Sept. 13 or 5% in two early nominating state polls since that date, while also having collected contributions from at least 165,000 unique donors, with at least 600 each in a minimum of 20 states.

Some candidates have criticized Perez for the requirements. Some argue that the donor emphasis has forced them to spend disproportionately for online fundraising efforts that drain resources they could be using to reach voters other ways. Perez counters that candidates have had ample time to demonstrate their supporters, both in polls and through small-dollar contributors, and that any Democrat falling short this far into the campaign almost certainly isn’t positioned to win the nomination or defeat President Trump.

Perez already has announced even stiffer requirements for a Dec. 19 debate. The polling marks: 4% in four national polls or 6% in two early state polls taken after Oct. 16. The donor threshold: 200,000 unique donors with at least 800 each from 20 states.

Biden, Warren, Sanders and Buttigieg — the four who top most national and early state polls — are not threatened by those goals. Harris and Klobuchar already have met them, as well. But the higher targets put pressure on several other candidates to broaden their support or risk falling out of any reasonable contention with less than three months to go before the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses.

Two new candidates also could be vying for December spots.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick launched his campaign Thursday and filed to appear on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary ballot. Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is considering a bid as well, already having filed paperwork for some Super Tuesday primaries.

Patrick has strong ties to Wall Street and deep-pocketed Democratic donors. Bloomberg is among the world’s wealthiest individuals. Both may be able to afford television advertising and other campaign operations relatively quickly. But, as Perez has said throughout the process, party leaders consider debate slots not as rewards for the amount a campaign raises or spends, but as a recognition of how much support a candidate has attracted.

Patrick seemed unconcerned Thursday in New Hampshire.

“All of that is important,” he told reporters in Manchester, “but I think I’m more interested in forums where you can actually engage with regular voters and not just ones where the moderator is tempted to treat it like a cage fight.”

Next week’s debate will be broadcast on MSNBC from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST.

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Joe Biden, his voice raised, raged at the gun lobby, congressional Republicans and President Trump as he spoke about the deadly school shooting that took place hours earlier Thursday in Santa Clarita.

“You parents and grandparents, you send off children — 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years old — and the first thing they learn is how to duck and cover,” the former vice president said.

“We’re now making sure that we provide children the ability to avoid being shot in school,” he said, referring to campuses being designed with hiding places. “What does that say about our soul? … I’m so tired about people talking about your prayers. Damn it, we have to protect these kids. We have to do it now.”

Biden started his afternoon speech in downtown Los Angeles with anger over the shooting at Saugus High School, about 40 miles northwest of the downtown campaign gathering. Two students were killed in the attack and three others were injured. The shooter, who turned 16 on Thursday, was also wounded by a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, authorities said.

Biden, a former longtime senator from Delaware, said he had previously taken on the gun lobby successfully, adding that his legislative accomplishments set him apart from the other 2020 candidates. “I’m the only one running who’s ever passed anything really big,” he said.

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The rally at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College was Biden’s first in California since he joined the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in April.

He previously made eight fundraising trips to California since entering the race in late April, visiting at least once a month. He has headlined 21 fundraisers in the state, raising money at the homes of Hollywood executives, Silicon Valley tech leaders and other affluent Democrats. Since joining the race, Biden has raised at least $4.7 million from Californians, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures in October of donors who have contributed at least $200.

After the rally Thursday, Biden was headed to two fundraisers, in Pacific Palisades and West L.A.

Biden skipped two major Democratic gatherings in the state this year and is not attending a state party convention on Saturday that is drawing nearly a dozen of his rivals and 5,000 voters. His decision not to participate in these events is drawing the ire of some Democrats in the state, which moved its presidential primary up to March 3 in hopes of getting more political attention.

State party Chairman Rusty Hicks criticized Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren for not attending Saturday’s convention. “I respect your work/candidacy, BUT… you should reconsider your misguided decision to publicly snub California’s Democrats & Latino Voters across the nation,” he wrote on Facebook.

Some observers have questioned whether Biden was avoiding appearing in front of the group because its members are among the most liberal in the state — Sen. Dianne Feinstein and former Gov. Jerry Brown have both been booed at party conventions. And the top 2020 candidates are taking part in a Univision forum whose moderators include a journalist who has been sharply critical of the immigration policy under former President Obama and Biden.

Pete Kavanaugh, Biden’s deputy campaign manager, said the candidate is not avoiding California voters.

“It’s just a question of how we’re able to spend our time. He has spent a lot of time in the first four states, and obviously he got into race later and was trying to catch up,” he said. “It hasn’t been an avoidance; it’s simply a matter of trying to find hours in the schedule and trying to find days and weeks that work.”

During Biden’s visits to the state, he has dropped by a few local businesses, such as visiting King Taco with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. And he has done a few interviews and participated in campaign forums hosted by UniodosUS, Service Employees International Union and the Human Rights Campaign.

Some of his rivals in the Democratic race, such as Sen. Kamala Harris and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, have also spent the bulk of their time in California fundraising. But they have had more public events. Warren, who is not holding fundraisers, has held four large rallies in addition to attending other Democratic forums and events.

Monday marked the first time any voter could see Biden if they wanted to. Speaking on a sun-dappled corner of the quad, Biden told supporters that he was spurred to run for president by Trump’s remarks about protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Violence at the rally left a counterprotester dead, yet Trump said there were “very fine people on both sides.”

“Look, there’s so much at stake in this election. We can in fact possibly and I think we will, we can handle four years of Donald Trump. It’s going to be a whole God-awful lot of work to put this country back together again, both nationally and internationally, domestically and foreign,” Biden said. “But eight years of Donald Trump will change the very character of who we are as a nation, and we cannot let that happen.”

He spoke of the dignity of work and the decline of the middle class, and he outlined his proposals to provide citizenship to immigrants in the country illegally, to increase funding for the poorest schools and provide free community college to all who want it.

Biden also spoke about the need for the next president to bring the nation back together, a message that resonated with Kimberly Daniels, 50.

“We should be able to come together as one and not constantly fight against each other,” she said, adding that she had admired Biden since his time as Obama’s vice president.

Drew Krinsky, a junior at USC, said Democrats need to nominate a moderate like Biden or Buttigieg to have the best chance of beating Trump. The 21-year-old came away from Biden’s rally impressed.

“Joe did a fantastic job showing that now we need leadership, and that it’s going to take a while to recover from all the stuff that Trump’s done,” said the public policy and law major. “We need someone who knows what he’s doing. Joe was a vice president; he knows how this works. He’s got years of experience.”

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Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome to our horse racing newsletter as there is early good news on Princess Dorian.

As the debate about horse racing in California—and the country—continues to be on the mind of many, I’ve tried to keep the newsletter as neutral as possible so I can continue to be as objective as possible. You see all the evidence, you hear all the rhetoric. You can make up your mind.

But every once in a while there is someone who’s perspective is unique. That’s where I bring in Ferrin Peterson, who is both a jockey and a veterinarian. You can read more about her in this excellent story by Tod Leonard of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Just click here.

Earlier this week, Ferrin contacted me and was her hoping the thoughts she shared with Sen. Dianne Feinstein could become public. Didn’t sound like a bad idea. So here’s the letter that was sent to Washington.

“Dear Honorable Senator Feinstein,

“Thank you for caring so much about our state and having a compassionate ear to listen to each individual need.

“I wanted to address some of your concerns over the horse racing industry.

“I am a veterinarian, as well as a jockey, a combination of pursuits that gives me a unique perspective on the health and welfare of racehorses. I received my degree from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and I competed as a full-time jockey at the 2019 Del Mar summer meet.

“Additionally, I have traveled the world working in various racetrack veterinary practices to witness firsthand the diversity in training, veterinary treatments, and regulations in a number of jurisdictions, including Japan, Hong Kong, Dubai, Ireland, and England, as well as Kentucky and New York in the United States. I also pioneered equine welfare projects in Myanmar and Ethiopia.

“Obviously, I have a strong passion for the well-being of animals, and especially horses.

“The level of care given to Thoroughbred horses in America is outstanding. Their grooms are with them around the clock, seven days a week. Each day, there is an array of veterinarians, physical therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, and others attending to the horses’ needs. Further, based on my international experience, I can say with confidence that the care racehorses receive in California ranks with the finest in the world.

“Changes are always needed. And even though changes made in a large industry like horse racing require time and patience to take their full effect, I have seen immediate positive impact because of recent alterations in whipping and medication rules that benefit both horse and rider.

“When I attended this year’s Breeders’ Cup with UC Davis veterinarians, I was able to observe continued progress toward improving veterinary care. Among the new developments that will have an extremely beneficial impact is the availability of a standing PET-scan, a diagnostic unit that is the first of its kind, made possible through UC Davis and through industry funding inspired by upgrades in California safety protocols.

“As a jockey, I put my life on the line every time I ride. I care about the safety of my horses just as much as I do for myself and other jockeys. If I was not fully convinced that our industry was constantly striving for improved welfare of our animals, I would not be a jockey. I only ask that you recognize the progress being made toward the highest possible level of racehorse care, because I know that these horses are already receiving some of the best care in the world, and we are doing all we can to actively remediate the current challenges facing our industry.

“Sincerely,

“Ferrin Peterson, DVM”

Princess Dorian doing well

In addition to the two horses that died at Del Mar on Sunday, there was a third horse that was pulled up and vanned off, Princess Dorian. The initial report was that she could possibly be saved. And that’s where things stand right now.

Jay Privman, the outstanding national correspondent for the Daily Racing Form, spoke to trainer/co-owner Andrew Lerner, who said this on Wednesday: “She’s doing really well. The vets said she’s doing well, bearing weight, has a normal heart rate, eating, passing manure, all the things you want to see.” You can read Jay’s full story. Just click here.

She was reportedly walking around the grounds of the San Luis Rey Equine Hospital. As we know, horses are very fragile animals and we need a little more time before it’s safe to exhale.

Del Mar review

In Thursday’s feature, a $58,000 allowance/optional claimers going six furlongs, Threefiveindia was much the best winning by 3 ½ lengths. The 6-year-old gelding was claimed in September for $40,000 by trainer Peter Miller for Rockingham Ranch. He also won an allowance on Nov. 1 at Santa Anita.

Threefiveindia paid $3.00, $2.40 and $2.10. Koa was second and Awesome Anywhere finished third. Abel Cedillo was the winning jockey.

Drayden Van Dyke won three winners on Thursday: Hariboux ($4.80) in the second, Speedy Justice ($4.80) in the fourth and Kittyhawk Lass ($7.00) in the sixth.

Del Mar preview

Friday’s card is eight races, with half of them on the turf. First post is 12:30 p.m. It’s a pretty average weekday card. The feature is a Cal-bred allowance/optional claimer for fillies and mares going a mile on the turf. The purse is $53,000.

The favorite, at 5-2, is Doc Yco Cheeks for trainer Peter Eurton and jockey Rafael Bejarano. She has only raced twice. In her first race she finshed second in maiden special then was off for a year before coming back last month to win a maiden special by 1 ¾ lengths.

Magnificent QT is the second favorite at 7-2 for Doug O’Neill and Assael Espinoza. In eight lifetime starts, this 4-year-old flly has finished second four times and won once. She spent most of time in the claiming ranks, but in her last race finished second in an allowance/optional claimer. Post will be about 3:30 p.m.

Here are the field sizes, in order: 6, 6, 8 (4 also eligible), 7, 10, 8, 8, 9.

Bob Ike’s Dmr pick of the day

THIRD RACE No. 5 Aqua Seaform Shame (4-1)

Juvenile filly from the Richard Baltas stable is making her third start and first on turf at this abbreviated five-furlong distance. After a promising debut effort here on Sept. 1 she tired to third in a restricted stakes at Los Alamitos. Trying turf, shortening up in distance and possessing tactical speed, she should be tough to deny in this maiden event.

Thursday’s result: As we warned, the price wouldn’t be anything to brag about but Threefiveindia ($3.00) dominated again on the quick return and looks to be headed back to the stakes ranks for his new connections.

Bob Ike is a Partner/VP of Horsebills.com (here’s a video) and the proprietor of BobIkePicks.com (full-card picks, 3 Best Plays and betting strategy).

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.

“The road to the Grade 1, $600,000 Champion of Champions wraps up Sunday night with the final berths being awarded via the Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trials. The horses with the fastest trial times will receive provisional berths to the Champion of Champions to be held Dec. 14. As of now, it appears there will be four berths up for grabs in Sunday’s trials. Grade 1 winners BH Lisas Boy, Zoomin For Spuds, Katies Easy Moves, Tequila Sangria, Flash And Roll and Sf Hot Pass are the other horses also expected to compete in the Champion of Champions.

“The first of two Z. Wayne Griffin Trials at 400 yards will be headed by Mi Amor Secreto, winner of the Grade 1, $300,000 Albuquerque Fall Quarter Horse Championship. The son of Louisiana Cartel ran second in the Grade 1 Remington Park Championship and Eastex Stakes also at Remington Park. His last start at Los Alamitos came in mid-November of 2018 when he finished second in the $150,000 Adequan Derby Challenge Championship. Hoststepper, the AQHA champion 3-year-old last year, is in this race as is Suze Returns, the third place finisher in the Grade 1 Mildred Vessels Memorial Handicap, and millionaire He Looks Hot, who is hoping for his fourth consecutive trip to the Champion of Champions.

“The second trial will be headed by Jesstacartel, runner-up in last year’s Champion of Champions, Jess Macho Corona, the second place finisher in this year’s Grade 1 All American Derby, and As And Js, the runner-up in this year’s Mildred Vessels.

“After scoring an impressive win in a trial to the Grade 1 Golden State Million Futurity, Gary Wright’s Royally Significant looks to post another strong race when she faces four runners exiting the Wild West Futurity plus two other top rivals in the $25,000 Corona Chick Handicap at 400 yards Saturday.

“Royally Significant is a graduate of the Los Alamitos Equine Sale, the royally-bred filly broke her maiden by a head on Sept. 14 before defeating seven in her Golden State Million trial. Oscar Peinado will ride Royally Significant for trainer Chris O’Dell from post number six.

“Maurice Code, one of the most dominant runners during the Fall Meet at Grants Pass Downs, will make his Los Alamitos debut when he faces six in the $9,500 third race at 4 1/2 furlongs on Friday night. First post is 7 p.m.

“In one of the quarter horse races of the year, Flash And Roll held off Powerful Favorite by a neck to win the Grade 1 $1,009,000 Los Alamitos Super Derby at 400 yards last Sunday night. Flash And Roll moved on to the Champion of Champions thanks to the win. She is now five for five at Los Alamitos. In the process, Flash And Roll became the first horse to win the Golden State Million Futurity, Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity and Los Alamitos Super Derby.

“Los Alamitos will unveil a new wagering room next Friday night with the opening of The Lounge. The room will be located where the old Post & Paddock room used to be on the ground level right in front of the main parking lot. The Lounge will feature free admission on its opening night. The room will feature more than 60 big screens, the NFL Sunday Ticket and more. Admission after its opening night will be $5.”

Ed Burgart’s LA pick of the day

SIXTH RACE: No. 6 Mi Favorita (5-1)

The price should be right on this class-dropping filly who ran much better than her last sixth-place outing indicates. Filly was loaded with energy during the final 1/16 after missing the break by nearly 1 ½ lengths. She now drops into a maiden $10,000 claimer and has much upside while only making third career start and second trip postward in five months. I suggest a win bet and exacta boxes of 6-2 and 6-5. The filly she must beat, #5 Miss Chowchilla, was eliminated at the start of her last outing and was strong second in a fast race two outs ago.

Final thought

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Now, the stars of the show, Thursday’s results and Friday’s entries.

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Del Mar Charts Results for Thursday, November 14.

Copyright 2019 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California. All finishes confirmed by Plusmic USA. Official program numbers may not correspond with post position. 4th day of a 15-day meet. Clear & Fast

FIRST RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $18,000. Maiden Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $20,000. Time 23.60 48.09 1:13.87 1:27.17 1:40.82

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
3	Harper’s Gallop	122	3	2	3–1	3–½	1–1	1–5	1–12	Puglisi	0.70
2	Goddess Aphrodite	122	2	4	4	4	3–6	2–1½	2–6¼	Talamo	1.90
1	My S V R	122	1	1	1–1	1–hd	2–1½	3–11	3–16	Fuentes	3.70
4	Flying Flirt	122	4	3	2–hd	2–½	4	4	4	Johnson	21.90

3	HARPER’S GALLOP	3.40	2.10
2	GODDESS APHRODITE		2.20
1	MY S V R

$1 EXACTA (3-2)	$2.20
$2 QUINELLA (2-3)	$2.60
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (3-2-1-4)	$0.31
50-CENT TRIFECTA (3-2-1)	$1.55

Winner–Harper’s Gallop Ch.f.3 by Suances (GB) out of Dypsy, by Broken Vow. Bred by Red Baron’s Barn & Vaya Con Suerte (CA). Trainer: Jack Carava. Owner: Red Baron’s Barn LLC and Vayaconsuerte, LLC. Mutuel Pool $62,164 Exacta Pool $28,770 Quinella Pool $1,085 Superfecta Pool $5,207 Trifecta Pool $12,001. Scratched–Lucky Brite Eye, Magical Kiss.

HARPER’S GALLOP three deep into the first turn, stalked just off the rail then bid between horses, took the lead on the second turn, inched away leaving that turn, drifted to the inside under urging in the stretch and drew off under steady handling late. GODDESS APHRODITE bobbled as the ground broke out behind at the start, came off the rail into the backstretch, bid four wide a half mile out, stalked off the rail on the second turn and three wide into the stretch and was clearly second best. MY S V R came out some at the start, angled off the rail and sped to the early lead, angled in leaving the first turn, dueled inside, stalked leaving the second turn and weakened. FLYING FLIRT four wide into the first turn, stalked outside then bid three deep on the backstretch, dropped back off the rail on the second turn, drifted out into the stretch, gave way and was eased in the drive.

SECOND RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $53,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 2 year olds. Claiming Price $80,000. Time 23.52 49.15 1:13.44 1:25.05 1:36.39

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
4	Hariboux	120	4	4	4	4	4	3–hd	1–nk	Van Dyke	1.40
3	Goliad	120	3	1	3–1½	3–1½	3–1½	2–½	2–2¾	Bejarano	1.50
2	Commander	120	2	2	2–1½	2–1	2–1½	4	3–1½	Cedillo	4.70
1	Party Town	120	1	3	1–1	1–½	1–½	1–1	4	T Baze	4.00

4	HARIBOUX (GB)	4.80	2.60
3	GOLIAD		2.60
2	COMMANDER (FR)

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (3-4)	$7.20
$1 EXACTA (4-3)	$4.80
$2 QUINELLA (3-4)	$4.60
50-CENT TRIFECTA (4-3-2)	$3.00

Winner–Hariboux (GB) B.g.2 by Havana Gold (IRE) out of Royal Warranty (GB), by Sir Percy (GB). Bred by Lady Gillian Brunton (GB). Trainer: Jeff Mullins. Owner: Red Baron’s Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC. Mutuel Pool $89,491 Daily Double Pool $18,359 Exacta Pool $32,362 Quinella Pool $982 Trifecta Pool $16,410. Scratched–Pas de Panique.

HARIBOUX (GB) a step slow to begin, angled in and settled inside then just off the rail, continued inside on the second turn, came out leaving that turn and into the stretch, bid three deep under some urging past the eighth pole, drifted in and gained the lead in deep stretch and gamely prevailed. GOLIAD stalked a bit off the rail to the stretch, bid between horses past the eighth pole to put a head in front, also drifted in and fought back inside the winner to the wire. COMMANDER (FR) broke in a bit, stalked just off the inside, bid outside the pacesetter leaving the backstretch and on the second turn and into the stretch and outfinished that rival for the show. PARTY TOWN broke inward, pulled his way to the early lead, set the pace inside, fought back on the backstretch and second turn, inched away briefly in midstretch, fought back past midstretch and weakened late.

THIRD RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $17,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $16,000-$14,000. Time 23.54 48.19 1:13.09 1:25.87 1:39.23

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
5	Lagoon Macaroon	122	4	3	3–1½	2–1	2–2	1–hd	1–1¼	Maldonado	3.90
4	Fast as Cass	124	3	1	1–½	1–1	1–½	2–2½	2–¾	Fuentes	1.90
7	Union Station	117	6	6	5–½	6	6	6	3–1¾	Diaz, Jr.	5.00
6	Indy Jones	122	5	5	4–3	4–5	3–hd	3–1½	4–1	Mn Garcia	5.10
3	Gryffindor	122	2	4	6	5–½	5–2½	5–½	5–½	Payeras	8.80
2	Dr. Bagley	120	1	2	2–½	3–½	4–4	4–2	6	T Baze	3.60

5	LAGOON MACAROON	9.80	4.00	3.20
4	FAST AS CASS		3.40	2.40
7	UNION STATION			3.00

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (4-5)	$42.80
$1 EXACTA (5-4)	$15.20
$2 QUINELLA (4-5)	$15.60
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (5-4-7-6)	$15.78
50-CENT TRIFECTA (5-4-7)	$33.95

Winner–Lagoon Macaroon Grr.g.3 by He’s Had Enough out of Oh Boo Hoo, by Kafwain. Bred by Woodford Thoroughbreds (FL). Trainer: George Papaprodromou. Owner: Kretz Racing LLC. Mutuel Pool $90,071 Daily Double Pool $9,598 Exacta Pool $47,761 Quinella Pool $2,022 Superfecta Pool $17,430 Trifecta Pool $30,853. Scratched–Cosa Nostra (IRE).

50-Cent Pick Three (3-4-5) paid $18.10. Pick Three Pool $23,446.

LAGOON MACAROON stalked three deep then outside a rival or off the rail, bid outside the runner-up on the second turn, took a short lead under urging in the stretch and inched away late. FAST AS CASS dueled outside a rival then inched away and angled in on the backstretch, fought back inside on the second turn and in the stretch but could not quite match the winner late. UNION STATION settled off the rail then inside, came out into the stretch and again nearing midstretch and gained the show. INDY JONES stalked off the rail then outside a rival, came out into the stretch and was outfinished for a minor share. GRYFFINDOR bobbled at the start, stalked a bit off the rail then outside a rival on the backstretch, continued off the inside on the second turn and three wide into the stretch and lacked a rally. DR. BAGLEY sped to the early lead, dueled inside then saved ground stalking the pace and weakened in the stretch.

FOURTH RACE.

5 Furlongs Turf. Purse: $52,000. Maiden Special Weight. 2 year olds. Time 22.47 44.77 56.17

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	3/16	3/8	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
5	Speedy Justice	120	4	4	1–hd	1–hd	1–2½	1–7¼	Van Dyke	1.40
6	Restoring Dreams	120	5	2	4–2½	4–1½	3–hd	2–¾	Talamo	20.20
4	Zero Down	120	3	7	6–1½	5–1½	4–hd	3–½	Mn Garcia	17.70
3	Too Late	120	2	5	2–1	2–2	2–4	4–1¾	Gutierrez	2.30
1	Cebolla	115	1	6	7	7	7	5–¾	Diaz, Jr.	7.10
8	Prince Magician	120	7	1	5–½	6–3	6–1½	6–1	Flores	5.60
7	Benny Chang	120	6	3	3–1	3–2	5–2½	7	Cedillo	8.20

5	SPEEDY JUSTICE	4.80	3.80	3.20
6	RESTORING DREAMS		15.80	7.80
4	ZERO DOWN			9.20

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (5-5)	$25.60
$1 EXACTA (5-6)	$24.90
$2 QUINELLA (5-6)	$37.60
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (5-6-4-3)	$86.35
50-CENT TRIFECTA (5-6-4)	$118.15

Winner–Speedy Justice B.c.2 by Dominus out of Super Seller, by Came Home. Bred by Justice Farm, Greg Justice (KY). Trainer: Bob Baffert. Owner: Sigband, Michael and Sigband, Nydia M.. Mutuel Pool $165,586 Daily Double Pool $11,744 Exacta Pool $89,632 Quinella Pool $3,302 Superfecta Pool $28,539 Trifecta Pool $49,629. Scratched–Squared Straight.

50-Cent Pick Three (4-5-5) paid $34.50. Pick Three Pool $13,911.

SPEEDY JUSTICE had speed between horses then dueled outside a rival, kicked clear under left handed urging and drew off. RESTORING DREAMS between rivals early, stalked a bit off the rail, swung three deep into the stretch and gained the place. ZERO DOWN bobbled in a bit of a slow start, settled outside a rival then chased inside, came out into the stretch and outfinished a rival for the show. TOO LATE angled in and dueled inside, fought back on the turn, came out in midstretch and was edged for third. CEBOLLA broke a bit slowly, saved ground off the pace, came out past midstretch and split rivals late and lacked the needed rally. PRINCE MAGICIAN chased outside then off the rail, continued alongside a foe on the turn and weakened. BENNY CHANG stalked outside a rival then off the rail, continued a bit off the fence on the turn, drifted to the inside in the drive and also weakened.

FIFTH RACE.

6½ Furlongs. Purse: $30,000. Claiming. 3 year olds. Claiming Prices $25,000-$22,500. Time 23.19 46.71 1:10.61 1:17.10

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
6	Oil Can Knight	120	5	2	1–hd	1–hd	1–½	1–nk	Mn Garcia	0.80
4	Policy	115	3	3	3–hd	3–2	2–½	2–2½	Diaz, Jr.	7.40
5	Rickey B	120	4	1	2–1½	2–hd	3–2½	3–ns	Van Dyke	2.80
3	Toothless Wonder	120	2	4	4–2½	4–1	4–2	4–1	T Baze	4.30
1	Surprise Fashion	120	1	5	5	5	5	5	Fuentes	12.70

6	OIL CAN KNIGHT	3.60	2.80	2.20
4	POLICY		6.40	4.20
5	RICKEY B			2.80

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (5-6)	$11.40
$1 EXACTA (6-4)	$11.00
$2 QUINELLA (4-6)	$11.20
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (6-4-5-3)	$4.27
50-CENT TRIFECTA (6-4-5)	$15.25

Winner–Oil Can Knight Dbb.g.3 by Can the Man out of Makeitagame, by El Corredor. Bred by Michelle Morehead, Mallory Morehead &Matthew Morehead (KY). Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: Westside Racing Stable, Keh, Steven, Knight, Scott and Tucker, Terri. Mutuel Pool $140,580 Daily Double Pool $17,724 Exacta Pool $71,642 Quinella Pool $3,057 Superfecta Pool $29,821 Trifecta Pool $48,952. Claimed–Oil Can Knight by Steven Zolotas. Trainer: Steve Knapp. Claimed–Policy by Drummond, Lee and Xitco, John. Trainer: Mark Glatt. Scratched–Alvaaro.

50-Cent Pick Three (5-5-6) paid $19.90. Pick Three Pool $29,224. 50-Cent Pick Four (4/5-5-2/5-2/6) 4 correct paid $89.80. Pick Four Pool $64,563. 50-Cent Pick Five (3/5/6-4/5-5-2/5-2/6) 5 correct paid $182.85. Pick Five Pool $253,531.

OIL CAN KNIGHT had good early speed and dueled outside a rival then between foes on the turn and into the stretch, was shaken up with the reins under a vigorous hand ride in midstretch then gamely prevailed under steady handling late. POLICY stalked outside a rival then bid three deep on the turn and in the stretch, continued outside the winner late and went on willingly. RICKEY B angled in and dueled a bit off the rail then inside on the turn, fought back along the rail in the stretch, could not match the top pair late and just held third. TOOTHLESS WONDER saved ground stalking the pace, came out leaving the turn, swung three deep into the stretch and was edged for the show. SURPRISE FASHION chased inside then a bit off the rail into and on the turn, came out into the stretch, angled in some in the drive and lacked the needed rally.

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $30,000. Starter Allowance. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $50,000. Time 22.62 46.68 1:11.16 1:23.54 1:35.82

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
7	Kittyhawk Lass	119	6	7	7–hd	7–hd	6–hd	5–½	1–1¾	Van Dyke	2.50
1	Trust Fund Kitty	121	1	6	6–hd	8–1½	5–1½	3–1½	2–¾	Cedillo	2.40
3	Girona	119	3	2	1–hd	1–hd	2–1½	2–1½	3–ns	Delgadillo	29.00
2	Jaccat	121	2	1	2–2½	2–1	1–hd	1–hd	4–1¼	Valdivia, Jr.	9.10
4	Persephone	119	4	9	9	9	8–hd	7–3½	5–hd	Franco	4.20
9	Bella Figura	121	8	8	5–1	6–1	4–hd	4–hd	6–3¼	Bejarano	4.30
6	Samandah	119	5	3	4–hd	4–hd	3–½	6–1½	7–8¼	Gutierrez	18.60
8	Vegas Strong Baby	119	7	4	3–hd	5–hd	9	8–hd	8–1¼	Figueroa	41.00
11	Tinsel Town Queen	119	9	5	8–1½	3–1	7–1	9	9	Mn Garcia	30.30

7	KITTYHAWK LASS	7.00	3.40	2.80
1	TRUST FUND KITTY		3.20	2.60
3	GIRONA			8.00

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (6-7)	$16.20
$1 EXACTA (7-1)	$10.10
$2 QUINELLA (1-7)	$10.80
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (7-1-3-2)	$70.34
50-CENT TRIFECTA (7-1-3)	$71.55

Winner–Kittyhawk Lass B.f.3 by Power Broker out of American Flier, by Quiet American. Bred by Endeavor Farm (KY). Trainer: Mike Puype. Owner: Endeavor Farm. Mutuel Pool $190,288 Daily Double Pool $27,579 Exacta Pool $97,031 Quinella Pool $4,638 Superfecta Pool $55,394 Trifecta Pool $69,394. Scratched–Dulverton Darling, Oh My Oh.

50-Cent Pick Three (5-6-7) paid $8.15. Pick Three Pool $42,030.

KITTYHAWK LASS chased between horses then outside a rival, continued outside on the second turn and three deep into the stretch, rallied under urging to the front four wide in deep stretch and proved best. TRUST FUND KITTY in a bit tight into the first turn, saved ground stalking the pace, waited a bit then came out for room in the stretch, bid between horses in deep stretch and continued willingly. GIRONA pulled and dueled outside a rival, fought back leaving the second turn and into the stretch, drifted out some in the drive, was three wide in deep stretch and held third. JACCAT dueled inside, put a head in front leaving the second turn, fought back along the rail in the stretch and was edged for the show. PERSEPHONE angled in and chased inside, came off the rail on the backstretch, went up four wide on the second turn and three deep into the stretch and could not quite summon the needed late kick. BELLA FIGURA (IRE) stalked three deep, continued outside on the second turn and three wide into the stretch and also lacked the necessary late response. SAMANDAH stalked between horses then inside, came out into the stretch and weakened. VEGAS STRONG BABY bumped when three deep into the first turn, stalked between horses, dropped back and angled in on the second turn and weakened. TINSEL TOWN QUEEN bumped when four wide into the first turn, stalked three deep then off the rail, fell back outside a rival leaving the second turn, was between foes into the stretch and also weakened.

SEVENTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $58,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $100,000. Time 22.36 45.07 56.79 1:09.20

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
3	Threefiveindia	120	3	1	1–hd	1–1	1–2½	1–3½	Cedillo	0.50
5	Koa	118	5	4	2–1	2–1½	2–½	2–1¼	Figueroa	16.90
1	Awesome Anywhere	120	1	5	4–hd	3–½	3–2½	3–2	Van Dyke	2.50
4	Horse Greedy	120	4	3	3–hd	5	5	4–2½	Fuentes	6.90
2	Fight On	120	2	2	5	4–½	4–½	5	T Baze	11.00

3	THREEFIVEINDIA	3.00	2.40	2.10
5	KOA		6.20	2.60
1	AWESOME ANYWHERE			2.40

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (7-3)	$11.60
$1 EXACTA (3-5)	$8.40
$2 QUINELLA (3-5)	$13.00
50-CENT TRIFECTA (3-5-1)	$12.20

Winner–Threefiveindia Ch.g.6 by Street Hero out of Palacio de Amor, by Dixieland Band. Bred by Myung Kwon Cho & Jun Park (KY). Trainer: Peter Miller. Owner: Rockingham Ranch. Mutuel Pool $161,806 Daily Double Pool $23,440 Exacta Pool $68,372 Quinella Pool $2,417 Trifecta Pool $54,898. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (6-7-3) paid $6.05. Pick Three Pool $33,213.

THREEFIVEINDIA angled in and dueled inside, inched away leaving the turn and drew clear in the stretch under a crack of the whip inside the sixteenth pole and steady handling. KOA also angled in and dueled outside the winner, stalked off the rail leaving the turn, was outside a rival in midstretch and bested that one for the place. AWESOME ANYWHERE close up stalking the pace along the inside, remained on the rail on the turn and in the stretch and was outfinished for second. HORSE GREEDY stalked three deep to the stretch and weakened in the final furlong. FIGHT ON lunged some at the break, pulled between horses and steadied in a bit tight off heels midway on the backstretch, stalked between foes on the turn, came out into the stretch and also weakened.

EIGHTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $52,000. Maiden Special Weight. 2 year olds. Time 23.11 46.99 1:11.18 1:23.33 1:35.68

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
1	If Id Told You	120	1	5	2–1	1–1	1–1½	1–4	1–1¾	Espinoza	2.90
10	Tropical Terror	120	10	4	3–1	3–hd	3–½	2–½	2–½	Cedillo	4.20
6	Descartes	120	6	2	5–1	5–2	6–2	3–1	3–1¼	Gutierrez	26.60
5	Rocks and Salt	120	5	6	8–hd	9–4	7–hd	6–½	4–1	Bejarano	19.40
4	Margot’s Boy	120	4	10	7–1	6–hd	5–hd	4–hd	5–2½	Van Dyke	11.30
8	Canyon Crest	120	8	8	9–1½	8–1	8–1	8–3	6–3¼	Fuentes	5.70
3	Totally Tiger	120	3	3	4–hd	4–3½	4–1	7–1	7–1¼	Mn Garcia	9.70
9	Fantasy Game	120	9	1	1–½	2–2	2–1½	5–1	8–1½	T Baze	13.70
2	Lightning Fast	120	2	7	10	10	10	10	9–½	Talamo	3.00
7	Papa Tony	120	7	9	6–hd	7–½	9–3	9–1	10	Pereira	51.80

1	IF ID TOLD YOU	7.80	4.80	3.60
10	TROPICAL TERROR		6.00	4.00
6	DESCARTES			10.40

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (3-1)	$15.60
$1 EXACTA (1-10)	$23.80
$2 QUINELLA (1-10)	$27.20
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (1-10-6-5)	$291.71
10-CENT SUPER HIGH FIVE (1-10-6-5-4)		Carryover $10,399
50-CENT TRIFECTA (1-10-6)	$202.15

Winner–If Id Told You Dbb.c.2 by Creative Cause out of Feature Attraction, by Roman Ruler. Bred by Revocable Trust of Dr. Mikel C.Harrington and Patricia O. Harrington (CA). Trainer: Gary Mandella. Owner: Thomas L. Nichols. Mutuel Pool $258,832 Daily Double Pool $71,572 Exacta Pool $148,452 Quinella Pool $4,486 Superfecta Pool $87,137 Super High Five Pool $13,626 Trifecta Pool $115,791. Scratched–Blues Rapper, Guinessey, One Fast Bro.

50-Cent Pick Three (7-3-1) paid $13.95. Pick Three Pool $91,468. 50-Cent Pick Four (2/6-7-3-1/11/13) 4 correct paid $31.05. Pick Four Pool $346,413. 50-Cent Pick Five (5-2/6-7-3-1/11/13) 5 correct paid $95.60. Pick Five Pool $287,976. $2 Pick Six (5-5-2/6-7-3-1/11/13) 6 correct paid $2,714.00. Pick Six Pool $54,614. $2 Pick Six (5-5-2/6-7-3-1/11/13) 5 out of 6 paid $24.80. 20-Cent Pick Six Jackpot (5-5-2/6-7-3-1/11/13) . Pick Six Jackpot Carryover $49,987. $1 Place Pick All 8 correct paid $52.00. Place Pick All Pool $18,527.

IF ID TOLD YOU had speed inside to press the pace then took the lead into the backstretch, set the pace inside, inched away on the second turn, came a bit off the rail into the stretch, kicked clear under urging, drifted out a bit from the whip in the drive and held. TROPICAL TERROR four wide early, angled in and stalked outside a rival, came three wide into the stretch and finished willingly. DESCARTES stalked between horses then outside a rival or a bit off the rail, went three deep leaving the second turn and into the stretch and was edged for the place. ROCKS AND SALT pulled a bit off the rail then steadied between foes into the backstretch, continued just off the inside then along the rail on the second turn, came out in upper stretch and bested the others. MARGOT’S BOY squeezed a bit at the start, also pulled along the inside and steadied off heels on the first turn, stalked along the rail, came out into the stretch and lacked the needed rally. CANYON CREST three deep early, chased outside a rival then three wide leaving the backstretch and into the second turn, angled in outside a rival leaving that turn and could not summon the necessary response. TOTALLY TIGER broke outward, pulled between horses and was in tight off heels on the first turn, stalked inside, steadied when crowded in midstretch, came out for room and lacked and did not rally. FANTASY GAME angled in and dueled outside the winner then stalked a bit off the rail to the stretch, drifted to the inside in midstretch and weakened. LIGHTNING FAST settled off the pace inside, came out into the stretch and did not rally. PAPA TONY pulled his way along three deep then chased outside a rival on the backstretch, went between foes into and on the second turn, angled in entering the stretch and weakened.

	Attendance	Handle
On-Track	2,342	$309,432
Inter-Track	2,977	$1,576,186
Out of State	N/A	$3,134,671
TOTAL	5,319	$5,020,289

Del Mar Entries for Friday, November 15.

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California. $2 Win, Place and Show; $1 Exacta, $2 Quinella, 50-cent Trifecta, $2 Rolling Double, 50-cent rolling Pick 3; 10-cent Superfecta; 50-cent Pick 4 last 4 races; 50-cent Players Pick 5 first 5 races; $2 Pick 6 last 6 races; $1 Place Pick All; $1 Super High Five last race. Trifecta needs 4 betting interests; Superfecta needs 6. 5th day of a 15-day meet.

FIRST RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $36,000. Claiming. 3 year olds. Claiming Prices $40,000-$35,000.

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wt	Trainer	M-L	Claim $
1	Blue Skye Jade	Assael Espinoza	118	Reed Saldana	8-1	40,000
2	The Creep	Ruben Fuentes	118	Ryan Hanson	15-1	40,000
3	Mystery Messenger	Jose Valdivia, Jr.	118	Patrick Gallagher	7-2	40,000
4	Hartel	Martin Garcia	118	Peter Miller	2-1	40,000
5	Swamp Souffle	Geovanni Franco	120	William Spawr	5-2	40,000
6	Of Good Report	Abel Cedillo	118	Vladimir Cerin	3-1	40,000

SECOND RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $17,000. Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $8,000-$7,000.

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wt	Trainer	M-L	Claim $
1	Cee Sam’s Girl	Geovanni Franco	120	George Papaprodromou	6-1	8,000
2	Majestic Diva	Tyler Baze	120	David Bernstein	6-1	8,000
3	Love of Art	Abel Cedillo	122	Rene Amescua	9-5	8,000
4	Heart’s Passion	Heriberto Figueroa	120	Jerry Hollendorfer	2-1	8,000
5	Conformation	Mario Gutierrez	122	Ben D. A. Cecil	3-1	8,000

THIRD RACE.

5 Furlongs Turf. Purse: $52,000. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies. 2 year olds.

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wt	Trainer	M-L	Claim $
1	Kissable U	Mario Gutierrez	122	Doug F. O’Neill	6-1
2	Venetian Harbor	Flavien Prat	122	Richard Baltas	3-1
3	Del Mar Drama	Efrain Hernandez	122	J. Eric Kruljac	12-1
4	Beguiled	Abel Cedillo	122	Philip D’Amato	7-2
5	Aqua Seaform Shame	Ruben Fuentes	122	Richard Baltas	4-1
6	Morning Addiction	Rafael Bejarano	122	Peter Eurton	4-1
7	Brave Cinderella	Heriberto Figueroa	122	Oscar Heredia	20-1
8	Speech	Geovanni Franco	122	Michael W. McCarthy	6-1
	Also Eligible
9	Agave Queen	Joseph Talamo	122	Philip D’Amato	8-1
10	Princess Mo	Jose Valdivia, Jr.	122	Ruben Gomez	20-1
11	Lighthouse	Drayden Van Dyke	122	Simon Callaghan	5-2

FOURTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $34,000. Starter Allowance. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up.

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wt	Trainer	M-L	Claim $
1	Tapitha Bonita	Tiago Pereira	124	William Spawr	4-1
2	Eternal Endeavour	J.C. Diaz, Jr.	119	Leonard Powell	5-1
3	D’s Lovely Sophia	Eswan Flores	122	Hector O. Palma	7-2
4	Oh My Oh	Heriberto Figueroa	122	Jerry Hollendorfer	6-1
5	Beau Rocket	Abel Cedillo	124	Mark Glatt	6-1
6	Tizanillusion	Tyler Baze	124	John W. Sadler	3-1
7	Rizzi’s Honors	Joseph Talamo	124	Mark Glatt	5-1

FIFTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $23,000. Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Prices $25,000-$22,500.

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wt	Trainer	M-L	Claim $
1	Red Bunting	Drayden Van Dyke	122	Ronald W. Ellis	7-2	25,000
2	Saburai	J.C. Diaz, Jr.	119	Vladimir Cerin	4-1	25,000
3	Lucky Stepper	Geovanni Franco	122	Carla Gaines	6-1	25,000
4	Leading Indicator	Assael Espinoza	122	Dean Pederson	10-1	25,000
5	Super Bunny	Joseph Talamo	122	Peter Miller	10-1	25,000
6	Untouched Elegance	Brice Blanc	124	Richard Baltas	5-1	25,000
7	Reds Sacred Appeal	Evin Roman	120	Lisa Bernard	30-1	22,500
8	Laker Jet	Edwin Maldonado	122	Robert A. Bean	30-1	25,000
9	Flying to the Line	Abel Cedillo	122	Peter Miller	3-1	25,000
10	Chalky	Ruben Fuentes	124	Jay Nehf	15-1	25,000

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $29,000. Maiden Claiming. 2 year olds. Claiming Prices $50,000-$40,000.

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wt	Trainer	M-L	Claim $
1	Taco Waco	Ruben Fuentes	122	Victor L. Garcia	20-1	50,000
2	Temple Bar	Heriberto Figueroa	122	Jerry Hollendorfer	7-2	50,000
3	Stackin Silver	Abel Cedillo	122	Richard Baltas	3-1	50,000
4	Spider Rico	Assael Espinoza	122	Genaro Vallejo	8-1	50,000
5	Going to Vegas	Joseph Talamo	117	Peter Miller	4-1	45,000
6	Knifes Edge	Brice Blanc	122	George Papaprodromou	5-1	50,000
7	Itsthattime	Rafael Bejarano	122	Jeff Bonde	8-1	50,000
8	Prince Ricky	J.C. Diaz, Jr.	117	Craig Anthony Lewis	5-1	50,000

SEVENTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $53,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $20,000. State bred.

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wt	Trainer	M-L	Claim $
1	Doc Yco Cheeks	Rafael Bejarano	122	Peter Eurton	5-2
2	Avalon Ride	J.C. Diaz, Jr.	115	Craig Anthony Lewis	10-1
3	Rose Dunn	Flavien Prat	120	Brian J. Koriner	9-2
4	Sapphire Kid	Tyler Baze	124	Matthew Chew	6-1	20,000
5	Brahms Command	Edwin Maldonado	120	Richard Rosales	20-1
6	Marjorie E	Eswan Flores	124	Patrick Gallagher	5-1
7	Lucky Ms Jones	Geovanni Franco	124	Philip D’Amato	5-1
8	Magnificent Q T	Assael Espinoza	122	Doug F. O’Neill	7-2

EIGHTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $52,000. Maiden Special Weight. 3 year olds and up. State bred.

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wt	Trainer	M-L	Claim $
1	Acapulco Bay	Cathleen Garner	122	Dean Greenman	20-1
2	Afternoon Heat	Assael Espinoza	122	Steve Knapp	5-1
3	Tigre Di Slugo	Flavien Prat	124	Mike Puype	5-2
4	Credance	Heriberto Figueroa	122	Val Brinkerhoff	20-1
5	Loafers Boy	Rafael Bejarano	122	Andrew Lerner	7-2
6	Posty	Evin Roman	122	Val Brinkerhoff	20-1
7	Corrana En Limen	Tyler Baze	122	Antonio Garcia	12-1
8	Spendaholic	J.C. Diaz, Jr.	117	Edward R. Freeman	10-1
9	Grandpa Louie	Abel Cedillo	122	Peter Miller	2-1

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