The Reds will only accept a win against the Cheetahs but co-coach Nick Stiles says it can only come from a complete performance.

Queensland arrived back from its two-week South African tour this week, coming off two losses to the Stormers and the Bulls.

Their African clashes threw up almost identical scripts, with the Reds competitive or leading until the final quarter of the match before being blown away for 19 and 20-point losses.

Stiles said a three-quarter game would not be acceptable against the Cheetahs.

“We were shattered with those last 15-20 minutes on both games against the Bulls and the Stormers,” he said.

“We’re playing two of the strongest South African teams you can play, away from home in very hostile territory.

The Queensland bench struggled against the Stormers, especially, who were able to lean on the experience of players like Schalk Burger coming off the pine.

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That’s an area Stiles said would have to be cleaned up on Saturday night.

“( Wallabies coach Michael) Cheika last year was talking about the finishers and the roles they have to play and I know in my group last weekend our bench was disappointed with their performances when they came on,” he said.

“At times in that last crucial 10 minutes we felt those guys had a lack of effort in periods.

“We’ve reviewed that very critically and expect a much better performance this weekend.”

The co-coach, who mentors the forwards mainly, said the Cheetahs wouldn’t be an easy proposition, though they have been relative strugglers through their Super Rugby history.

“If you’re a Queensland rugby fan you might be expecting an easier win for the weekend,” he said.

“If you’re a genuine really diehard fan you’d know what a dangerous side they are, two weeks ago they put nearly 100 points on the Sunwolves, who then last week were able to beat basically Argentina B.

“The lightning speed they’ve got in their backs is something if you turn the ball over too much they will punish you (with).”

The Reds have named an unchanged side for their clash against the Cheetahs, a luxury that they have rarely had in the past two injury-plagued seasons.

Their overall fitness and the recent addition of former Broncos forward Caleb Timu have boosted competition among the side and Stiles said that’s exactly what they need, pointing to Curtis Browning’s as a symptom of that.

Browning stepped into the shoes of injured backrower Jake Schatz against the Stormers in one of the better performances of his career to retain his starting point..

“Anyone who’s been around the Brisbane rugby scene knows there’s been a lot of talk and hope about Curtis Browning from when he was young schoolboy at State High” he said.

“To see him finally put together a performance like that was encouraging for us.

“With Schatzy being injured he had an opportunity through performance to nail down that eight position and be able to show us what he can do week in week out.

“We don’t want one-out good performances we want consistency we want players that are hungry to be the best and Curtis Browning is definitely a very good kid.”

WASHINGTON — 

Rep. Nita Lowey, who leads the powerful House Appropriations Committee and is a 31-year veteran of Congress, announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of next year.

The 82-year-old New York Democrat tweeted that it’s been a “deep honor and privilege to serve my community and my country.”

Lowey is a longtime ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), and is one of Capitol Hill’s old-school dealmakers. She combines a grandmotherly demeanor with decades of hands-on experience, especially in the annual foreign aid bill, where Lowey has fought for money to combat AIDS, deliver economic aid to developing nations and been a reliable ally of Israel.

She rose to the top of the committee earlier this year and was thrown into negotiations over ending the government shutdown and the battle with President Trump over money for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

In August, Lowey attracted a primary challenger from the left in Mondaire Jones, who worked at the Justice Department in the Obama administration. A mother of eight who didn’t enter public life until her 50s, Lowey has not had a difficult election in years.

Lowey often stops in Capitol hallways to catch up on news about the families of Capitol Hill maintenance workers and others.

“Frankly to have a job that I love so very much made this a very difficult choice,” Lowey said. “But I just felt it was time.”

Lowey has slowed down physically but has remained very much in charge of the wide-ranging business of the committee.

She has used her perch to advocate for public works spending for new rail tunnels into Manhattan and recovery assistance from Superstorm Sandy. Almost 20 years ago she led a successful fight to deliver contraception coverage to federal workers via their federal health insurance plans.

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Nearly 600 former Environmental Protection Agency officials have called for an investigation into whether the agency’s leaders abused their authority by threatening punitive action against California.

In a letter to the House committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Energy and Commerce, 593 signatories asked for a probe to determine whether EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s aggressive focus on California officials is rooted in a retaliatory effort to punish the state for not backing President Trump’s political agenda.

“EPA’s credibility depends on its commitment to use its authority to protect public health and our environment in an objective, even-handed manner, rather than as a blunt instrument of political power,” according to the letter, addressed to Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). “We urge your committee to determine whether Mr. Wheeler’s letters of Sept. 24 and 26 threatening to withhold grant funds and increase EPA oversight were motivated by improper partisan concerns.”

California Sens. Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein on Thursday also called on the EPA’s inspector general to investigate “whether the White House pressured the agency to abuse its law enforcement authority to single out California and the city of San Francisco,” according to a news release. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and California Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough), in a letter to the agency’s inspector general, also echoed their support for an investigation.

The letter from former EPA officials pointed to a recent instance in which Wheeler accused the state of failing to take required steps under the Clean Air Act, allowing a backlog of more than 130 inactive smog-reduction plans.

Wheeler threatened to cut federal transportation funding to the state as punishment. That decision came after the administration — upset that the California had brokered a secret deal with automakers to improve fuel-efficiency standards — announced it would revoke California’s decades-old waiver that empowered it to set tougher car emissions standards than those required by the federal government.

The battle between California leaders and the Trump administration has grown more tense in recent months, fueled by lawsuits, climate disagreements and an impeachment inquiry, among other issues. In their letter, the former officials questioned why the EPA had boosted its oversight efforts in California despite waves of environmental policy rollbacks since Trump took office in 2016.

“We hope that your investigation will weigh the effect that all of these federal rollbacks in emission standards will have when evaluating Mr. Wheeler’s sudden interest in air quality in the state of California,” according to the letter.

The letter also noted a Sept. 26 warning from Wheeler to California officials, criticizing the state for “failing” to meet federal water quality standards. Those complaints were echoed by Trump during a visit to the state, in which he threatened to punish San Francisco because its storm sewers were littered with used needles and filth from the city’s homeless.

In response, the former EPA officials said the warning was spurred by Trump’s political fury because there were other states with a comparable number of violations in which no action was taken by the EPA.

Former officials noted that Ohio, New York, Iowa, Missouri, Texas and Indiana have had more pollution sources than California in “significant” noncompliance with environmental laws over the last three years.

“Mr. Wheeler’s actions cannot be treated as legitimate uses of EPA’s authority taken for the purpose of advancing environmental protection, especially considering the current administration’s record,” the letter states. “Considering its enthusiasm for deregulation and reluctance to enforce the laws still on the books, President Trump’s threat to wield EPA’s authority against the homeless, the most vulnerable members of our society, is shameless and morally repugnant”

The group that organized the letter, the Environmental Integrity Project, sent a second letter to Wheeler on Thursday regarding the notice directed at the state that it isn’t meeting federal water quality standards. The letter included data tables alleging more than 400 examples of “significant noncompliance.”

“We ask that you give equally close scrutiny to Clean Water Act violations at large municipal or industrial wastewater treatment plants in other states,” according to the letter, which was written by the organization’s director, Eric Schaeffer, and former EPA water official Betsy Southerland.

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Companies must notify California residents of their data privacy rights in plain language and must verify people’s identities before releasing data, state officials proposed Thursday.

California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra announced draft regulations that also spell out ways people can ask for their personal information to be deleted from company databases.

The rules are being drafted to implement a landmark state privacy law that takes effect in January. The law allows California residents to learn what information companies hold on them, request deletion and opt out of the sale of their personal information.

Although only California residents can make requests, the law is expected to have a broader effect on how companies manage and sell people’s information online. That’s because companies outside the state must comply if they meet relatively low thresholds.

“Data is today’s gold,” Becerra said at a news conference in San Francisco. ”Everyone is rushing to mine data.”

The law was born out of a desire for people to have more control over their personal information online. It’s a topic that has been top of mind in recent years as high-profile leaks, smarter home artificial intelligence systems and targeted advertisements show just how much companies know about their users and customers.

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Privacy experts and researchers expect California’s law to pave the way for laws from other states and possibly Congress.

California’s privacy law has been a hot-button issue for lobbyists all year, often pitting tech-industry interest groups against privacy rights advocates. But neither side got major traction, and the bill that was finalized last month was largely unchanged from the original version.

The attorney general’s proposed rules say companies must provide at least two ways — in most cases, a toll-free number and an online form — for people to request what specific information the company holds on them. To request deletion, people must first indicate they want their information to be erased, and then confirm the decision in a two-step process.

Companies will need to verify that a person requesting data is actually that person. That can be done by matching information in the request to information the company has collected over time.

Data can be deleted by completely erasing it from company systems, by removing enough information so it can no longer be associated with a named person, or by aggregating it so it’s part of large groups of data.

Companies that serve at least 4 million Californians — which includes all large tech companies and many retailers — would also need to publish an annual report noting the number of requests they get from people to see their own information, delete the information or opt out from sale.

The proposed rules also state that third-party data brokers, which are often the ones selling data for advertising and other purposes, need to make sure people are properly notified that their data is being collected. Those companies, which rarely interact directly with consumers, can do that either by sending out notices or by making contracts with the consumer-facing companies that people use.

The proposed regulations would also make it possible for people to use browser extensions that automatically opt them out of the sale of data on each site they visit.

The law’s original creator, real estate investor Alastair Mactaggart, recently introduced a new ballot proposal to expand on the law. It would create a new state agency to enforce the law.

The proposed rules will now be open to public comment and forums before being finalized.

SACRAMENTO — 

Gov. Gavin Newsom took action Thursday to strengthen California’s workplace protection laws related to sexual harassment, signing bills that were vetoed by his predecessor last year.

The new laws will give victims of sexual harassment more time to file complaints in California and ban forced arbitration as a condition of employment. After former Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed several bills inspired by the #MeToo movement in 2018, authors of the legislation took another shot this year with the hope that Newsom might be more sympathetic.

“For many, a job can provide a sense of purpose and belonging — the satisfaction of knowing your labor provides value to the world,” Newsom said. “Everyone should have the ability to feel that pride in what they do, but for too many workers, they aren’t provided the dignity, respect or safety they deserve. These laws will help change that.”

Newsom signed Assembly Bill 9 by Assemblywoman Eloise Reyes (D-Grand Terrace), which will extend the window to file complaints with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing from one to three years for victims of workplace harassment, discrimination and civil rights-related retaliation. California law requires employees to submit complaints to the state before they can file a civil lawsuit. Once an employee receives a right to sue notice from DFEH, they are given an additional year to file the lawsuit.

Proponents of the legislation, which include employment and consumer attorneys, say most people are unaware of the one-year window, which begins at the time the harassment occurred, and the new law will provide them more time to weigh their options. Supporters also argue that the law aligns the time limits to file sexual harassment complaints with filing deadlines for other types of actions.

In his veto message last year, Brown echoed concerns from the California Chamber of Commerce that the bill would drag out the process to resolve issues in the workplace.

“We’re setting a standard,” said Jacquie Serna, legislative counsel for the Consumer Attorneys of California. “We’re setting an example for others who want to make robust labor laws meaningful and accessible to all workers.”

Another new law that had previously failed to clear Brown’s desk last year aims to end forced arbitration, in which employers require workers to waive their right to a trial over any future labor disputes as a condition of employment. Brown rejected a similar proposal, AB 3080 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), in 2018.

Gonzalez, who brought the bill back this year, lauded Newsom’s decision.

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“When both parties choose arbitration freely, it can be a highly effective tool. But it doesn’t work when corporations say you won’t be hired unless you sign away your rights,” Gonzalez said. “This law will protect workers when employers allow discrimination, permit sexual harassment, or engage in wage theft.”

A common employment practice, arbitration agreements can limit the ability of an employee to sue an employer before the sexual harassment occurs. Workers who sign an arbitration agreement can experience difficulty finding an attorney to represent them. In addition, the results of arbitration are typically confidential, which can allow the perpetrator to continue to harass others in the workplace.

The California Chamber of Commerce included the bill on its “job killer” list — legislation that it says will deter business in California and that the organization’s lobbyists aim to block from becoming law. The chamber said the bill is probably preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act and would increase employment litigation and costs for companies.

His team was in the midst of a fast-break drill, sneakers squeaking and ball flying, when Mick Cronin spotted something he didn’t like.

“Hold up!” the UCLA basketball coach bellowed early in practice Thursday, bringing Tyger Campbell, Jake Kyman and Alex Olesinski to a standstill. “We’re cheatin.’ Lazy. Get your … in there. Jake, the outlet’s over here. Coach [Darren Savino] has got the rebound, you’re here, you throw it, Tyger’s open. Let’s go!”

And with that, the sneakers squeaked and the ball flew once more, the Bruins trying to get everything just right.

No detail seemed to escape Cronin in his efforts to repair a broken foundation. UCLA is coming off a season in which it finished just one game over .500 and missed the NCAA tournament for the second time in four seasons while displaying lax effort and almost no defense.

The media picked the Bruins to finish eighth in the Pac-12 Conference, sparking some deep self-reflection among a group of mostly teenagers.

“The past two years,” junior forward Chris Smith said, “I feel like I’ve underachieved as a person here and as a player here and as a team we have too, so it’s things that they should be saying. I mean, people shouldn’t expect us to be doing super well when we’ve shown that we have a lot of things to work on, so those are realistic expectations.”

Cronin sent a message when he replaced massive photos of current players that hung over the baskets inside the Mo Ostin Center with pyramid-shaped images of every UCLA player selected in the first round of the NBA draft.

“I had a fundamental issue with walking in this building and not seeing those guys on the wall,” said Cronin, who recently had one of those picks, Don MacLean, speak to his players. “It’s just personal.”

Known as one of UCLA’s more lackadaisical players in previous years, Smith pleased coaches earlier in the week when he led the team in deflections, a stat the coaches track more closely than their own stock portfolios.

“We don’t really negotiate effort,” Cronin said.

Smith seemed on his way to a master’s degree in the Mick Cronin School of Accountability, admitting that he needed another year of college after a sophomore season in which he faded badly during conference play.

“I looked in the mirror and knew I wasn’t ready,” Smith said, ticking off a list of needed improvements that included shot selection, decision-making and leadership.

Smith could already qualify as a spokesperson for Cronin with less than a month to go before UCLA’s season opener against Long Beach State on Nov. 6 at Pauley Pavilion.

“We expect ourselves to go out there and just put it all out on the floor every single night,” Smith said. “If we lose it’s going to be because somebody was just going crazy hard and we couldn’t make a single shot, so I’d say you should expect us to go out 100%, whatever five is out there.”

Can you dig it?

UCLA players might have checked last week to make sure one practice visitor wasn’t toting a handheld camcorder, lest they end up on one of basketball’s most famous blooper reels.

It was Shaquille O’Neal, Lakers legend, father of Bruins redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal and host of TNT’s “Shaqtin’ a Fool,” the lowlight segment that pokes fun at NBA players’ more regrettable moments. Some UCLA players are probably glad there’s not a college edition.

“You don’t make a fool out of yourself in front of Shaq because he’ll talk trash about you,” Olesinski said. “I mean, not in a mean way, in a playful way, but still.”

Guard Prince Ali said part of that playfulness involved assessing the form on players’ jumpers.

“He likes to tell everybody their jump shot’s broke,” Ali said, “so he’ll scream, ‘Broke’ all day.’ ”

Of course, it might be hard to keep perfect form while practicing in front of an NBA Hall of Famer.

“I try not to make a big deal of it,” Olesinski said, “but it’s Shaq.”

Etc.

Ali and sophomore guard Jules Bernard have been playing point guard alongside Campbell with sophomore David Singleton not fully cleared from a broken foot. “I think it’s helped their game,” Cronin said of Ali and Bernard. … Cronin said his team would hold an intrasquad scrimmage Friday, with a closed scrimmage against an undisclosed Division I opponent coming soon. “I’ve got to let these guys go up and down,” Cronin said. “I get sick of teaching the drills, they get sick of doing the drills.”

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New Designs Watts 28, Maywood CES 16

Corona Centennial 69, Corona 7

DESERT EMPIRE LEAGUE

Shadow Hills 26, La Quinta 7

DESERT SKY LEAGUE

Silverado 47, Victor Valley 0

DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE

Twentynine Palms 46, Indio 0

GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE

Westminster La Quinta 29, Los Amigos 21

HACIENDA LEAGUE

South Hills 40, Walnut 0

MIRAMONTE LEAGUE

Ganesha 35, Bassett 21

MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE

Hesperia 36, Sultana 14

MONTVIEW LEAGUE

Sierra Vista 54, Nogales 15

Workman 21, Azusa 20

ORANGE LEAGUE

Katella 47, Magnolia 7

ORANGE COAST LEAGUE

Estancia 34, Saddleback 0

Santa Ana 35, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 6

PALOMARES LEAGUE

Bonita 21, Colony 8

RIVER VALLEY LEAGUE

Ramona 33, Patriot 7

SOUTH VALLEY LEAGUE

Nuview Bridge 34, Anza Hamilton 0

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Grand Terrace 40, Bloomington 21

TRINITY LEAGUE

Orange Lutheran 28, Santa Margarita 14

NONLEAGUE

Esperanza 34, Anaheim Canyon 21

Foothill 10, El Modena 0

Laguna Hills 35, Garden Grove 0

Trinity Classical Academy 26, Vasquez 18

Villa Park 39, El Dorado 0

Western 34, Artesia 23

Westminster 47, Silver Valley 35

Sage Hill 62, Brethren Christian 6

Almost two weeks after the Lakers and Clippers held their media days before the start of the NBA preseason, Los Angeles’ third-most interesting basketball team held its media day on Thursday. Sierra Canyon High in Chatsworth attracted local and national media outlets to its basketball gym. Why would a high school basketball team have an NBA-style media day? Well, look no further than who’s on the team and who will be sitting courtside for many of their games.

Dwyane Wade’s son, Zaire, will be a senior on the team with James’ son, Bronny, a freshman guard, and they will be joined by five-star recruits Ziaire Williams, a transfer from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, who is getting recruited by North Carolina and Duke, Terren Frank, who is headed to TCU and Brandon Boston, Jr., a transfer from Massachusetts, who is headed to Kentucky.

The team will be traveling to eight different states for games this season after making a 12-day trip to China this summer.

“It’s crazy,” Wade said of his son playing with James’ son. “It’s something we never even talked about. Even when we were together in Miami, they didn’t go to the same school. At this time in both of their high school lives, to be able to put them together to hopefully do something special this year at Sierra Canyon is great.”

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Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome to our horse racing newsletter as I’m still in shock at how the Dodgers season ended and hoping someone can explain Dave Roberts’ late-game pitching decisions.

Lots of time between now and Nov. 1, but that’s not going to stop us from looking at the contenders to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. It’s the centerpiece on the first of two days of racing. Last year’s winner was Game Winner for Bob Baffert.

Let’s see who the contenders are, with the idea that not all these horses will be running in the race.

American Theorem (trainer: George Papaprodromou, jockey: Tiago Pereira) Record 2-1-1-0; son of American Pharoah was second in the American Pharoah at Santa Anita.

Chance It (Saffie Joseph, Tyler Gaffalione) 5-3-2-0; Won two black type Florida-bred races and finished second in another.

Dennis’ Moment (Dale Romans, Irad Ortiz, Jr.) 3-2-0-0; Won the Iroqoius Stakes at Churchill Downs. Lost his jockey in his first race.

Eight Rings (Bob Baffert, John Velazquez) 3-2-0-0; Won the American Pharoah. Lost his jockey in the Del Mar Futurity.

Flap Jack (Jack Sisterson, Sophie Doyle) 3-1-1-0; Won the Arlington-Washington Futurity.

Green Light Go (Jim Jerkens; Junior Alvarado) 3-2-1-0; Won the Saratoga Special Stakes and second in the Champagne Stakes.

Maxfield (Brendan Walsh, Jose Ortiz) 2-2-0-0; Won the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Kenneland by 5 ½ lengths.

Scabbard (Eddie Kenneally, Corey Lanerie) 3-1-2-0; Second in both the Iroqoius and Saratoga Special.

Shoplifted (Steve Asmussen, Joel Rosario) 3-1-1-0; Second in Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga and fifth in American Pharoah.

Storm the Court (Peter Eurton, Flavien Prat) 3-1-0-1; Third in American Pharoah. Lost his jockey in Del Mar Futurity.

Tiz the Law (Barclay Tagg, Manuel Franco) 2-2-0-0; Won the Champagne Stakes.

Wrecking Crew (Peter Miller, Abel Cedillo) 3-1-2-0; Second in the Del Mar Futurity and Best Pal Stakes, both at Del Mar.

It’s still pretty early to know who from this field will run and who has been left of the list. But it’s a start.

Keeneland more important than SA?

It wasn’t intentional or just the usual ridiculousness of racing, well, maybe it actually was, but because of a malfunction at Keeneland, the eighth race at Kentucky and the third at Santa Anita went off at the same time. TVG stayed split screen and while we had Todd Schrupp talk over the start of the Santa Anita race so that we could get the full Kurt Becker call from Keeneland. I wonder, why couldn’t we get a partial call from Frank Mirahmadi? A little bit of Frank is better than no Frank.

Guess what, it happened again with the ninth at Keeneland and the fourth at Santa Anita. Schrupp even wondered aloud if there were phones between the East Coast and West Coast to keep this from happening again. But, yet it did.

Folks, it’s not that difficult to coordinate post times on a Thursday. Now, this is not TVG’s fault and I’m guessing there is something about the contract with showing—and hearing–all Keeneland races live, trumps that of hearing all Santa Anita races live. We did get to see both on split screen.

Again, TVG could have given us a partial call of Santa Anita before switching to Keeneland but they didn’t.

I can forgive racing for it happening the first time it happened, but the second race?

Finally by the third of these races—the 10^th at Keeneland and fifth at Santa Anita—they got it figured out and there was enough separation to get both races, including audio, live for viewers.

I’ve said it before, if horse racing eventually goes away, the death certificate will read: suicide.

Santa Anita review

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The feature on Thursday was pretty much a runway for Mo See Call, who never trailed in the $53,000 mile allowance. She won the race for fillies and mares by 5 ¼ lengths. At one point it look like Flor de La Mar, the favorite, was going to make a move but Mo See Cal had more than enough left in the tank and won easily.

Mo See Cal, trained by Peter Miller and ridden by Abel Cedillo, paid $5.20, $2.80 and $2.20. Zusha was second and Starr of Quality finished third.

“We took the blinkers off, but she’s just fast,” Miller told Mike Willman of Santa Anita. “On paper, it didn’t look like there was much speed in here, so we just thought we’d do the opposite of what everybody else was doing and it worked out.”

Santa Anita preview

Friday’s card is eight races, an a lot of them have tags on them. Post is 1 p.m. Now, once again, the field sizes are better than one would expect. Could the horse population be coming back at Santa Anita? One can only hope.

Three of the races are on the turf and the feature is a Cal-bred allowance/optional claimer for 3 and up going six furlongs. The favorite, at 5-2, is lightly raced Satanta for trainer Jeff Mullins and jockey Drayden Van Dyke. The 4-year-old gelding has won one-of-two races, both this year at Del Mar. He won his maiden special and finished fifth in an allowance.

The second favorite is Clem Labine, at 3-1, for Steve Miyadi and Abel Cedillo. He’s one-for-five lifetime and winless in four tries this year. His last four races, all allowances, he was 2-3-2-2. Given that he’s named after a old baseball player, it’s no surprise he’s owned by Nick Alexander.

Here are the field sizes, in order: 7, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9 (1 also eligible), 8, 9 (3 ae).

Ciaran Thornton’s SA pick of the day

RACE SIX: No. 6 Kylemore (6-1)

Kylemore has both early and late speed and that can give jockey Tyler Baze some options in this race at a very nice 6-1 or more price. With the top last race speed and late pace this horse is just as fast as the top choices and is a must use in the Pick 4.

Thursday’s result: Party Town went off at 14-1 at post time and under a perfect ride by Tyler Baze powered home down the stretch to win. Party Town paid $30.20 for the win.

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

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.

“A $60,422 Pick 6 carryover will head the Friday night card at Los Alamitos. Eight races are on tap with the Pick 6 sequence beginning in the third race. First post is 7 p.m. With new money expected to be wagered, the pool should be around $200,000.

“The feature is a $13,400 allowance in the eighth race featuring an eight-horse field led by 2019 derby finalists Galloping Goddess and Delayed Steal. Galloping Goddess will be making his first start since finishing sixth in the Governor’s Cup Derby on July 27. Delayed Steal was disqualified for interference in the Grade 2 Golden State Derby in mid-August and returned with a fifth-place finish in a trial to the PCQHRA Breeders Derby.

“El Angel Corona will go after his third straight win and second in stakes races in the $30,000 Autumn Handicap at 350 yards on Saturday night. The Corona Czech colt has been a consistent performer all season and has finished in the money in all six starts. Three of those have been victories, including a 1 1/4 length maiden triumph on May 24 and a head victory in the California Breeders Freshman Stakes on July 27. He won the a trial by a half-length and will run in the PCQHRA Breeders Futurity on Sept. 15. Jonathan Roman will ride the homebred colt.

“The feature race of the weekend is the Grade 1, $125,000 Robert Boniface Los Alamitos Invitational Championship at 440 yards. Ed Allred’s He Looks Hot, the defending winner of this race, will look to become the seventh horse to win this race more than once. The 10-horse field will feature six Grade 1 stakes winners. In addition to He Looks Hot, the other Grade 1 winners are BH Lisas Boy, Jesstacartel, Katies Easy Moves, Hotstepper, and Tarzanito. The winner of this race will earn a provisional berth to the $600,000 Champion of Champions to be held here on Dec. 14.

“Recapping last week, 25-1 Sass Go Blue won the Grade 2, $355,000 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity, while fastest qualifier Mister Appolitical held off Chocolatito by a nose to win the Grade 3, $150,000 PCQHRA Breeders Derby. As for the Los Alamitos Equine Sale, the average price for the 223 quarter-horse yearlings sold increased by 13%. Consigned by Ed Allred, Better Version, a colt by Favorite Cartel out of Make Over, was purchased for the sale topping price of $247,000 by trainer Chris O’Dell for owners La Feliz Montana Racing and MRB Racing.”

Ed Burgart’s LA pick of the day

FIFTH RACE: No. 6 Trickey (5-2)

He missed the break by nearly two lengths when sixth from the rail post vs. stronger in last and galloped out with good energy. He also hesitated at the start when only beaten a neck two races back and finally draws near the outside after starting his first three races from posts one and two. Chocolate Red Hot, beaten only a neck after breaking sharp in his last out, is one to beat along with debut runner Kool Foose, who improved in last 12.5 gate drill. I suggest a win wager on Trickey and make exactas of 6-4 and 6-7.

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

Santa Anita Charts Results for Thursday, October 10.

Copyright 2019 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Santa Anita, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. 8th day of a 23-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 24.13 48.78 1:15.37 1:29.51 1:43.38

Winner–Reds Sacred Appeal Ch.f.3 by Twice the Appeal out of Divine Legacy, by Full Mandate. Bred by Rusty and Debi Brown (CA). Trainer: Lisa Bernard. Owner: Lisa Bernard. Mutuel Pool $122,412 Exacta Pool $74,824 Superfecta Pool $49,669 Super High Five Pool $3,116 Trifecta Pool $54,450. Scratched–My S V R.

REDS SACRED APPEAL angled in on the first turn and chased a bit off the rail, swung three deep into the stretch, rallied under urging to gain the advantage three wide nearing the sixteenth pole and won clear. PROBABLE went up to prompt the pace three deep, took the lead outside a rival leaving the second turn, inched clear, drifted out some into the stretch, drifted in a bit in the drive, was between foes nearing the sixteenth marker and held second. LUCKY BRITE EYE pulled along the inside early, saved ground stalking the pace, bid along the rail past midstretch and was outfinished. ANCONA four wide into the first turn, chased outside then three deep into and on the second turn and into the stretch and lacked a response in the drive. FLYING FLIRT pulled and steadied approaching the first turn and again midway on that turn, chased just off the rail then between horses leaving the backstretch, angled in leaving the second turn, came out in upper stretch and weakened. NORTHERN ENCOUNTER four wide into the first turn, dropped back off the rail, came three wide into the stretch and did not rally. ALICIA’S PRIDE stalked early then bid between foes leaving the first turn to press the pace, dropped back on the second turn, came out into the stretch and weakened. VIDALIA had speed between horses then angled in, set a pressured pace inside, stalked leaving the second turn and had little left for the drive.

SECOND RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $21,000. Claiming. 3 year olds. Claiming Price $16,000. Time 22.41 46.79 59.12 1:05.52

Winner–Prayer Warrior Dbb.c.3 by Ministers Wild Cat out of Unbridled Prayer, by Songandaprayer. Bred by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC (CA). Trainer: Jeffrey Metz. Owner: Saratoga West. Mutuel Pool $169,883 Daily Double Pool $27,342 Exacta Pool $111,270 Superfecta Pool $49,135 Trifecta Pool $69,723 X-5 Super High Five Pool $2,836. Claimed–I Belong to Becky by Rockingham Ranch. Trainer: Peter Miller. Scratched–none.

PRAYER WARRIOR dueled between horses then outside a rival, took the lead in upper stretch, inched away under urging in midstretch and won clear. VERYNSKY saved ground stalking the pace, cut the corner into the stretch, bid inside past midstretch, and outfinished a rival for the place. CONCORD JET had speed between rivals then dueled a bit off the rail to the stretch, was between foes in upper stretch was outfinished for second. DON’TTEASETHETIGER bobbled some at the start, chased outside a rival, came out leaving the turn and four wide into the stretch and lacked the needed rally. I BELONG TO BECKY broke a bit slowly, went up inside to chase the pace, split horses on the turn, came out leaving the turn and five wide into the stretch and could not summon the necessary late response. JUST HIT PLAY stalked between horses, fell back inside on the turn and did not rally. THIN LINE dueled outside rivals, stalked on the turn, came four wide into the stretch and weakened. FIFTEEN TO VEGAS stalked three deep then off the rail on the turn, angled in outside a rival into the stretch and lacked a further response. GOLDEN IMAGE settled off the rail then chased outside on the turn, came out six wide into the stretch and did not rally.

THIRD RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $21,000. Maiden Claiming. Fillies. 2 year olds. Claiming Price $30,000. Time 23.63 48.10 1:14.72 1:28.97 1:43.84

Winner–Billy K B.f.2 by Broken Vow out of Cayman Sunrise, by Petionville. Bred by Respite Farm (KY). Trainer: Ryan Hanson. Owner: Drakos, Chris and Hanson, Ryan. Mutuel Pool $80,673 Daily Double Pool $22,713 Exacta Pool $56,815 Superfecta Pool $27,945 Trifecta Pool $36,350 X-5 Super High Five Pool $4,242. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (8-7-1) paid $440.80. Pick Three Pool $33,775.

BILLY K had good early speed and pressed the pace inside, took the lead on the second turn and kicked clear, continued clear under urging through the drive, drifted out then in a bit from the whip and proved best. CIRCLEOFCOLOR chased outside a rival then inside leaving the backstretch and on the second turn and into the stretch, came a bit off the rail in the drive and was clearly second best. VANNAVANNA BO BANA four wide into the first turn, angled in and chased between foes then a bit off the rail on the second turn, came three wide into the stretch and edged a rival late for the show. SHARP TURN stalked inside then a bit off the rail, went outside the runner-up on the second turn, angled in entering the stretch, came a bit off the fence in the drive and was edged for third. TEXT DONT CALL stalked outside a rival then a bit off the rail, came three wide into the stretch and weakened. TOTALLY NORMAL five wide into the first turn, chased four wide then three deep leaving the backstretch, dropped back and angled in some on the second turn and also weakened. WAY TOO CUTE stalked off the rail then outside a rival, continued three deep on the second turn and four wide into the stretch and also weakened. FRAN’S EMPIRE dueled outside the winner, stalked on the second turn, dropped back between horses into the stretch and had little left for the drive.

FOURTH RACE.

5 Furlongs Turf. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. 2 year olds. Time 21.17 44.40 56.07

Winner–Party Town Dbb.c.2 by Shackleford out of Cupids Revenge, by Red Ransom. Bred by Westwind Farms (KY). Trainer: Val Brinkerhoff. Owner: Bob Grayson, Jr.. Mutuel Pool $151,668 Daily Double Pool $13,858 Exacta Pool $98,661 Superfecta Pool $52,836 Super High Five Pool $6,872 Trifecta Pool $68,943. Scratched–Drasario (IRE), Much More Halo.

50-Cent Pick Three (7-1-4) paid $1,092.65. Pick Three Pool $25,797.

PARTY TOWN saved ground stalking the pace, came out for room in midstretch, bid outside the runner-up a sixteenth out under urging to gain the lead in deep stretch and proved best. TOO LATE sped to the early lead, set a pressured pace a bit off the rail then inched away inside on the turn, fought back in deep stretch and held second. LIGHTHOUSE a bit slow to begin, went up inside then pressed between foes, stalked alongside a rival then just off the rail on the turn and into the stretch and held third. WITCH’S VOW prompted the pace outside foes then stalked alongside a rival on the turn, came three wide into the stretch and was edged for the show. VODKA TWIST chased outside a rival then a bit off the rail on the turn, came out some in the stretch and lacked a rally. KADESH settled a bit off the rail to the stretch, angled inward in the drive and did not rally. HONEYWHISKEYNWINE broke a bit slowly, chased inside then outside a rival on the turn and into the stretch and lacked the necessary response. CONNECTION between rivals early, chased a bit off the rail leaving the backstretch and inside on the turn, came out some in the stretch and lacked a further response.

FIFTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $31,000. Starter Optional Claiming. 2 year olds. Claiming Price $40,000. Time 22.57 46.43 59.39 1:12.73

Winner–Howbeit B.c.2 by Secret Circle out of Emerlaude, by El Corredor. Bred by University of Kentucky (KY). Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: C T R Stables LLC (Calvert). Mutuel Pool $189,417 Daily Double Pool $20,048 Exacta Pool $95,446 Superfecta Pool $49,503 Super High Five Pool $2,718 Trifecta Pool $62,402. Scratched–Carpe Noctem, Clear to Close.

50-Cent Pick Three (1-4-9) paid $343.85. Pick Three Pool $25,932. 50-Cent Pick Four (7-1-4-9) 24 tickets with 4 correct paid $4,371.95. Pick Four Pool $137,488. 50-Cent Pick Five (8-7-1-4-9) 8 tickets with 5 correct paid $27,802.85. Pick Five Pool $258,662. 50-Cent Consolation Pick Three (1-4-7) paid $45.20.

HOWBEIT stalked three wide, came three deep into the stretch, took a short lead outside the runner-up under left handed urging in midstretch and inched away late. RIDING WITH DINO bobbled some at the start, had good early speed a bit off the rail, dueled between horses then outside a rival, fought back inside the winner in the stretch, could not match that one late but held second. VASTLY DEEP saved ground stalking the pace, came out into the stretch and was edged for the place. DELP chased outside a rival, split horses leaving the turn and into the stretch and was outfinished. DRIPPIN SAUCE squeezed a bit at the start, chased off the rail then three deep, went four wide leaving the turn and into the stretch and weakened. SIDE STREET DAVE saved ground chasing the pace, continued inside on the turn and into the stretch and did not rally. MAINFRAME JUDY broke out a bit, stalked between foes early then bid inside to press the pace, fought back on the turn and weakened in the final furlong. SEESAWSAM prompted the pace three deep, dropped back on the turn, was in a bit tight three wide between foes a quarter mile out, gave way and was eased in the final furlong.

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $53,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $62,500. Time 24.12 47.87 1:12.40 1:25.24 1:38.78

Winner–Mo See Cal Grr.f.4 by Uncle Mo out of Do Dat Blues, by Lydgate. Bred by Rozamund Barclay (CA). Trainer: Peter Miller. Owner: Rockingham Ranch and David A Bernsen LLC. Mutuel Pool $138,386 Daily Double Pool $22,296 Exacta Pool $72,066 Trifecta Pool $70,017. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (4-9-5) paid $90.70. Pick Three Pool $25,528. 50-Cent Consolation Pick Three (4-7-5) paid $18.95.

MO SEE CAL had speed three deep then inched away leaving the first turn, set the pace a bit off the rail then inside, kicked clear on the second turn and proved best under a couple left handed cracks of the whip in the stretch. ZUSHA stalked between horses then a bit off the rail, came out on the second turn and three wide into the stretch and gained the place. STARR OF QUALITY saved ground stalking the pace throughout and outfinished a rival for the show. FLOR DE LA MAR hopped some at the break, stalked off the rail then three deep on the backstretch, continued outside a rival then off the rail on the second turn and was outkicked for third. QUERIDA DUBAI (ARG) stalked three deep then between horses on the backstretch, dropped back on the second turn, angled in and gave way in the stretch and was eased in the final furlong.

SEVENTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Time 23.23 46.77 1:11.36 1:23.80 1:35.54

Winner–Doc Yco Cheeks Ch.f.3 by Unusual Heat out of Sandy Cheeks, by Souvenir Copy. Bred by Sharon Alesia & Ciaglia Racing, LLC (CA). Trainer: Peter Eurton. Owner: Alesia, Sharon and Ciaglia Racing LLC. Mutuel Pool $221,383 Daily Double Pool $84,941 Exacta Pool $128,951 Superfecta Pool $79,780 Super High Five Pool $8,361 Trifecta Pool $95,724. Scratched–Goddess Aphrodite.

50-Cent Pick Three (9-5-8) paid $20.55. Pick Three Pool $127,124. 50-Cent Pick Four (4-9-5-8/10) 430 tickets with 4 correct paid $553.20. Pick Four Pool $311,613. 50-Cent Pick Five (1-4-9-5-8/10) 48 tickets with 5 correct paid $2,663.55. Pick Five Pool $167,519. 20-Cent Pick Six Jackpot (7-1-4-9-5-8/10) 2 tickets with 6 correct paid $18,116.16. Pick Six Jackpot Pool $67,830. Pick Six Jackpot Carryover $82,759.

DOC YCO CHEEKS stalked outside a rival then three deep to the stretch, bid three wide in midstretch to gain the lead past the eighth pole and won clear under urging. OUR ROMANCE saved ground stalking the pace, got through along the fence in the stretch then bid inside a furlong out and held second. ANGEL’S ADVOCATE a bit slow to begin and squeezed some, angled in and tugged inside then saved ground off the pace, came out on the second turn and four wide into the stretch and outfinished rivals for the show. TOO HOT FOR CURLIN settled off the pace inside then just off the rail, came out on the second turn and five wide into the stretch and was edged for third. SLEW SOUTH chased between horses then a bit off the rail, was briefly in a bit tight leaving the second turn, angled in, came out in the stretch and was outfinished for a minor share. MISS INDEFATIGABLE sped to the early lead, set the pace a bit off the rail then inside, came out a bit into the stretch, was between foes in midstretch and weakened late. TWIRLING DIAMOND stalked three deep then bid three wide leaving the second turn and into the stretch and weakened in the final furlong. Y NOT SIZZLE saved ground off the pace, came out some in the stretch and lacked a rally. WICKED LIAR stalked outside a rival then a bit off the rail, bid between horses on the second turn and weakened in the drive.

Santa Anita Entries for Friday, October 11.

Santa Anita, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. 9th day of a 23-day meet.

FIRST RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $28,000. Maiden Claiming. 2 year olds. Claiming Price $50,000. State bred.

SECOND RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $31,000. Starter Optional Claiming. Fillies. 2 year olds. Claiming Price $40,000.

THIRD RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. 3 year olds and up. State bred.

FOURTH RACE.

5½ Furlongs. Purse: $17,000. Maiden Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $20,000.

FIFTH RACE.

6½ Furlongs. Purse: $32,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $32,000.

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $29,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $25,000.

SEVENTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $51,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $16,000. State bred.

EIGHTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $31,000. Starter Allowance. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up.

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Residents evacuate as the Saddleridge fire creeps towards houses in the Oakridge Estates community in Sylmar late Thursday night. 

(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

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Firefighters lay hose line to contain the Saddleridge fire just after midnight early Friday morning. 

(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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A helicopter makes a drop on the Saddleridge fire as people evacuate the Oakridge Estates. 

(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

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A first responder stands in an intersection as people evacuate the Oakridge Estates during the Saddleridge fire. 

(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

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Firefighters fight to contain the Saddleridge fire just after midnight early Friday morning. 

(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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Firefighters work to contain the Saddleridge fire late Thursday night. 

(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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Firefighters move out of the way of a dozer crew while working to contain the Saddleridge fire. 

(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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A firefighter makes sure residents evacuate from the Oakridge Estates in Sylmar late Thursday night. 

(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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A firefighter watches as a helicopter flies overhead. 

(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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Residents evacuate from the Oakridge Estates community late Thursday night. 

(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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Embers swarm around a burned-out truck trailer destroyed by the Saddleridge fire just after midnight early Friday morning in Sylmar. 

(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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Firefighters work to contain the Saddleridge fire late Thursday night. 

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Firefighters lay hose line to contain the Saddleridge fire late Thursday night. 

(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

The Saddleridge fire made a dangerous march through the northern foothills of the San Fernando Valley late Thursday, sending residents fleeing and others trying to evacuate animals.

Kim Thompson, who lives at the intersection of Sesnon Boulevard and Jolette Avenue in Granada Hills, took her dog out at 10 p.m. Thursday and immediately smelled the smoke.

After reading about the fire on Twitter and realizing it was sizable, Thompson evacuated her home about midnight, taking just her dog. The flames by then were “bright orange, terrifying to look at,” she said.

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Later, she admits, she doubled back to retrieve a bottle of wine. Her neighbors were less willing to leave: “Up here, we’re stubborn. My neighbors are spraying their roofs right now.”

She was waiting to hear the fate of her neighborhood at a strip mall downhill from her home on Balboa Boulevard, where many residents had decamped.

A little after 1 a.m. Friday, Thompson heard from a friend that fire crews were allowing two homes on Jolette Avenue to burn to the ground. She thought back to the Aliso Canyon and Sayre fires, which burned to the very edge of her cul-de-sac.

“We’ve been through a lot, but we choose to live here,” she said.

“You’re on edge. You think you get used to it,” Thompson said, the wind whipping ash and through the air, watering the eyes with smoke, “but you can’t really get used to this.”

Also early Friday, several Sylmar residents stood in a neighborhood about three miles from Oakridge Estates, which is under mandatory evacuation, watching the fire burn in the mountains beyond them.

Iván DeGuzman, 34, said he had packed his car hours before, after receiving a text from a friend alerting him to the fire in the area. He loaded up passports, clothes and some other items into the vehicle.

He recalled how the street by his home was covered in smoke and ash during a massive 2008 wildfire in Sylmar. He had evacuated then, but said that it’s still too early to leave now. “We’re waiting for mandatory evacuations,” he said.

Evacuations were ordered in parts of Sylmar as well as areas of Granada Hills and Porter Ranch north of Sesnon Boulevard. The fire began in Sylmar but is moving to the west toward foothill communities.

Firefighters and residents battled flames as they moved into neighborhoods, in some cases burning onto walls of homes before being stopped. Several trucks caught fire at a warehouse facility in Sylmar.

At least two homes caught fire on Jolette Street in Granada Hills. The owner of one of the homes said he noticed flames about 9:30 p.m. and evacuated with his family.

A few hours later, he returned to see his home burning. He said his family didn’t have time to collect many belongings.

“It was surreal,” he told KCBS-TV. “We left with the clothes on our back.”

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