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It was one of those apartment deals that seemed too good to be true. And there was indeed a snag.

Washington, DC, native Hamilton Leithauser, frontman of the Walkmen, moved to Manhattan in 2001 and found a two-bedroom right off Central Park West for $1,700 a month.

“The guy was illegally subletting to me,” Leithauser says of the apartment where he lived for eight years. “It was all city-subsidized housing, and he was making just a huge profit off of me. He was paying the city just $300 a month or something, and then he stopped paying the city because he’s just an idiot, so the sheriff starting writing letters to him.”

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Hamilton Leithauser, wife Anna Stumpf and their baby, Georgiana, live in Brooklyn.

This led to a four-year court battle during which Leithauser and his wife, Anna Stumpf (a producer/video editor who’s working on her first feature-length film), lived rent-free.

“I was there for much longer than I would have liked to be, but it was like winning the lottery,” Leithauser says.

When the building was converted to luxury rentals and the rent nearly tripled, the couple decided it was time to move to Brooklyn.

“I guess we just sort of knew this area because we’d come over and hang with our friends,” Leithauser says. “This is called Clinton Hill, but when I told our accountant when we were doing our taxes — she’s from here originally — she said, ‘That’s Bedford-Stuyvesant.’ So I think it might be like some Realtor dug it up and, you know, tried to cutesify the area or something.”

After renting a floor-through apartment in a brownstone for a year, Leithauser and Stumpf, both now 34, found a two-bedroom, 1,065-square-foot condo just off the G-train Classon stop in June 2010.

“I’m glad we didn’t buy right away because over that year we were renting, the prices really dropped,” Leithauser says.

Then a new-construction building in the neighborhood hit the market, and the couple decided it was time to buy.

“We were the first people in the building,” Leithauser says.

The apartment, which was in the $600,000 range, features two terraces and a private, fenced roof deck. They use the small front terrace to grow geraniums and the larger back terrace for relaxing in two Adirondack chairs, but their private roof-deck space — with a barbecue grill and a dining table — is where most of the outdoor living takes place.

“It’s nice to sit out here when it’s warm,” Leithauser says.

From Leithauser’s roof, the neighborhood’s many brownstones and expansive projects can be seen.

“Biggie Smalls is from right over there on St. James Place, 226 St. James,” Leithauser says, pointing off in the distance. “We used to live five doors down from him. I listened to his music a lot. I like him.”

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A look at Cashman’s track record as Yanks GM

Joel Sherman
Blog: Hardball

At this moment, even Brian Cashman considers his acquisition of Michael Pineda a disaster.

Cashman and the Yankees will hope this is only a snapshot and that the picture improves long term. In the present, however, Pineda (shoulder) is out for the season and Jose Campos (elbow) is on the disabled list. Jesus Montero (.252, six home runs) and Hector Noesi (2-5, 5.26 ERA) might not be excelling for the Mariners, but at least they are playing and potentially getting growing pains out of the way.

In the present, it also sparked another round of criticism of Cashman’s trading acumen. So I figured I would try to separate fact from fiction by actually looking at his deals.

Cashman has been the general manager since 1998, but it was not until the end of April 2005, with the team in crisis, that George Steinbrenner empowered Cashman to act like a traditional head of baseball operations. It is not that he didn’t make trades before both good (think David Justice) and bad (think Javier Vazquez). It was that prior to April 2005 he ebbed in and out of favor with the Boss, meaning there were times he made deals and times he had nothing whatsoever to do with what occurred with the Yankees.

As an example, prior to April 2005, Cashman had nothing to do with the acquisitions in free agency or trade of Randy Johnson, Gary Sheffield, Tony Womack and Jaret Wright. But after that date, it fell upon Cashman to deal each of their bad contracts.

April 2005 serves as a demarcation in which all Yankee trades, at the least, went through an evaluation process established by Cashman — whether he ultimately was overruled by his bosses or not. So it is fairer in judging his skills to look at the trades that have occurred since. It is not like there is a paucity from which to select. The Yankees have made 53 trades in that time, and here are some items that stand out:

1. Cashman is a much better at the art of the trade than free agency.

2. His most consistently successful work has been finding in-season pieces to elevate contenders.

3. He has been very willing to use the farm system to add pieces.

What follows is not a breakdown of each of those trades. You would be surprised how many insignificant deals are completed (Eric Fryer for Chase Wright, anyone). Instead, here are the more consequential swaps. Keep in mind, we do not know every reason that went into a trade, most important we don’t know what the Yankees might have been able to turn, say, Montero into elsewhere had they resisted Pineda.

So with the best 20/20 hindsight at our disposal, we bring you:

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Through the Binocs

The skyrocketing purse hikes at the NYRA tracks stemming from the VLT racino at Aqueduct are having a ripple effect on other racing jurisdictions. Yesterday, Churchill Downs announced it will raise overnight purses 10 percent for two reasons: 1) higher-than-expected wagering during Derby week; and 2) a shortage of horses to fill the better races — because so many of them have shipped to New York.

“Regrettably, our inability to regularly card races for high-quality horses due to Kentucky’s declining horse population is another factor for the purse increase,” said Churchill Downs president Kevin Flanery. “Those types of races typically equate to higher purse money being offered, but they aren’t filling as often as we’d like.“Therefore, we have more money to distribute than originally projected. Instead, horses of that caliber are continuing to leave Kentucky for more lucrative opportunities in states that boost their purse structure from alternative revenue streams.”

Following heavy morning rain, there was no turf racing yesterday; the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth were switched to the main track, which was sloppy, sealed for the first eight races, muddy for the ninth. Two winners on the card for seven-pound apprentice Wilmer Garcia and trainer John Terranova.

FIRST RACE: Philly Parx shipper Coast of Sangria, dropping back down to the level of her last win (20G), got a perfect set-up as Benimari, Ramon Dominguez up, and World Premier, under Corey Nakatani, hooked up in a speed duel that carried them clear of the field around the turn, while Coast of Sangria tracked them outside. When they’d had enough, Coast of Sangria, 5-2 under double-bug Wilmer Garcia, swept past them outside and drew clear.

SECOND RACE: A McCoughtry, after closing ground to finish third and fourth in her first two starts going six furlongs for Jimmy Jerkens, was ignored at 13-1 stretching out to 1 1/16 miles. She set the pace from post 1 under Irad Ortiz Jr., opened daylight turning for home, then was under mild pressure to hold safe a late charge up the rail by 6-5 favorite Joya Real, who was put to a drive around the turn by Javier Castellano to finish second for the third time in three starts.

FIFTH RACE: After eight scratches, a field of five raced 1 1/6 miles for a $75,000 purse. Tizfirst, 5-2 with blinkers off for John Terranova after finishing third on turf in his only other start this year, quickly dashed to a daylight lead under Javier Castellano, shook off challenges from Special Guest and Star Lillie around the turn, then drew clear. Abaco, favored at 3-5 after finishing a close third on turf at Gulfstream in his only start since Saratoga, trailed the field early and rallied very wide to finish third while never threatening the winner.

SIXTH RACE: Hoist, hammered to 6-5, and 9-2 War Colony were the only two main-track-only entrants in field reduced to six after seven late scratches, racing for a $55,000 purse. War Colony gunned to the front under Javier Castellano, pressed by Hoist, Cornelio Velasquez up. Those two dueled through furious fractions of :21.90 and :44.65 while pulling well clear of the rest of the field, then continued to battle it out around the turn and down the stretch, with Hoist clawing past War Colony in the final yards. Even though they slowed down considerably in the late going, running seven furlongs in 1:24.59, none of the others ever got close to them.

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Winning numbers:

5-2-13-2-7-1

No winners

19 consolation (5 of 6) paid $572

Carryover: $32,632

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Rookie scrambles Rangers

It happened in a heartbeat, and before any of it could be fully comprehended, the Devils were piling on and the Rangers’ season had ended.

The game-winning goal in overtime last night of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final came off the stick of rookie Adam Henrique, and it gave the Devils a 3-2 win and a ticket to the Stanley Cup finals against the Kings.

“It was just a big scramble,” said Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. “I honestly don’t know what happened.”

The play started when Brad Richards tried to dump the puck into the offensive zone, but was denied and the Devils took it back the other way.

Circling in the corner with the puck was Alexei Ponikarovsky, and coming near the right circle he turned a low wrister that was blocked in front by a sprawling Ryan McDonagh.

Eventually, it ended up at the far post on the stick of Ilya Kovalchuk, who tried to jam one in, but Lundqvist’s right pad was outstretched to stop it.

“[Ponikarovsky] just put it on net and I got a couple of good rebounds and it’s unfortunate that it didn’t go in,” Kovalchuk said. “But then we got it to our key guy.”

With McDonagh splayed out on his back, the puck came back to Ponikarovsky, who by then had come to just outside the melee and flung the puck back at the net, getting it between Lundqvist’s legs.

That’s where Henrique found it, and to the back of the net went the puck and to an unceremonious end went the Rangers’ season.

”The puck was laying right there, I got a couple shots on net and then I just poked it and Henrique got the final rebound,” Kovalchuk said. “We never gave up on that play and scored the goal.

“[Henrique] seems like he is always in the right position,” Kovalchuck said of the 22-year-old who has now scored two series-winning goals these playoffs. “He deserved that goal, and it was a big goal for us.”

By the time of the goal, Richards had come back, and as the puck was going in he was on his knees at the goal line.

The Devils all rushed to chase down Henrique, and Richards fired the puck out of the net and down to center ice, where it stayed until a Devil came by to pick it up sometime later.

“It’s not a good feeling when the guys are either on top of you or behind you,” Lundqvist said. “You just hope either you can find the puck or someone on your team can.”

Lundqvist then shrugged.

“It was just a big scramble,” he said quietly.

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History doesn’t repeat for Blueshirts in loss

Larry Brooks
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Their best game, that’s what everyone agreed would be required of the Rangers in Newark last night against the Devils in order to avoid Game 6 elimination in the Eastern finals.

But even though that’s pretty much what the Black-and-Blueshirts delivered, it was not enough. History did not repeat 18 years later in Game 6. There will be no Game 7 at the Garden tomorrow night.

There will be no more season for the Rangers, beaten 3-2 by the Devils when Adam Henrique scored at 1:03 of overtime to snap a 2-2 tie and to leave management with a long, hot summer in which to dissect what went wrong in the playoffs during which the regular-season Eastern champions won 10 and lost 10.

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DETHRONED: Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves last night in Game 6, but it wasn’t enough to save the Rangers’ season against the Devils.

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The Blueshirts got a huge game from Henrik Lundqvist, the best player on his team, and became better and stronger once the Devils frittered away a second-period power play that ended better than nine minutes into the second.

Just 31 seconds after the kill, Ruslan Fedotenko, one of those guys to whom big moments seem to attach themselves, scored from in front against Martin Brodeur. And just under four minutes after that, this year’s captain, Ryan Callahan got the 2-2 score the way the 1994 captain named Mark Messier got the 2-2 goal at the Meadowlands.

But this time there was no third goal from the Rangers just as in these playoffs there was no third goal from the Blueshirts in 13 of their 20 matches. Fact is, the Blueshirts scored four goals in a game only once —the first game of the first round against Ottawa.

The idea that last night’s game was somehow going to be a referendum on Lundqvist was ridiculous, even if the King stubbed his toe on the bridge leading across the moat to his castle on Wednesday in allowing goals on three consecutive shots within a span of 7:06 early in the first period.

One bad night — and in a series during which Lundqvist had recorded two shutouts in the first three games, and in a tournament in which he has carried an offensively challenged club to Game 6 of the conference finals — is not a warning sign.

But if this was a challenge, The King responded to it even after allowing two goals within the first 13:56. He was steady and cool while his teammates appeared slow and indecisive at the start and it was his performance that allowed his team to get its bearings; was the MVP he has been from the start in Stockholm.

Nothing new from Lundqvist. Because think of it. In essentially every game of the tournament, the Rangers’ best games were simply those in which Henrik Lundqvist had been at his best in nets.

Maybe a case could be made that there had been a game or two in which a defenseman had been the Rangers’ best player. Maybe a case could be made that Chris Kreider was the first star of the first game of the conference semis against Washington in which the Blueshirts and Caps combined for 21 shots over the first 40 minutes.

But then, that was the game in which Ranger forwards accounted for a total of three shots on net through the first two periods, one apiece from Derek Stepan, Artem Anisimov and Marian Gaborik.

And though the case could be made that Callahan was the Rangers’ best player in Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Devils, that was one the Blueshirts lost despite the captain’s best performance of the tournament.

Not once had Brad Richards been the team’s best player. Not once had Marian Gaborik led the way. Not once had Derek Stepan been the best Blueshirt on the ice.

Even in capturing Game 7 against the Senators 2-1 on goals from Marc Staal and Dan Girardi, the Rangers became the first team in more than six decades to win a Game 7 without getting a goal from a forward, since Detroit won Game 7 of the 1950 semifinal 1-0 against Toronto when defenseman Leo Reise scored in double overtime.

Did the Rangers display the heart of a champion? No question about it. The Rangers have come with the same huge heart that’s been as much the team’s signature all year as blocking shots.

But the degree of difficulty the Rangers had in asserting superiority against an ordinary Ottawa team that played inspirational hockey and an ordinary Washington team that was content to utilize Alexander Ovechkin as a support player was both troubling and a harbinger of trouble to come against a very good team from New Jersey.

They pretty much saved the best for last, these Blueshirts did. It wasn’t good enough. Eighteen years later, they could not get the third goal in Game 6 at New Jersey.

Eighteen years later the Devils go to the Stanley Cup Final and the Rangers go home.

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Ensuring coach's return to dugout, Spellman squeaks by Xavier

There was a Lou Brescia in the dugout for Cardinal Spellman, just not the team’s head coach. Lou Jr., the school’s JV coach, took over the helm with his father serving the second game of a two-game suspension. And he knew just the way to fire up the players.

“I told them, 'I don’t want my father watching you guys get eliminated from the stands,'” Brescia Jr. said. “If you guys are gonna go down, I want him in this dugout coaching. It seemed to carry over well.”

Chris Sholkoff was brilliant, tossing a complete-game two-hitter with seven strikeouts to lead No. 12 Cardinal Spellman to a 1-0 win over No. 13 Xavier in the CHSAA Class AA baseball second round Wednesday in The Bronx.

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Now, Brescia Sr., who watched the game from a folding chair way down the left-field line, can return to coach the Pilots in a third-round, best-of-three series against an opponent to be determined starting Saturday. The coach was suspended following an ejection last week against Mount St. Michael.

“[Brescia Jr.] said because our coach defended us, we should have his back always,” Sholkoff said. “We did that; we won. Everyone played their heart out.”

The senior right-hander faced just one batter over the minimum and didn’t walk anyone. A Xavier base-runner reached second base just once in the third inning. Sholkoff’s curve was deceptive from the start and his location was on point.

“I lost [my curve] here and there, but I picked it up when I needed to,” Sholkoff said. “I know I don’t throw the hardest, I just work on my location, try to hit the corners, try to size up the hitters.”

Added left fielder Dom Luongo: “Nobody ever found their swing. Nobody was comfortable.”

Sholkoff managed to outduel St. John’s-bound left-hander Nick DiLeo, who was every bit as good, allowing just two hits himself with eight strikeouts and three walks. Spellman (10-8) got its lone run in the sixth when Luongo walked, took second and third on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch on a full count to Will Hodges.

“I just thought, I have to get home,” Luongo said. “I saw it coming out of his hand. I just motored it home.”

It was a heartbreaking end for Xavier (8-9), which has been at least in the final eight, championship round in each of DiLeo’s three previous years.

“It’s depressing,” Knights coach Rich Duffell said. “Very frustrating. We played good against the good teams and played down to the bad teams.”

Added DiLeo: “It’s new. We had good runs, this year it just didn’t work out.”

The run continues for Spellman into at least Memorial Day Weekend. Brescia Sr. came in after the game and gathered the players together for a pep talk heading into the best-of-three series. It wasn’t the same as having him in the dugout, but the Pilots made sure he’d be back in his rightful place come Saturday.

“It just made us play a little harder,” Luongo said. “We couldn’t make this the last game of the season.”

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Giants' Tuck won’t duck talk of ‘dynasty’

Justin Tuck did not back off the “dynasty’’ comments he made at last week’s championship ring ceremony, continuing to claim the Giants — who have two Super Bowl victories in a four-year span — can attain that lofty status.

“Why wouldn’t I feel that way?’’ Tuck said yesterday. “I don’t need to be playing the game if I’m not thinking about winning the championship every year. I feel very confident in this team’s talent and this coaching staff and we have that shot. We do have a shot at it.’’

Coach Tom Coughlin did not exactly embrace the “dynasty’’ talk, but he didn’t shoot it down, either.

“I would say this: I think we must raise the bar for our own performance, whether it be in the meetings, on the practice field, on the game field,’’ Coughlin said. “That’s what I’d like to see. I’d like to see everyone come in here — the young players, the new players — [and] understand the New York Giants championship culture ... and try to raise the level of how we do everything so that it is championship level.’’

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Gabby, Callahan finally deliver

Maybe somebody was listening to John Tortorella on Tuesday when he jokingly said the only thing he can do to get his top forwards to score was “pray.”

Last night at the Garden, during the Devils’ 5-3 Game 5 win, the Rangers coach got one goal apiece from two of his best forwards — Ryan Callahan and Marian Gaborik. The closest example of divine intervention was Gaborik’s third-period prayer, which went in from a sharp angle, getting jumbled in the feet of Martin Brodeur to tie the game, 3-3, just 17 seconds in.

“It’s a tough one to give up,” said Devils coach Peter DeBoer, whose team takes a 3-2 lead into tomorrow’s Game 6 showdown at the Prudential Center.

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HARD TO WATCH: Martin Brodeur looks away as Rangers celebrate Marian Gaborik’s game-tying goal during the third period of the Devils’ 5-3 victory in Game 5 last night at the Garden.

Gaborik recently has shown some spark in his game, yet the Rangers’ leading scorer in the regular season with 41 goals had still not found the net in the past five contests. That induced Tortorella to utter his now infamous comment, saying, “We’re going to keep on trying to play, pray, and hopefully something good happens to them.”

The good luck also rubbed off on Callahan, who managed to find a way to get a second-period score in off his skate — a play that was reviewed to see if he kicked it in. The goal eventually held up, giving the Rangers’ captain his first even-strength score with an opposing goalie in net since the first game of the playoffs.

“To our credit, we showed a lot of character,” Callahan said of his team coming back from a 3-0 deficit. “We’ve got to find a way to get that next one.”

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Brandon Prust made his return to the Rangers’ lineup after serving his one-game suspension resulting from his elbow to the head of Anton Volchenkov in Game 3.

Prust showed a little bit of the good with the bad, scoring the first goal of the comeback, coming near the end of the first period. He also took two penalties in the same period, one for slashing and one for diving, the latter when he was pushed after the whistle by Peter Harrold and flopped to the ground.

Earlier in the series, Tortorella had accused the Devils of embellishing for the sake of gaining power plays, but this was the first such call of the five games.

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Apparently, neither the Rangers nor Devils care that upon winning the series, they will play the Kings, who beat the Coyotes 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night, winning their series in five games to advance to the Stanley Cup finals.

“Good for them, I don’t really care,” said Devils star Ilya Kovalchuk. “Let’s talk about [our game]. We don’t want to think too much ahead.”

The Kings have won 10 straight road playoff games (spanning two seasons), the most in postseason history.

Rangers forward Brian Boyle, who was drafted by the Kings in the first round of 2003 and played his first two NHL seasons there, also had very little to add.

“That was a while ago,” Boyle said, “and I haven’t really thought about that at all.”

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The Devils’ steamroller improved to 10-3 in their last 13 playoff games. They are 11-6 in the playoffs and 17-6 in their last 23 going back into the regular season. ... The Devils have not always prospered from a 3-2 series lead. They stand 11-5 from that edge, winning seven times in Game 6 and four times in Game 7. They lost Game 7s from a 3-2 series lead to the 2009 Hurricanes, 2001 Avalanche in the Stanley Cup final, the 1999 Penguins, those 1994 Rangers and the 1991 Penguins.

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Parx Racing Charts

May 22nd, 2012 Rain And Muddy (Sealed)

©2012 Equibase. All Rights Reserved

FIRST-1m; $24,000; cl($10,000); 3up

Off: 12:26. Good. wide, drew away lane

Time: 24.24, 48.26, 1:13.52, 1:27.01, 1:4.75.

Trainer: Anthony Margotta, Jr.

Winner: B H, 5, by Bernstein-Sweet Mama

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PP

1/4

1/2

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Sweet Bernie

120

6

3

2

1 2 1/2

1 5 1/4

Chavez

4.60

Grecian Pegasus

120

2

6

5

3 1/2

2 1 3/4

Burke

14.10

South Fleet

115

3

1

1

2 2 1/2

3 3 1/4

Pellot

0.80

Mr. Ventura T

118

7

7

6

4 2

4 3 1/2

HerneOe

5.60

Minute

120

5

5

4

6

5 no

Molina

7.20

Waterfall

113

4

2

3

5 1

6

Villanev

14.30

Buzzards Roost

113

1

4

7

_ease

d_

Bowmn

13.00

6-Sweet Bernie

11.20

4.40

2.60

2-Grecian Pegasus

13.00

4.80

3-South Fleet

2.20

* Exacta (6-2) $152.60 * Trifecta (6-2-3) $282.60 *

Winner picked by Affrunti, DaSilva, Debbie L., Consensus

SECOND-6f; $35,000; str alw; 3up

Off: 12:53. Good. wide, strong handling

Time: 22.73, 46.49, 58.58, 1:11.1.

Trainer: Cathal Lynch

Winner: B G, 4, by Posse-Dusty's Lil Book

Scr: Allen's Star, Top the Podium.

Horse

Wt.

PP

1/4

1/2

Str.

Fin

Jockey

Odds

Dusterino

122

4

4

2

1 1

1 1/2

Arroyo

7.80

Belle's Notion

122

3

3

1

2 hd

2 no

Elliott

1.80

Forest Justice

120

2

1

3

3 2

3 11

Rivera

8.20

Regal Strike

122

1

2

4

4

4

Alvarado

0.50

5-Dusterino

17.60

4.40

out

4-Belle's Notion

2.80

out

2-Forest Justice

out

* Daily Double (6-5) $64.80 * Exacta (5-4) $31.80 *

THIRD-7f; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)

Off: 1:20. Good. stalked, led, lasted

Time: 23.42, 47.29, 1:13.27, 1:27.36.

Trainer: Dario Vasquez

Winner: DK B/ M, 5, by Harry the Hat-Phillie City

Scr: Rebel Ways.

Horse

Wt.

PP

1/4

1/2

Str.

Fin

Jockey

Odds

Alyphillie

114

7

2

2

2 1 1/2

1 nk

Mejias

6.10

McClean's Gap

117

1

4

3

3 1

2 2 1/2

Suarez

0.60

Pioneer Bird

117

3

7

5

4 6

3 3/4

Garcia

8.30

Ivy Girl

117

4

1

1

1 1

4 10

Villanuev

4.40

Irishdancedforfree

109

5

6

6

5 1

5 2

Bowmn

51.60

Mezzotinta

124

2

5

4

6 10

6 13

Rosado

6.50

Quiet Amusement

112

6

3

7

7

7

Pellot

48.00

8-Alyphillie

14.20

5.40

2.80

1-McClean's Gap

2.80

2.40

3-Pioneer Bird

3.00

* $1 Pick 3 (6-5-8) 3 Correct $252.20 * Exacta (8-1) $35.20 * Trifecta (8-1-3) $114.00 *

FOURTH-6f; $30,000; str alw; 3up; (f&m)

Off: 1:47. Good. wide, driving

Time: 23.21, 46.41, 58.78, 1:11.69.

Trainer: Scott Lake

Winner: DK B/ M, 8, by Chester House-Diane's Birthday

Scr: Sherribaldi.

Horse

Wt.

PP

1/4

1/2

Str.

Fin

Jockey

Odds

Suzee Sunrise

122

3

3

2

2 2

1 3/4

Arce

1.80

She Wants

119

4

4

4

3 1 1/2

2 2 1/4

Hmpse,J.

5.40

Comet of Love

119

1

2

1

1 hd

3 1/2

Chiappe

3.20

World Gone Wrong

121

5

5

5

5 5

4 1 3/4

Pennngtn

5.20

Gee Pari

114

2

1

3

4 hd

5 4 1/2

Suarez

2.70

Lesly's Back

121

6

6

6

6

6

Mntnez

25.90

4-Suzee Sunrise

5.60

3.20

2.20

5-She Wants

5.20

3.00

2-Comet of Love

2.80

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Luxury Can Be Lonely

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Ross Ward

With a base price of $133,500, the A8 L W12 is primarily a chauffeur-driven saloon.

Our test car—a $175,315 Exclusive package, glittering in chrome and black paint—is targeted more at the ministerial class, which is to say, expendable bureaucrats. I have no doubt that right now there are European undersecretaries of finance running around Athens in this model, perhaps wishing their car too had bombproof underpants.

They'll want for little else. Among the ticked boxes in the Exclusive package is a refrigerator (between the rear seats, in the rear bulkhead); two beautifully tailored electrical outlets on either side of the fixed center console in the back; and what Audi calls a "relaxation seat" in the right-rear position. This business-class seat reclines and marries up with a motorized footrest that deploys from the back of the front passenger seat. Heating, ventilation and a very robust multi-mode massage function complement this lordly perch.

You want enumeration? Here's some: 22-way adjustable front driver's seat, also with heated/ventilated/massaging function; dual-panel panoramic sunroof; power rear and side sunshades; four-zone climate control; dual rear entertainment system based around 10-inch motorized displays; and Audi Connect, which turns the entire car into a Wi-Fi hotspot. Audi's navi system also includes Google Earth mapping. The Exclusive's sound system gets an upgrade from the A8's standard Bose amplification to a Bang & Olufsen mega-system, with 19 speakers, a 60GB hard drive and a nice round 1,400 watts. That's not even touching on the superb LED indirect lighting, the ceiling-mounted vanity mirrors and a slew of other swell things.

And then there's the leather, whole stockyards of it. The cabin trim on our test car was an exquisite claret-colored Nappa top grain leather, set off with alloy and lacquer-black wood trim. The seats are covered in yet softer and more exclusive Valcona leather (color-matching two different grades of leather is itself something of a technical feat). The headliner was a lush, suede-like Alcantara in charcoal black. From the rear center console a lovely writing table folds out that's suitable for chopping up lines of pharmaceutical-grade privilege.

“You are not meant to identify with, nor celebrate the good fortune of, the owner of this car. You need only submit. And wave. I said wave!”

It all sounds rather awesome, doesn't it? But I have to tell you, beyond the usual isolations of wealth and power, there is something terribly lonely about this car. Start with the fact that this is a four-seat car (a five-seat configuration is available). The motorized footrest deployed from the back of the right-front seat requires that seat to be moved all the way forward. That means that when the boss is in the car, the navigator's position will be empty. And because there is only one preferred seating position in the back, the rear cabin itself constitutes a two-class service. What minister worth his dacha will want to sit in the diminished, and diminishing, position behind the driver?

That leaves only the driver for the chargé d'affaires to converse with. Not a bad fellow, the driver, but rather dull in conversation. Princeton, you know.

There is a machine under all this luxury, and it's astonishing in all the ways you'd hope. The "W12" refers to the 6.3-liter, 500-hp direct-injection engine, with four rows of three cylinders conjoined at the crankshaft. This engine is so utterly sonorous and smooth it feels like it's lubricated with mink—not the oil but actual minks. The mighty 12 is backed up by an eight-speed transmission and Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive system (with electrically locking front and rear differentials, no less).

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2012 Audi A8 L W12 Exclusive

Base price: $133,500

Price, as tested: $175,315

Powertrain: Naturally aspirated direct-injection 6.3-liter DOHC 36-valve W12, with variable valve timing; eight-speed automatic transmission with manual-shift mode; full-time all-wheel drive with front and rear electronically locking differentials.

Horsepower/torque: 500 hp at 6,200 rpm/463 pound-feet at 4,750 rpm

Length/weight: 207.4 inches/4,473 pounds

Wheelbase: 122.9 inches

0-60 mph: 4.4 seconds

EPA fuel economy: 14/21/16 mpg, city/highway/combined

Cargo capacity: 13.2 cubic feet

Dimensionally, the long-wheelbase A8 is exactly the same as the A8 (the trunk in both is 13.2 cubic feet, for example) except for the five additional inches of wheelbase and overall length, which translates to 4.2 more inches of rear legroom and an extra inch of rear headroom. The weight penalty for the extended wheelbase is minimal, a mere 44 additional pounds (4,453 pounds). These cars use Audi's aluminum space-frame construction as well as alloy body panels. The use of alloys amounts to about 600 pounds in weight-savings in the L over a comparable steel-bodied car.

And here we meet the class-war waging implications of the A8 L W12. For ordinary drivers in ordinary cars, yellow lights last about 3.5-4 seconds. But the A8 gains speed with such blurring intensity (0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds, about as fast as a Porsche Panamera GTS) that it actually seems to freeze yellow lights in time. If the chauffeur can see the yellow light, chances are he can beat the red light. That just ain't fair. Once out on the highway, or Autobahn, or King's Road, it's an effortless loft to 150 mph.

Should some prosaic utility vehicle, such as a Cadillac, get in the minister's way, the chauffeur can call upon the nearly 15-inch front brake rotors. Meanwhile, Audi's four-corner, four-mode air suspension deftly zeros out nearly all of the lunging and hammering, leaving the rear-seat occupant to focus on controlling the destiny of millions.

So, to summarize: Faster than hell, with every imaginable convenience, lonely and formal to the point of being ceremonial. The A8 L W12 Exclusive wouldn't even make a good hotel car because of the single prestige seat in the rear; it wouldn't be a good car for a funeral home, unless the deceased had one or fewer relatives.

But for masters of the universe? Oh yeah. Thy will be done.

Email Dan at rumbleseat@wsj.com.

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A version of this article appeared May 19, 2012, on page D12 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Audi A8 L W12 Exclusive: Luxury Can Be Lonely.

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Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade

FIRST-6f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up; (f&m)

4-Carmella Cee

6-5

1-Knwnwthsstre

10-1

5-Drthy'sEssense

8-5

2-RunawayDunne

5-1

3-Seattle Juliette

6-1

SECOND-5 1/2f; $10,200; mdn cl($7,500); 3up

2-Sunlake

4-1

4-PekedPerfrme

10-1

5-Doing Without

5-2

6-Grand Rapture

8-1

1-FrankieScissors

2-1

7-Ziggy

6-1

3-Casper

6-1

THIRD-6f; $22,000; mdn spcl wt; 3up

4-Smokin Candy

5-2

1-Final Stride

6-1

2-Dave's Shadow

8-5

3-Secret Bigs

6-1

5-MoneynyrPcket

4-1

6-Gurdarsh

8-1

FOURTH-1m&70y; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up; (f&m)

5-ExpectGdNews

5-1

4-Knwhenthldem

8-1

3-Life's Precious

5-2

1-LedAdvantge

9-5

6-MyThreeDghtes

6-1

1a-ValubleFrend

9-5

2-One ClassyLady

6-1

a-Coupled

FIFTH-1m&40y; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up

6-Done That

5-1

2-Churchonsndy

10-1

5-Call Tiger

4-1

3-Runlikeachmpn

6-1

7-Ferocious Won

2-1

4-Legal Tendora

12-1

1-Hi Poppy

3-1

SIXTH-5 1/2f; $17,800; alw; 3up; (f&m)

7-Senora Dubai

2-1

4-WatchtheSnRse

8-1

1-Crafty Humor

9-2

5-Sandy Castle

12-1

2-Emtnltrnwreck

6-1

6-Hit Your Stride

8-1

3-Concept

8-5

SEVENTH-1m; $11,600; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)

2-Quite a Feat

5-2

3-Mama Gina

12-1

6-All Quiet

5-1

4-S S Traverse

6-1

1-Miss Rumpus

2-1

5-Isabella Indy

7-2

EIGHTH-1m; $18,500; alw; 3up

3-Sound ofDrums

9-5

2-Zip Zone

7-2

4-DiamndShwcse

6-1

5-Mike's Instinct

12-1

6-NothingBtPwer

4-1

7-Bucky

8-1

1-Seek to Destroy

5-1

NINTH-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up; (f&m)

6-Saltinthecity

6-1

4-Not Easy

10-1

2-Landlash

5-2

5-More Is More

6-1

8-Becata

4-1

1a-She'sGtTheee

7-2

1-SnshneRdnce

7-2

7-Ativa

15-1

3-Miners Dream

8-1

9-Nurse Kiki

12-1

a-Coupled
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PSAL baseball rankings

The final week of the regular season was as unpredictable as the rest of the year and our rankings bear that out. Grand Street Campus is the only team in the same spot it was last week.

Cardozo and Tottenville each moves up one after George Washington fell to Norman Thomas. The Tigers are right behind GW at No. 5 followed by Queens A West winner John Adams.

For the full rundown and a look ahead at the upcoming PSAL Class A playoffs, read below:

1. Grand Street Campus (15-1) (Last week: 1)

Somehow, the Wolves aren’t the top seed in the PSAL Class A playoffs. Don’t ask how – it makes very little sense. Grand Street is the best team in the PSAL – it won Brooklyn A East, one of the league’s best divisions, and repeated as Monroe Tournament champions – and we expect them to show it over the next few weeks.

Lauren Marsh

Cardozo and Connor Doyle are now second in The Post's PSAL baseball rankings.

Next: Environmental Studies, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m.)

2. Cardozo (16-0) (3)

The PSAL seeding committee rewarded the Judges with the top overall seed in the Class A playoffs after a second straight undefeated league season. Cardozo’s road isn’t necessarily an easy one – Telecommunications is a possible roadblock in the quarterfinals – but the Judges should at least get to the final eight after they were upset in the second round a year ago.

Next: TBA, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m.)

3. Tottenville (13-3) (4)

Raise your hands if this sounds familiar. Tottenville begins the year with little fanfare, cruised to the Staten Island A title and shocks a few of the city’s other established powers en route to another championship. It wouldn’t surprise us one bit if history repeats itself – the Pirates have arguably the PSAL’s deepest pitching staff and the lineup, led by Anthony Capo, Joe Sessa and John Giakas, has come to life of late.

Next: Riverdale/Kingsbridge, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m.)

4. George Washington (14-2) (2)

Thursday’s loss to Norman Thomas was costly. It dropped the Trojans a few seeds, down to fourth, and instead of winning a third straight Manhattan A East crown, they split it with the rival Tigers. A third meeting between the two is a distinct possibility.

Next: John Bowne, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m.)

5. Norman Thomas (14-2) (7)

Luis Monell did a fine job in his first year running the program. He got the most out of this group, which lacked that one superstar, yet still shared the Manhattan A East crown with George Washington. Norman Thomas will be a factor over the next two weeks after earning the fifth seed in the city playoffs.

Next: Long Island City, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m. @ TBA)

6. John Adams (14-2) (5)

Glenn Beyer doesn't get enough credit. When the season began, William Bryant was the pick in Queens A West; instead Adams won the division crown going away. Led by co-aces Anderson DeLeon and Braylin Nunez, the Spartans could make some serious noise in the city playoffs.

Next: Luperon, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m.)

7. James Madison (13-3) (6)

It was a tough final week to the regular season for Madison as it dropped both contests against top-ranked Grand Street Campus and finished second for the second straight year in Brooklyn A East after owning the division for so long. The Knights gave the Wolves all they could handle in the second meeting, losing 4-3, and despite receiving the 12th seed in the playoffs, could make a long run on the strength of its deep pitching staff.

Next: DeWitt Clinton, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m.)

8. Telecommunications (13-3) (10)

The Yellow Jackets righted themselves just in time, winning their final five contests, including a series of sweep of rival Fort Hamilton, to claim the Brooklyn A West division title.

Next: Morris, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m. @ Ben Vitale Park)

9. James Monroe (13-3) (9)

By Monroe standards, this was a down season; by everyone else’s, it was a success. The Eagles still won Bronx A East again despite losing three league games could be dangerous as the seventh seed in the city playoffs if the pitching, so consistent of late, holds up.

Next: Curtis, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m.)

10. Manhattan Center (11-5) (8)

Manhattan Center ended its productive regular season on a down note, falling to Stuyvesant on Saturday. The Rams still went 11-5 in Manhattan A East – the best division in the PSAL if you ask us – and could give Tottenville all kinds of problems in the second round on Friday if the two meet as expected.

Next: New Utrecht, PSAL Class A first round (May 23, 3:30 p.m. @ Field of Dreams)

New: None

Dropped out : None

On the bubble: Beacon (13-3), Midwood (10-6), John F. Kennedy (11-5), Lehman (11-5), Stuyvesant (11-5), New Dorp (12-6), Newtown (12-4), Walton (5-11) and William Bryant (11-5)

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Pitching Form

(Game time)

2012

'11 vs OPP

CAREER

LAST 3 STARTS

LINE

W-L

ERA

*REC

W-L

ERA

vs OPP

W-L

IP

ERA

*AHW

Royals

Paulino (R)

(7:05pm)

1-1

1.93

1-2

0-1

8.44

1-1

1-1

18.2

1.93

10.1

Yankees

Kuroda (R)

8-9

3-5

4.50

3-5

—

—

0-1

1-2

16.1

6.06

15.4

Mets

Santana (L)

(7:05pm)

1-2

2.89

4-4

—

—

2-2

1-0

19.2

3.66

11.0

Pirates

Bedard (L)

Even-6

2-5

3.07

3-5

—

—

1-0

1-1

12.0

4.50

10.5

Nationals

Gonzalez (L)

Even-6

5-1

2.22

7-1

—

—

1-0

3-0

19.0

2.84

9.5

Phillies

Kendrick (R)

(7:05pm)

0-3

5.96

1-3

0-0

1.80

2-3

0-1

17.0

2.12

9.5

Braves

Minor (L)

(7:10pm)

2-3

7.09

5-3

—

—

0-0

0-1

14.1

12.56

19.5

Reds

Leake (R)

6-7

0-5

6.21

2-5

1-0

1.50

1-0

0-2

16.0

5.63

14.6

Rockies

Moyer (L)

(7:10pm)

2-3

4.20

2-6

—

—

13-6

1-1

16.1

6.06

14.9

Marlins

Buehrle (L)

6-7

3-4

3.17

4-4

—

—

0-0

2-0

21.2

2.91

10.0

Cubs

Garza (R)

Even-6

2-1

2.58

3-4

0-0

2.81

0-2

1-0

18.2

1.45

9.2

Astros

Norris (R)

(8:05pm)

4-1

3.58

7-1

1-1

3.18

2-2

3-0

19.0

0.47

7.6

Giants

Bumgarner (L)

Even-6

5-3

3.10

5-3

1-0

1.17

3-1

1-2

20.1

3.98

10.2

Brewers

Wolf (L)

(8:10pm)

2-4

6.38

3-5

0-1

2.70

9-7

0-2

16.0

5.63

14.6

Padres

Richard (L)

(8:15pm)

2-5

4.94

2-6

1-0

4.50

2-0

1-2

19.1

4.66

11.2

Cardinals

Garcia (L)

8-9

3-2

3.68

3-5

1-0

0.00

1-0

1-1

19.0

5.21

13.3

Dodgers

Capuano (L)

Even-6

5-1

2.34

6-2

0-1

6.00

1-4

2-1

20.1

1.77

8.0

D'Backs

Corbin (L)

(9:40pm)

2-2

5.73

2-2

—

—

0-0

1-2

16.1

6.06

11.6

Red Sox

Buchholz (R)

Even-6

4-2

7.77

4-4

0-1

5.40

5-3

1-1

15.0

6.00

17.4

Orioles

Hunter (R)

(7:05pm)

2-2

4.78

6-2

0-0

3.86

2-1

0-1

17.1

5.71

11.9

Blue Jays

Drabek (R)

(7:10pm)

3-4

3.30

4-4

0-1

4.76

0-1

1-2

16.1

4.96

15.4

Rays

Hllickson (R)

6 1/2-7 1/2

4-0

2.77

5-3

1-0

4.26

2-0

1-0

16.1

3.31

11.6

Angels

Williams (R)

Even-6

4-1

3.86

4-2

1-0

3.37

3-1

3-0

23.2

1.52

8.7

Athletics

Milone (L)

(10:05pm)

5-3

4.09

5-3

—

—

1-0

2-1

19.0

4.74

11.8

Rangers

Darvish (R)

5 1/2-6 1/2

6-1

2.60

7-1

—

—

1-0

2-1

19.0

3.32

10.4

Mariners

Hernandez (R)

(10:10pm)

3-3

3.02

4-5

0-4

5.04

10-16

1-2

18.1

4.91

14.2

* REC: Won-lost record of pitcher's team in games he has started.

* AHW: Average total of hits and walks yielded per nine innings.
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‘Destiny’ ends Lukas’ 116-race skid in graded stakes

BALTIMORE — Snapping a mind-boggling streak of 116 straight losses in graded stakes races, Hall-of-Fame legend D. Wayne Lukas saddled 5-2 favorite Hamazing Destiny to win yesterday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap at Pimlico by 1 1/2 lengths.

Ridden by Corey Nakatani, Hamazing Destiny chased the heated pace duel between Diski Dance and Immortal Eyes, ranged up to join them turning for home, then opened up down the stretch. Band Box rallied for second.

“He was the favorite and he ran like it,” said Lukas, who had Optimizer in the Preakness. “It’s a good way to start the day.”

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AND THEY’RE OFF! Ovour The Top (No. 7,) leads the field down the front stretch in The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup, a Grade 1 race for purebred Arabian horses, before yesterday’s 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Lukas won the next race with 8-1 Skyring.

Hamazing Destiny, who won for the first time in 11 starts dating back to Sept. 2010, ran the six furlongs in 1:10.48 to pay $7.80. The exacta came back $30.20.

JAMES W. MURPHY STAKES

One race after the drought ended, a streak began.

Lukas’ 3-year-old colt Skyring led wire-to-wire in a turf thriller to win the $100,000 James W. Murphy Stakes to give the renowned trainer his second straight stakes triumph of the afternoon.

Skyring never had raced on turf, but the 76-year-old Lukas must have seen something to ship him to Maryland to run him in a turf stakes. The horse had no turf workouts but he is a son of English Channel, who is throwing turf winners in bunches.

With that record, Skyring escaped at 8-1 with top Californian jockey Joel Rosario.

He put Skyring on the lead right from the jump and he was never headed, though Hammers Terror, second choice at 3-1, pressed him all the way. In deep stretch, Easy Crossing, the 2-1, favorite and Mr Handsome, a 23-1 shot, joined them and all four fought a thrilling tussle to the wire.

Skyring beat Easy Crossing by a neck with Mr Handsome a nose back in third. The winner got the mile in 1.35.3 to pay $19.60. The exacta came back $69.40.

“I liked him the best of all my horses all day long,” Lukas said.

“[Lukas] told me the horse tries hard and never gives us,” Rosario said. “He was certainly right.”

ALLAIR DUPONT DISTAFF

Two races before trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith teamed up in the Preakness with Bodemeister, they reached the winner’s circle when the 4-year-old filly Awesomemundo rallied wide into the stretch, then prevailed over Love and Pride in a long stretch duel to win the Grade 3, $100,000 Allaire Dupont Distaff by a head.

Owned by Baffert’s wife, Jill, Awesomemundo was making her first stakes appearance after winning three of her last four starts in California against maiden and allowance company.

After pressing the early pace set by Canadian Mistress, Love and Pride looked like a winner when she turned for home on top under John Velazquez. But then Awesomemundo came flying to her outside, and after appearing to bump a couple of times, Awesomemundo got up in the final strides.

The daughter of Awesome Again ran the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.70 to pay $4.80 as the favorite. The exacta returned $22.40.

Earlier on the card, Baffert and Smith won a 1 1/16-mile allowance race with the 3-year-old colt Paynter, a candidate for the June 9 Belmont Stakes.

DIXIE STAKES

It wouldn’t seem like a day at the track if the Todd Pletcher training juggernaut didn’t win a big race and yesterday was no exception when Hudson Steele demolished a strong field to win the Grade 2 $300,000 Dixie Stakes over 1¹/‚ˆ miles on the turf.

Bet down to 3-1 favorite with hot jockey Javier Castellano on board, Hudson Steele trekked pacesetter Straight Story out of the gate, took over at the top of the stretch and then ran away from them all to score by 2 1/2 lengths from 16-1 long shot Humble and Hungry with Forte Dei Marmi a half length back in third.

The winner, a 5-year-old gelding, has never been off the board in seven starts on the turf, with five wins and two seconds. He came to the Dixie off a similarly easy score in a minor stake at Pimlico three weeks ago.

Casino Host, the second choice at 7-2 with John Velazquez, had to give six pounds to Hundson Steele and never looked like winning. From gate 11, he fell back to midpack early and struggled on to get fourth.

Hudson Steele, who won the Jersey Derby two years ago, ran the trip in 1.47.1 to pay $8.20. The exacta returned $119.60.The only hard luck story came from jockey Mike Smith on Forte Dei Marmi. “We had a bad start,” he said. “He stumbled right out of the gate and it probably cost us second.”A beaming Pletcher said, “He [the winner] was loaded up the whole way. It was a real big effort.” Castellano said, “He exploded. It was amazing. He was so strong.” So were the bettors who knocked him down to 3-1.

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Through the Binocs

Saginaw continued to stamp himself as one of the best state-breds in training locally and one of the best claims of the year by drawing off to win the $100,000, Affirmed Success Stakes.

The David Jacobson trainee was under wraps as he crossed the wire, showing that the 7 1/2 length winning margin over Uncle T Seven was not indicative of the ease Saginaw won by.

Claimed by Drawing Away Stable on March 8 for $30,000 from Richard Dutrow Jr, Saginaw has now won the four starts since the claim.

Saginow ran the seven furlongs in 1:21.59 and he has now has won 11 of 27 starts with earnings of $449,990.

FOURTH RACE: Street Brawl made his way to the front and held off a challenge from Inflation Target to gain the victory.

There was a stewards’ inquiry and claim of foul by Alan Garcia on Inflation Target on Rosie Napravnik on Street Brawl for interference at the top of the stretch.

Replays showed Street Brawl ducking out after getting hit with the left-handed whip and bumping Inflation Target. But the stewards’ felt it wasn’t enough to warrant a disqualification so the result stood as is.

FIFTH RACE: Bombs away to start the Pick Six as 57-1 True Linnet was able to out finish Saturday At Ten and gain the victory by a neck. Saturday At Ten was squeezed in deep stretch between True Linnet and Coronation Day and only could get up to be second.

EIGHTH RACE: Rosie Napravnik won her fourth consecutive race on the card as she got favored Nice Stuff to gain the lead in midstretch and draw away for the victory.

Stray Bullet tried to close on the outside but was no match for the winner and ended up second best.

PICK SIX

Winning numbers

8-5-9-6-3-4

No winners

Consolation (5 of 6)

Paid $242.50

Carryover $31,879.03

Richard Dutrow Jr, Rosie Napravnik, Inflation Target, David Jacobson, Street Brawl, True Linnet, Saginaw, Alan Garcia

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'London Whale' leaving JPMorgan: report

The JPMorgan Chase trader who is believed to have placed a massive bet that resulted in at least $2 billion in losses is leaving the bank, according to a new report.

It is unclear when Bruno Michel Iksil will depart. A bank spokeswoman told The New York Times that Iksil was still currently employed but was no longer trading on behalf of the bank and was expected to be gone by the end of the year.

Iksil, nicknamed the "London Whale," has been working out of the company's Chief Investment Office in London.

The deep-pocketed Iksil earned a reputation for taking on large positions in financial products known as credit-default swaps.

Iksil's departure follows the Monday resignation of Ina Drew, who had run the bank's risk-management unit, which was responsible for the losses.

Last week, JPMorgan disclosed it had incurred $2 billion in trading losses, stemming from derivatives bets gone wrong at the bank's Chief Investment Office.

On a conference call last week, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon called the bank's trading strategy "flawed, complex, poorly reviewed, poorly executed and poorly monitored." He described the error as "egregious" and "self-inflicted."

Bruno Michel Iksil, Chief Investment Office, JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan, London Whale, trading losses, The New York Times

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Viacom, TWC on same page

Viacom, the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and the Paramount film studio, agreed to resolve a legal dispute with Time Warner Cable, allowing cable customers to see Viacom shows on devices such as Apple’s iPad.

“All of Viacom’s programming will now be available to Time Warner Cable subscribers for in-home viewing via Internet protocol-enabled devices such as iPads,” the companies said yesterday in a joint statement. Time Warner Cable won’t be paying more to stream shows on the gadgets, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Viacom sued in 2011, seeking an order blocking Time Warner Cable from distributing Viacom programming on portable electronics. Time Warner Cable also sued, seeking a ruling from the court that its contract with Viacom allowed the distribution of content on the devices.

Shares of Viacom, based in New York, rose less than 1 percent to $47.25 yesterday. Time Warner Cable climbed less than a 1 percent as well, to $76.35.

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Business briefs

Suisse knife

Credit Suisse told state regulators it will begin cutting 126 jobs in Manhattan in the “next few months.” The cuts affect offices at 1 Madison Ave. and 11 Madison Ave. and will extend through Aug. 6, the Zurich-based bank said.

Ally lending

Ally Financial is “absolutely not” looking to sell its core US auto lending business as it seeks ways to pay back $12 billion it owes to taxpayers after a government-funded bailout, the company’s CEO said yesterday.

Buffett’s GM

In a filing, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake of 10 million shares in General Motors as of March 31.

OWS at MS

Anti-Wall Street protesters disrupted Morgan Stanley’s annual meeting yesterday, but shareholders approved pay and director proposals.

Hedge bets

Greenlight Capital, the hedge fund manager run by David Einhorn, closed out its stake in Yahoo! during the first quarter while opening new positions in Computer Sciences and Expedia.

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Monmouth Results

FIRST-1 mile; $20,000; alw; 3up

1

Wlly Ellt (Crmuch)

4.60

2.80

2.40

3

D'marin (Lopez)

3.00

2.80

2

Color Cam (Marquez,Jr.)

5.60

* Exacta (1-3) $13.20 * $1 Superfecta (1-3-2-7) $156.50 * $1 Trifecta (1-3-2) $40.50

Winner picked by DaSIlva

SECOND-6 fur; $50,000; mdn; 3up

4

Prk Slope (DeCrlo)

16.80

5.00

3.60

5

Elegant Lord (Mangalee)

2.80

2.60

3

Deep Sea Tale (Marquez,Jr.)

5.00

Scr: Exhibit A, I'm a Jersey Boy.

* Daily Double (1-4) $41.20 * Exacta (4-5) $47.80 * $1 Superfecta (4-5-3-2) $1,047.50 * $1 Trifecta (4-5-3) $227.50

THIRD-6 fur; $22,000; clm($20,000); 3up

4

Wst Cst Ldy (Sntg)

19.20

7.00

4.60

3

Smokin Gold (Serpa)

5.60

3.20

2

Personally Yours (Lopez)

3.20

* Daily Double (4-4) $255.80 * Exacta (4-3) $102.60 * $1 Superfecta (4-3-2-1) $516.20 * $1 Trifecta (4-3-2) $170.10

FOURTH-1 1/16m(T); $20,000; clm($25,0); 3up

1

Raro (Trujillo)

6.80

4.00

3.00

4

Wonzit (Lopez)

7.40

4.00

3

Hornet's Nest (Serpa)

3.80

Scr: Fashion Princess, Here's d'Bride, Mo' Brittani.

* Daily Double (4-1) $95.60 * Exacta (1-4) $35.80 * $1 Superfecta (1-4-3-7) $582.70 * $1 Trifecta (1-4-3) $78.00

Winner picked by DaSIlva

FIFTH-6 fur; $40,000; mdn; 3up

3

Spdng Agn (MrqzJr.)

16.20

5.60

4.60

2

Luckysdream (Rocco,Jr.)

3.40

2.80

5

Port Conway (Trujillo)

3.40

* $1 Pick 4 (4-4-1/8/12-3) 4 Correct $8,216.90 * $1 Pick 3 (4-1-3) 3 Correct $622.30 * Daily Double (1-3) $79.40 * Exacta (3-2) $65.40 * $1 Superfecta (3-2-5-1) $625.40 * $1 Trifecta (3-2-5) $95.30

SIXTH-6 fur; $52,500; alw; 3up

1

Fnl Forest (Trujllo)

5.40

4.00

3.20

4

Crfty Concord (RoccoJr.)

19.40

14.20

5

Sure Got It (Burke)

4.60

Scr: Taylors Tough.

* $1 Pick 3 (1-3-1) 3 Correct $176.80 * Daily Double (3-1) $59.20 * Exacta (1-4) $123.40 * $1 Superfecta (1-4-5-3) $2,150.10 * $1 Trifecta (1-4-5) $476.50

SEVENTH-6 fur; $42,000; alw; 3up(f)

4

Bustd Agn (Trujll)

6.20

4.00

2.80

8

Dem Tasse (Carmouche)

17.80

8.00

2

Baffle Me (DeCarlo)

2.80

Scr: Legalized, Overnight Fling, Twin Cities.

* Daily Double (1-4) $21.40 * Exacta (4-8) $96.40 * $1 Superfecta (4-8-2-6) $864.70 * $1 Trifecta (4-8-2) $182.40

EIGHTH-1m&70yds; $44,000; alw; 3up

1

Mr Thn Cndy (Chvs)

5.80

4.40

3.60

3

Frmer Jones (MrquezJr.)

11.40

6.60

6

Linebacker (Rocco,Jr.)

3.60

* $1 Pick 3 (1-4-1) 3 Correct $30.10 * Daily Double (4-1) $28.20 * Exacta (1-3) $80.20 * $1 Superfecta (1-3-6-2) $928.50 * $1 Trifecta (1-3-6) $188.40

NINTH-1 1/16m; $42,000; alw; 3up

4

Chrmn Now (Lopz)

3.40

2.60

2.40

6

Dragonfish (Serpa)

4.60

4.00

3

Small Town Talk (Cotto,Jr.)

7.40

Scr: Sanchise.

* $1 Pick 3 (4-1-4) 3 Correct $22.40 * $1 Consolation Pick 3 (4-1-7) 3 Correct $11.00 * $1 Trifecta (4-6-3) $49.70 * Consolation Double (1-7) $6.40 * Daily Double (1-4) $14.60 * Exacta (4-6) $14.00 * $1 Superfecta (4-6-3-2) $174.40

TENTH-$76,000, 3up, 6f, Decathlon S.

2

Ponz Schm (Trujll)

27.20

10.80

5.00

7

Flat Bold (Montanez)

5.20

3.00

4

Soaring Stocks (DeCarlo)

4.20

Scr: Comedero.

* $0.5 Pick 5 (1/13-4/9/10/12-1-4/7-2) 5 Correct $535.85 * $1 Pick 3 (1-4-2) 3 Correct $127.70 * $1 Consolation Pick 3 (1-7-2) 3 Correct $50.70 * $1 Trifecta (2-7-4) $442.50 * $1 Superfecta (2-7-4-ALL) $527.00 * Daily Double (4-2) $64.80 * Exacta (2-7) $175.80

ELEVENTH-$22,000, cl, 3YO up, 1mi, tf., clear.

8

Profssr Plmr (Brv)

8.00

4.20

3.40

6

Just Chlln Boss (Santgo)

4.00

3.40

3

Momma's Happy (Rocco,Jr.)

3.40

Scr: Forever Fudge, Herculon.

* $1 Pick 3 (4-2-8) 3 Correct $225.60 * Daily Double (2-8) $221.00 * Exacta (8-6) $37.20 * $1 Superfecta (8-6-3-9) $836.90 * $1 Trifecta (8-6-3) $58.20

TWELFTH-$16,000, cl, 3YO up, 6f, clear.

1

Est to West (Lopz)

8.80

5.40

3.20

10

Make It Special (Ortiz)

8.60

5.00

7

Black Tie Spirit (Rocco,Jr.)

2.60

Scr: Value Added Tax.. Rating, Last Star

* $1 Pk 4 (4/7-2-8-1) 4 Correct $1,088.90 * $1 Pk 3 (2-8-1) 3 Correct $358.10 * Daily Double (8-1) $38.20 * Ex (1-10) $77.40 * $1 Sup (1-10-7-3) $1,347.00 * $1 Trifecta (1-10-7) $150.70

Handle $764,125

Trifecta, Daily Double, Marquez,Jr.

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Penalty kill gets job done for Rangers

It looked like a window through which the Capitals could climb back into the game, into the series, into the hope of moving on to the next round.

Ruslan Fedotenko happened to hit the puck unimpeded over the glass with 11:19 gone by in the third period of last night’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden, and with the Capitals just having cut the score to 2-1 less than a minute earlier, this power play was their chance.

“If that team gets set up and stops you from being aggressive, they have some talented people,” Rangers coach John Tortorella said after his team won the game, 2-1, and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals against the Devils. “Our whole philosophy the whole series was trying to get them before they get set up.”

That’s exactly what they did, not only keeping the dangerous Capitals’ power play from registering a shot, but producing one of their own on a Brian Boyle breakaway (which got the puck in the net, but after review was called no-goal) and then eventually Marc Staal drawing a slash from Niklas Backstrom.

“It’s huge as a team to play disciplined, especially against a team with their power play,” said Boyle, noting that was the only penalty his team took all night.

* After toying with his lines during Games 5 and 6 of this series, Tortorella went back to what was working best.

The main focus was on what can be called the second line, which saw rookie Chris Kreider rejoin centerman Derek Stepan and captain Ryan Callahan on a unit that can again be called a secondary scoring line.

Before, when the line consisted of Boyle in the middle and Artem Anisimov on the wing, it was a glorified checking line, while Stepan playing with Brandon Prust and Fedotenko was much of the same.

From the middle of Game 4 until the end of Game 6, the Rangers had just one pure 5-on-5 goal over a span of 144:52, the lines clearly not producing enough offense.

Though last night most of the heavy lifting was done by the top line of Carl Hagelin-Brad Richards-Marian Gaborik, there was sustained pressure from the lines that followed, which was recently unseen.

There were even occasions where the new fourth line, with Fedotenko, John Mitchell and Mike Rupp sustained pressure and had scoring chances.

* Brandon Dubinsky walked through the locker room yesterday morning in sneakers and workout clothes, the first time he has been seen without a boot on his right foot or on crutches.

The Rangers forward had been out since he injured the leg/foot in Game 7 of the opening round against the Senators. There is no timetable for his return and it’s unsure if he will be able to return for the series against the Devils.

When asked how he’s feeling, Dubinksy said jokingly, “I defer all questions to Torts.”

The Rangers coach is adamant in not answering injury questions.

* Mats Zuccarello (fractured left wrist) skated again with the team, as he has now for almost a week. Still having to wear a soft cast on his wrist, the 24-year-old Norwegian is at least 10 days away from being available.

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PSAL boys volleyball quarterfinals preview

NYPost.com boys volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the PSAL quarterfinals, set for Saturday at York College.

SCHEDULE

11 a.m. – No. 1 Academy of American Studies vs. No. 8 Hunter College HS

12:30 p.m. – No. 4 Cardozo vs. No. 5 Bryant

2 p.m. – No. 3 New Utrecht vs. No. 6 Brooklyn Tech

3:30 p.m. – No. 2 Bronx Science vs. No. 7 McKee/Staten Island Tech

No. 1 Academy of American Studies Eagles

Head coach: Josh Yang

Record: 12-0

Player to watch: Piotr Kasza

No. 8 Hunter College HS Hitmen

Head coach: Jason Dibelius

Record: 14-0

Player to watch: Kadeem Nibbs

Denis Gostev

Bryant's Godwin Sequeira will try to help the Owls topple Cardozo in the quarterfinals on Saturday at York College.

Outlook: Hunter was also Academy of American Studies’ opponent in last year’s quarterfinals. This time, though, the Eagles are the top seed and the odds-on favorite to win their first PSAL city title. Michal Kasza is the most dynamic outside hitter in the city, younger brother Piotr Kasza is one of the area's best setters and Conrad Zajkowski provides size and skill in the middle. It’ll take a lot for Academy to be beaten this season.

Hunter might just have the versatility to do it. Kadeem Nibbs can neutralize just about any hitter in the middle with his 6-foot-8 frame and he has improved in every area of the game. Peter Mason is a solid setter and the Hitmen have youthful exuberance on their side – 11 sophomores and just three seniors. Regardless of the outcome, Hunter will be a team to watch in the future.

No. 4 Cardozo Judges

Head coach: Danny Scarola

Record: 13-1

Player to watch: Tyler Gaugler

No. 5 Bryant Owls

Head coach: Steve Hagenlocher

Record: 14-0

Player to watch: Godwin Sequeira

Outlook: This will be a meeting of the two teams that have won the last four PSAL city titles and one of them will go home early. Cardozo is the favorite in this match with athletic outside hitters Tyler Gaugler and Isaac Hwang leading a dynamic offense. As is the case with any team coached by Danny Scarola, though, defense and passing is a major strength and will likely be the key here.

Bryant actually has the best ball control player in the match in Godwin Sequeira, a setter who has made the transition from libero. He’s one of the best in the city at what he does. The Owls have gotten a lot this season out of Kemal Loppies, but it has been hard to produce the power arm of graduated Troy Gaugler, Tyler’s older brother.

No. 3 New Utrecht Utes

Head coach: Jennifer Lopez

Record: 14-0

Player to watch: Ming Ho Zhen

No. 6 Brooklyn Tech Engineers

Head coach: Noreen Begley

Record: 14-0

Player to watch: Dukhyun Ko

Outlook: It’ll be an all-Brooklyn matchup Saturday between two of these top teams. New Utrecht is coming off a big revenge win over Newcomers, the squad that beat the Utes two weeks ago in the Seward Park tournament championship match. With that obstacle out of the way, New Utrecht, led by libero Ming Ho Zhen and versatile hitters Kwok Tang Wong and Qing Ze Jiang, is ready to make a run at a PSAL title.

Brooklyn Tech will be trying to reach its second PSAL semifinals in the last three years. Both of those teams had different players leading the way and so does this one. Senior outside hitter Dukhyun Ko and setter Ariel Velasquez Evers have been a revelation for coach Noreen Begley. The Engineers are also sound defensively, which they will have to be against potent New Utrecht.

No. 2 Bronx Science Wolverines

Head coach: Jeremy BasSie

Record: 12-0

Player to watch: Alex Barbulescu

No. 7 McKee/Staten Island Tech

Head coach: Dave Mahon

Record: 12-0

Player to watch: Yo Sep Bak

Outlook: Bronx Science was in the title match two years ago only to be ousted last year in the second round. The Wolverines are back among the city’s elite now and with middle hitter Alex Barbulescu back from an ankle injury, they will be a tough out. Jerry Henriquez is one of the best setters in the league and Preet Singh really stepped up in the middle while Barbulescu was out.

In order to advance back to the semis, Science will have to topple one of the PSAL’s premier programs in MSIT. The Seagulls perennially get this far and beyond and are looking to get back to the semis, which they missed last year, falling to New Utrecht in this round. Yo Sep Bak is the team’s top hitter, but ball control and defense are staples of any team coached by Dave Mahon. Senior Calvin Liu is integral to its success.

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Meadowlands Results

FIRST-mile; trot; $8,500; cond.

1

SuthJrsyBgsy(AMrgn)

21.20

6.60

2.80

4

Piccolo Sogno (A Miller)

4.40

2.40

5

New York Muscle (B Sears)

2.20

* Exacta (1-4) $87.00 * Trifecta (1-4-5) $173.00

SECOND-mile; trot; $9,500; cond.

8

PowellBluChp(TTtrck)

19.20

8.60

6.60

6

Hope And Love (A Miller)

11.00

7.80

7

Muscle Source (C Norris)

10.20

* Exacta (8-6) $190.00 * Trifecta (8-6-7) $1,890.20 * Daily double (1-8) $168.40

THIRD-mile; trot; $14,000; cond.

10

MrChicago(YGingras)

4.20

3.40

2.80

3

Cathy's Princess (R Pierce)

7.60

4.80

1

Mojito (D Miller)

5.20

* Exacta (10-3) $40.40 * Trifecta (10-3-1) $193.20 * 10 Cent superfecta (10-3-1-7) $109.48

FOURTH-mile; pace; $14,000; cond.

5

Ramalama (YGingras)

7.60

4.20

3.00

6

Ryder Blue Chip (T Tetrick)

3.00

2.40

3

Ms Bettys Hope (D Dube)

3.40

* Exacta (5-6) $18.80 * Trifecta (5-6-3) $71.00 * Pick 3 (8-10-5) $84.30

FIFTH-mile trot; $54,866; Simpson

8

GoogooGaag(CCllhn)

3.00

2.80

2.80

6

Royal Shyster (G Brennan)

3.60

2.80

1

Gym Tan Laundry (B Sears)

2.40

* Exacta (8-6) $11.40 * Trifecta (8-6-1) $22.60 * 10 Cent superfecta (8-6-1-3) $4.74 * 50 Cent pick 5 (1-8-10-5-8 4 of 5) $11.85 * 50 Cent pick 5 (1-8-10-5-8 5 of 5) $951.50

SIXTH-mile pace; $14,000; cond.

5

Full Picture (D Miller)

5.60

3.80

2.80

2

Dragon Princess (A Miller)

7.00

3.80

1

Cuz She Can (T Tetrick)

4.20

* Exacta (5-2) $39.40 * Trifecta (5-2-1) $127.40

SEVENTH-mile trot; $51,375; Simpson

5

Riverfest (D Miller)

6.40

4.80

3.40

3

TlbotcreekJewely(TTetrck)

5.40

4.80

2

She Wears It Well (R Pierce)

3.20

* Exacta (5-3) $34.60 * Trifecta (5-3-2) $98.00 * 10 Cent superfecta (5-3-2-7) $14.70 * Pick 3 (8-5-5) $72.70

EIGHTH-mile trot; $20,000; cond.

5

BtgosonHnovr(DMllr)

5.00

3.60

3.40

1

Jezzy (R Schnittker)

10.60

9.20

9

Jaavos Boy (T Tetrick)

11.60

* Exacta (5-1) $103.20 * Trifecta (5-1-9) $1,916.00

NINTH-mile; trot; $14,000; cond.

1

Coco Lindy (T Tetrick)

4.40

3.00

3.00

2

Opening Night (J Campbell)

3.80

3.20

7

Celebrity Playboy (C Callahan)

12.00

* Exacta (1-2) $18.20 * Trifecta (1-2-7) $241.20 * 10 Cent superfecta (1-2-7-3) $76.14 * Pick 4 (5-5-5-1) $157.50 * Pick 6 (5-8-5-5-5-1 5 of 6) $19.10 * Pick 6 (5-8-5-5-5-1 6 of 6) $3,054.30

TENTH-mile; pace; $20,000; cond,

2

RadarContact(DDube)

7.00

3.40

2.60

6

Synergy Seelster (D Miller)

4.40

3.00

5

All About Kisses (R Pierce)

4.40

* Exacta (2-6) $37.20 * Trifecta (2-6-5) $200.20 * 10 Cent superfecta (2-6-5-7) $34.40 * Pick 3 (5-1-2) $46.60Scr: Bell On Wheels.

ELEVENTH-mile; trot; $8,500; cond

8

Enough Talk(RPierce)

5.00

3.40

3.00

3

Live Jazz (R Schnittker)

5.20

3.60

5

New Zion (Y Gingras)

9.60

* Exacta (8-3) $23.00 * Trifecta (8-3-5) $199.40 * 10 Cent superfecta (8-3-5-1) $43.06 * Pick 3 (1-2-8) $30.60

TWELFTH-mile; pace; $11,825; cond,

8

Mikeleh (J Campbell)

10.20

5.60

3.00

7

Major Crush (Y Gingras)

15.40

4.40

5

How 'Bout A Smooch (D Miller)

2.40

* Exacta (8-7) $146.00 * Trifecta (8-7-5) $439.60 * 10 Cent superfecta (8-7-5-9) $88.63 * Late double (8-8) $53.60 * Pick 3 (2-8-8) $126.80Scr: I've Got A Feeling.
Attendance: 2440; Total Handle: $1,924,485.

D Miller, D Miller, D Miller, Trifecta, T Tetrick

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Hollywood Graded Entries

Post Time: 10:00 p.m.

FIRST-1 1/16m; $26,000; clm($25,000); 3up

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

4 Quail Hill(L),122

AQnnz

2-9-10

8-5

2 Blake(L),122

MGtrrz

3-2-3

5-2

1 Oskar Hval(L),122

MSmth

4-3-7

5-1

3 VictorisgrdddyL117

MGarci

2-1-6

3-1

5 Wegner(L),122

VEspnz

11-3-3

5-1

SECOND-1 1/16m; $30,000; clm($20,0); 3up

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

6 TrippedthLghtL122

GGomz

3-1-2

5-2

5 ReallyElegant(L120

EMldnd

4-7-1

7-2

1 GoodFridayGalL120

CSthrln

7-1-3

4-1

2 Inner Groove(L),120

RBejrn

6-6-6

6-1

3 Bellini Bliss(L),120

MGtrrz

6-6-2

8-1

4 LivingOurDremL115

EFlores

3-7-9

5-1

7 RealRockport(L)118

MPedrz

3-2-5

6-1

THIRD-1 1/16 miles(T); $52,000; mdn; 3up

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

5 Jonny'sChoice(L117

DFlores

2-3-4

9-5

1 TurnOnthPmpsL124

MPedrz

7-5-4

5-2

2 ElusiveJourneyL124

KKriggr

5-5-6

15-1

3 Flying Jib(L),117

VEspnz

8-9-x

10-1

4 Lethal Intent(L),124

EMldnd

9-3-4

8-1

6 Swift Eagle(L),124

GGomz

12-2-3

3-1

7 Surely Swift(L),124

JVldvJr

5-x-x

12-1

8 Skully Gully(L),124

CSthrln

9-5-12

15-1

FOURTH-6 fur; $54,000; alw; 3YO(f)

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

3 MagicalBand(L),122

MGarci

1-5-x

2-1

5 TreatherlikeldyL115

EFlores

1-7-3

5-2

1 My Selection(L),122

RBejrn

4-1-x

3-1

2 Twitter Pie(L),120

EMldnd

4-6-1

6-1

4 HeleonorRgbyL122

JVldvJr

3-4-4

3-1

FIFTH-6 fur(T); $52,000; mdn; 3up

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

8 BorealisWay(L),124

DFlores

2-2-x

5-2

5 EnduringPrmsL124

RBejrn

5-2-5

7-2

1 Warren'sDrBooL118

AQnnz

x-x-x

20-1

2 D J Dave(L),118

JTalam

x-x-x

4-1

3 A B C City(L),118

OFigur

x-x-x

30-1

4 Huntsville(L),118

MSmth

6-4-4

8-1

6 PriddisWildcatL118

VEspnz

x-x-x

8-1

7 BringontheWnL118

KKriggr

2-3-3

6-1

9 Jaco Red(L),124

JVldvJr

11-x-x

15-1

10 Quick Save(L),124

JRosari

x-x-x

8-1

SIXTH-5 1/2 fur; $18,000; clm($8,000); 3up

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

4 AmericnWldctL120

RBejrn

6-2-4

5-2

8 BradyBlueEyesL122

JVldvJr

2-5-5

3-1

1 ClassicalSlew(L120

KKriggr

8-8-6

8-1

2 FireintheWind(L120

ADlgdll

3-12-10

12-1

3 GentleRomeo(L)120

VCarrr

6-2-1

15-1

5 WarrensCncptL120

EMldnd

6-4-6

15-1

6 Hammurabi(L),120

MPedrz

4-4-2

6-1

7 DevotedMagic(L117

EFlores

8-3-7

7-2

9 RummyscrtWrL120

J Scott

6-9-12

15-1

10 Lucky Fitz(L),120

OFigur

6-9-7

20-1

SEVENTH-1 1/16 milesT; $54,000; alw; 3up

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

3 TheUnusualOnL124

JTalam

1-2-3

4-1

5 Husband'sFollyL122

DFlores

2-3-5

5-2

1 He'sVeryRare(L124

RBejrn

6-2-1

7-2

2 Kessabtsi(L),120

EMldnd

7-4-3

15-1

4 AToasttoYou(L),115

GGomz

1-8-1

5-1

6 ALittleHotSaucL124

JRosari

1-2-1

3-1

7 Tizpat(L),108

EFlores

7-1-6

20-1

8 WrrnsWldThngL120

MGtrrz

3-4-4

12-1

EIGHTH-5 1/2 fur; $20,000; clm($20,0); 3up

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

10 Iron Joe T(L),124

RBejrn

2-4-4

5-2

9 HiddenQuest(L),118

KKriggr

3-2-x

3-1

1 My MainMan(L),124

AQnnz

x-x-x

6-1

2 Romaine(L),117

EFlores

9-x-x

15-1

3 ThreeLittlBrdsL124

JRosari

8-x-x

6-1

4 Deposition(L),118

ABison

x-x-x

30-1

5 It'sTimetoGo(L),124

DVergr

8-x-x

20-1

6 LightningMcQuL118

ADlgdll

8-8-8

15-1

7 Mary's App(L),109

VBednr

5-7-3

8-1

8 Franconi(L),124

S Arias

4-7-4

30-1

12 ClockerMomntL124

JSteinr

3-2-8

8-1
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The lease you can do

Pity the poor college senior.

His student loans are high, his job prospects are bad and if he decided to strike out on his own in the big city . . . well, we salute the courage of anyone looking to rent an apartment in NYC.

The rental market is flat-out lousy for a first-timer, and it’s not much easier for someone looking to upgrade.

According to Citi Habitats, the vacancy rate in April was 1.16 percent. Not as bad as it was last summer (0.69 percent), but real estate pros are bracing themselves for a busy June.

“The market’s tightening up and prices are getting higher,” says Gary Malin, president of Citi Habitats. “There’s very little new construction. There are only going to be 2,230 [new] units in Manhattan this year, which is a drop in the bucket. It’s the lowest [number of new units] it’s been in seven years.”

Evan Joseph; Ben Gancsos(inset)

DUMBO’s 134-unit 220 Water St. hit the market in February. The rentals go from $3,175 a month for a studio to $5,975 for a convertible one-bedroom.

And if the low vacancy rate doesn’t raise your eyebrow, prices will. According to Malin, the average Manhattan studio rented for $2,025 per month in April; the average one-bedroom was $2,785; the average two-bedroom was $3,891; and the average three-bedroom was $5,186 per month.

“Last month was an all-time high,” Malin says of prices overall. “We assume that every month [over the summer] we’re going to continue setting an all-time high.”

And for luxury rentals, the market is just as strong. Related is introducing 1214 Fifth Ave. — the tallest rental building on the Upper East Side, where alcove studios start at $2,595, one-bedrooms start at $4,025, two-bedrooms start at $5,195 and three-bedrooms go for $8,995.

And if you thought Brooklyn was a better story, in some cases it’s worse. At the new DUMBO building 220 Water St., which opened in February, studios start at $3,175.

Even in Long Island City, rents are rising.

“On the water, it’s anywhere from $48 to $52 per foot,” says Eric Benaim, president of Modern Spaces. (This means a 1,000-square-foot apartment would cost approximately $4,000 to $4,333 per month.)

Still, LIC and other Queens neighborhoods continue to attract those priced out of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

“A lot of people can’t find anything in Williamsburg or are priced out of Williamsburg,” Benaim says.

We asked the experts for their tips on handling the heated rental market.

1. Carry a lot of paper on your hunt.

“Have immediate access to all of your paperwork to verify employment and references,” says Marc Lewis, chairman of A.C. Lawrence. “You need to have copies of your two to three most-recent pay stubs. If you’re a new hire, obtain a signed employment letter on company stationery stating your job description, hire date, annual salary and any bonus.”

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