Trevor Bauer to make major league debut

Former Bruins ace Trevor Bauer. (Don Liebig / UCLA / June 27, 2012)

Little more than a year after being selected with the third overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft, 21-year-old right-hander Trevor Bauer is scheduled to make his big league debut Thursday night in Atlanta when he pitches for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Braves.

Everything about the former UCLA All-American is quirky, including his decision to skip his senior year at Newhall Hart High to play college baseball; his unorthodox training routines; and his YouTube channel, where he shows video in super slow motion of his delivery.

"He deserves everything he gets for being independent-minded and achieving at the level he's achieved," said Jim Ozella, Bauer's high school coach. "He's done it his way with his style. Have you seen any other Trevor Bauers in the baseball world?"

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Bauer throws a variety of pitches for strikes and uses a variety of contraptions in training and to help him warm up. He will be the first player from the 2011 draft to make his major league debut. In 2011 at UCLA, he had a 13-2 record with a 1.25 earned-run average.

"He's very competitive and very smart and knows what he's doing," UCLA Coach John Savage said. "He knows the setting. He's going to know how to act and how to handle things."

The Diamondbacks are calling up Bauer from triple-A Reno to replace the injured Joe Saunders and start Thursday against Jair Jurrjens (1-2, 6.75 ERA).

Bauer was a combined 11-1 with a 2.23 ERA with Reno and double-A Mobile (Ala.).

His former teammate at UCLA, right-hander Gerrit Cole, is not far behind.

Cole, the No. 1 pick in last year's draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game. He was 5-1 with a 2.55 ERA for Class-A Bradenton (Fla.) before being promoted to double-A Altoona (Pa.). Since his promotion, Cole has pitched six innings, giving up 10 hits and five runs. He was also struck in the face by a batted ball in his last outing, Wednesday.

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Mets come undone in sloppy loss to lowly Cubs

CHICAGO — Hiccup, hiccup, hiccup.

Last night, that was the sound of a sluggish team that may have inhaled too much chicken over the weekend. Mets manager Terry Collins even saw this coming, citing the “hoopla” and “adrenaline” of the Subway Series as a potential obstacle as his players prepared for the scuffling Cubs.

“We’re not going to let [Sunday’s] game or the chicken or anything else stand in the way of getting ready to play this series,” Collins said before a 6-1 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. “Because this is where you can have a real hiccup, and we’re going to try and avoid that.”

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NOT SO WRIGHT: David Wright fails to make a catch on a routine pop fly during the seventh inning of the Mets’ 6-1 loss to the Cubs last night. The error was one of three in the inning.

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The chicken, of course, referred to Tim Byrdak’s team mascot — which has since been sent to an animal sanctuary — that arrived in the clubhouse after Frank Francisco called the Yankees “chickens” in The Post. Maybe now the Mets are facing the chicken’s revenge.

“The adrenaline can knock you out for a while — and the fact they only got five or six hours of sleep didn’t help either,” Collins said after the Mets lost their third straight.

Nothing suggested that more than a lethargic seventh inning in which David Wright misplayed a routine popup near home plate into a three-base error before Lucas Duda butchered a pop to right field moments later — for another three-base error — and Ronny Cedeno mishandled a grounder for the inning’s third error. It left the Cubs with four gift runs and a 6-0 cushion.

Collins said he addressed his team about not getting complacent following a 12-13 stretch against playoff-caliber teams. Then came last night’s flop against a last-place team.

“They’ve played their hearts out and gotten us where we are, but they can’t stop now,” Collins said. “We can’t just sit on the last 25 days and the fact we have played all these teams that are in playoff contention. We’ve got to take a deep breath, reach inside, grab some energy and finish the first half strong.”

Lefty Travis Wood (2-3) handled the Mets over seven shutout innings in which he allowed five hits and walked one. The Mets got their only run on Ike Davis’ homer in the ninth.

“You get emotionally charged for the Subway Series and you have to try and bring that same intensity before it and after it and we didn’t do that today,” Wright said.

Johan Santana (5-4) had a second straight solid start, allowing a two-run homer to Joe Mather over six innings. It followed six shutout innings by the lefty to beat the Orioles last week at Citi Field.

“It was a tough night,” Santana said. “It was a little windy, I tried to get a feeling for the ball, it was a little dry, but other than that just trying to battle and trying to keep the ball down. It came down to a couple of pitches that changed the whole ballgame for me.”

The Mets’ chances unraveled in the seventh, with Jon Rauch on the mound. The inning’s leadoff hitter, Adrian Cardenas, hit a pop-up near the plate that Wright got under and completely missed. The ball rolled toward the backstop and Cardenas raced to third. Then, with one out, Darwin Barney hit a pop to right that Duda mishandled, bringing in the run and sending Barney to third. With the infield drawn in, Starlin Castro hit a chopper off Cedeno’s glove for the inning’s third error and second run. Jeff Baker added an RBI single later in the inning and Geovany Soto’s RBI fielder’s choice made it 6-0.

Santana was cruising until the fourth, when Mather hit his blast that put the Mets in a 2-0 hole. It was the ninth homer of the year surrendered by Santana, but his first since allowing four at Yankee Stadium on June 8.

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Richards-Ross clocks Giant win

EUGENE, Ore. — Right before Sanya Richards-Ross got into the blocks for the U.S. Olympic Trials 400-meter final, her husband — former Giants cornerback Aaron Ross — looked her in the eye and offered one vital piece of advice: execute.

Then she went out and did just that, with a world-leading time of 49.28 seconds that stamped her ticket to London.

“There’s something so special about competing in Hayward Field. You really feel the importance of the moment. I stayed focused and tried to stay with the plan,’’ Richards-Ross said. “All I kept thinking about the last 40 [meters] was I was going to have a chance to go back to my third Olympics. I’ve been dreaming about it.“My husband really balances me out. I’m really high-strung, bouncing off the walls. He just looked me in the face and said, ‘Execute.’ I thought about that before I got in the blocks and just calmed down and ran my race.’’

Richards-Ross — who also has the world’s best time this season in the 200 and will run those heats on Thursday — put that speed to good use. She let Francena McCorory take the early lead, then with 120 meters to go pulled away from the field as Dee Dee Trotter ran second (50.02) and McCorory third (50.43).

“I’m fine as long as her mind is alright. If she gets her mental game right, her execution is the key thing,’’ said Ross, who won two Super Bowls with Big Blue and now is with the Jaguars. “If she goes on the racetrack and is executing all three points [in the race] and of course having her mind right, I’m never nervous as long as she believes she can win.’’

LaShawn Merritt won the men’s 400 in a world-leading 44.12 ahead of Tony McQuay (44.49) and Bryshon Nellum (44.80), who survived several gunshot wounds in 2008.

Rochester’s Jennifer Suhr won the pole vault at 15-1. NYAC’s Reese Hoffa, Ryan Whiting and Christian Cantwell made the team in the shot put. Stephanie Brown Trafton, Aretha Thurmond and Suzy Powell-Roos qualified in the women’s discus.

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Fourth BlackRock exit

Robert Capaldi, who served as senior client strategist for BlackRock Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Laurence Fink, has left the firm, a source familiar with the move said yesterday.

His departure on June 1 marks the fourth senior executive to leave BlackRock this month. With $3.7 trillion of assets under management, BlackRock is the world’s biggest fund manager.

Capaldi’s position in New York will not be filled, according to the source who declined to be identified.

Capaldi headed BlackRock’s US and Canadian institutional business until November 2010.

He joined BlackRock in 1997 from consulting firm RogersCasey, where he was director of fixed income research, according to a BlackRock biography.

A company spokeswoman declined to comment.

Capaldi is one of a number of executives to leave BlackRock during the past few weeks. Two weeks ago, the New York-based asset manager said Robert Doll, chief equity strategist at the firm, will retire at the end of the month.

On Wednesday, the firm said BlackRock founding partner Susan Wagner was retiring as vice chairman.

And on Thursday, Blackrock said portfolio manager Daniel Rice was leaving, citing the appearance of a potential conflict of interest involving his family business and holdings in the firm’s energy mutual funds, which he co-managed.

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Stage set for Lin, Novak return but NBA will appeal

The union won and so did the Knicks.

In a bonanza to their free-agent summer, Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak have been granted their “early-Bird rights” by an arbitrator, giving the Knicks more financial flexibility this summer, allowing them use of their mid-level exception on a free agent.

Arbitrator Kenneth Damm’s ruling in the case against the NBA means Lin will be able to re-sign with the Knicks with the Bird exception. Novak was also granted early-Bird rights, giving the Knicks the clear edge in re-signing him, too. Without a union victory, Novak was as good as gone.

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Nevertheless, within an hour of yesterday’s ruling, the NBA issued a statement saying it will appeal. If that spills over past July 1 free agency, it could create a delay in the Novak/Lin negotiations.

Union attorney Ron Klempner said he believes the appeal will be resolved by then. Asked if Lin and Novak will have Bird rights by July 1, Klempner said: “Yes.’’

Novak wants to remain a Knick and attended the hearing 1 1/2 weeks ago.

“Can’t tell you how great it is to have my Bird rights preserved,’’ Novak tweeted. “A lot of hard work was put in to making it happen.’’

By not having to waste their $5 million mid-level exception on Lin, the Knicks can use it to lure a veteran point guard of stature. The Knicks, however, may decide to spend $3 million of the $5 million exception to keep them away from hitting the $74 million cap number, an important threshold to avoid.

Steve Nash leads the cast of point guard candidates but he’s a long shot, especially at $3 million. Nash said earlier this week he would listen to a Knicks offer, but a Nash confidant said he doubts he would consider the Knicks for less money because he feels they are not close enough to a championship and wasn’t happy with the team’s treatment of Mike D’Antoni, Nash’s former coach in Phoenix.

But there are point guards the Knicks may be in the market for even at $3 million — including Jason Kidd, Jameer Nelson, Andre Miller, Ramon Sessions, Raymond Felton, Louis Williams. Also, shooting guard Ray Allen is a free agent and has some interest.

Lin is a restricted free agent, so the Knicks can match any offer sheet for him. With the union win, Lin’s early-Bird rights contract with the Knicks can be longer and more lucrative. Lin now can sign a four-year Knicks deal at $24.5 million. The Bird-rights starting salary would be $5.5 million, according to a source, with 7.5 percent raises each season.

No other team can offer Lin more than the $5 million mid-level in the first two years under the Gilbert Arenas Rule. Nevertheless, there is a scenario where the Knicks could get “punked’’ by another club in a back-loaded deal that would be the third-year poison pill. A club under the cap could offer Lin a three-year deal with the third year at the maximum — $15 million. The Knicks still can match the offer, but they would put themselves in a luxury-tax nightmare.

Toronto and Phoenix are the two teams most likely to execute that sort of offer sheet. The Raptors also have interest.

The victory was not unexpected after arbitrator Damm heard the case 10 days ago. The Post reported a source saying the union had a “50-50’’ shot despite commissioner David Stern’s boasts.

“We only brought this proceeding because we felt this would be the right result,’’ Klempner told The Post. “We’re really pleased. This was the spirit of the rule.’’

The union argued players claimed on waivers should keep their Bird rights just as players who are traded. The battle hinged on the word “trade’’ in the 2005 CBA agreement. In the 1995 agreement, players claimed kept their Bird rights, but the 2005 language was fuzzier

The union’s winning argument, according to the decision, was if the NBA intended to have claimed players lose its Bird rights, it would have used language to specify it.

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Twitter blames global outage Thursday on 'cascading bug'

SAN FRANCISCO -- After nearly a year without any significant periods of downtime, using Twitter was almost nothing like the early days of being on the service. So when Twitter went down Thursday for a period of more than an hour, it was something of a shock to its regular users.

After nearly six months of site reliability above 99 percent, Twitter was unreachable across the web and mobile devices multiple times over the course of the day, with intermittent periods of uptime and downtime.

Twitter representatives offered little initial explanation for the outages until around 1:00pm PDT, and only in short, 140 character bursts of information via the company's official Twitter account. It was not until about 4:30pm PDT that Twitter offered a lengthier explanation of the day's events.

"It's imperative that we remain available around the world, and today [Thursday] we stumbled," Twitter Vice President of Engineering Mazen Rawashdeh wrote in a blog post Thursday explaining the outages. "Not how we wanted today to go."

The problem, Rawashdeh explained, had to do with what is called a "cascading bug" -- a term that quickly spawned its own parody Twitter account -- in one of the company's infrastructure components. That bug was not confined to an individual element of the company software, so it created a cascading effect, spreading to other parts of the software and affecting Twitter's 150 million-plus users.

Twitter's explanation came after a day of speculation that ran the gamut, ranging from purported DDoS attacks, to potential problems in Twitter's recent physical headquarters relocation, and even to the farfetched positing that a trend of animated GIF avatars could have caused the widespread outage.

Mundane as the cause may have been, it was an unwelcome reminder of the site's unreliable history. There was the "fail whale" of the early days, a cutesy cartoon that slowly grew as irksome as the "Blue Screen of Death" the more ubiquitous it became. Back then, site-wide outages were hardly newsworthy events, common enough that early adopters grew accustomed to them over time.

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Grand Street star Ratley commits to C.W. Post.

Quanisha Ratley didn’t care about the number next to the school.

“It doesn’t matter what division it is,” the Grand Street Campus star said. “As long as you fit there and get along with the coaching staff, why not?”

That’s exactly the type of environment the super athletic 5-foot-10 wing found at C.W. Post, which is why she committed to play women’s basketball at the Division II Long Island school on Tuesday. It was never about chasing a Division I dream for Ratley, who will receive a partial scholarship.

She never felt the urge to go to a junior college or prep school in order to further raise her stock after a big summer with the Baseline AAU program. She chose C.W. Post over Southern Connecticut State, Adephi and a host of Division III schools.

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“You are there to get an education,” said Ratley, who wants to study business. “That’s the biggest goal.”

She visited the Pioneers in the early part of the spring and left with a positive vibe from the coaches. Head coach Deirdre Moore and her staff were friendly and Ratley believed they have her best interest in mind. C.W. Post’s up-tempo style appealed to the way Ratley like to play -- fast -- and it made her feel like it was the right match.

The Pioneers went 21-10 last season, 11-5 in the ECC, and lost in the first round of the Division II NCAA tournament. Post also has fellow New York City players Nijah LaCourt (Manhattan Center) and Nicole Marciniak (Archbishop Molloy).

“She fit their system,” Grand Street coach Corey McFarland said. “They needed a wing player.”

Ratley spent the summer expanding her game, particularly her jump shot, with Baseline. She was their best player at times, which translated into a strong senior season with a young Grand Street team. Ratley averaged 17.7 points and 7.3 rebounds and her leadership role expanded.

“Schools in the city, they know what type of player she is,” McFarland said. “She’s put up some big numbers since she was a sophomore.”

Ratley is happy to be accomplishing this at Grand Street. McFarland, likewise, credited her with sticking with him and his staff, as she also did with Tomas Baez and Baseline. It led her to a school where she is comfortable, will get a sound degree and be in a system that could allow her to thrive.

“It’s the best feeling,” Ratley said. “I’ve been working so hard for four years. I achieved my goals.”

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Yonkers Results

FIRST- mile; pace; $13,000; cond

7

GrndeSeelster(BSers)

8.40

5.60

3.20

8

Distinct Color (G Brennan)

17.40

6.20

5

Alloveramerica (B Holland)

2.90

* Exacta (7-8) $84.00 * Triple (7-8-5) $402.50

SECOND- mile; trot; $13,000; cond

5

Schalom G (C Manzi)

5.10

2.70

2.30

2

Winbak Dream(PLachance)

2.70

2.30

1

Cinderella Man (J Bartlett)

2.80

* Exacta (5-2) $12.80 * Triple (5-2-1) $32.40 * Daily double (7/5) $31.60

THIRD- mile; pace; $11,500; cond

3

WngAndAShr(JBrtltt)

3.90

2.30

2.10

2

KentuckyAllStr(MMcDonld)

3.10

2.60

6

Working Stiffs (M Forte)

4.30

* Exacta (3-2) $9.90 * Triple (3-2-6) $47.60 * Superfecta (3-2-6-8) $201.50

Exacta picked by Bill Smith

FOURTH- mile; trot; clm; $11,500

1

Photo Rules(JBartlett)

4.30

3.00

2.40

8

Get Packin (G Brennan)

8.40

5.30

4

Touchdown Franco (B Sears)

2.50

* Exacta (1-8) $42.20 * Triple (1-8-4) $79.00 * Pick 3 (5/3/1) $32.00Scr: Montanachampionne.

Winner picked by Bill Smith

FIFTH- mile; pace; $11,500; cond

1

HrtsNFlowrs(JGrgory)

17.80

5.80

3.00

2

African Queen (C Manzi)

6.80

3.30

4

Hepburn Blue Chip (J Bartlett)

2.10

* Exacta (1-2) $77.50 * Triple (1-2-4) $195.50 * Superfecta (1-2-4-3) $744.00

SIXTH- mile trot; $11,500; clm

5

S F Ciro (JPantaleano)

12.80

5.60

4.20

2

Windsun Bellagio (B Sears)

4.20

3.40

3

Credit Limit (J Bartlett)

3.70

* Exacta (5-2) $52.00 * Triple (5-2-3) $206.50 * Pick 4 (3/1/1/5) $326.50

SEVENTH- mile pace; clm; $11,500

7

NonCommtlA(BHllnd)

10.00

5.90

3.90

4

Cam Van Bussel (J Bartlett)

2.20

2.10

3

Beths Boy N (G Brennan)

3.00

* Exacta (7-4) $32.40 * Triple (7-4-3) $138.00 * Pick 3 (1/5/7) $619.00

EIGHTH- mile pace; $14,500; cond

2

QueensOrBttr(JBrtltt)

5.00

2.80

2.50

3

Cyst To Sister (J Stratton)

14.40

7.00

7

Midnight Mass (B Holland)

4.90

* Exacta (2-3) $57.50 * Triple (2-3-7) $391.50 * Superfecta (2-3-7-5) $670.00

NINTH- mile; pace; clm; $17,000

6

Mojo Hall (GBrennan)

4.90

3.10

2.50

1

Adventure Bound(JBartlett)

11.40

4.80

3

Mosee Terror (T Buter)

3.60

* Exacta (6-1) $61.00 * Triple (6-1-3) $214.00

TENTH- mile; pace; $19,000; cond

1

LeanOnYou(LStlbum)

5.00

2.40

2.20

5

Shortstacked (G Brennan)

2.50

2.10

3

China King (D Dube)

4.20

* Exacta (1-5) $10.20 * Triple (1-5-3) $40.80 * Superfecta (1-5-3-6) $160.00 * Pick 3 (2/6/1) $81.00 * Pick 4 (7/2/6/1) $1,363.00

Exacta picked by Bill Smith

ELEVENTH- mile; pace; clm; $14,500

5

RedMleRod(LStlbum)

4.60

3.30

2.70

7

Lily's Hi Ho (G Brennan)

5.20

2.90

6

Too Much Pepper (J Bartlett)

3.30

* Exacta (5-7) $42.80 * Triple (5-7-6) $126.00Scr: Won Nite In Vegas.

Winner picked by Bill Smith

TWELFTH- mile; pace; $14,500; cond

2

Carolsdeal(JDauplse)

8.70

4.50

2.20

6

Major Crush (J Bartlett)

5.00

3.10

7

Zellweger Bluechip (G Brennan)

2.20

* Exacta (2-6) $41.40 * Triple (2-6-7) $201.00 * Superfecta (2-6-7-1) $604.00 * Late double (5/2) $59.00

Total Handle-$835,936

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Exchange of plunks no big deal for Mets' Wright

n what looked and smelled like archetypal baseball retaliation, the Mets plunked Cincinnati star Joey Votto with a pitch only to see their star, David Wright, get hit innings later. The Reds insist it wasn’t intentional, but the Mets — who aren’t buying that — said even if it was on purpose, it was done professionally.

“That’s the way you play the game. I know we didn’t hit Joey on purpose, but you take care of your guys. We would have done the same thing,’’ said Wright, who had been robbed of his chance to literally take one for the team when manager Terry Collins pulled him from an 8-0 loss May 15 after the Mets had hit Ryan Braun.

Friday night, Wright finally got his wish.

Mets starter Dillon Gee hit Votto in the third inning of the Mets' 7-3 loss and Reds reliever Sean Marshall grazed Wright in the eighth. But the pitch was low, around his midsection, and barely touched Wright’s shirt.

“It hit me in the stomach. It was done in the right way. That’s the way you play the game. I appreciate that, keeping the ball down,’’ said Wright. “Dillon didn’t mean to hit Joey, but obviously you protect your own hitters. That’s the way it goes.’’

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Manager Terry Collins said he wasn’t surprised by Wright getting hit.

“Well, I watched the same thing you did the other day,’’ Collins said. “When their guy got hit, they answered, so I’m not surprised.’’

That would refer to a heated incident during the Reds’ sweep of the Indians, when Mat Latos buzzed Cleveland starter Derek Lowe and the latter hit Brandon Phillips. Reds manager Dusty Baker and Lowe waged a war of words, but last night Baker said he didn’t see any intent on either side.

“We didn’t think there was any intent,” Baker said. “ Every time somebody gets hit now people think there was intent. You can tell if there’s intent or not. We didn’t think that.”

When told it looked suspicious because of the Reds hitting the Mets star, Baker dismissed that.

“Well, you can perceive anything you want to,” the manager said. “That guy’s a heck of a player. He’s 4-for-6 off Marshall, so evidently nothing else has worked, so he’s trying to come inside with a fastball.’’

Votto agreed, saying he didn’t feel he was hit on purpose.

“No,’’ said Votto, who claimed he had no idea the Reds hit Wright. “We hit Wright? [Well], people can perceive whatever we want but I didn’t see anything.’’

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mls: Henry, Marquez to miss Red Bulls trip

Thierry Henry and Rafa Marquez won’t fly with the Red Bulls on their two-game road trip. They will miss tomorrow’s game at Chicago and Wednesday’s match at Vancouver, though both are expected back for the June 24 home clash against rival D.C. United.

Henry missed the two U.S. Open Cup games to rest his hamstring, and now will miss the next two MLS contests with a calf injury, not shocking considering his disdain for artificial turf. Marquez sustained a leg injury while playing with the Mexican National Team. —Brian Lewis

NCAA: Rutgers secures top QB prospect

Chris Laviano verbally committed yesterday to attend Rutgers. The Holy Trinity star, who just completed his junior year, is the second-ranked prospect in New York State, and No. 10 overall for pocket passers, according to ESPN.com. —Joseph Staszewski

nfl: League turns over bounty evidence

The NFL turned over some evidence to the four players suspended for the Saints bounty program, but lawyers for the players said they are seeking more information.

Current Saints LB Jonathan Vilma and DE Will Smith, Green Bay DE Anthony Hargrove and Cleveland LB Scott Fujita will have their appeals heard Monday by commissioner Roger Goodell.

Bengals CB Adam “Pacman” Jones must pay $11 million in damages to two Las Vegas strip club employees injured in 2007 when a gunman claiming he was doing Jones’ bidding opened fire outside the club.

ETC.: Sun drop Liberty in historic blowout

Tina Charles scored 20 points and the Connecticut Sun had a record-setting first half en route to a 97-55 victory over the Liberty. Connecticut led 61-27 at halftime to set the league record for the largest lead at the intermission.

Manny Ramirez is a free agent again after he asked the Athletics to release him and the team granted his request. ... Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton was hospitalized with an intestinal virus early yesterday morning and is expected to miss at least two games.

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Monmouth Analysis

Post Time: 12:45 p.m.

FIRST-1 mile; $18,000; clm($5,000); 3up

ALKAZABITO won as favorite this price two back. BOLD INTENTION won going longer in first off claim. EVEN FRISKY won going shorter at Parx.

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Jockey

Last 3

Odds

1 Dixie Band(L),119

KCrmc

5-3-1

5-1

2 Sea Gaze(L),119

C Orm

6-7-7

20-1

3 ChristmasPardL119

J Burke

5-9-7

30-1

4 Alkazabito(L),119

ASerpa

4-1-7

5-2

5 Funfaha(L),119

ETrujill

3-7-1

7-2

6 BeaudeBeauprL112

K Coa

7-5-1

9-2

7 Even Frisky(L),121

RMntnz

1-5-5

8-1

8 BoldIntention(L)121

CMrqzJ

1-4-3

3-1

SECOND-1 1/16mT; $20,000; cl($25,0); 3up

MAD DANCER stretches out after showing some closing ability. AMBIT drew rail for return to route and turf. BARNICUS BAY adds Lasix and drops in class for turf debut.

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Jockey

Last 3

Odds

1 Ambit(L),116

ETrujill

5-7-5

3-1

2 BoheminDncrM116

S Uske

7-x-x

15-1

3 Holy Smoke(L),122

CDeCrl

6-x-x

6-1

4 WaslchlnvlvdM116

F Ortiz

x-x-x

12-1

5 BarnicusBay(M)118

KCrmc

7-x-x

5-1

6 UltimateScore(L124

LGarcia

7-7-4

10-1

7 Breathaway(L),118

ASerpa

9-x-x

6-1

8 Mad Dancer ,116

RMntnz

7-7-6

4-1

9 Influence(L),117

OHrnn

5-4-3

5-1

10 SeriousAttitudL122

OCastll

9-5-6

8-1

11 St. Merlin(L),116

RCuratl

5-3-3

10-1

THIRD-1 mile; $13,000; clm($10,000); 3up

CRAFTY STAR stretches out after finishing second in last two starts. STRAY BELLES closed to finish second last out. HARIKEL adds blinkers for local debut for new barn.

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

1 Pop's Dolly(L),124

S Uske

9-8-10

20-1

2 Crafty Star(L),124

PFrags

2-2-3

7-2

3 Stray Belles(L),124

VSantg

2-5-7

5-2

4 PeantbttrbrwnL124

LRivrJr

7-5-6

12-1

5 Labellelavita(L),114

AAyuso

6-8-4

15-1

6 Harikel(L),124

JRoccJr

4-5-7

8-5

7 ReceptionPointL118

SCmcJ

11-x-x

9-2

FOURTH-5 fur(T); $22,000; clm($20,0); 3up

FAN OUT won state-bred allowance at Parx. HARD TO STEAL makes turf debut after finishing fourth. BLACK AND WHITE won as favorite on dirt.

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

2 Smokin Gold(L),117

ASerpa

2-6-3

7-2

3 Fan Out(L),120

JGarcia

1-2-3

7-2

4 Salvar(L),115

AAyuso

2-1-7

8-1

5 Yankee Babe(L),122

CMrqzJ

8-1-7

15-1

1 aWorldPremierL117

ETrujill

4-2-6

10-1

1 aBlackandWhitL120

ETrujill

1-3-4

10-1

6 Hard toSteal(L),117

J Bravo

4-5-1

9-2

7 Cecilia'sSong(L)124

RMntnz

1-10-9

5-1

8 Scat Miss(L),120

KCrmc

3-1-2

3-1

FIFTH-6 fur; $21,000; clm($10,000); 3up

BLUES HEIR seeks third consecutive victory. AWEDACIOUS CAREN won this distance and level last out. FIDDLERS DIVA drops in class after winning first off claim.

PN Horse, Wt.

Jockey

Last 3

Odds

1 Aquinnah(L),119

KCrmc

1-1-6

7-2

2 Blues Heir(L),116

AAyuso

1-1-4

2-1

3 AwedaciosCrnL112

K Coa

1-2-5

5-2

4 ReginaBeatriz(L110

ABwmn

3-2-8

12-1

5 Sammzilla(L),119

VSantg

8-2-5

5-1

6 Fiddlers Diva(L),121

SCmcJ

1-6-1

7-2

SIXTH-6 fur; $17,000; clm($7,500); 3up

Next >

1

2

Stray Belles, Horse, clm

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I was the luckiest man at the Open

Mark McCormick

US OPEN DIARY

Mark McCormick, the 49-year-old head pro at Suburban Golf Club in Union, N.J., who after failing in his previous 24 tries to qualify the U.S. Open, got in through last week’s sectional at Canoe Brook, is doing an exclusive diary for The Post this week. As told to Mark Cannizzaro.

I was 5-over par through 15 holes and I thought I was in great position to make the cut. I was thinking if I can make a birdie coming in and post a 74 or 75, I’ve got a good chance.

But I got tired and made a mess of 16 with a triple bogey, bogeyed 17 and tripled 18 to finish with an 82. I still had a great time, because I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to play today after tweaking my back getting out of a hyperbaric chamber the other day. I’m thrilled I was able to play at all today.

I was up all night icing my back and at about 3 in the morning I sat on the edge of the bed thinking I’m not going to be able to play. I was thinking this dream I’ve been living is going to turn into a nightmare. It was horrible.

U.S. OPEN HOLE BY HOLE

U.S. OPEN LEADERBOARD

That’s why, as bad as that finish was, I am so excited that I played and I was here. I so much enjoyed the day.

The only birdie I made was on No. 12. I joked with my wife [Linda] before I started, “If I make birdie today I’m getting lucky tonight, right.’’ Then, I said to her on the 18th tee, after I’d made a debacle of 16 and 17, “You know I did make a birdie today.’’

The highlights for me came when I made a nice par putt on No. 8 and the crowd went nuts. That was pretty cool. As I was walking off the green, a guy yelled “Hey, Jersey!’’

I also made a really good par on No. 5 when I got up and down from the left bunker and knocked a putt in from 20 feet and the crowd went nuts. That was what I was looking for when I came here. I wanted to experience the crowd reacting to a shot that I hit and I got that today, so I was pretty happy.

As for making the cut today, after that finish I’ll just try to take it as a learning experience and see what I can learn from it.
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Polish courts convict 14 in Euro 2012 violence

WARSAW, Poland — Fourteen soccer hooligans have been convicted in fast-track trials for their role in violent clashes when Poland and Russia faced off in an emotionally charged European Championship match earlier this week, a court official said Thursday.

The trials in connection with Tuesday’s disturbances are meant to show that Poland is serious about its policy of zero tolerance for violence as it co-hosts Euro 2012.

Such fast-track trials, however, are not unique to Poland. They have become common practices at World Cups and other big international sporting events. In preparation for the tournament, Poland changed parts of its criminal code to make the quicker trials possible.

Seven Poles were convicted Wednesday and seven others Thursday, Warsaw district court spokesman Wojciech Malek said. They were found guilty of assaulting police officers and “taking part in illegal gatherings.” He explained that street gatherings are considered illegal when participants join them with an obvious intent to be violent.

Sentences range from 12 months to three years, but many of them are suspended sentences, said Mikolaj Piotrowski, a spokesman for Poland’s Euro 2012 organizers. Sports Minister Joanna Mucha said she believed the punishments should be harsher, but noted that the government has no influence over the justice system.

Courts plan further fast-track trials for dozens more in the coming days. Police detained 184 people for taking part in the clashes. Some broke out before the match when thousands of Russian soccer fans marched to the National Stadium waving national flags and chanting “Russia, Russia.” The mass expression of Russian patriotism in Warsaw’s capital was provocative to Poles, who still deeply resent Moscow’s imposition of communism here during the Cold War.

Many Poles felt authorities shouldn’t have allowed the Russians to march as a group in Warsaw given the historical wounds, and some of the fighting was sparked by Polish hooligans who attacked Russians.

Separately, a group of young Poles also attacked police during the match with bottles, prompting officers to respond with rubber bullets and tear gas. Three dozen people were injured in the violence — 19 civilians and 17 police officers.

Police detained 156 Poles, 25 Russians, a Spaniard, a Hungarian and an Algerian for the fighting around Tuesday’s emotionally charged game between Poland and Russia, which ended in a 1-1 tie. On Wednesday, Poland’s interior minister said the Russians would face trials aimed at expelling them from the country and lifting their European Union visas for five years.

There was no violence at the stadium or in the downtown fan zone.

Poland, Russia, Russia, WARSAW, Poland, Sports Minister Joanna Mucha, violent clashes, police officers, emotionally charged European Championship match, soccer hooligans, Wojciech Malek, Mikolaj Piotrowski

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Debbie Little at Monticello

Best Bet: Arts Day (13th)

FIRST: mile trot; $2700; cond

1 L Dees Betsy

(JTaggartJr)

8-3-4

5-2

2 MrDemolitionMan

(JGilmour)

4-5-6

3-1

6 Lady Is A Winner

(MarohnJr)

3-3-7

4-1

3 Foxy Trotter

(SGastelu)

4-3-6

7-2

4 Shainer Maidel

(RHarp)

7-7-x

12-1

5 Varsity Hall

(CStratton)

5-x-x

9-2

7 TuscaroraBlueroan

(JCloser)

8-6-8

10-1

SECOND: mile trot; $2700; cond

6 Toe Socks

(MForte)

2-3-2

5-2

3 Caviar Kid

(WParkerJr)

6-2-7

7-2

1 Tornado Alley

(CPoynton)

4-1-4

6-1

2 Passed Ya

(KDIBenedetto)

3-3-5

4-1

4 Contract Hit

(JTaggartJr)

8-5-5

3-1

5 EngamerBennsBest

(Gilmor)

3-4-4

8-1

7 S A Poster Boy

(RHarp)

7-3-9

9-2

8 Mister Lucky Vec

(MMerton)

8-6-9

12-1

THIRD: mile pace; $2800; cond

4 Quest

(RHarp)

1-1-4

5-2

7 Camwow

(GMerton)

1-6-8

7-2

6 Csardas

(MForte)

2-1-2

3-1

1 Lady Belle

(JTaggartJr)

8-1-8

9-2

2 Nutmegs Davey

(JMarohnJr)

6-7-1

4-1

3 Bettor NextTime

(Mcaleese)

3-5-5

10-1

5 Pacific Escape

(MMerton)

7-2-3

8-1

8 Prince Radiant

(WParkerJr)

7-6-3

12-1

FOURTH: mile pace; $2000; cond

2 Mon Ami Hall

(WParkerJr)

8-1-7

5-2

6 Song oftheSouth

(JMarohnJr)

1-3-4

3-1

1 Five Somewhere

(JMarohn)

7-5-3

9-2

3 Gallant Guy N

(CStratton)

2-5-7

4-1

4 Safe Sex

(MForte)

6-4-4

8-1

5 Indys Z Tam

(DdMiller)

6-4-2

7-2

7 Terrific Seven

(ASchwartz)

8-6-6

12-1

8 SouthernFriedchic

(JTggrtJr)

6-7-7

10-1

FIFTH: mile trot; $2700; cond

6 CostnerBlueChip

(JTaggart)

2-1-7

4-1

7 Halls A Sizzlin

(WParkerJr)

1-2-2

5-2

1 Holdemannie

(SMcaleese)

7-5-5

9-2

2 Strong Arm

(MForte)

6-4-5

8-1

3 Frescos Candy

(MMerton)

4-8-8

10-1

4 SecretEnergy

(CWashington)

1-5-5

7-2

5 Ciao Bela

(JGilmour)

4-3-2

3-1

SIXTH: mile pace; $2700

Catskill Amateur Driving

4 Big John B

(DYarock)

8-2-1

5-2

2 Smarty Merit

(DGlasser)

2-4-7

5-1

6 Quiet Hero

(GFielding)

7-4-3

4-1

1 Littlebettor

(PMoore)

8-8-3

6-1

3 Fox Valley Sosa

(SSbarra)

7-6-1

9-2

5 Jjs Foxyexpress

(KHeins)

8-7-7

8-1

7 Sun MoonLake

(Zuccarello)

7-4-1

10-1

8 LadyOnTheAttck

(GCmpbell)

1-2-5

3-1

SEVENTH: mile pace; $3400; cond

5 Backwoods Boy

(CStratton)

3-4-7

3-1

7 Sams Fortune

(JMarohnJr)

4-2-2

5-2

1 Little Carmen

(WParkerJr)

6-5-2

9-2

2 Mach Made Her

(EAvenatti)

3-6-2

8-1

3 Dianas Jewel

(RVinci)

6-7-7

10-1

4 Diablo

(MMerton)

3-5-5

7-2

6 My Mellow American

(Harp)

3-8-8

12-1

8 Wright Road

(KDIBenedetto)

3-6-3

4-1

EIGHTH: mile trot; $3400; cond

1 Batu Khan

(WParkerJr)

6-2-6

4-1

4 Freds Dream

(WBailey)

2-8-5

5-2

3 Edom Up Blue Boy

(RVinci)

2-1-dnf

3-1

2 QuantumBushman

(JMrhnJr)

8-7-3

8-1

5 Bet I Win It

(MMerton)

1-8-5

7-2

6 TalbotcreekExcel

(JTaggrtJr)

7-5-1

5-1

7 Order By Corleone

(JMarohn)

7-7-8

10-1

8 Reconnected

(SGastelu)

4-5-7

12-1

NINTH: mile pace; $2000; cond

1 Savvy Hawk

(MForte)

2-8-4

5-2

3 Presidents Seal

(ASchwartz)

7-3-7

4-1

7 Matts Boy

(JCarrubba)

3-4-4

3-1

2 Basil Hanover

(MMerton)

7-5-5

9-2

4 JD S Tycoon

(CStratton)

7-5-5

8-1

5 Bull Rush

(RaIngrassia)

5-7-7

10-1

6 Big Len

(RVinci)

8-8-6

5-1

8 FourStarzMay

(Mcdonough)

8-6-6

12-1

TENTH: mile trot; $2000; cond

1 Pine Ranger

(JMarohnJr)

3-3-6

5-2

5 Highmaker

(KDIBenedetto)

4-6-3

3-1

6 Speedy Big Ras

(WParkerJr)

7-7-4

9-2

2 StrikingMystery

(CWshngtn)

8-7-8

12-1

3 B Muffler

(SMcaleese)

7-3-4

10-1

4 Captain Cr Kris

(RVinci)

7-4-7

8-1

7 Victory Sir

(JPrimeau)

4-6-7

7-2

8 Uncle Billy

(JTaggartJr)

4-6-7

4-1

ELEVENTH: mile pace; $2700; cond

4 Basso Hanover

(JTaggartJr)

5-1-5

3-1

3 Now Thats Art

(WParkerJr)

7-6-6

5-2

7 Best of Times

(MForte)

7-5-7

10-1

1 Tyrant Hanover

(NSurick)

8-7-8

6-1

2 True Magic

(RVinci)

5-6-1

9-2

5 Ehi Guaglione

(WBailey)

5-2-8

5-1

6 Style Guy

(JCarrubba)

6-3-6

4-1

8 Shotgun Wedding

(KTorro)

7-6-7

12-1

TWELFTH: mile pace; $2000; cond

3 Premier Camelot

(JMarohn)

6-dnf-8

3-1

1 Tree Light

(KDIBenedetto)

2-6-6

4-1

2 Hals Legacy

(WParkerJr)

8-6-7

9-2

4 Hunter Hylight

(MForte)

3-7-6

8-1

5 Loyal Vale N

(SMcaleese)

5-6-8

10-1

6 FlanaganStorm

(Mcdonogh)

3-5-8

5-2

7 Betting Molin

(DdMiller)

6-6-4

7-2

THIRTEENTH: mile pace; $2700; cond

3 Arts Day

(GMerton)

2-2-1

5-2

4 Bay Street

(MMerton)

2-3-1

3-1

1 Huntoon

(MForte)

4-4-7

6-1

2 Tross The Way

(CStratton)

8-8-6

4-1

5 JumpinJackFlash

(JMarohn)

7-6-8

7-2

6 Always Right

(ASchwartz)

2-4-3

10-1

7 ComeHomeHoney

(WPrkerr)

8-4-5

9-2

8 Pull The Tab

(KDIBenedetto)

9-6-6

12-1

mile pace, Foxy Trotter, Arts Day, Dees Betsy

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A viewer's guide to Dimon's hearing

When JPMorgan Chase Chief Jamie Dimon testifies before the Senate Banking Committee today, following the money should be easy.

Senators who sit on the panel have received $7.9 million in campaign contributions from Dimon’s bank since 2008, according to campaign finance records from Opensecrets.org.

Wall Street and the rest of the financial services industry have lavished members of Congress with a total of $1.12 billion in contributions since 2008 — the biggest spender of all sectors.

On the committee, the biggest recipient of the financial industry’s largesse was Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who has received $5.6 million in campaign contributions. Schumer voted for sweeping financial reform, known as the Dodd-Frank Act, which Dimon has criticized.

The industry’s overall lobbying tab in the recession hit $2 billion for their perks and services, filings show.

Dimon, who will answer questions about the bank’s $2 billion-and-climbing trading blunder, plans to say that the firm’s Chief Investment Office made huge, complicated bets that were supposed to hedge against risk but instead soured.

In prepared remarks released last night in advance of his grilling, Dimon called the fiasco an “isolated event” that should be “put in perspective.”

“We will lose some of our shareholders’ money — and for that, we feel terrible — but no client, customer or taxpayer money was impacted by this incident,” he said.

Dimon also plans to apologize for the mistake, saying, “We have let a lot of people down, and we are sorry for it.”

JPMorgan Chase Chief Jamie Dimon, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Senate Banking Committee, campaign contributions

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GAMETRACKER: Mets at Rays

Follow live as the Mets try and get back on track with Chris Young on the mound in Tampa against the Rays' Alex Cobb.

The Mets are coming off a Subway Series sweep by the Yankees.

Chris Young, Mets, the Rays

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Monticello Results

WEATHER Clear TRACK Fast

FIRST-mile pace; $2000; claiming

OFF: 12:53 TIME: 1:56.1

4

SndrHnovr(JMrohnJr)

3.00

2.40

2.10

6

Model Magnate (MMerton)

4.00

2.70

2

We Shall See N (M Forte)

2.10

Scr: Venaissance.

* Perfecta (4-6) $12.60 * Trifecta (4-6-2) $34.20

SECOND-mile trot; $2700; cond

OFF: 1:14 TIME: 2:01.0

4

FredsDrem(GMerton)

28.40

14.40

3.70

2

WonderfulRace(GAnnloro)

13.40

4.00

3

Allie Jae (J Taggart Jr)

2.10

Scr: Hey Nugget.

* Perfecta (4-2) $201.00 * Trifecta (4-2-3) $551.00 * Double (4-4) $39.60

THIRD-mile pace; $2300; claiming

OFF: 1:32 TIME: 1:56.0

6

Dntmkmlgh(KDIBndtt)

3.20

2.10

2.10

3

Early Morning (M Merton)

3.10

2.50

5

Stirling Beauty (W Harmon)

9.60

* Perfecta (6-3) $7.90 * Trifecta (6-3-5) $70.00

Winner picked by Little

FOURTH-mile pace; $2000; cond

OFF: 1:50 TIME: 1:58.0

4

My Fanny(GAnnaloro)

4.80

3.30

2.60

3

Windy City Paige (M Forte)

3.20

2.40

8

Isnt She Lovely (C Stratton)

6.40

Scr: Anything But Plain.

* Perfecta (4-3) $9.70 * Trifecta (4-3-8) $142.00

Winner picked by Little

FIFTH-mile pace; $4000; cond

OFF: 2:08 TIME: 1:54.2

2

PrkAvenue(GMerton)

2.60

2.10

2.10

5

ThngsLeftUnsad(JMrohnJr)

2.60

2.40

6

Allikait Fighter (J Taggart Jr)

2.30

* Perfecta (2-5) $6.20 * Trifecta (2-5-6) $24.40

SIXTH-mile pace; $2300; cond

OFF: 2:23 TIME: 1:56.4

4

Minx (J Marohn Jr)

9.80

5.80

3.50

1

B Major (M Forte)

7.70

4.50

3

Kyrah Can (C Stratton)

2.40

* Perfecta (4-1) $69.50 * Trifecta (4-1-3) $219.50 * Double (2-4) $14.40

SEVENTH-mile pace; $2700; cond

OFF: 2:42 TIME: 1:58.1

1

YouCntFoolM(GMrtn)

2.90

2.10

2.10

5

Bet On Lindy (J Marohn Jr)

2.40

2.30

6

Cardine Hanover (M Forte)

5.10

* Perfecta (1-5) $4.70 * Trifecta (1-5-6) $51.00

Winner picked by Little

EIGHTH-mile trot; $3400; cond

OFF: 3:00 TIME: 2:01.0

1

FourStrzRnsm(MSpn)

38.60

11.80

5.50

5

Valcyon Days (J Marohn Jr)

7.90

5.60

2

Strongbow (J Taggart Jr)

2.70

* Perfecta (1-5) $269.00 * Trifecta (1-5-2) $809.00 * Pick 3 (4-1-1) $141.00 * Superfecta (1-5-2-7) $10,673.00

NINTH-mile pace; $2000; cond

OFF: 3:17 TIME: 1:59.2

2

AshleyCrusr(JMrohn)

4.40

5.10

3.60

7

EastCostGrl(JTggrtJr)

6.70

6.80

4.20

6

Kz Bezz (C Poynton)

3.10

* Perfecta (2-7) $25.00; Perfecta: 7-2 $37.20 * Trifecta (2-7-6) $222.50; Trifecta: 7-2-6 $218.50 * Daily double (1-2) $121.50; Daily Double: 1-7 $267.50 * Pick 3 (1-1-2) $104.00; Pick 3: 1-1-7 $179.00 * Superfecta (2-7-6-1) $352.00; Superfecta: 7-2-6-1 $692.00

TENTH-mile pace; $3400; cond

OFF: 3:38 TIME: 1:55.0

1

NutmgsDsr(JMrohnJr)

12.40

4.30

3.80

2

Heather K (M Forte)

2.40

2.10

7

Sixth Sense (K DI Benedetto)

2.80

* Perfecta (1-2) $33.00 * Trifecta (1-2-7) $123.50 * Pick 3 (1-7-1) $536.00; Pick 3: 1-2-1 $272.00 * Superfecta (1-2-7-4) $941.00

ELEVENTH-mile pace; $2000; cond

OFF: 3:54 TIME: 1:59.1

5

Aunt Faith (M Forte)

16.80

6.80

4.70

6

Mcdonna (G Annaloro)

2.50

2.10

4

Stormin Jordan (G Merton)

2.60

* Perfecta (5-6) $68.00 * Trifecta (5-6-4) $116.50 * Pick 3 (2-1-5) $321.00; Pick 3: 7-1-5 $1,867.00 * Superfecta (5-6-4-7) $905.00

TWELFTH-mile pace; $2300; claiming

OFF: 4:13 TIME: 1:58.2

3

RomMystc(JMrohnJr)

3.40

2.60

2.10

4

Badlands Power (GMerton)

4.20

2.20

2

Edies Desire (J Devaux)

2.10

Scr: Im All Sporty.

* Perfecta (3-4) $10.80 * Trifecta (3-4-2) $30.60 * Pick 3 (1-5-3) $808.00 * Superfecta (3-4-2-1) $70.50

THIRTEENTH-mile pace; $2700; cond

OFF: 4:30 TIME: 1:58.1

5

Bttorthnccrm(GMrtn)

9.90

4.40

3.20

2

IvanaBMeHanover(MForte)

7.50

3.70

6

Admirals Chance (M Merton)

5.60

Scr: Jennys Tune; Tags To Riches.

* Perfecta (5-2) $46.60 * Trifecta (5-2-6) $199.00 * Pick 3 (5-3-5) $469.50 *

Winner picked by Little

HANDLE $481,887.

J Taggart Jr, Trifecta, J Marohn Jr, M Forte, M Merton

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Clicks of the trade

Frivolous Web surfing may be a workplace faux pas, but there are cases where blog trolling isn’t a distraction from one’s job, but a part of it. After all, it’s important to know what’s happening in your industry, and in many city job sectors, there are blogs and other sites devoted to telling you what’s trending, tracking who’s up and who’s down and otherwise staying on top of the latest news and gossip.

If you’re a recent grad looking to break into one of those industries, whether it’s finance or fashion, publishing or p.r., it’s key to know what those must-read sites are — same for those on the bottom rungs looking to climb. Knowing the news, trends and even gossip driving your industry of choice can give you a significant leg up. And that’s not even to mention sites with industry-specific job boards.

With that in mind, we offer a rundown of must-read sites in eight of the city’s major industries. They’re read by those already at the top of their professions, and if you’re looking to get ahead, it may be time to follow suit.

Advertising

The industry’s leading trade publications, AdWeek and AdAge, keep Madison Avenue types in the loop through their Web offshoots. The former’s AdFreak blog casts a critical eye on the latest campaigns, lauding the good and burying the bad. Commercials, billboards, trailers and logos are all subject to editor Tim Nudd’s irreverent scrutiny.

On AdAge.com, readers can browse 15 blogs and online columns, each focused on a specific segment of the industry. They include the Big Tent, which homes in on diversity issues, and the Campaign Trail, which analyzes political ads. A mention on the site’s Creativity Pick of the Day section earns an agency 24 hours of bragging rights, says Owen Dougherty, chief communications officer at Grey Group.

“The creatives in the industry are constantly going there to see if their work has been posted,” he says. “Everyone wants their work seen there.”

Also on Dougherty’s reading list is AgencySpy, a blog under the Mediabistro umbrella that’s chock-full of industry scoops.

“It’s a bit more cheeky and irreverent than the traditional publications,” Dougherty says, adding that the site is quick to break news about company shake-ups and hirings and firings.

Fashion

Widely known as the most authoritative title in fashion, Women’s Wear Daily leaves no bit of industry news untouched on WWD.com. The site is often the first to break stories on notable hirings, firings, lawsuits and bankruptcies, also reporting heavily on industry parties, retail news and the financial side of the business. It posts job openings on its careers page (though positions in the notoriously tough-to-crack industry are still largely snagged through word-of-mouth referrals).

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Vic Cangialosi’s Churchill Downs Grade

FIRST-7 fur; $15,400; clm($10,000); 3up

3-Savannah'sGlry

2-1

5-Our Bella Girl

10-1

1-The Cat

15-1

6-Be Quiet Lady

5-2

2-OhSweetMysey

6-1

7-Sister Genevra

5-2

4-Miss J Askin

20-1

SECOND-1 mile; $34,400 clm($75,000); 3up

4-Cold Facts

5-2

5-Gallant Grey

4-1

1-Chief Gaga

9-2

6-Cheyenne Pass

3-1

2-Ol Army

15-1

7-Macho Libre

10-1

3-Double Rah Rah

4-1

THIRD-7 fur; $29,000; clm($40,000); 3up

2-Lemon Juice

2-1

4-Voodoo Doctor

8-1

1-Enclosure

4-1

5-SchoeneFranzel

5-2

3-ConservatveVle

8-1

6-Jersey Devil

4-1

FOURTH-5 1/2 fur; $17,600; clm($8,0); 3up

4-MahoganyStrm

6-5

5-Yuckon Dance

4-1

1-Run for Love

3-1

6-PagngPenelpy

15-1

2-Kutloose

20-1

7-C U Baby

9-2

3-La Grenouille

15-1

FIFTH-1 1/8 miles(T); $59,800; alw; 3YO

2-Animal Spirits

7-2

5-FinnegansWake

3-1

1-In theMidnight

20-1

6-Key to Fame

12-1

3-Class President

6-1

7-Godard

4-1

4-At the Pulpit

6-1

8-Explain

4-1

SIXTH-1 1/16m; $20,000; clm($15,000); 3up

1-Danger Storm

2-1

5-Dover Beach

4-1

2-Where'stheBee

4-1

6-Nacona

12-1

3-Golden Husker

6-1

7-Gold'n Holiday

12-1

4-Savage Vow

7-2

SEVENTH-1 1/16m; $17,600; clm($5,0); 4up

3-Scariff Island

4-1

6-StrngCmtment

20-1

1-Rip and Roll

6-1

7-Steve'sRevene

10-1

2-Mr. Watt

15-1

8-CauseCaseCse

30-1

4-Red Wine

4-1

9-Saviano

9-2

5-Sooner Humor

2-1

EIGHTH-1 mile(T); $57,300; mdn; 3up

7-Oak Harbor

3-1

9-Biederman

6-1

1-Recurrent

8-1

10-Spill

4-1

2-Pernicious

15-1

11-Barrio Baby

20-1

3-Empire On Fire

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8-Hypothetical

12-1

16-Act of War

8-1

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4-Pleasant Run

8-1

6-Afford

7-2

1-Haptown

5-1

7-Chef Eric

20-1

2-FortyNineWatts

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3-Chilled

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TENTH-5 fur(T); $59,800; alw; 3up(f)

9-Fixin the Books

4-1

7-Fontanne

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1-Sid's Kid

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12-1

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20-1

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Italian Leader Sees Support Slide

ROME—Support for Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and his parliamentary majority are slipping, a new poll showed Friday, highlighting growing public disappointment at collapsing growth in the euro zone's third-largest economy and indecision in Europe about how to tackle the financial crisis.

Only 50.5% of Italians back the parties that form Mr. Monti's parliamentary majority, according to a poll by Italian polling agency SWG for a television show. That is down from 63.4% two months ago, according to SWG, and two percentage points lower this week. The surveys have a margin of error of three percentage points.

Mr. Monti's bipartisan majority includes all of Italy's main political parties, meaning that almost half of the nation's citizens are looking elsewhere, notably to small left-leaning movements, the SWG poll data showed.

Some 34% of those surveyed said they were confident in the prime minister, down from 71% when Mr. Monti took the helm of an emergency government last November.

Mr. Monti has pushed through tax increases and austerity programs in a bid to stem the rise in Italian sovereign borrowing costs. That worked in his first months in power, but no longer. Italian sovereign-bond yields rose again Friday, led by a sharp jump in the two-year bond to 3.87% from 3.68% on Thursday.

Italy's economy is contracting more than the government anticipated, with the jobless rate rising to a record 10.2% in April. That month, industrial production fell 1.9%, four times more than expected, official data showed Friday.

Mr. Monti on Thursday acknowledged he no longer had the support of the nation's largest newspapers, which are owned by the nation's main business lobby and its powerful corporate interests. That comment came after the economic spokesman of the center-left Democratic Party a few days ago claimed that the government had lost momentum and that the country should vote in national elections this autumn.

Pierluigi Bersani, the Democratic Party's leader, on Friday struck a more conciliatory note, saying he hoped Mr. Monti's government would last until the legislature ends in the spring of 2013.

Write to Christopher Emsden at chris.emsden@dowjones.com

A version of this article appeared June 9, 2012, on page A9 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Italian Premier Sees Slide In Support.

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Punchless Mets struggle vs. Yanks’ Kuroda

Omar Quintanilla wasn’t in any mood to go from one side of a no-hitter to the other in successive Johan Santana starts.

With two outs in the sixth inning last night, Quintanilla worked the count full against Hiroki Kuroda before slashing a double to left-center that ensured the Mets wouldn’t be no-hit.

“It was a little strange,” Quintanilla said after the Mets’ 9-1 loss to the Yankees, referring to the possibility of going from one side of a no-hitter to the other. “But nobody was nervous inside the dugout. We knew somehow we were going to get one and grind one out, and it was a relief after that.”

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THAT DIDN’T FEEL WRIGHT: David Wright reacts after popping out during the first inning of the Mets’ 9-1 loss to the Yankees last night.

Lucas Duda delivered an RBI double against Ryota Igarashi in the ninth, giving the Mets their only other hit. It marked the second time in three games the Mets finished with three hits or fewer — Edwin Jackson and the Nationals bullpen provided the resistance on Wednesday, combining to allow three hits.

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SUBWAY SERIES MOMENTS

After an offensive surge on their last homestand, the Mets have averaged just 2.3 runs over their last three games.

“A couple of days in Washington we kind of got out of our game plan a little bit,” David Wright said. “I felt like today we were having pretty decent at-bats, we just ran up against a guy that was throwing everything for strikes and keeping us completely off balance.”

Hitting coach Dave Hudgens said the recent offensive drought isn’t a cause for concern, but admitted the Mets helped Kuroda.

“I thought we expanded the zone a little bit,” Hudgens said. “Guys got a little frustrated because he was on the edges and we chased a little bit. We would like to tighten up a little. But you go through stretches. We’ve just got to get back to getting good balls to hit and being aggressive on the pitch.”

Manager Terry Collins credited Kuroda.

“I’ve seen Mr. Kuroda for awhile — I’ve seen him in Japan and I’ve seen him here — and this is the best I’ve ever seen him pitch,” Collins said. “This was the best command of his stuff I’ve ever seen, so he pitched pretty good against us.”

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Early bettors entitled to ‘Another’ refund

Since the announcement of I’ll Have Another’s scratch was not made by track announcer Tom Durkin until 1:14 p.m., shortly after the press conference began that made his retirement official, some advance bets on I’ll Have Another were made at Belmont yesterday.

All of those wagers are available for cancellation at any Belmont Park mutuel window with a live teller. When the Belmont Stakes is declared official, most tickets that were not canceled in advance become refundable.

Online and phone wagers on I’ll Have Another made through NYRA Rewards, except for the pick 6 and pick 4, will be automatically refunded into customers’ accounts after the race is official.

If you used I’ll Have Another in the pick 6 and pick 4, you must cancel those bets in advance — before the sixth race for the pick 6, before the eighth race for the all-graded stakes pick 4 and before the 10th race for the late pick 4. Otherwise, you will automatically be assigned the post-time favorite for the Belmont in I’ll Have Another’s place.

* I’ll Have Another was supposed to lead the post parade for today’s Belmont, but that decision was scuttled late yesterday after much skepticism. But Dr. Larry Bramlage, the on-call veterinarian for the Belmont Stakes, said participating in the parade would not have harmed the horse.

“I’ll Have Another’s ability to lead the post parade for [the] Belmont Stakes is an illustration of the character of his injury,” Bramlage said. “It is absolutely of no concern for sub-maximal exercise, but would be a concern at a mile-and-a-half at full speed. Therefore, I have no concern for his appearance on the racetrack at the head of the Belmont field.”

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Serby's Q&A with ... Lou Lamoriello

Q: Describe the Devils Way?

A: Unselfish. . .respect of each other. . .and never wanting to let the teammate down.

Q: Describe the traits you look for in a Lou Lamoriello hockey player?

A: Total commitment. . .give up your own identity for the good of the team. . .and, I guess, respect (your) teammate.

Q: The traits you look for in a hockey coach?

A: One who has no ego ... has a conviction in what he believes in, but is never afraid to adjust or change if someone gives a better idea ... and don't do it just simply 'cause you want to prove you're right and somebody else wrong.

Q: Coaches or managers in other sports you admire?

A: (Bill) Belichick is probably somebody I have tremendous respect for. I don't know him personally but the way I've seen him bring players in, and make team players out of players who come from another team that might not have fit in, and they buy into the system. And he wins.

Q: Anyone else?

A: Well certainly Vince Lombardi, what he did with the Green Bay Packers. And I have to go back to the old Canadien teams, and the way they developed players. And probably go to what Red Auerbach did with his team - - totally unseflish. . No stars, and yet they were all stars ... they were all superstars but they weren't stars. They were just ... and every player meant something. And, of course, without any sort of hesitation, the Yankees and the commitment that George Steinbrenner had given to winning, and how he wanted their players to be handled and the disciplne that was done there, and I certainly admire Joe Torre. . .there's just so many people that you draw so many things out of, that what you then put it into your own person.

Q: Athletes in other sports you admire?

A: I can think of any number of them ... I watched Larry Bird for years, and what what he did, how he competed. I'm fans of many players. It's tough, I can go on and on because I look at certain traits and just the way they compete, which is the most important thing. I like players who compete. And if you have talent and you compete, you're gonna have success.

Q: Why did you give your coach a Vince Lombardi book his first day on the job?

A: Because I thought the book is indicative of what a lot of the philosophies I have here, and it says it through another set of words, another mind, and I believe it. I believe in what he did and how he built teams in Green Bay. I was in college at that time, and I watched what he did with the Paul Hornungs and the Bart Starrs, and how he brought everybody together. To have success in any team, you have to bring everybody together, for one common cause. I thought he did it better than anybody.

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Twitter's mobile ad revenue surpassed Web on many days: CEO

Twitter has generated more advertising revenue from its mobile platform than from its website on many days in the last quarter, CEO Dick Costolo said Wednesday, highlighting Twitter's progress in squeezing ad dollars out of the growing number of smartphone and tablet users worldwide.

Speaking at a conference hosted by The Economist Group in San Francisco, Costolo made his remarks at a time when newly public Facebook, a competitor in the social Internet arena, faces intense pressure to improve its business performance on mobile.

Facebook's stock has been battered since its troubled IPO in May, an event overshadowed by concerns that the social network -- first built in 2004 by CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a desktop Website -- would continue its struggle to monetize mobile users.

But Twitter, which is viewed in Silicon Valley as the most significant IPO prospect following Facebook, has taken pains to publicly distance itself from Facebook's struggles.

"We're borne of mobile," Costolo said in response to a moderator's question about the difference between Facebook and Twitter. "We have an ad platform that already is inherently suited to mobile, even though we launched our platform on the Web and only started running ads on mobile recently."

Twitter, which now has 140 million monthly active users producing 400 million tweets daily, has ramped up its revenue-generating efforts since Costolo assumed the top leadership role in late 2010.

The company introduced ads into smartphone users' timeline in February. The following month, Twitter released a feature allowing advertisers to send promotional tweets specifically to iPhone and Android users, who comprise 60 percent of all Twitter users, according to the company.

Twitter has closely held its revenue numbers, but digital media analysis firm eMarketer estimated in January that Twitter's revenues could reach $260 million in 2012 and $540 million in 2014.

Facebook reported $3.7 billion in revenue in 2011.

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Hoops stars lead Kennedy to inaugural PSAL flag football title

Leshauna Phinazee was limping as much as her Kennedy team in the closing minutes. The Knights star, who also plays basketball at the school, tweaked an already nagging ankle and was helped to the sideline after a Fort Hamilton interception in the end zone.

“It was like my ankle was about to fall off, I swear,” Phinazee said. “I thought I wasn’t going to get back in the game. Thought it was over for me.”

She missed only a few plays, came back but was unable to get to Rigopoula Nasopoulos in time to stop her from catching a Virginia Mancuso pass that gave the Tigers the lead with 57 seconds remaining.

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Leshauna Phinazee leaves defender on ground on her way to winning score for Kennedy.

Photos: Kennedy-Fort Hamilton

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Rigopoula Nasopoulos intercepts a pass late for Fort Hamilton.

Photos: Kennedy-Fort Hamilton

Phinazee made sure that advantage didn’t last long.

On Kennedy’s following play from scrimmage, she caught a 35-yard touchdown from close friend Deaisia Acklin to put the third-seeded Knights up for good in a 46-40 victory against No. 1 Fort Hamilton in the first-ever PSAL girls flag football championship game Wednesday at Mott Haven in The Bronx. The game is played on a 40-yard field with no offensive line.

“I just knew I had to get it,” said Phinazee. who also batted down Fort Hamilton's final pass attempt. “If I didn’t, I felt it would be over.”

It was the fourth time the pair, who have known each other since they were 7, connected for a score. Phinazee (six catches, 82 yards) credited Acklin, who also ran for two touchdowns, for getting the ball to her in that spot. It was a bit of a broken play as Phinazee moved from the middle to the open sideline. Acklin completed 14-of-23 passes for 162 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 141 yards and two scores for Kennedy (12-0).

“If the pass is on target I know she is going to catch it,” Acklin said.

They and fellow basketball star Joya McFarland, who had a big pass break up early in the second half, were a big part of Kennedy’s unbeaten season. They joined just to have something to do after basketball season ended. McFarland kept telling Phinazee she's "the best" after the game. The Knights lost to McKee/Staten Island Tech in the Class AA hoops quarterfinals. Treanda Foster, another basketball player, had a touchdown grab for Kennedy, which led by as much as 12 in the second half.

“During basketball season the camaraderie has to be there,” Knights coach Rafael Vallejo said. “When they came out to the field you could tell they were helping each other."

Fort Hamilton (11-1) felt the momentum had swung back in its favor after Nasopolous’ interception and touchdown gave them a 40-38 lead with less than a minute to play. Daniella Zamora had a great leaping 35-yard TD grab right before the half to put her team up 21-19 at the break. Mancuso completed 14-for-23 for 171 yards. The Tigers had one final drive in the closing seconds, but penalties and incomplete passes kept them out of the end zone.

“She is a very special kid,” Fort Hamilton coach Richard Sherry said of Nasopolous. “She’s been doing it all year.”

He believes the sport is only going to grow as 250 girls tried out for his team, some leaving other sports to do so. The PSAL featured 29 teams in their first season. It’s given those who don’t play other sports a team to join and kids who are already athletes another outlet for their talents. Kennedy was honored to win the first time, but knows it’s not the last.

“I wish they would have made it freshmen year, I would have stopped playing basketball,” Phinazee joked. “We just know this sport is going to be big. Girls basketball started somewhere. … Maybe it will be that for flag football in a couple of years.”

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Controversial amputee in NYC as Olympic dream hits final sprint

“I do not run like a man running aimlessly.” — 1 Corinthians 9:26

The Bible verse is tattooed right there on his left shoulder, a souvenir from an earlier visit to a SoHo tattoo parlor.

But when South African runner Oscar Pistorius returns to the city Saturday on Randall’s Island, it will be clear that the inked mantra goes without saying: The double amputee will attempt to run the 400 meters in 45.30 seconds, earning a guaranteed spot in this summer’s Olympics in London and becoming the first Paralympic athlete to compete in the Games.

Qualifying may be within his grasp. Born without either calf bone called the fibula, Pistorius, 25, lost both legs below the knee at age 11. Four years later, he lost his mother. He became a competitive athlete despite it all — and after a rugby injury turned him to running, he never turned back.

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ON THE RUN: South African Oscar Pistorius comes out of the starting blocks during his men’s 400-meter heat at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 28, 2011. His last chance to become the first Paralympian to qualify for the London Olympics comes in Saturday’s meet at Randall’s Island.

He ran a personal best of 45.07 last July to reach the semis at the World Championship and a 45.20 in Pretoria in March. But according to South Africa’s strict qualifying standards, he must meet the Olympic A standard of 45.30 again before the end of the month.

After a sore hip and a string of subpar races — the latest a 46.86 at last Saturday’s Prefontaine Classic — he already has entered the 400 meters in the African Championship at month’s end just in case. But his last best chance may come at the adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium.

“Ultimately, I’m in very good shape, feeling quite strong,’’ Pistorius told The Post. “I’m pretty sure it’ll be quick in New York. We’ve got a second chance.’’

The debate over whether he should be eligible for Olympic competition will be harder to win. He’s been nicknamed “Blade Runner” for the J-shaped carbon-fiber prostheses he wears called the Flex-Foot Cheetah — but others have used less fond labels.

Several of his competitors have chafed at his use of modern technology. Reigning Olympic 400 champ LaShawn Merritt — who served a 21-month ban from racing for a positive steroid test — has voiced concerns over prosthetic limbs and the use of technology, saying, “I just hope the federation keeps track of what is happening with him just so it is fair.”

“I spoke to him after that,” Pistorius said. “I know he doesn’t mean any ill intent. He’s a friend of mine.’’

In the spring of 2007, the International Association of Athletics Foundation (IAAF) amended its rules to ban the use of “any technical device that incorporates springs, wheels or any other element” from its meets. That November, Pistorius took part in a series of tests at the Cologne Sports University, which concluded that his limbs used 25 percent less energy than normal legs.

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Tech life not so Tweet after FB fiasco

There’s panic in the Valley.

Facebook’s sagging public offering is bringing down values across Silicon Valley, from the mighty — like Twitter — to the lowly startup.

Twitter shares are down at least 15 percent on secondary markets, with the stock recently trading at $18, down from $21.

The decline hammered the valuation of the once-hot Twitter, pushing it down to about $8.7 billion from $10 billion, according to Sam Hamadeh, CEO of PrivCo, which tracks tech companies.

The private markets were a hotbed of speculative gambling on Facebook, which wound up disappointing investors when the company went public and the stock tanked.

Facebook is down over 30 percent from its initial public offering price of $38, closing yesterday at $25.87, after hitting a new low.

“I think [Facebook’s stock flop] will be particularly impactful on the late-stage and secondary markets where most of the IPO valuation speculation is happening,” wrote Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures.

Wilson, an investor in Twitter, was responding in his blog to another warning that came from Paul Graham, a Silicon Valley star, who proclaimed that the days of easy money are over.

Facebook’s disastrous start as a public company threatens to chill fundraising for early-stage companies, Graham wrote: “No one knows yet how much. Possibly only a little. Possibly a lot, if it becomes a vicious circle.”

Graham is the founder of Y Combinator, an incubator for a select group of tech startups that are written $150,000 checks when they walk in the door, no questions asked.

DST Global, led by Graham’s friend Yuri Milner, parlayed a series of private Facebook investments, amounting to about $800 million, into a $1.75 billion IPO payday.

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Monticello Results

WEATHER Clear TRACK Fast

FIRST-mile; pace; $3400; cond

OFF: 12:53 TIME: 1:56.4

3

ThngsLftUsd(JMrhnJr)

4.30

2.30

2.20

1

WinsmithMolly(JTaggartJr)

2.40

2.40

5

Not Thinking (M Forte)

2.80

* Perfecta (3-1) $7.30 * Trifecta (3-1-5) $35.00

SECOND-mile; trot; $2700; cond

OFF: 1:12 TIME: 2:02.3

3

YullMssAllt(JTggrtJr)

3.90

2.50

2.30

5

Fair Lady J (M Forte)

3.10

2.60

2

Engamer Benns Best (J Gilmour)

3.40

* Perfecta (3-5) $10.60 * Trifecta (3-5-2) $32.60 * Daily double (3-3) $9.60 * Superfecta (3-5-2-1) $95.00

THIRDMILE;-pace; $2000; cond

OFF: 1:29 TIME: 2:00.3

3

EgleMcnr(KDIBndtto)

3.00

2.20

2.10

8

Bandito N (A Schwartz)

11.60

5.40

5

Model Magnate (M Forte)

2.90

* Perfecta (3-8) $65.50 * Trifecta (3-8-5) $277.50 * Pick 3 (3-3-3) $21.80 * Superfecta (3-8-5-7) $1,435.00

FOURTH-mile; pace; $2700; cond

OFF: 1:50 TIME: 1:57.3

1

CmmntySprt(JMrhnJr)

3.70

2.30

2.10

5

Bet On Lindy (J Taggart Jr)

5.30

2.90

6

You Cant Fool Me (G Merton)

2.40

* Perfecta (1-5) $12.60 * Trifecta (1-5-6) $35.60 * Pick 3 (3-3-1) $21.60 * Superfecta (1-5-6-4) $119.50

FIFTH-mile; pace; $2300; cond

OFF: 2:06 TIME: 1:59.0

4

BouncyThre(JMrohn)

7.00

3.50

2.40

6

Kyrah Can (C Stratton)

4.10

2.30

1

Ges Jody (M Merton)

3.00

* Perfecta (4-6) $35.40 * Trifecta (4-6-1) $158.00 * Pick 3 (3-1-4) $51.50 * Superfecta (4-6-1-3) $373.50

SIXTH-mile; pace; $3400; cond

OFF: 2:25 TIME: 1:57.3

3

Park Avenue (TButer)

2.10

2.10

2.10

7

Sixth Sense(KDIBenedetto)

4.80

3.30

4

Rootintootinfilly (G Annaloro)

5.80

Scr: Docs Whisky.

* Perfecta (3-7) $12.40 * Trifecta (3-7-4) $65.00 * Daily double (4-3) $17.40 * Pick 3 (1-4-3) $42.20 * Superfecta (3-7-4-8) $227.50

Perfecta picked by Little

SEVENTH-mile; pace; $2000; cond

OFF: 2:44 TIME: 1:59.2

5

PmbrokBg(ASchwrtz)

18.60

4.10

2.80

4

Mcdonna (W Parker Jr)

2.10

2.10

6

Windy City Paige (K Switzer Jr)

2.80

* Perfecta (5-4) $27.80 * Trifecta (5-4-6) $76.50 * Pick 3 (4-3-5) $136.50 * Superfecta (5-4-6-1) $421.00

EIGHTH-mile; pace; $4000; cond

OFF: 3:03 TIME: 1:58.0

1

AllkatFghter(JTggrtJr)

3.10

2.10

2.10

5

Act of Heaven (W ParkerJr)

2.50

2.10

2

Livinwell Hanover (M Merton)

2.50

* Perfecta (1-5) $6.00 * Trifecta (1-5-2) $13.40 * Pick 3 (3-5-1) $16.00

Perfecta picked by Little

NINTH-mile; pace; $4000; cl($2300)

OFF: 3:19 TIME: 1:58.2

2

BdlndsPowr(GMrton)

10.40

4.00

2.30

1

Im All Sporty (W Parker Jr)

2.80

2.10

4

Early Morning (M Merton)

2.30

Scr: Carmelitas Girl; Pilgrims Easel.

* Perfecta (2-1) $23.00 * Trifecta (2-1-4) $49.00 * Daily double (1-2) $13.40 * Pick 3 (5-1-2) $100.50

TENTH-mile; trot; $3400; cond

OFF: 3:38 TIME: 2:02.0

1

R George (R Harp)

8.70

4.50

3.20

7

Four Starz F (W Parker Jr)

18.00

11.60

3

Thergosmyvacation (R Petitto)

5.80

* Perfecta (1-7) $152.00 * Trifecta (1-7-3) $815.00 * Pick 3 (1-2-1) $75.00 * Superfecta (1-7-3-5) $1,420.00

ELEVENTH-mile; pace; $2700; cond

OFF: 3:59 TIME: 1:58.2

1

DxeAllstr(KSwtzerJr)

3.60

2.40

2.10

6

Jordans Jewell (J Primeau)

4.70

3.50

7

Golden Fizz (K DI Benedetto)

3.40

* Perfecta (1-6) $18.60 * Trifecta (1-6-7) $138.00 * Pick 3 (2-1-1) $114.50 * Superfecta (1-6-7-2) $652.00

TWELFTH-mile; pace; $4000; cl($2300)

OFF: 4:16 TIME: 1:58.3

1

RomMystc(JMrohnJr)

3.60

2.30

2.10

6

SSDerbyGirl(KDIBenedetto)

6.40

5.20

4

Edies Desire (K Switzer Jr)

4.10

* Perfecta (1-6) $26.20 * Trifecta (1-6-4) $71.00 * Pick 3 (1-1-1) $46.20 * Superfecta (1-6-4-2) $525.00 Winner picked by Little

THIRTEENTH-mile; pace; $2000; cond

OFF: 4:35 TIME: 2:00.3

3

Urbani (M Forte)

4.90

2.70

2.10

7

BullvlleMonrch(KSwtzerJr)

7.20

5.10

2

Mare Supply (K DI Benedetto)

3.70

* Perfecta (3-7) $30.80 * Trifecta (3-7-2) $191.50 * Pick 3 (1-1-3) $23.00 * Superfecta (3-7-2-5) $619.00 *

Winner picked by Little

HANDLE $575,269.

M Forte, Trifecta, M Merton, M Merton, W Parker Jr, pace

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Through The Binocs

Turf was yielding for the fifth and 10th races; the third, sixth and eighth came off the grass; main track was fast.

THIRD RACE: Good thing there were main-track-only entrants in this race. All seven horses entered for the turf were scratched, leaving a field of four MTO’s racing for a $79,000 purse. The N.Y.-bred 3-year-old filly Harbor Mist took them gate to wire under Edgar Prado at 5-2. The 5-year-old mare Acting Happy, one of the top 3-year-old fillies of 2010, was favored at 6-5 making just her fourth start in the last two years for Rick Dutrow. Ramon Dominguez went to the whip on her around the turn, and she was life-and-death to get up for second.

FOURTH RACE: To err is human — especially if you’re a steward, because they sure blew the call in this race. Z Vilna, $200G yearling purchase by Zayat Stables, was 6-5 favorite plunging into 30G maiden claimer for Todd Pletcher. He dueled early with Dr. Wesley, double-bug Alex Canchari up, 10-1 dropping from special weights at Parx and cutting back to one turn. Around the far turn, Dr. Wesley was under a hold as he pulled clear from Z Vilna, who couldn’t keep pace despite being put to a hard drive by John Velazquez.

Still in hand turning for home, Dr. Wesley opened daylight at the top of the stretch, then 7-2 Karma Shield came after him outside under Javier Castellano. Drifting under Canchari’s left-hand stick, Dr. Wesley came out several paths in mid-stretch, directly in front of Karma Shield, forcing Castellano to check and take Karma Shield out to avoid running up Dr. Wesley’s heels.

Castellano claimed foul and the stewards posted the inquiry sign. After a cursory look, with the incriminating head-on replay not shown to the public over the track TV, the stewards let the result stand. Whoops!

Another oddity to this race: the exacta, with a 10-1 shot on top, 7-2 second, and the 6-5 favorite out of the number, paid a measly $90.50.

NINTH RACE: In the Grade 2, $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs for fillies and mares, Junior Alvarado set a dawdling pace (:23.55, :47.07) aboard 9-5 CC’s Pal, with 8-5 favorite Nicole H getting a perfect trip tucked inside behind her under Ramon Dominguez. At the top of the stretch, Nicole H came off the rail, split horses and collared CC’s Pal inside the final furlong. Nicole H began to edge away, but then CC’s Pal came right back at her to regain the lead in the final strides.

PICK SIX

Winning numbers:

3-2-2-14-1-3

No winners

Consolation (5 of 6)

Paid $357.50

Carryover $49,234

edfountaine@nypost.com

Javier Castellano, Ramon Dominguez, Ramon Dominguez, Edgar Prado, Zayat Stables, Todd Pletcher, Alex Canchari, Rick Dutrow, Z Vilna, Nicole H, Wesley

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Buyers plugged into Volt

General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Volt was the best-selling rechargeable auto in the US in May, topping Toyota Motor Corp.’s plug-in Prius and Nissan Motor Co.’s all-electric Leaf hatchback.

Deliveries of the GM plug-in sedan more than tripled to 1,680 units from 481 a year earlier. Toyota sold 1,086 of the Prius version, introduced in March, and Leaf sales slid 55 percent to 510 cars, the companies reported yesterday.

The Volt gained after GM briefly halted production of the car this year as inventory grew and sales cooled after news of battery-pack fires following crash tests. Output resumed in April with structural reinforcements for safety, as well as modifications that qualified the Volt for rebates and carpool lane access in California, the top market for rechargeable autos.

Toyota and Honda led five of the six largest automakers in reporting US sales gains in May that trailed estimates as slumping job growth limited their rebound from last year’s earthquake and tsunami.

US light-vehicle sales ran at 13.8 million seasonally, which missed the 14.4 million average estimate of analysts.

Chevrolet Volt, Toyota, Toyota Motor Corp., GM, Leaf sales, Prius

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