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P
J Advantage Defeats Stablemate Saratoga Giro
to
Win $50,000 George Barker Stakes
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Farmington, NY – June
2019 / Newsmaker Alert / P J Advantage won the 35th renewal
of the $50,000 George W. Barker Stakes at Finger
Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR) on Monday, June 3. The 4-year-old
gelding took the six furlong dash for New York-breds 3-years-old and upward
in a final time of 1:10.10.
The $171,845 earner owned
and trained by Paul Barrow rallied up the rail to defeat stablemate Saratoga
Giro by a margin of one length (view
video replay). The bay gelding scored the upset win at post time odds
of 16-1. He was guided to the triumph by jockey Daniel Vergara.
P
J Advantage recorded his ninth win in his sixteenth career start. The
talented young competitor also registered his first stakes victory. He
finished second in the Ontario County stakes at FLGR in his prior stakes
appearance on June 25, 2018.
The Paul Barrow-trained exacta
paid a total of $126.50 for a two dollar wager. P J Advantage was the longest
shot in the race and paid $34.20, $12.80 and $9.40. Saratoga Giro held
the second place position after pressing a fast early pace and returned
$6.80 and $6.30. Aveenu Malcainu was third and paid $5.30.
The next stakes event at
FLGR is scheduled for Monday, June 17. The $50,000 Niagara
Stakes for 3-year-old New York-bred fillies will be contested at a
distance of six furlongs.
About Finger Lakes Gaming
& Racetrack
In operation since 1962,
the facility added gaming to its offering in 2004 and expanded again in
2013 by adding 33,000-square-feet with a $12 million expansion. Nearly
two million visitors annually now visit the facility highlighted by over
1,100 gaming machines, the 448-seat Vineyard Buffet, Remedy Bar & Lounge,
as well as live and simulcast thoroughbred racing. Gaming doors open at
8 a.m. and racing doors open at 11:30 a.m. daily. For more information,
visit www.FingerLakesGaming.com,
Twitter: @FLGaming, Facebook:
FLGRGaming
About
Delaware North
Delaware
North is one of the largest privately held hospitality companies in
the world. Founded in 1915 and owned by the Jacobs family for more than
100 years, Delaware North has global operations at high-profile places
such as sports and entertainment venues, national and state parks, destination
resorts and restaurants, airports, and regional casinos. Our 55,000 employee
associates are dedicated to creating special experiences one guest at a
time in serving more than a half-billion guests annually. Delaware North
operates in the sports, travel hospitality, restaurant and catering, parks,
resorts, gaming, and specialty retail industries and has annual revenue
of about $3 billion. Learn more about Delaware North, a global leader in
hospitality, at www.DelawareNorth.com.
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Contact:
David
Mattice
Assistant Director of Publicity
Finger Lakes Gaming &
Racetrack
585-742-9234
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