Cambellville, ON — The photo finish camera got put to work to decide a highly entertaining second leg of the Don Mills Trotting Series Saturday night at Mohawk.

A field of 11 4 & 5-year-old trotters battled it out in the lone C$20,000 division and all eyes were on the 2-5 favorite Bourbon Bay.

The heavy favorite came into Saturday’s Don Mills second leg off a victory in round one and was undefeated in six starts this season on the WEG circuit.

However, that undefeated streak would come to an end Saturday, as Exemplar at odds of 23-1 got up just in time to nail Bourbon Bay at the wire and prevail by the narrowest of margins.

Driven by Mike Saftic, Bourbon Bay showed early speed to grab his usual position on the front-end. Down the backstretch, Wild And Crazy Guy, the other first leg winner, came up to engage the favorite and would eventually overtake the lead through a solid opening-half of :55.4.

Around the final turn, Exemplar and driver Trevor Henry came off the rail from their position in fourth to make a move on the outside, while Bourbon Bay came out of the two-hole nearing the three-quarter pole.

In the stretch, Bourbon Bay had retaken the lead and tried to take off from his rivals. Exemplar didn’t appear to be a big threat towards the leader halfway down the lane, but the longshot dug deep and trotted up the middle to nail Bourbon Bay at the wire in 1:53.3.

The photo finish camera confirmed that Exemplar had prevailed by a nose to hand Bourbon Bay his first loss on the WEG circuit. Etruscan Hanover finished second, while Sheer Flex was fourth.

A 5-year-old son of Andover Hall, Exemplar, who finished third in an opening leg division, is trained by Richard Moreau for owners Andrea Lea Racingstables Inc. and Asa Farm. The 1:53.3 victory is a new career-mark for Exemplar and is the ninth win of his career.

The gelding now has a 2015 record of three wins from 11 starts and earnings of C$34,400. Exemplar’s career bankroll now sits at over C$121,000.

The Moreau trainee returned $48.50 to win.

The Don Mills Trotting Series will come to a close next Saturday with the C$44,400 final. Post time is 7:25 p.m.