by Melissa Simser

Saratoga, NY — P H Supercam (Million Dollar Cam) overcame a first-over journey to score in the seventh annual Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Pace at Saratoga Casino and Raceway on Saturday (July 25) night.

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P H Supercam defeated favored Dancin Yankee to take the Joe Gerrity Jr Memorial Pace Saturday at Saratoga Casino and Raceway.

The Jeff Bamond Jr. trainee drew post position four and after leaving to get away third, came first-over on the race’s favorite Dancin Yankee (Jim Morrill Jr) in the $260,000 free-for-all pace. Dancin Yankee, the Saratoga track record holder after winning the 2014 Gerrity in 1:48.4, returned to town to defend his title and came up just a neck shy of repeating.

Jason Bartlett piloted P H Supercam, who wore down Dancin Yankee in the final strides to secure the win in 1:50.1, easily the fastest mile of the ’15 campaign at the Spa. Dancin Yankee had to settle for second while longshot Domethatagain (Billy Dobson) came on to finish third.

P H Supercam returned $11.20 to win and led an exacta and triple that paid $33.40 and $647, respectively. The victory was the eighth in seventeen seasonal tries for millionaire pacer P H Supercam.

Live racing takes place every Tuesday through Saturday at Saratoga for the next six weeks with first post times set for 7:05 p.m. each