One after another the horses came out on the track for the obigatory parade. After some warmup the horses lined up behind the car as it began to move down the track.
Many drivers had set there mind on a front position this day. Fastest of them all were Admiral
Printer. Thinking Work ended up behind the leader. Dalvar Jr got caught on the outside and were forced to take place as first in lane two. When the startcar left the field Dalvar Jr started to galop and lost 10 m.
No one seem keen on putting pressure on the leader so he could keep his own tempo. Italian Stallion Are Never Desolate galoped after 1000m and lost 10 m.