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.
Gathering Darkness was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead. Sneaky Gladiator was to tense at the start and galloped for 30 m.
Golden Venus saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
Sneaky Gladiator sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead.
Pacable S.K. looked to be in good shape this day and took the lead after 1500m.
Gathering Darkness put some pressure on the leader and could take over. Sneaking Amazon showed unexperience when he was disqualified for galoping.
Gathering Darkness sat safely in the lead when they started the homestretch.
