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.
Barefoot Fiber sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead. When the startcar left the field Le Tonnerre started to galop and lost 10 m.
Glittering Orchid was looking sharp this day and continued in the lead. Dominant Sergeant started to galop after 500 m and was nearly disqualified.
Bohrio Vox was in great shape so far and looked happy in the lead. Glittering Orchid was disturbed and galoped 50 m.