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.
Brown Clown was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead. Strong Attitude showed unexperience when he was disqualified for galloping.
Dribbling Platinum saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead. Ginger Tropic was disturbed and galoped 20 m. Eispeet was disturbed and galoped 10 m.