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.
Souvenir De Amour sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead. When the startcar left the field Insecticide started to galop and lost 30 m.
Souvenir De Amour was looking sharp this day and continued in the lead.