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.
Useless Correlation took the lead after a very quick start. Walking Blast showed unexperience when he was disqualified for galloping.
The field stabalized after the bend and the speed was reduced. A bird flew just in front of Retro Bum who started to galop and lost 40 m.