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.
Many drivers had set there mind on a front position this day. Fastest of them all were Narkissos Tooma. Gold Superstition ended up behind the leader. Venus Pegasos got caught on the outside and were forced to take place as first in lane two.
Phoenix Pegasos saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.