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.
Slippery Pirate took the lead after a very quick start. When the startcar left the field Sleeping Diamond started to galop and lost 40 m.
The leader couldn't hold the lead and Pas De Limiter sprinted to the front.
Speedy Zeus sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead.
Whatever Pearl looked to be in good shape this day and took the lead after 1500m.