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.
Carlos Hulda was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead.
Prima Fall quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m. Maverick Rebel galloped way to long and was disqualified.
The leader got disturbed by something and Carlos Hulda took the lead rather easily. Glittering Cupcake suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 50 m.