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.
Escudé was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead.
You Tah Ameste saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
Escudé sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead. Speedfighter S.s. suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 50 m. Loud Thunder suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 10 m.
Front Fist sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead.