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.
Sénac found a gap and took the lead. Étoile De Mer followed before Malkin Vanilla. Cape Clear was to tense at the start and galloped for 30 m.
Honourable Platinum sprinted past it's competitors after a 1000m and took the lead. Cape Clear suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 50 m.
Godfathers Law sprinted past it's competitors after a 1000m and took the lead.