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.
Talladega Five was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead.
Erasmus quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.
The leader got disturbed by something and Saddle Brook took the lead rather easily. Nessla Vasabi suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 40 m.
The leader got disturbed by something and Saddle Brook took the lead rather easily.