The weather had been good all week and Kalmar was in good shape.
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.
Swinging Red took the lead after a very quick start. Carlos Kairo was to tense at the start and galloped for 50 m.
Microwave sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead. Swinging Red was disturbed and galoped 50 m. Shirley suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 50 m.
Nothing seemed to be able to stop Microwave today. It continued in the lead.
Microwave were still in the lead when they started the sprint for the finish-line.