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.
Werkhuis Ter sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead.
Ultra Pascal quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.
No one seem keen on putting pressure on the leader so he could keep his own tempo.
Nothing seemed to be able to stop Ultra Pascal today. It continued in the lead.
Werkhuis Ter suddenly found some strength when the driver removed the earpads and sprinted to the lead.