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.
Stand By Me sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead.
Stand By Me was in fine shape and held the lead. Impassible Heart started to galop after 500 m and was nearly disqualified.
Verenigde Eer looked tired after 1000m but had to keep up the tempo so that Metsu couldn't come out from behind the leader, Stand By Me.
Metsu looked tired after 1000m but had to keep up the tempo so that Verenigde Eer couldn't come out from behind the leader, Stand By Me.