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.
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Night took the lead after a very quick start.
Christiane F. quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m. Coq Rougue started to galop after 500 m and was nearly disqualified.
Swing The Pendulum sprinted past it's competitors after a 1000m and took the lead. Fahrenheit Larockma suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 20 m.
Giant Ace looked to be in good shape this day and took the lead after 1500m.
With only a little left of the race The Queen galoped for 20 m. Giant Ace sat safely in the lead when they started the homestretch.