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.
Fruciante Solo sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead. Diana Duo was to eager when the car accellerated, galopped and was disqualified.
Fritte saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead. Winnipeg Gold Digger galloped way to long and was disqualified.