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.
Fitzgerald Hof could eventually take the lead after a very dramatic start. When the startcar left the field Tropical Dancer started to galop and lost 20 m.
Running Knight quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.
Skipping Electra sprinted past it's competitors after a 1000m and took the lead. Confident Cube suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 40 m.
Fitzgerald Hof saw a chanche when the tempo dropped and could easilytake the lead.