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.
Carlos Helrör could eventually take the lead after a very dramatic start. When the startcar left the field Victoire Victorieux started to galop and lost 40 m.
Captain America Pegasos quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.