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.
Lord Mckenzie was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead.
The leader couldn't hold the lead and Black Wave sprinted to the front. Narkissos Star started to galop after 500 m and was nearly disqualified.
Leboeuf sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead.
Walking Play looked to be in good shape this day and took the lead after 1500m.