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.
Dumb Debate sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead. Bjørn Steine wanted a little to much in the start and S.L. Brashear galoped for 40 m. Galante suddenly started to galop. Pål Buer had to struggle to get Galante to tror again and succeded after 50 m.
S.L. Barkov quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.
Jumping Sky sprinted past it's competitors after a 1000m and took the lead.