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.
Tift sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead. When the startcar left the field Criminal Ironman started to galop and lost 50 m.
The leader couldn't hold the lead and Glowing Drama sprinted to the front.
Criminal Ironman sprinted past it's competitors after a 1000m and took the lead.
Nothing seemed to be able to stop Criminal Ironman today. It continued in the lead.
Criminal Ironman looked like a million bucks when we commenced the homestretch.