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.
Betula Sunanensis was looking particularly good and could easily take the lead. Running Dancer was to tense at the start and galloped for 10 m.
The leader couldn't hold the lead and Jeanne D'arc Z sprinted to the front. Ransom was disturbed and galoped 30 m. Josilyn was disturbed and galoped 30 m.
Running Dancer sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead.