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.
Toppunt took the lead after a very quick start. When the startcar left the field Frozen
Rocker started to galop and lost 20 m.
The leader couldn't hold the lead and Frozen
Rocker sprinted to the front.
Strong Boulder sprinted past the competitors and took over the lead.