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.
Guichelaar sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead. Avvocato Del Diavolo was to tense at the start and galloped for 50 m. Calming Sergeant was to tense at the start and galloped for 40 m.