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.
Strickly Business sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead.
Tranquil Venus quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m. A bird flew just in front of Van Horn who started to galop and lost 40 m.
No one seem keen on putting pressure on the leader so he could keep his own tempo.
Strickly Business sat safely in the lead when they started the homestretch.
Maggiore galopped for 10 m on the homestretch. Olav Mikkelborg tried a little too much on the homestretch and Via Natzionale Queen started to galopp and lost 50 m.
