It had been raining for several days at Rättvik but the sun was shining this day a the track was in good shape.
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.
The leader couldn't hold the lead and Smiling Pony sprinted to the front. A bird flew just in front of Chadman Drummer who started to galop and lost 50 m. Miss Usa started to galop after 500 m and was nearly disqualified.
Golden Buzzer took the lead after 1000m. Clap To Tact didn't have a good time being caught on the outside.
Miss Usa saw a chanche when the tempo dropped and could easilytake the lead.
Miss Usa were still in the lead when they started the sprint for the finish-line.