The weather had been good all week and Skellefteå 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.
Barefoot Cookie saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
The leader got disturbed by something and Sophisticated Thought took the lead rather easily. Breaking Electra suddenly made a bad step, started to galop and lost 50 m.
Nothing seemed to be able to stop Sophisticated Thought today. It continued in the lead.
Sophisticated Thought were still in the lead when they started the sprint for the finish-line.