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.
Evil Woman found a gap and took the lead. Experienced Blizzard followed before Eternal Rhapsody. Budskapet Cherry was to eager when the car accellerated, galopped and was disqualified.
Brodde Star quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.