The weather had been good all week and Gävle 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.
Jörgen Westholm tried a little too much on the homestretch and Carlos Jägermeister started to galopp and lost 30 m. The spectators cheered much on the homestretch and probably caused Black Flag galop. Black Flag lost 10 m.