The sun was shining and the birds was singing on Seinäjoki today.
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.
Frozen Darkness sprinted away from the competitors and took the lead.
Flickering Ruby quickly put pressure on the leader and could take the lead after 500m.
No one seem keen on putting pressure on the leader so he could keep his own tempo.
Nothing seemed to be able to stop Flickering Ruby today. It continued in the lead. Something caused a disturbance in the field and Ručinský gallopped for 20 m.
Flickering Ruby kept a high tempo and was first in on the homestretch.
Refsnes Ameste sprinted away from the rest of the field and won quite easy.
