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.
Many drivers had set there mind on a front position this day. Fastest of them all were Backstabbing Wind. Cunnilingus Superior ended up behind the leader. Troubling Biscuit got caught on the outside and were forced to take place as first in lane two. When the startcar left the field Nessla Van Bronckhorse started to galop and lost 30 m. Salut Marin showed unexperience when he was disqualified for galloping.
