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.
Sad Galaxy could eventually take the lead after a very dramatic start. Soft Touch suddenly started to galop. Robert Bergh had to struggle to get Soft Touch to tror again and succeded after 10 m.
Snow On Fire saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead.
Neuanfang C.C. took the lead after 1000m. Moe Lore didn't have a good time being caught on the outside.