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.
Message From God could eventually take the lead after a very dramatic start.
Lyijyinen Laulaja saw it's chance when the leader lost tempo and took the lead. A bird flew just in front of Punching
Crusher who started to galop and lost 50 m.
Josephine D. L. sprinted past it's competitors after a 1000m and took the lead.