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.
Frauenburg Larockma could eventually take the lead after a very dramatic start. Les Équitable Choix suddenly started to galop. Sören Eriksson had to struggle to get Les Équitable Choix to tror again and succeded after 30 m.
There were no mayor changes in the field at the 500m mark.