The 1972 Kentucky Derby was the 98th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1972, with 130,564 people in attendance.
Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 7 Riva Ridge Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin Meadow Stable2:01 4/5 2nd 11 No Le Hace Phil Rubbicco Homer C. Pardue Joseph W. Straus 3rd 3 Hold Your Peace Carlos Marquez Arnold N. Winick Maribel G. Blum 4th 4 Introductivo Robert Breen Stanley M. Rieser Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Robertson Sr. 5th 2 Sensitive Music John L. Rotz Grover W. Stephens Forrest H. Lindsay 6th 1 Freetex Chuck Baltazar William T. Raymond Middletown Stable 7th 16f Big Spruce Larry Adams Victor J. Nickerson Maxwell H. Gluck 8th 10 Head of the River Michael Hole J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stables 9th 5 Big Brown Bear Ray Broussard Alex A. Fiore Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Reinhold 10th 6 Kentuckian Donald Brumfield Paul K. Parker Preston W. Madden 11th 9 Hassi's Image Heliodoro Gustines Juan Arias Hassi Shina 12th 14f Majestic Needle Mike Manganello Ike K. Mourar Robert E. Lehmann 13th 13f Our Trade Winds Jim Nichols Robert E. Holthus Robert Mitchell 14th 15f Napoise Robert Kotenko Ike K. Mourar Robert E. Lehmann 15th 12f Dr. Neale Wendell Leeling Charles E. Nicholas Charles E. Nicholas 16th 8 Pacallo Gustavo Ávila Leo Sierra Walnut Hill Farm
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