1972 Kentucky Derby

98th Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 6, 1972
Winning horse	Riva Ridge
Jockey	Ron Turcotte
Trainer	Lucien Laurin
Owner	Meadow Stable
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
Attendance	130,564
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The 1972 Kentucky Derby was the 98th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1972, ^{[1] [2]} with 130,564 people in attendance. ^[3]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	7	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	2:01 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

References

1. "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1972 winner Riva Ridge". Courier-journal.com. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
2. "1972". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
3. "No Le Hace Next". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-01-28.