The 1972 Preakness Stakes was the 97th running of the $200,000

Preakness Stakes The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held on Armed Forces Day which is also the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs () o ...

thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 20, 1972, and was televised in the United States on the

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Bee Bee Bee Bee Bee Bee (foaled 1969 in Maryland) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1972 Preakness Stakes. To date Bee Bee Bee is one of only eight Maryland-bred colts to win the Preakness, and one of only eleven from the sta ...

, who was jockeyed by

Eldon Nelson Glen Eldon Nelson (January 28, 1927 - March 16, 2012) was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing who competed primarily at tracks on the East Coast of the United States and who is best known for winning the 1972 Preakness St ...

, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up

No Le Hace No Le Hace was an American Thoroughbred racehorse foaled on March 18, 1969, No Le Hace is best remembered for his runner-up performances in the $200,000 grade 1 Preakness Stakes to Bee Bee Bee and the Kentucky Derby behind Riva Ridge. Backgrou ...

. Approximate post time was 5:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a sloppy track in a final time of 1:55-3/5.

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, May 21, 1972 Preakness Stakes Chart. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 48,721, this is recorded as third highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1972.2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).

Payout

The 97th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

The full chart

* Winning Breeder: William S. Miller; (MD) * Winning Time: 1:55 3/5 * Track Condition: Sloppy * Total Attendance: 48,721

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

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