1972 Preakness Stakes the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1972. The 97th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule 1972 Preakness Stakes The 1972 Preakness Stakes was the 97th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 20, 1972, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Bee Bee Bee, who was jockeyed by Eldon Nelson, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up No Le Hace. Approximate post time was 5:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a sloppy track in a
1910 Belmont Stakes American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse. His successes in 2010 would earn him the Three-Year-Old Champion nation honors. For jockey Butwell the win was his first in the Belmont with a second coming in the 1917 edition. For another future Hall of Fame inductee, trainer James Rowe won the seventh of his record eight career wins in the Belmont Stakes. Owner James R. Keene's win marked his third Belmont Stakes triumph in four years and a record sixth overall. His record would be eventually be equaled in 1955 by the Belair Stud Stable. The 1910 Preakness Handicap was run on May