98^th Kentucky Derby
1972 - Riva Ridge
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Race Summary :23 4/5, :47 3/5, 1:11 4/5, 1:36, 2:01 4/5. Track fast. Winner - B.c. by First Landing - Iberia, by *Heliopolis. Trained by Lucien Laurin; bred in Kentucky by Meadow Stud, Inc. $2 mutuels paid - Riva Ridge, straight $5.00, place $3.80, show $3.00; No Le Hace, place $4.40, show $3.40; Hold Your Peace, show $3.60. $182,800 gross value and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $140,300; second $25,000; third $12,500; fourth $5,000. 258 nominations.

1972: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Riva Ridge	1st	Ron Turcotte	Meadow Stable	Meadow Stud, Inc.	Lucien Laurin
No Le Hace	2nd	Phil Rubbicco	Joseph R. Straus, Jr.	Nuckols Brothers	Homer Pardue
Hold Your Peace	3rd	Carlos Marquez	Maribel Blum	Elmendorf Farm	Arnold N. Winick
Introductivo	4th	Robert Breen	Mr. & Mrs. Corbin J. Robertson, Sr.	Leslie Combs, II. & James M. Thomas	Stanley Rieser
Sensitive Music	5th	John L. Rotz	Forrest H. Lindsay	Forrest H. Lindsay	Grover W. Stephens
Freetex	6th	Charles Baltazar	Middletown Stable	Meadowbrook Farms, Inc.	W. T. Raymond
Big Spruce	7th	Larry Adams	Elmendorf	Elmendorf Farm	V. J. Nickerson
Head of the River	8th	Michael Hole	Rokeby Stables	Paul Mellon	J. Elliott Burch
Big Brown Bear	9th	Ray Broussard	Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Reinhold	C. E. Mather, II	Alex A. Fiore
Kentuckian	10th	Don Brumfield	Preston W. Madden	Preston Madden	Paul Parker
Hassi's Image	11th	Heliodoro Gustines	Hassi Shina	McMillin Brothers	Juan Arias
Majestic Needle	12th	Mike Manganello	Robert E. Lehmann	Robert E. Lehmann	Ike K. Mourar
Our Trade Winds	13th	Jim Nichols	Robert Mitchell	Frank Stronach	Robert Holthus
Napoise	14th	Robert Kotenko	Robert E. Lehmann	Robert E. Lehmann	Ike K. Mourar
Dr. Neale	15th	Wendell Leeling	Charles E. Nicholas	William Woodside & Joan W. Belkin	C. E. Nicholas
Pacallo	16th	Gustavo Avila	Walnut Hill Farm	Kellar M. Little	Leo Sierra

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RIVA RIDGE quickly recovered after being bumped at the start to assume command, continued slightly wide while under patient handling, disposed of HOLD YOUR PEACE when ready while drifting out through the upper stretch and encountered little difficulty in holding NO LE HACE safe. The latter, unhurried for a mile, moved up along the outside thereafter, commenced swerving again through the closing drive and was clearly best of the others. HOLD YOUR PEACE away in good order to prompt the pace while in hand, raced slightly wide to maintain a striking position, dropped to the inside in the upper stretch when the winner drifted out but lacked a further response. INTRODUCTIVO improved his racing position steadily in the late stages but could not menace the top trio. SENSITIVE MUSIC passed tiring horses. FREETEX was without speed. BIG SPRUCE was always outrun. HEAD OF THE RIVER failed to enter contention. KENTUCKIAN lacked speed. HASSI'S IMAGE swerved sharply to the inside at the start, bumping with PACALLO, continued in a forward position while saving ground and stopped badly after going seven furlongs. MAJESTIC NEEDLE dropped back steadily. DR. NEALE could not keep pace. PACALLO failed to menace after being bumped at the start.