1962 Preakness Stakes

{{Infobox horse race

| surface = Dirt

| name = 87th Preakness Stakes

| horse race = The Preakness Stakes

| location = Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States

| image =

| caption = "The Second Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"

| date = May 19, 1962

| winning horse = Greek Money

| winning jockey = John L. Rotz

| conditions = Fast

| previous = 1961

| next = 1963

}}

The 1962 Preakness Stakes was the 87th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 1962, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Greek Money, who was jockeyed by John L. Rotz, won the race by a scant nose over runner-up Ridan (horse) in a fighting finish. Approximate post time was 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:56-1/5.Daily Racing Form, May 20, 1964 Preakness Stakes Chart. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 33,854, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1962.2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 72 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).

Payout

The 87th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

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width="58px" \| Program Number ! width="110px" \| Horse Name ! width="58px" \| Win ! width="58px" \| Place ! width="58px" \| Show
align=center\|10 \| Greek Money \| align=center\| $23.80 \| align=center\| $9.40 \| align=center\| $6.00
align=center\|6 \| Ridan \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| $5.00 \| align=center\| $3.40
align=center\|9 \| Roman Line \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| $5.80

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width="58px" | Program
Number

! width="110px" | Horse Name

! width="58px" | Win

! width="58px" | Place

! width="58px" | Show

align=center|10

| Greek Money

| align=center| $23.80

| align=center| $9.40

| align=center| $6.00

align=center|6

| Ridan

| align=center| -

| align=center| $5.00

| align=center| $3.40

align=center|9

| Roman Line

| align=center| -

| align=center| $5.80

The full chart

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width="45px" \|Finish Position ! width="45px" \|Margin (lengths) ! width="40px" \|Post Position ! width="110px" \|Horse name ! width="110px" \|Jockey ! width="120px" \|Trainer ! width="130px" \|Owner ! width="65px" \|Post Time Odds ! width="70px" \|Purse Earnings
align=center\|1st \| align=center\|0 \| align=center\|10 \| Greek Money \| John L. Rotz \| Virgil W. Raines \| Brandywine Stable
align=center\|2nd \| align=center\|nose \| align=center\|6 \| Ridan \| Manuel Ycaza \| LeRoy Jolley \| Dorothy Jolley \| align=center\|2.70-1 co-favorite \| align=center\|$30,000
align=center\|3rd \| align=center\|53/4 \| align=center\|9 \| Roman Line \| Jimmy Combest \| Vester R. Wright \| T. Alie Grissom \| align=center\|13.70-1 \| align=center\|$15,000
align=center\|4th \| align=center\|71/2 \| align=center\|2 \| Vimy Ridge \| Sam Boulmetis \| Thomas J. Barry \| Dr. Frank E. Power \| align=center\|11.80-1 \| align=center\|$7,500
align=center\|5th \| align=center\|91/4 \| align=center\|11 \| Sunrise County \| Ismael Valenzuela \| Tommy Kelly \| Townsend B. Martin \| align=center\|17.80-1 \| align=center\|
align=center\|6th \| align=center\|11 \| align=center\|1 \| Green Hornet \| Howard Grant \| Virgil Raines \| Dorothy D. Brown \| align=center\|83.20-1 \|
align=center\|7th \| align=center\|121/2 \| align=center\|7 \| Crimson Satan \| Billy J. Phelps \| Gordon R. Potter \| Crimson King Farm \| align=center\|13.80-1 \|
align=center\|8th \| align=center\|141/2 \| align=center\|5 \| Decidedly \| Bill Hartack \| Horatio Luro \| El Peco Ranch \| align=center\|3.80-1 \|
align=center\|9th \| align=center\|16 \| align=center\|8 \| Flying Johnnie \| Walter Blum \| Herbert Paley \| Jopa Stable \| align=center\|92.60-1 \|
align=center\|10th \| align=center\|191/2 \| align=center\|3 \| Jaipur \| Robert Ussery \| Winbert F. Mulholland \| George D. Widener Jr. \| align=center\|2.70-1 co-favorite \|
align=center\|11th \| align=center\|341/2 \| align=center\|4 \| Prego \| Larry Adams \| Thomas Mercer Waller \| Robert Lehman \| align=center\|53.10-1 \|

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width="45px" |Finish
Position

! width="45px" |Margin
(lengths)

! width="40px" |Post
Position

! width="110px" |Horse name

! width="110px" |Jockey

! width="120px" |Trainer

! width="130px" |Owner

! width="65px" |Post Time
Odds

! width="70px" |Purse
Earnings

align=center|1st

| align=center|0