[2] I'll Have Another won the second leg of the Triple Crown, narrowly defeating Bodemeister in a last-furlong push.

The Maryland Jockey Club report a record crowd of 121,309, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2012.

[3][4] I'll Have Another became the 33rd horse to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes double.

[7] Both the winner of the 2012 Kentucky Derby, I'll Have Another and the second placed horse Bodemeister entered the race.

[8] Kent Desormeaux the original named rider of Tiger Walk was removed after failing a breathalyzer test in New York and replaced by Ramon Dominguez.