The colt was then dropped in distance for the Prix Eclipse over 1300 metres at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in October and won by five lengths from the filly Marschala.
On 4 November he contested the Prix Thomas Bryon over 1500 metres at the same track and started the 1.7/1 favourite despite conceding weight to all eleven of his opponents.
His most serious opponent appeared to be Kalamoun, whilst the other runners included Abu Simnel (runner-up in the Prix Saint-Roman) and the British-trained Pitskelly.
After struggling to obtain a clear run, Targowice finished strongly to catch Kalamoun in the closing stages and won by a neck with Pitskelly a length and a half away in third place.
He started favourite but was badly hampered in the straight and finished seventh behind the four-year-old filly La Troublerie although he was promoted to the sixth after the disqualification of Bog Road.
On 25 August he was dropped back in distance for the Prix Quincey over 1600 metres at Deauville Racecourse and finished fourth behind African Dancer.
In the official French Free Handicap he was rated the best two-year-old of 1972, one pound ahead of Simbir and the Grand Critérium winner Satingo.