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Last updated: June 12, 2022 at 8:02 a.m. EDT

Belmont Stakes Winners

The Belmont Stakes is best known as the final leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, but it has a great history all of its own. It’s the oldest of the Triple Crown races and was first contested in 1867, when it was won by a filly, Ruthless.

The race moved to its current venue of Belmont Park when that course opened in 1905. Three years later it was won by Colin, one of the finest horses in U.S. history, unbeaten in 15 races, by a head over Fair Play.

Fair Play went on to become an outstanding sire, and in 1920 his finest son – and arguably America’s finest-ever racehorse – won the Belmont. Man o’War had only one opponent, but he still won by 20 lengths and set a world record for 1-5/8 miles.

A year beforehand, Sir Barton became the first Triple Crown winner, though the term was not in use at that time. He was followed by Gallant Fox in 1930, Omaha in 1935, and Man o’War’s son War Admiral in 1937.

War Admiral’s victory was especially noteworthy as he delayed the start due to his gate antics by eight minutes, cut his right forefoot coming out of the barrier (he returned covered in blood), but still won by three lengths.

The Triple Crown was earned four times in the 1940s, including by two of the finest U.S. racehorses, Count Fleet and Citation, but no more emerged until 1973. It was worth the wait, however – this was the year Secretariat won by 31 lengths in 2:24.00, a record time that still stands.

Two more Triple Crowns followed that decade, to Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed (1978), but it would prove elusive for another 37 years, when American Pharoah ended the drought in 2015.

In between times, however, there were some dramatic races. Easy Goer ended Sunday Silence’s bid with an eight length triumph in 1989 in the second-fastest Belmont ever. Silver Charm, Real Quiet and Smarty Jones were both touched off in their Triple Crown bids, Real Quiet by just a nose.

There was also a notable human triumph in the 1980s: Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens won the race in five consecutive years, between 1982 and 1986, with Conquistador Cielo, Caveat, Swale, Crème Fraiche, and Danzig Connection.

Regardless of whether a Triple Crown is on the line, the Belmont Stakes continues to be an outstanding race – and with the 1-1/2 mile distance being an uncommon test in modern racing, it is always a great betting race.

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Recent Belmont Stakes Winners

The last 10 years of Belmont Stakes history has been highlighted by successful and unsuccessful Triple Crown bids, the historic success of a filly, and a parade of longshot winners.

American Phaorah (2015), Justify (2018) and Mo Donegal (2022) are the only favorites in the last decade to win, and Pharoah’s 5 1/2-length romp completed the sport’s first Triple Crown sweep in 37 years.

Rags to Riches (2007) became the first filly since Tanya in 1905 to win the Belmont when she narrowly denied eventual two-time Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer Curlin by a head. Her score came just one year after her half-brother, Jazil (2006), registered the only stakes win of his career in the Belmont.

Longshots Da’ Tara ($79), Summer Bird ($25.80), Drosselmeyer ($28), Ruler On Ice ($51.50), and Palace Malice ($29.60) all won at double-digit odds, while Da’ Tara and Tonalist (2014) thwarted the Triple Crown bids of Big Brown and California Chrome, respectively.

Full Listing of Belmont Stakes Winners

Year	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Time
2022	Mo Donegal	Todd Pletcher	Irad Ortiz Jr.	2:28.28
2021	Essential Quality	Brad H. Cox	Luis Saez	02:27.1
2020*	Tiz the Law	Barclay Tagg	Manny Franco	01:46.5
2019	Sir Winston	Mark E. Casse	Joel Rosario	02:28.3
2018	Justify	Bob Baffert	Mike Smith	02:28.2
2017	Tapwrit	Todd Pletcher	Jose Ortiz	02:30.0
2016	Creator	Steve Asmussen	Irad Ortiz, Jr	02:28.5
2015	American Pharoah	Bob Baffert	Victor Espinoza	02:26.7
2014	Tonalist	Christophe Clement	Joel Rosario	02:28.5
2013	Palace Malice	Todd Pletcher	Mike Smith	02:30.7
2012	Union Rags	Michael Matz	John Velazquez	02:30.4
2011	Ruler on Ice	Kelly Breen	Jose Valdivia, Jr.	02:30.9
2010	Drosselmeyer	William Mott	Mike Smith	02:31.6
2009	Summer Bird	Tim Ice	Kent Desormeaux	02:27.5
2008	Da'Tara	Nick Zito	Alan Garcia	02:29.7
2007	Rags to Riches**	Todd Pletcher	John Velazquez	02:28.7
2006	Jazil	Kiaran McLaughlin	Fernando Jara	02:27.9
2005	Afleet Alex	Timothy Ritchey	Jeremy Rose	02:28.7
2004	Birdstone	Nick Zito	Edgar Prado	02:27.5
2003	Empire Maker	Robert Frankel	Jerry Bailey	02:28.3
2002	Sarava	Kenneth McPeek	Edgar Prado	02:29.7
2001	Point Given	Bob Baffert	Gary Stevens	02:26.6
2000	Commendable	D. Wayne Lukas	Pat Day	02:31.2
1999	Lemon Drop Kid	Scotty Schulhofer	Jose Santos	02:27.9
1998	Victory Gallop	W. Elliott Walden	Gary Stevens	02:29.2
1997	Touch Gold	David Hofmans	Chris McCarron	02:28.8
1996	Editors Note	D. Wayne Lukas	Rene R. Douglas	02:29.0
1995	Thunder Gulch	D. Wayne Lukas	Gary Stevens	02:32.0
1994	Tabasco Cat	D. Wayne Lukas	Pat Day	02:26.8
1993	Colonial Affair	Scotty Schulhofer	Julie Krone	02:30.0
1992	A.P. Indy	Neil Drysdale	Ed Delahoussaye	02:26.1
1991	Hansel	Frank L. Brothers	Jerry Bailey	02:28.1
1990	Go And Go	Dermot K. Weld	Michael Kinane	02:27.2
1989	Easy Goer	C. R. McGaughey III	Pat Day	02:26.0
1988	Risen Star	Louie J. Roussel III	Ed Delahoussaye	02:26.4
1987	Bet Twice	Jimmy Croll	Craig Perret	02:28.2
1986	Danzig Connection	Woody Stephens	Chris McCarron	02:29.8
1985	Creme Fraiche	Woody Stephens	Eddie Maple	02:27.0
1984	Swale	Woody Stephens	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	02:27.2
1983	Caveat	Woody Stephens	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	02:27.8
1982	Conquistador Cielo	Woody Stephens	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	02:28.2
1981	Summing	Luis Barrera	George Martens	02:29.0
1980	Temperence Hill	Joseph B. Cantey	Eddie Maple	02:29.8
1979	Coastal	David A. Whiteley	Ruben Hernandez	02:28.6
1978	Affirmed	Laz Barrera	Steve Cauthen	02:26.8
1977	Seattle Slew	William H. Turner, Jr.	Jean Cruguet	02:29.6
1976	Bold Forbes	Laz Barrera	Angel Cordero, Jr.	02:29.0
1975	Avatar	Tommy Doyle	Bill Shoemaker	02:28.2
1974	Little Current	Lou Rondinello	Miguel A. Rivera	02:29.2
1973	Secretariat	Lucien Laurin	Ron Turcotte	02:24.0
1972	Riva Ridge	Lucien Laurin	Ron Turcotte	02:28.0
1971	Pass Catcher	Eddie Yowell	Walter Blum	02:30.4
1970	High Echelon	John W. Jacobs	John L. Rotz	02:34.0
1969	Arts and Letters	J. Elliott Burch	Braulio Baeza	02:28.8
1968	Stage Door Johnny	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Heliodoro Gustines	02:27.2
1967	Damascus	Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.	Bill Shoemaker	02:28.8
1966	Amberoid	Lucien Laurin	William Boland	02:29.6
1965	Hail To All	Eddie Yowell	Johnny Sellers	02:28.4
1964	Quadrangle	J. Elliott Burch	Manuel Ycaza	02:28.4
1963	Chateaugay	James P. Conway	Braulio Baeza	02:30.2
1962	Jaipur	Bert Mulholland	Bill Shoemaker	02:28.8
1961	Sherluck	Harold Young	Braulio Baeza	02:29.2
1960	Celtic Ash	Thomas J. Barry	Bill Hartack	02:29.2
1959	Sword Dancer	J. Elliott Burch	Bill Shoemaker	02:28.4
1958	Cavan	Thomas J. Barry	Pete Anderson	02:30.2
1957	Gallant Man	John A. Nerud	Bill Shoemaker	02:26.6
1956	Needles	Hugh L. Fontaine	David Erb	02:29.8
1955	Nashua	Jim Fitzsimmons	Eddie Arcaro	02:29.0
1954	High Gun	Max Hirsch	Eric Guerin	02:30.8
1953	Native Dancer	Bill Winfrey	Eric Guerin	02:28.6
1952	One Count	Oscar White	Eddie Arcaro	02:30.2
1951	Counterpoint	Sylvester Veitch	David Gorman	02:29.0
1950	Middleground	Max Hirsch	William Boland	02:28.6
1949	Capot	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Ted Atkinson	02:30.2
1948	Citation	Horace A. Jones	Eddie Arcaro	02:28.2
1947	Phalanx	Sylvester Veitch	Ruperto Donoso	02:29.4
1946	Assault	Max Hirsch	Warren Mehrtens	02:30.8
1945	Pavot	Oscar White	Eddie Arcaro	02:30.2
1944	Bounding Home	Matt Brady	Gayle Smith	02:32.2
1943	Count Fleet	Don Cameron	Johnny Longden	02:28.2
1942	Shut Out	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Eddie Arcaro	02:29.2
1941	Whirlaway	Ben A. Jones	Eddie Arcaro	02:31.0
1940	Bimelech	William A. Hurley	Fred A. Smith	02:29.6
1939	Johnstown	Jim Fitzsimmons	James Stout	02:29.6
1938	Pasteurized	George M. Odom	James Stout	02:29.4
1937	War Admiral	George Conway	Charley Kurtsinger	02:28.6
1936	Granville	Jim Fitzsimmons	James Stout	02:30.0
1935	Omaha	Jim Fitzsimmons	Willie Saunders	02:30.6
1934	Peace Chance	Pete Coyne	Wayne D. Wright	02:29.2
1933	Hurryoff	Henry McDaniel	Mack Garner	02:32.6
1932	Faireno	Jim Fitzsimmons	Tommy Malley	02:32.8
1931	Twenty Grand	James G. Rowe, Jr.	Charley Kurtsinger	02:29.6
1930	Gallant Fox	Jim Fitzsimmons	Earl Sande	02:31.6
1929	Blue Larkspur	Herbert J. Thompson	Mack Garner	02:32.8
1928	Vito	Max Hirsch	Clarence Kummer	02:33.2
1927	Chance Shot	Pete Coyne	Earl Sande	02:32.4
1926	Crusader	George Conway	Albert Johnson	02:32.2
1925	American Flag	Gwyn R. Tompkins	Albert Johnson	02:16.8
1924	Mad Play	Sam Hildreth	Earl Sande	02:18.8
1923	Zev	Sam Hildreth	Earl Sande	02:19.0
1922	Pillory	Thomas J. Healey	C. H. Miller	02:18.8
1921	Grey Lag	Sam Hildreth	Earl Sande	02:16.8
1920	Man o' War	Louis Feustel	Clarence Kummer	02:14.2
1919	Sir Barton	H. Guy Bedwell	Johnny Loftus	02:17.4
1918	Johren	Albert Simons	Frank Robinson	02:20.4
1917	Hourless	Sam Hildreth	James H. Butwell	02:17.8
1916	Friar Rock	Everett Haynes		02:22.0
1915	The Finn	Edward W. Heffner	George Byrne	02:18.4
1914	Luke McLuke	John F. Schorr	Merritt Buxton	02:20.0
1913	Prince Eugene	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Roscoe Troxler	02:18.0
1912
1911
1910	Sweep	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James H. Butwell	02:22.0
1909	Joe Madden	Sam Hildreth	Eddie Dugan	02:21.6
1908	Colin	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Joe Notter	N/A
1907	Peter Pan	James G. Rowe, Sr.	George Mountain	N/A
1906	Burgomaster	John W. Rogers	Lucien Lyne	02:20.0
1905	Tanya**	John W. Rogers	Gene Hildebrand	02:08.0
1904	Delhi	James G. Rowe, Sr.	George M. Odom	02:06.6
1903	Africander	Richard O. Miller	John Bullman	02:21.7
1902	Masterman	John J. Hyland	John Bullman	02:22.6
1901	Commando	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Henry Spencer	02:21.0
1900	Ildrim	H. Eugene Leigh	Nash Turner	02:21.2
1899	Jean Bereaud	Sam Hildreth	Richard Clawson	02:23.0
1898	Bowling Brook	R. Wyndham Walden	Fred Littlefield	02:32.0
1897	Scottish Chieftain	Matt Byrnes	Joe Scherrer	02:23.3
1896	Hastings	John J. Hyland	Henry Griffin	02:24.5
1895	Belmar	Edward Feakes	Fred Taral	02:11.5
1894	Henry of Navarre	Byron McClelland	Willie Simms	01:56.5
1893	Comanche	Gus Hannon	Willie Simms	01:53.2
1892	Patron	Lewis Stuart	William Hayward	02:17.0
1891	Foxford	M. Donavan	Edward R. Garrison	02:08.8
1890	Burlington	Albert Cooper	Pike Barnes	02:07.8
1889	Eric	John Huggins	William Hayward	02:47.3
1888	Sir Dixon	Frank McCabe	Jim McLaughlin	02:40.3
1887	Hanover	Frank McCabe	Jim McLaughlin	02:43.5
1886	Inspector B	Frank McCabe	Jim McLaughlin	02:41.0
1885	Tyrant	C. Claypool	Paul Duffy	02:43.0
1884	Panique	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Jim McLaughlin	02:42.0
1883	George Kinney	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Jim McLaughlin	02:42.5
1882	Forester	Lewis Stuart	Jim McLaughlin	02:43.0
1881	Saunterer	R. Wyndham Walden	Tom Costello	02:47.0
1880	Grenada	R. Wyndham Walden	W. Hughes	02:47.0
1879	Spendthrift	Thomas Puryear	George Evans	02:42.7
1878	Duke of Magenta	R. Wyndham Walden	W. Hughes	02:43.5
1877	Cloverbrook	Jeter Walden	C. Holloway	02:46.0
1876	Algerine	Thomas W. Doswell	Billy Donohue	02:40.5
1875	Calvin	Ansel Williamson	Bobby Swim	02:42.3
1874	Saxon	W. Prior	George Barbee	02:39.5
1873	Springbok	David McDaniel	James G. Rowe, Sr.	03:01.7
1872	Joe Daniels	David McDaniel	James G. Rowe, Sr.	02:58.2
1871	Harry Bassett	David McDaniel	Walter Miller	02:56.0
1870	Kingfisher	Rollie Colston	Edward D. Brown	02:59.5
1869	Fenian	Jacob Pincus	C. Miller	03:04.3
1868	General Duke	A. Thompson	Bobby Swim	03:02.0
1867	Ruthless**	A. Jack Minor	Gilbert Patrick	03:05.0

*2020 race run at 1 & 1/8 miles and as the 1st of the 3 Triple Crown races due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

**Denotes fillies who won the Belmont Stakes