Belmont Stakes Winners

Last Updated: December 28, 2019

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See a complete list of Belmont Stakes winners. Sir Winston ridden by jockey Joel Rosario and trained by Mark E. Casse, won the 151st Belmont Stakes in 2019.

Fast Facts:

The Belmont Stakes is the third leg of the Triple Crown.

The Belmont Stakes takes place every year in June at the Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

The race which is commonly known as ‘The Test of the Champion’ is run on a 1.5 miles track.

Triple Crown winner Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes in 1973 setting a track record time for the 1.5 mile race in 2:24.

Justify was the last horse to win the Triple Crown.

Belmont Stakes Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2019	Sir Winston	Joel Rosario	Mark E. Casse	Tracy Farmer	2:28.30
2018	Justify †	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, Winstar	2:28.18
2017	Tapwrit	Jose Ortiz	Steve Asmussen	Todd Pletcher	2:30.02
2016	Creator	Irad Ortiz, Jr	Steve Asmussen	WinStar Farm LLC	02:28.51
2015	American Pharoah ^	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Ahmed Zayat & Zayat Stables	02:26.65
2014	Tonalist	Joel Rosario	Christophe Clement	Robert S. Evans	02:28.52
2013	Palace Malice	Mike Smith	Todd Pletcher	Dogwood Stable	02:30.70
2012	Union Rags	John Velazquez	Michael Matz	Phyllis M. Wyeth	02:30.42
2011	Ruler on Ice	Jose Valdivia, Jr.	Kelly Breen	George and Lori Hall	02:30.88
2010	Drosselmeyer	Mike Smith	William Mott	WinStar Farm LLC	02:31.57
2009	Summer Bird	Kent Desormeaux	Tim Ice	Kalarikkal & Vilasini Jayaraman	02:27.54
2008	Da’Tara	Alan Garcia	Nick Zito	Robert V. LaPenta	02:29.65
2007	Rags to Riches *	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	M. Tabor & D. Smith	02:28.74
2006	Jazil	Fernando Jara	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Farm	02:27.86
2005	Afleet Alex	Jeremy Rose	Timothy Ritchey	Cash is King LLC	02:28.75
2004	Birdstone	Edgar Prado	Nick Zito	Marylou Whitney Stables	02:27.50
2003	Empire Maker	Jerry Bailey	Robert Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	02:28.26
2002	Sarava	Edgar Prado	Kenneth McPeek	New Phoenix Stable	02:29.71
2001	Point Given	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	02:26.56
2000	Commendable	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	02:31.19
1999	Lemon Drop Kid	Jose Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Jeanne G. Vance	02:27.88
1998	Victory Gallop	Gary Stevens	W. Elliott Walden	Prestonwood Farm	02:29.16
1997	Touch Gold	Chris McCarron	David Hofmans	Frank Stronach	02:28.82
1996	Editor’s Note	Rene R. Douglas	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	02:28.96
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Michael Tabor	02:32.02
1994	Tabasco Cat	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Reynolds/Overbrook	02:26.82
1993	Colonial Affair	Julie Krone	Scotty Schulhofer	Centennial Farms	02:29.97
1992	A.P. Indy	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Tomonori Tsurumaki	02:26.13
1991	Hansel	Jerry Bailey	Frank L. Brothers	Lazy Lane Farm	02:28.10
1990	Go And Go	Michael Kinane	Dermot K. Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	02:27.20
1989	Easy Goer	Pat Day	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	02:26.00
1988	Risen Star	Ed Delahoussaye	Louie J. Roussel III	Louie J. Roussel III	02:26.40
1987	Bet Twice	Craig Perret	Jimmy Croll	Blanche P. Levy	02:28.20
1986	Danzig Connection	Chris McCarron	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	02:29.80
1985	Creme Fraiche	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Brushwood Stables	02:27.00
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	02:27.20
1983	Caveat	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	August Belmont IV	02:27.80
1982	Conquistador Cielo	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	02:28.20
1981	Summing	George Martens	Luis Barrera	Charles T. Wilson, Jr.	02:29.00
1980	Temperence Hill	Eddie Maple	Joseph B. Cantey	Loblolly Stable	02:29.80
1979	Coastal	Ruben Hernandez	David A. Whiteley	William Haggin Perry	02:28.60
1978	Affirmed ^	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm	02:26.80
1977	Seattle Slew ^	Jean Cruguet	William H. Turner, Jr.	Karen L. Taylor	02:29.60
1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Laz Barrera	E. Rodriguez Tizol	02:29.00
1975	Avatar	Bill Shoemaker	Tommy Doyle	Arthur A. Seeligson, Jr.	02:28.20
1974	Little Current	Miguel A. Rivera	Lou Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm	02:29.20
1973	Secretariat ^	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	02:24.00
1972	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stud	02:28.00
1971	Pass Catcher	Walter Blum	Eddie Yowell	October House Farm	02:30.40
1970	High Echelon	John L. Rotz	John W. Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	02:34.00
1969	Arts and Letters	Braulio Baeza	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables	02:28.80
1968	Stage Door Johnny	Heliodoro Gustines	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	02:27.20
1967	Damascus	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.	Edith W. Bancroft	02:28.80
1966	Amberoid	William Boland	Lucien Laurin	Reginald N. Webster	02:29.60
1965	Hail To All	Johnny Sellers	Eddie Yowell	Zelda Cohen	02:28.40
1964	Quadrangle	Manuel Ycaza	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables	02:28.40
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	James P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm	02:30.20
1962	Jaipur	Bill Shoemaker	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener, Jr.	02:28.80
1961	Sherluck	Braulio Baeza	Harold Young	Jacob Sher	02:29.20
1960	Celtic Ash	Bill Hartack	Thomas J. Barry	Joseph E. O’Connell	02:29.20
1959	Sword Dancer	Bill Shoemaker	J. Elliott Burch	Brookmeade Stable	02:28.40
1958	Cavan	Pete Anderson	Thomas J. Barry	Joseph E. O’Connell	02:30.20
1957	Gallant Man	Bill Shoemaker	John A. Nerud	Ralph Lowe	02:26.60
1956	Needles	David Erb	Hugh L. Fontaine	D & H Stable	02:29.80
1955	Nashua	Eddie Arcaro	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	02:29.00
1954	High Gun	Eric Guerin	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	02:30.80
1953	Native Dancer	Eric Guerin	Bill Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	02:28.60
1952	One Count	Eddie Arcaro	Oscar White	Sarah F. Jeffords	02:30.20
1951	Counterpoint	David Gorman	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	02:29.00
1950	Middleground	William Boland	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	02:28.60
1949	Capot	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	02:30.20
1948	Citation ^	Eddie Arcaro	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	02:28.20
1947	Phalanx	Ruperto Donoso	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	02:29.40
1946	Assault ^	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	02:30.80
1945	Pavot	Eddie Arcaro	Oscar White	Walter M. Jeffords, Sr.	02:30.20
1944	Bounding Home	Gayle Smith	Matt Brady	William Ziegler, Jr.	02:32.20
1943	Count Fleet ^	Johnny Longden	Don Cameron	Fannie Hertz	02:28.20
1942	Shut Out	Eddie Arcaro	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	02:29.20
1941	Whirlaway ^	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	02:31.00
1940	Bimelech	Fred A. Smith	William A. Hurley	Edward R. Bradley	02:29.60
1939	Johnstown	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	02:29.60
1938	Pasteurized	James Stout	George M. Odom	Carol Harriman Plunkett	02:29.40
1937	War Admiral ^	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	02:28.60
1936	Granville	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	02:30.00
1935	Omaha ^	Willie Saunders	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	02:30.60
1934	Peace Chance	Wayne D. Wright	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	02:29.20
1933	Hurryoff	Mack Garner	Henry McDaniel	Joseph E. Widener	02:32.60
1932	Faireno	Tommy Malley	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	02:32.80
1931	Twenty Grand	Charley Kurtsinger	James G. Rowe, Jr.	Greentree Stable	02:29.60
1930	Gallant Fox ^	Earl Sande	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	02:31.60
1929	Blue Larkspur	Mack Garner	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	02:32.80
1928	Vito	Clarence Kummer	Max Hirsch	Alfred H. Cosden	02:33.20
1927	Chance Shot	Earl Sande	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	02:32.40
1926	Crusader	Albert Johnson	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	02:32.20
1925	American Flag	Albert Johnson	Gwyn R. Tompkins	Glen Riddle Farm	02:16.80
1924	Mad Play	Earl Sande	Sam Hildreth	Rancocas Stable	02:18.80
1923	Zev	Earl Sande	Sam Hildreth	Rancocas Stable	02:19.00
1922	Pillory	C. H. Miller	Thomas J. Healey	Richard T. Wilson, Jr.	02:18.80
1921	Grey Lag	Earl Sande	Sam Hildreth	Rancocas Stable	02:16.80
1920	Man o’ War	Clarence Kummer	Louis Feustel	Glen Riddle Farm	02:14.20
1919	Sir Barton ^	Johnny Loftus	H. Guy Bedwell	J. K. L. Ross	02:17.40
1918	Johren	Frank Robinson	Albert Simons	Harry P. Whitney	02:20.40
1917	Hourless	James H. Butwell	Sam Hildreth	August Belmont, Jr.	02:17.80
1916	Friar Rock	Everett Haynes	Sam Hildreth	August Belmont, Jr.	02:22.00
1915	The Finn	George Byrne	Edward W. Heffner	Henry C. Hallenbeck	02:18.40
1914	Luke McLuke	Merritt Buxton	John F. Schorr	John W. Schorr	02:20.00
1913	Prince Eugene	Roscoe Troxler	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Harry P. Whitney	02:18.00
1912	No raceheld
1911	No race held
1910	Sweep	James H. Butwell	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James R. Keene	02:22.00
1909	Joe Madden	Eddie Dugan	Sam Hildreth	Sam Hildreth	02:21.60
1908	Colin	Joe Notter	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James R. Keene	N/A
1907	Peter Pan	George Mountain	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James R. Keene	N/A
1906	Burgomaster	Lucien Lyne	John W. Rogers	Harry P. Whitney	02:20.00
1905	Tanya *	Gene Hildebrand	John W. Rogers	Harry P. Whitney	02:08.00
1904	Delhi	George M. Odom	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James R. Keene	02:06.60
1903	Africander	John Bullman	Richard O. Miller	Hampton Stable	02:21.75
1902	Masterman	John Bullman	John J. Hyland	August Belmont, Jr.	02:22.60
1901	Commando	Henry Spencer	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James R. Keene	02:21.00
1900	Ildrim	Nash Turner	H. Eugene Leigh	H. Eugene Leigh	02:21.25
1899	Jean Bereaud	Richard Clawson	Sam Hildreth	Sydney Paget	02:23.00
1898	Bowling Brook	Fred Littlefield	R. Wyndham Walden	A. H. & D. H. Morris	02:32.00
1897	Scottish Chieftain	Joe Scherrer	Matt Byrnes	Marcus Daly	02:23.25
1896	Hastings	Henry Griffin	John J. Hyland	Blemton Stable	02:24.50
1895	Belmar	Fred Taral	Edward Feakes	Preakness Stables	02:11.50
1894	Henry of Navarre	Willie Simms	Byron McClelland	Byron McClelland	01:56.50
1893	Comanche	Willie Simms	Gus Hannon	Empire Stable	01:53.25
1892	Patron	William Hayward	Lewis Stuart	Lewis Stuart	02:17.00
1891	Foxford	Edward R. Garrison	M. Donavan	C. E. Rand	02:08.75
1890	Burlington	Pike Barnes	Albert Cooper	Hough Bros.	02:07.75
1889	Eric	William Hayward	John Huggins	A. J. Cassatt	02:47.25
1888	Sir Dixon	Jim McLaughlin	Frank McCabe	Dwyer Bros. Stable	02:40.25
1887	Hanover	Jim McLaughlin	Frank McCabe	Dwyer Bros. Stable	02:43.50
1886	Inspector B	Jim McLaughlin	Frank McCabe	Dwyer Bros. Stable	02:41.00
1885	Tyrant	Paul Duffy	C. Claypool	James B. A. Haggin	02:43.00
1884	Panique	Jim McLaughlin	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Dwyer Bros. Stable	02:42.00
1883	George Kinney	Jim McLaughlin	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Dwyer Bros. Stable	02:42.50
1882	Forester	Jim McLaughlin	Lewis Stuart	Appleby & Johnson	02:43.00
1881	Saunterer	Tom Costello	R. Wyndham Walden	George L. Lorillard	02:47.00
1880	Grenada	W. Hughes	R. Wyndham Walden	George L. Lorillard	02:47.00
1879	Spendthrift	George Evans	Thomas Puryear	James R. Keene	02:42.75
1878	Duke of Magenta	W. Hughes	R. Wyndham Walden	George L. Lorillard	02:43.50
1877	Cloverbrook	C. Holloway	Jeter Walden	E. A. Clabaugh	02:46.00
1876	Algerine	Billy Donohue	Thomas W. Doswell	Doswell & Co.	02:40.50
1875	Calvin	Bobby Swim	Ansel Williamson	Hal P. McGrath	02:42.25
1874	Saxon	George Barbee	W. Prior	Pierre Lorillard IV	02:39.50
1873	Springbok	James G. Rowe, Sr.	David McDaniel	David McDaniel	03:01.75
1872	Joe Daniels	James G. Rowe, Sr.	David McDaniel	David McDaniel	02:58.25
1871	Harry Bassett	Walter Miller	David McDaniel	David McDaniel	02:56.00
1870	Kingfisher	Edward D. Brown	Rollie Colston	Daniel Swigert	02:59.50
1869	Fenian	C. Miller	Jacob Pincus	August Belmont	03:04.25
1868	General Duke	Bobby Swim	A. Thompson	McConnell & Co.	03:02.00
1867	Ruthless *	Gilbert Patrick	A. Jack Minor	Francis Morris	03:05.00

* A Filly win
^ Winner of the Triple Crown

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