Belmont Stakes
Winners
Note: Timed to the ​¹⁄₄ second 1867 to 1901 and 1903, and to the ​¹⁄₅ second in 1902 and from 1904 to 1991.

Belmont Stakes

Section Title: Winners
Table Section Text: Note: Timed to the ​¹⁄₄ second 1867 to 1901 and 1903, and to the ​¹⁄₅ second in 1902 and from 1904 to 1991.

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Track	Length	Time*

2018	Justify †	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, Winstar	Belmont	1​1⁄2-miles	2:28.18

2017	Tapwrit	Jose Ortiz	Todd Pletcher	Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Robert V. LaPenta	2:30.02

2016	Creator	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Steve Asmussen	WinStar Farm LLC	2:28.51

2015	American Pharoah †	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Zayat Stables, LLC	2:26.65

2014	Tonalist	Joel Rosario	Christophe Clement	Robert S. Evans	2:28.52

2013	Palace Malice	Mike Smith	Todd Pletcher	Dogwood Stable	2:30.70

2012	Union Rags	John Velazquez	Michael Matz	Phyllis M. Wyeth	2:30.42

2011	Ruler on Ice	Jose Valdivia Jr.	Kelly Breen	George and Lori Hall	2:30.88

2010	Drosselmeyer	Mike Smith	William Mott	WinStar Farm LLC	2:31.57

2009	Summer Bird	Kent Desormeaux	Tim Ice	Kalarikkal & Vilasini Jayaraman	2:27.54

2008	Da'Tara	Alan Garcia	Nick Zito	Robert V. LaPenta	2:29.65

2007	Rags to Riches ‡	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	M. Tabor & D. Smith	2:28.74

2006	Jazil	Fernando Jara	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Farm	2:27.86

2005	Afleet Alex	Jeremy Rose	Timothy Ritchey	Cash is King LLC	2:28.75

2004	Birdstone	Edgar Prado	Nick Zito	Marylou Whitney Stables	2:27.50

2003	Empire Maker	Jerry Bailey	Robert Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	2:28.26

2002	Sarava	Edgar Prado	Kenneth McPeek	New Phoenix Stable	2:29.71

2001	Point Given	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	2:26.56

2000	Commendable	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:31.19

1999	Lemon Drop Kid	Jose Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Jeanne G. Vance	2:27.88

1998	Victory Gallop	Gary Stevens	W. Elliott Walden	Prestonwood Farm	2:29.16

1997	Touch Gold	Chris McCarron	David Hofmans	Frank Stronach	2:28.82

1996	Editor's Note	Rene R. Douglas	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	2:28.96

1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	Michael Tabor	2:32.02

1994	Tabasco Cat	Pat Day	Reynolds/Overbrook	2:26.82

1993	Colonial Affair	Julie Krone	Scotty Schulhofer	Centennial Farms	2:29.97

1992	A.P. Indy	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Tomonori Tsurumaki	2:26.13

1991	Hansel	Jerry Bailey	Frank L. Brothers	Lazy Lane Farm	2:28.10

1990	Go And Go	Michael Kinane	Dermot K. Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	2:27.20

1989	Easy Goer	Pat Day	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	2:26.00

1988	Risen Star	Ed Delahoussaye	Louie J. Roussel III	Louie J. Roussel III	2:26.40

1987	Bet Twice	Craig Perret	Jimmy Croll	Blanche P. Levy	2:28.20

1986	Danzig Connection	Chris McCarron	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	2:29.80

1985	Creme Fraiche	Eddie Maple	Brushwood Stables	2:27.00

1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Claiborne Farm	2:27.20

1983	Caveat	August Belmont IV	2:27.80

1982	Conquistador Cielo	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	2:28.20

1981	Summing	George Martens	Luis Barrera	Charles T. Wilson Jr.	2:29.00

1980	Temperence Hill	Eddie Maple	Joseph B. Cantey	Loblolly Stable	2:29.80

1979	Coastal	Ruben Hernandez	David A. Whiteley	William Haggin Perry	2:28.60

1978	Affirmed †	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm	2:26.80

1977	Seattle Slew †	Jean Cruguet	William H. Turner Jr.	Karen L. Taylor	2:29.60

1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero Jr.	Laz Barrera	E. Rodriguez Tizol	2:29.00

1975	Avatar	Bill Shoemaker	Tommy Doyle	Arthur A. Seeligson Jr.	2:28.20

1974	Little Current	Miguel A. Rivera	Lou Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm	2:29.20

1973	Secretariat †	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	2:24.00

1972	Riva Ridge	Meadow Stud	2:28.00

1971	Pass Catcher	Walter Blum	Eddie Yowell	October House Farm	2:30.40

1970	High Echelon	John L. Rotz	John W. Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	2:34.00

1969	Arts and Letters	Braulio Baeza	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables	2:28.80

1968	Stage Door Johnny	Heliodoro Gustines	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:27.20

1967	Damascus	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.	Edith W. Bancroft	Aqueduct	2:28.80

1966	Amberoid	William Boland	Lucien Laurin	Reginald N. Webster	2:29.60

1965	Hail To All	Johnny Sellers	Eddie Yowell	Zelda Cohen	2:28.40

1964	Quadrangle	Manuel Ycaza	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables	2:28.40

1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	James P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm	2:30.20

1962	Jaipur	Bill Shoemaker	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener Jr.	Belmont	2:28.80

1961	Sherluck	Braulio Baeza	Harold Young	Jacob Sher	2:29.20

1960	Celtic Ash	Bill Hartack	Thomas J. Barry	Joseph E. O'Connell	2:29.20

1959	Sword Dancer	Bill Shoemaker	J. Elliott Burch	Brookmeade Stable	2:28.40

1958	Cavan	Pete Anderson	Thomas J. Barry	Joseph E. O'Connell	2:30.20

1957	Gallant Man	Bill Shoemaker	John A. Nerud	Ralph Lowe	2:26.60

1956	Needles	David Erb	Hugh L. Fontaine	D & H Stable	2:29.80

1955	Nashua	Eddie Arcaro	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:29.00

1954	High Gun	Eric Guerin	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:30.80

1953	Native Dancer	Bill Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	2:28.60

1952	One Count	Eddie Arcaro	Oscar White	Sarah F. Jeffords	2:30.20

1951	Counterpoint	David Gorman	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	2:29.00

1950	Middleground	William Boland	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:28.60

1949	Capot	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:30.20

1948	Citation †	Eddie Arcaro	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:28.20

1947	Phalanx	Ruperto Donoso	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	2:29.40

1946	Assault †	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:30.80

1945	Pavot	Eddie Arcaro	Oscar White	Walter M. Jeffords Sr.	2:30.20

1944	Bounding Home	Gayle Smith	Matt Brady	William Ziegler Jr.	2:32.20

1943	Count Fleet †	Johnny Longden	Don Cameron	Fannie Hertz	2:28.20

1942	Shut Out	Eddie Arcaro	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:29.20

1941	Whirlaway †	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:31.00

1940	Bimelech	Fred A. Smith	William A. Hurley	Edward R. Bradley	2:29.60

1939	Johnstown	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:29.60

1938	Pasteurized	George M. Odom	Carol Harriman Plunkett	2:29.40

1937	War Admiral †	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	2:28.60

1936	Granville	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:30.00

1935	Omaha †	Willie Saunders	2:30.60

1934	Peace Chance	Wayne D. Wright	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	2:29.20

1933	Hurryoff	Mack Garner	Henry McDaniel	2:32.60

1932	Faireno	Tommy Malley	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:32.80

1931	Twenty Grand	Charley Kurtsinger	James G. Rowe Jr.	Greentree Stable	2:29.60

1930	Gallant Fox †	Earl Sande	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:31.60

1929	Blue Larkspur	Mack Garner	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:32.80

1928	Vito	Clarence Kummer	Max Hirsch	Alfred H. Cosden	2:33.20

1927	Chance Shot	Earl Sande	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	2:32.40

1926	Crusader	Albert Johnson	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	2:32.20

1925	American Flag	Albert Johnson	Gwyn R. Tompkins	1​3⁄8-miles	2:16.80

1924	Mad Play	Earl Sande	Sam Hildreth	Rancocas Stable	2:18.80

1923	Zev	2:19.00

1922	Pillory	C. H. Miller	Thomas J. Healey	Richard T. Wilson Jr.	2:18.80

1921	Grey Lag	Earl Sande	Sam Hildreth	Rancocas Stable	2:16.80

1920	Man o' War	Clarence Kummer	Louis Feustel	Glen Riddle Farm	2:14.20

1919	Sir Barton †	Johnny Loftus	H. Guy Bedwell	J. K. L. Ross	2:17.40

1918	Johren	Frank Robinson	Albert Simons	Harry P. Whitney	2:20.40

1917	Hourless	James H. Butwell	Sam Hildreth	August Belmont Jr.	2:17.80

1916	Friar Rock	Everett Haynes	2:22.00

1915	The Finn	George Byrne	Edward W. Heffner	Harry C. Hallenbeck	2:18.40

1914	Luke McLuke	Merritt C. Buxton	John F. Schorr	John W. Schorr	2:20.00

1913	Prince Eugene	Roscoe Troxler	James G. Rowe Sr.	Harry P. Whitney	2:18.00

1912	No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law.

1911

1910	Sweep	James H. Butwell	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene	Belmont	1​3⁄8-miles	2:22.00

1909	Joe Madden	Eddie Dugan	Sam Hildreth	Sam Hildreth	2:21.60

1908	Colin	Joe Notter	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene	N/A

1907	Peter Pan	George Mountain	N/A

1906	Burgomaster	Lucien Lyne	John W. Rogers	Harry P. Whitney	2:20.00

1905	Tanya ‡	Gene Hildebrand	1​1⁄4-miles	2:08.00

1904	Delhi	George M. Odom	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene	Morris Park	2:06.60

1903	Africander	John Bullman	Richard O. Miller	Hampton Stable	1​3⁄8-miles	2:21.75

1902	Masterman	John J. Hyland	August Belmont Jr.	2:22.60

1901	Commando	Henry Spencer	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene	2:21.00

1900	Ildrim	Nash Turner	H. Eugene Leigh	H. Eugene Leigh	2:21.25

1899	Jean Bereaud	Richard Clawson	Sam Hildreth	Sydney Paget	2:23.00

1898	Bowling Brook	Fred Littlefield	R. Wyndham Walden	A. H. & D. H. Morris	2:32.00

1897	Scottish Chieftain	Joe Scherrer	Matt Byrnes	Marcus Daly	2:23.25

1896	Hastings	Henry Griffin	John J. Hyland	Blemton Stable	2:24.50

1895	Belmar	Fred Taral	Edward Feakes	Preakness Stables	1​1⁄4-miles	2:11.50

1894	Henry of Navarre	Willie Simms	Byron McClelland	Byron McClelland	1​1⁄8-miles	1:56.50

1893	Comanche	Gus Hannon	Empire Stable	1:53.25

1892	Patron	William Hayward	Lewis Stuart	Lewis Stuart	1​1⁄4-miles	2:17.00

1891	Foxford	Edward R. Garrison	M. Donavan	C. E. Rand	2:08.75

1890	Burlington	Shelby "Pike" Barnes	Albert Cooper	Hough Bros.	2:07.75

1889	Eric	William Hayward	John Huggins	A. J. Cassatt	Jerome Park	1​1⁄2-miles	2:47.25

1888	Sir Dixon	Jim McLaughlin	Frank McCabe	Dwyer Bros. Stable	2:40.25

1887	Hanover	2:43.50

1886	Inspector B	2:41.00

1885	Tyrant	Paul Duffy	C. Claypool	James B. A. Haggin	2:43.00

1884	Panique	Jim McLaughlin	James G. Rowe Sr.	Dwyer Bros. Stable	2:42.00

1883	George Kinney	2:42.50

1882	Forester	Lewis Stuart	Appleby & Johnson	2:43.00

1881	Saunterer	Tom Costello	R. Wyndham Walden	George L. Lorillard	2:47.00

1880	Grenada	W. Hughes	2:47.00

1879	Spendthrift	George Evans	Thomas Puryear	James R. Keene	2:42.75

1878	Duke of Magenta	W. Hughes	R. Wyndham Walden	George L. Lorillard	2:43.50

1877	Cloverbrook	C. Holloway	Jeter Walden	E. A. Clabaugh	2:46.00

1876	Algerine	Billy Donohue	Thomas W. Doswell	Doswell & Co.	2:40.50

1875	Calvin	Bobby Swim	Ansel Williamson	Hal P. McGrath	2:42.25

1874	Saxon	George Barbee	William Pryor	Pierre Lorillard IV	2:39.50

1873	Springbok	James G. Rowe Sr.	David McDaniel	David McDaniel	1​5⁄8-miles	3:01.75

1872	Joe Daniels	2:58.25

1871	Harry Bassett	W. Miller	2:56.00

1870	Kingfisher	Edward D. Brown	Raleigh Colston Sr.	Daniel Swigert	2:59.50

1869	Fenian	C. Miller	Jacob Pincus	August Belmont	3:04.25

1868	General Duke	Bobby Swim	A. Thompson	McConnell & Co.	3:02.00

1867	Ruthless ‡	Gilbert Patrick	A. Jack Minor	Francis Morris	3:05.00

Sentence(s)

In 1920, the Belmont was won by Man o' War.

final_sentence: In 1920, the Belmont was won by Man o' War.