# Alabama Stakes

The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies. Inaugurated in 1872, the Grade I race is run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course. Held in mid August, it currently offers a purse of $600,000. In 2010 it became the third leg of the American Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, after the Acorn Stakes and Coaching Club American Oaks.
The Alabama Stakes is named in honor of William Cottrell of Mobile, Alabama. "Alabama" was the name settled on because Cottrell was too modest to have a race named for him personally. The inaugural running took place on July 19, 1872 and was won by a chestnut filly named Woodbine owned by prominent New York financier August Belmont Sr.
The race was not run from 1893 to 1896 and 1898 to 1900. The 1908 passage of the Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature under Republican Governor Charles Evans Hughes led to a state-wide shutdown of racing in 1911 and 1912. During World War II, from 1943 through 1945 the Alabama Stakes was run at Belmont Park.
The race has been contested at various distances:
* 1 mile and 1 furlong – 1872–1901, 1904, 1906–1916
* 1+1⁄16 miles – 1901, 1902, and on the turf in 1903
* 1+5⁄16 miles – 1905
* 1+1⁄4 miles – 1917 to present

## Records

Speed record at current distance:
* 2:00.80 @ 1¼ miles : Go For Wand (1990)
Most wins by an owner:
* 5 – Belair Stud (1924, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1953)
* 4 – Walter M. Jeffords (1937, 1949, 1951, 1952)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 – Jorge Velásquez (1972, 1973, 1977, 1984, 1987)
* 5 – Jerry D. Bailey (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005)
* 5 – Mike E. Smith (1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2016)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 8 – Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons (1924, 1928, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1953, 1959)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Win$ | Gr. |
| 2024 | Power Squeeze | Javier Castellano | Jorge Delgado | Andrew Schwarz & Wendy Schwarz Gilder | 11⁄4 | 2:04.35 | $330,000 | G1 |
| 2023 | Randomized | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | 11⁄4 | 2:03.07 | $330,000 | G1 |
| 2022 | Nest | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbreds, & Michael House | 11⁄4 | 2:03.14 | $330,000 | G1 |
| 2021 | Malathaat | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Shadwell Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:02.59 | $330,000 | G1 |
| 2020 | Swiss Skydiver | Tyler Gaffalione | Kenneth McPeek | Peter J. Callahan | 11⁄4 | 2:03.04 | $275,000 | G1 |
| 2019 | Dunbar Road | José Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant | 11⁄4 | 2:04.07 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2018 | Eskimo Kisses | José Ortiz | Kenneth McPeek | Gainesway Farm, Magdalena Racing, & Nehoc Stables | 11⁄4 | 2:03.22 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2017 | Elate | José Ortiz | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider | 11⁄4 | 2:02.19 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2016 | Songbird | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 11⁄4 | 2:03.00 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2015 | Embellish the Lace | Javier Castellano | Anthony W. Dutrow | JoAnn & Alex Lieblong | 11⁄4 | 2:01.97 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2014 | Stopchargingmaria | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:05.14 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2013 | Princess of Sylmar | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | King of Prussia Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:03.21 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2012 | Questing | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin Racing LLC | 11⁄4 | 2:01.29 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2011 | Royal Delta | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott | Palides Investments | 11⁄4 | 2:03.13 | $300,000 | G1 |
| 2010 | Blind Luck | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Mark Dedomenico, John Carver, Peter Abruzzo, Jerry Hollendorfer | 11⁄4 | 2:03.89 | $300,000 | G1 |
| 2009 | Careless Jewel | Robert Landry | Josie Carroll | Donver Stable (Vern & Donna Dubinsky) | 11⁄4 | 2:03.24 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2008 | Proud Spell | Gabriel Saez | Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 11⁄4 | 2:04.08 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2007 | Lady Joanne | Calvin Borel | Carl Nafzger | Bentley L. Smith | 11⁄4 | 2:03.62 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2006 | Pine Island | Javier Castellano | C. R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:02.87 | $360,000 | G1 |
| 2005 | Sweet Symphony | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:04.45 | $450,000 | G1 |
| 2004 | Society Selection | Cornelio Velásquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Marjorie & Irving Cowan | 11⁄4 | 2:02.60 | $450,000 | G1 |
| 2003 | Island Fashion | John R. Velazquez | Barclay Tagg | Jeffrey L. Nielsen | 11⁄4 | 2:05.00 | $450,000 | G1 |
| 2002 | Farda Amiga | Pat Day | Paulo Lobo | Marcos Simon, Julio Camargo, Santa Escolastica Stable (Jose DeCamargo) | 11⁄4 | 2:04.60 | $450,000 | G1 |
| 2001 | Flute | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 11⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $450,000 | G1 |
| 2000 | Jostle | Mike E. Smith | John C. Servis | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. (Rick Porter) | 11⁄4 | 2:04.60 | $450,000 | G1 |
| 1999 | Silverbulletday | Jerry D. Bailey | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 11⁄4 | 2:02.60 | $240,000 | G1 |
| 1998 | Banshee Breeze | Jerry D. Bailey | Carl Nafzger | James B. Tafel | 11⁄4 | 2:03.40 | $150,000 | G1 |
| 1997 | Runup The Colors | Jerry D. Bailey | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 11⁄4 | 2:02.20 | $150,000 | G1 |
| 1996 | Yanks Music | John R. Velazquez | Leo O'Brien | Michael Fennessy & Audrey H. Cooper | 11⁄4 | 2:03.00 | $150,000 | G1 |
| 1995 | Pretty Discreet | Mike E. Smith | William Terrill | E. Paul Robsham | 11⁄4 | 2:02.00 | $120,000 | G1 |
| 1994 | Heavenly Prize | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 11⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $120,000 | G1 |
| 1993 | Sky Beauty | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | 11⁄4 | 2:03.40 | $120,000 | G1 |
| 1992 | November Snow | Chris Antley | H. Allen Jerkens | Earle I. Mack | 11⁄4 | 2:02.75 | $120,000 | G1 |
| 1991 | Versailles Treaty | Ángel Cordero Jr. | C. R. McGaughey III | Cynthia Phipps | 11⁄4 | 2:02.40 | $120,000 | G1 |
| 1990 | Go For Wand | Randy Romero | William Badget Jr. | Christiana Stables | 11⁄4 | 2:00.80 | $130,560 | G1 |
| 1989 | Open Mind | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 11⁄4 | 2:04.20 | $139,440 | G1 |
| 1988 | Maplejinsky | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Philip G. Johnson | Susan Kaskel | 11⁄4 | 2:01.80 | $136,320 | G1 |
| 1987 | Up The Apalachee | Jorge Velásquez | George Arcenaux | J. Minos Simon | 11⁄4 | 2:04.00 | $138,240 | G1 |
| 1986 | Classy Cathy | Earlie Fires | C. R. McGaughey III | Edward A. Cox Jr. | 11⁄4 | 2:04.20 | $138,720 | G1 |
| 1985 | Mom's Command | Abigail Fuller | Edward T. Allard | Peter D. Fuller | 11⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $84,000 | G1 |
| 1984 | Life's Magic | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 11⁄4 | 2:02.60 | $84,600 | G1 |
| 1983 | Spit Curl | Jean Cruguet | LeRoy Jolley | Peter M. Brant | 11⁄4 | 2:02.40 | $65,880 | G1 |
| 1982 | Broom Dance | Gregg McCarron | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stables | 11⁄4 | 2:02.20 | $67,680 | G1 |
| 1981 | Prismatical | Eddie Maple | Luis Barrera | Happy Valley Farm (Stephen & Gary Wolfson) | 11⁄4 | 2:02.40 | $66,000 | G1 |
| 1980 | Love Sign | Ruben Hernandez | Sidney Watters Jr. | Stephen C. Clark Jr. | 11⁄4 | 2:01.00 | $65,880 | G1 |
| 1979 | It's In The Air | Jeffrey Fell | Lazaro S. Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 11⁄4 | 2:01.40 | $64,980 | G1 |
| 1978 | White Star Line | Michael Venezia | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm | 11⁄4 | 2:04.00 | $64,920 | G1 |
| 1977 | Our Mims | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 11⁄4 | 2:03.00 | $66,060 | G1 |
| 1976 | Optimistic Gal | Eddie Maple | LeRoy Jolley | Diana M. Firestone | 11⁄4 | 2:01.60 | $48,555 | G1 |
| 1975 | Spout | Jean Cruguet | Victor J. Nickerson | Maxwell Gluck | 11⁄4 | 2:04.00 | $49,170 | G1 |
| 1974 | Quaze Quilt | Heliodoro Gustines | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 11⁄4 | 2:02.60 | $33,660 | G1 |
| 1973 | Desert Vixen | Jorge Velásquez | Thomas F. Root Sr. | Harry T. Mangurian Jr. | 11⁄4 | 2:04.20 | $34,620 | G1 |
| 1972 | Summer Guest | Jorge Velásquez | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:03.40 | $32,640 |
| 1971 | Lauries Dancer | Sandy Hawley | James C. Bentley | Helen G. Stollery | 11⁄4 | 2:03.00 | $35,280 |
| 1970 | Fanfreluche | Ron Turcotte | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 11⁄4 | 2:03.80 | $38,415 |
| 1969 | Shuvee | Jesse Davidson | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | 11⁄4 | 2:06.40 | $35,360 |
| 1968 | Gay Matelda | John L. Rotz | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:04.40 | $36,920 |
| 1967 | Gamely | Bill Shoemaker | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 11⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $39,130 |
| 1966 | Natashka | Bill Shoemaker | William A. Peterson | George F. Getty II | 11⁄4 | 2:04.20 | $36,790 |
| 1965 | What A Treat | John L. Rotz | Sylvester E. Veitch | George D. Widener Jr. | 11⁄4 | 2:03.60 | $41,080 |
| 1964 | Miss Cavandish | Howard Grant | Roger Laurin | Harry S. Nichols | 11⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $36,530 |
| 1963 | Tona | Mike Sorrentino | Norman R. McLeod | Thomas S. Nichols | 11⁄4 | 2:04.20 | $37,310 |
| 1962 | Firm Policy | Johnny Sellers | E. Barry Ryan | E. Barry Ryan | 11⁄4 | 2:06.00 | $37,050 |
| 1961 | Primonetta | Bill Shoemaker | James P. Conway | Darby Dan Farm | 11⁄4 | 2:03.20 | $35,555 |
| 1960 | Make Sail | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:04.00 | $38,205 |
| 1959 | High Bid | Henry E. Moreno | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:05.00 | $37,230 |
| 1958 | Tempted | Robert Ussery | Henry S. Clark | Mooring Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:05.80 | $18,712 |
| 1957 | Here and There | Eldon Nelson | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 11⁄4 | 2:06.40 | $20,450 |
| 1956 | Tournure | Eric Guerin | Otis J. Clelland | Laura S. Branham | 11⁄4 | 2:05.40 | $18,600 |
| 1955 | Rico Reto | William Boland | Max Hirsch | W. Arnold Hanger | 11⁄4 | 2:05.80 | $20,750 |
| 1954 | Parlo | Eddie Arcaro | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 11⁄4 | 2:06.00 | $20,550 |
| 1953 | Sabette | Jesse Higley | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 11⁄4 | 2:06.00 | $18,800 |
| 1952 | Lily White | Ted Atkinson | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. | 11⁄4 | 2:05.80 | $17000 |
| 1951 | Kiss Me Kate | Eddie Arcaro | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. | 11⁄4 | 2:05.60 | $15,250 |
| 1950 | Busanda | Robert Permane | James E. Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | 11⁄4 | 2:04.40 | $15,850 |
| 1949 | Adile | Eddie Arcaro | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. | 11⁄4 | 2:04.00 | $17,000 |
| 1948 | Compliance | Ted Atkinson | George H. Strate | Lester Manor Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:06.00 | $16,900 |
| 1947 | But Why Not | Eric Guerin | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 11⁄4 | 2:05.00 | $10,100 |
| 1946 | Hypnotic | Eric Guerin | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 11⁄4 | 2:04.20 | $18,250 |
| 1945 | Sicily | Ted Atkinson | William Post | Harry La Montagne | 11⁄4 | 2:03.40 | $21,015 |
| 1944 | Vienna | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 11⁄4 | 2:03.60 | $18,170 |
| 1943 | Stefanita | Conn McCreary | Winbert F. Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | 11⁄4 | 2:04.40 | $11,425 |
| 1942 | Vagrancy | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 11⁄4 | 2:05.20 | $8,950 |
| 1941 | War Wizard | Conn McCreary | Walter A. Carter | Glen Riddle Farm | 11⁄4 | 2:04.80 | $8,975 |
| 1940 | Salaminia | Don Meade | Duval A. Headley | Hal Price Headley | 11⁄4 | 2:04.80 | $9,450 |
| 1939 | War Plumage | Maurice Peters | Howard J. Wells | James Cox Brady Jr. | 11⁄4 | 2:05.00 | $10,100 |
| 1938 | Handcuff | Jack Westrope | Hugh L. Fontaine | Brookmeade Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:07.40 | $8,275 |
| 1937 | Regal Lily | Harry Richards | Preston M. Burch | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. | 11⁄4 | 2:08.20 | $7,475 |
| 1936 | Floradora | Danny Brammer | Albert B. Gordon | E. Dale Shaffer | 11⁄4 | 2:06.60 | $7,525 |
| 1935 | Alberta | Silvio Coucci | Henry McDaniel | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | 11⁄4 | 2:05.20 | $7,350 |
| 1934 | Hindu Queen | Lee Humphries | Max Hirsch | Morton L. Schwartz | 11⁄4 | 2:05.00 | $11,050 |
| 1933 | Barn Swallow | Don Meade | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | 11⁄4 | 2:06.60 | $11,525 |
| 1932 | Top Flight | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | 11⁄4 | 2:06.40 | $12,225 |
| 1931 | Risque | Earl Steffen | Willie Knapp | Fannie Hertz | 11⁄4 | 2:05.60 | $14,200 |
| 1930 | Escutcheon | Linus McAtee | George M. Odom | Marshall Field III | 11⁄4 | 2:04.20 | $13,875 |
| 1929 | Aquastella | Pete Walls | Thomas J. Healey | Florence L. Clark | 11⁄4 | 2:04.80 | $11,775 |
| 1928 | Nixie | Danny McAuliffe | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:10.20 | $11,550 |
| 1927 | Nimba | Harold Thurber | George M. Odom | Marshall Field III | 11⁄4 | 2:06.80 | $12,925 |
| 1926 | Rapture | Linus McAtee | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry P. Whitney | 11⁄4 | 2:06.00 | $9,275 |
| 1925 | Maid at Arms | Albert Johnson | Gwyn R. Tompkins | Glen Riddle Farm | 11⁄4 | 2:07.00 | $10,625 |
| 1924 | Priscilla Ruley | John Maiben | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 11⁄4 | 2:08.80 | $9,925 |
| 1923 | Untidy | Earl Sande | Scott P. Harlan | Greentree Stable | 11⁄4 | 2:05.40 | $8,950 |
| 1922 | Nedna | Frank Keogh | James G. Rowe Sr. | William P. Thompson | 11⁄4 | 2:08.00 | $8,050 |
| 1921 | Prudery | Laverne Fator | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry P. Whitney | 11⁄4 | 2:04.20 | $7,275 |
| 1920 | Cleopatra | Linus McAtee | William H. Karrick | William R. Coe | 11⁄4 | 2:07.80 | $7,275 |
| 1919 | Vexatious | Eddie Ambrose | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry P. Whitney | 11⁄4 | 2:09.20 | $7,265 |
| 1918 | Eyelid | Lavelle Ensor | Richard O. Miller | Anthony L. Aste | 11⁄4 | 2:04.20 | $6,575 |
| 1917 | Sunbonnet | Johnny Loftus | Walter B. Jennings | A. Kingsley Macomber | 11⁄4 | 2:07.00 | $3,850 |
| 1916 | Malachite | Lawrence Lyke | Sam Hildreth | August Belmont Jr. | 11⁄8 | 1:54.60 | $1,720 |
| 1915 | Waterblossom | Edward C. Martin | Thomas Clay McDowell | Thomas Clay McDowell | 11⁄8 | 1:57.60 | $1,160 |
| 1914 | Addie M. | Charles Burlingame | George W. Langdon | John W. Messervy | 11⁄8 | 1:54.40 | $1,740 |
| 1913 | Flying Fairy | Tommy Davies | J. Simon Healy | Edward B. Cassatt | 11⁄8 | 1:56.20 | $1,455 |
| 1912 | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. |
| 1911 | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. |
| 1910 | Ocean Bound | Cal Shilling | French Brooks | Woodford Clay | 11⁄8 | 1:55.00 | $3,850 |
| 1909 | Maskette | Richard Scoville | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 11⁄8 | 1:59.40 | $3,850 |
| 1908 | Mayfield | Cal Shilling | William Hayward Jr. | John Sanford | 11⁄8 | 2:01.00 | $3,850 |
| 1907 | Kennyetto | Joe Notter | William Hayward Jr. | John Sanford | 11⁄8 | 1:54.20 | $3,850 |
| 1906 | Running Water | Walter Miller | Thomas Welsh | Newcastle Stable | 11⁄8 | 1:52.40 | $3,850 |
| 1905 | Tradition | Willie Davis | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget | 15⁄16 | 2:16.60 | $4,850 |
| 1904 | Beldame | Frank O'Neill | Fred Burlew | Newton Bennington | 11⁄8 | 1:53.60 | $3,850 |
| 1903 | Stamping Ground | Grover Fuller | George Cornell | F. R. Doctor | 11⁄16 | 1:56.80 | $4,625 |
| 1902 | Par Excellence | Arthur Redfern | Crit Davis | The Pepper Stable | 11⁄16 | 1:47.60 | $3,850 |
| 1901 | Morningside | Nash Turner | John W. Rogers | William Collins Whitney | 11⁄16 | 1:47.80 | $1,900 |
| 1898 | – 1900 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 1897 | Poetess | Charles A. Thorpe | | William Laimbeer | 11⁄8 | 2:01.25 | $1,425 |
| 1893 | – 1896 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 1892 | Ignite | Alonzo Clayton | John H. Morris | Bashford Manor Stable | 11⁄8 | 1:57.50 | $2,475 |
| 1891 | Sallie McClelland | George Anderson | Byron McClelland | Byron McClelland | 11⁄8 | 2:05.75 | $2,070 |
| 1890 | Sinaloa II | Shelby Barnes | Robert E. Campbell | Santa Anita Stable | 11⁄8 | 1:56.50 | $3,750 |
| 1889 | Princess Bowling | Isaac Murphy | | B. F. Pettit | 11⁄8 | 2:03.50 | $2,650 |
| 1888 | Bella B. | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 11⁄8 | 1:58.00 | $3,675 |
| 1887 | Grisette | E. West | Albert Cooper | Santa Anita Stable | 11⁄8 | 2:00.50 | $3,000 |
| 1886 | Millie | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 11⁄8 | 1:59.50 | $3,550 |
| 1885 | Ida Hope | Isaac Murphy | John W. Rogers | Edward C. Corrigan | 11⁄8 | 1:59.00 | $3,225 |
| 1884 | Tolu | Harry Blaylock | R. Wyndham Walden | George L. Lorillard | 11⁄8 | 2:01.00 | $3,500 |
| 1883 | Miss Woodford | Jim McLaughlin | James G. Rowe Sr. | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 11⁄8 | 1:57.50 | $3,050 |
| 1882 | Belle of Runnymede | John Stoval | James G. Rowe Sr. | George W. Bowen & Co. | 11⁄8 | 2:08.75 | $3,250 |
| 1881 | Thora | William Donohue | James Lee | Charles Reed | 11⁄8 | 1:59.25 | $1,450 |
| 1880 | Glidelia | William Donohue | George Rice | William M. Connor | 11⁄8 | 2:00.00 | $2,600 |
| 1879 | Ferida | Lloyd Hughes | R. Wyndham Walden | George L. Lorillard | 11⁄8 | 2:00.75 | $3,300 |
| 1878 | Belle | William Hayward Jr. | George Rice | Oden Bowie | 11⁄8 | 1:59.00 | $2,800 |
| 1877 | Susquehanna | Lloyd Hughes | Jacob Pincus | August Belmont Sr. | 11⁄8 | 1:57.25 | $3,450 |
| 1876 | Merciless | Dan Sparling | William Brown | Pierre Lorillard IV | 11⁄8 | 2:00.75 | $2,850 |
| 1875 | Olitipa | S. Evans | Jacob Pincus | August Belmont Sr. | 11⁄8 | 2:00.50 | $2,800 |
| 1874 | Regardless | John Sparling | William Brown | Francis Morris | 11⁄8 | 2:00.25 | $3,100 |
| 1873 | Minnie | R. Ponton | R. Wyndham Walden | R. Wyndham Walden | 11⁄8 | 2:01.60 | $3,050 |
| 1872 | Woodbine | C. Gradwell | Jacob Pincus | August Belmont Sr. | 11⁄8 | 2:06.20 | $2,650 |
+ In 1968 Heartland finished first but was disqualified and placed second. + In 1966 Lady Pitt finished first but was disqualified and placed second. + In 1942 Bonnet Ann finished first but was disqualified and placed last. + In 1908 Stamina finished first but was disqualified and placed last.