Every June, the Belmont Stakes, final jewel in horse racing's Triple Crown, takes place at Belmont Park. The Belmont Stakes at 1 1/2 miles is the longest of the three Triple Crown races.
The Belmont Stakes has provided incomparable excitement since 1866, each year when it takes over the Elmont, New York, racetrack. Here we show you the list of Belmont Stakes winners since 1970. Read more about Belmont Stakes Betting History
American Pharoah made history, winning the 2015 Belmont Stakes to secure horse racing's first Triple Crown in 37 years. The 1 1/2 mile race, known as the "Test Of The Champion" and sometimes as the "Final Jewel" in thoroughbred horse racing's traditional Triple Crown series.
American Pharoah became the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. As the 12th Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah ran the race in 2:26.65 which was the sixth-fastest of all time and the second-fastest (following only Secretariat in 1973) amongst Triple Crown winners.
American Pharoah, ridden by jockey Victor Espinoza, was leaning back in the starting gate when it opened and was a touch late at the start, but he soon pulled out to an early lead, which he maintained for a gate-to-wire win.
Justify beat the odds and joined the Triple Crown winners elite. Justify led for every step of the grueling 1 1/2 miles of the 2018 Belmont to win the 13th Triple Crown in horse racing history, just 3 years after the last one. Because Justify’s victory came so close on the heels of Pharoah’s, it’s instinctive to compare them. The trainer of both Justify and American Pharoah becomes just the second to ever win the Triple Crown twice; “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons also did it twice, with Gallant Fox and Omaha in the 1930s.
| Year | Horse | Time | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Justify | 2:28.18 | WinStar Farm |
| 2017 | Tapwrit | 2:30.02 | Bridlewood Farm |
| 2016 | Creator | 2:28.51 | WinStar Farm LLC |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | 2:26.65 | Zayat Stables, LLC |
| 2014 | Tonalist | 2:28.52 | Robert S. Evans |
| 2013 | Palace Malice | 2:30.70 | Dogwood Stable |
| 2012 | Union Rags | 2:30.42 | Phyllis M. Wyeth |
| 2011 | Ruler On Ice | 2:30.88 | George Hall - Lori Hall |
| 2010 | Drosselmeyer | 2:31.57 | Winstar Farm LLC |
| 2009 | Summer Bird | 2:27.54 | Kalarikkal & Vilasini Jayaraman |
| 2008 | Da' Tara | 2:29.65 | Robert V. LaPenta |
| 2007 | Rags to Riches (f) | 2:28.74 | Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith |
| 2006 | Jazil | 2:27.86 | Shadwell Stable |
| 2005 | Afleet Alex | 2:28 3/5 | Cash is King LLC |
| 2004 | Birdstone | 2:27 2/5 | Marylou Whitney Stables |
| 2003 | Empire Maker | 2:28 1/5 | Juddmonte Farms, Inc. |
| 2002 | Sarava | 2:29 3/5 | New Phoenix Stable |
| 2001 | Point Given | 2:26 2/5 | The Thoroughbred Corporation |
| 2000 | Commendable | 2:31 | Bob & Beverly Lewis |
| 1999 | Lemon Drop Kid | 2:27 4/5 | Jeanne G. Vance |
| 1998 | Victory Gallop | 2:29 | Prestonwood Farm Inc. |
| 1997 | Touch Gold | 2:28 4/5 | Frank Stronach |
| 1996 | Editor's Note | 2:28 4/5 | Overbrook Farm |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | 2:32 | Michael Tabor |
| 1994 | Tabasco Cat | 2:26 4/5 | Reynolds & Overbrook |
| 1993 | Colonial Affair | 2:29 4/5 | Centennial Farms |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy | 2:26 | Tomonori Tsurumaki |
| 1991 | Hansel | 2:28 | Lazy Lane Farm |
| 1990 | Go And Go | 2:27 1/5 | Moyglare Stud Farm |
| 1989 | Easy Goer | 2:26 | Ogden Phipps |
| 1988 | Risen Star | 2:26 2/5 | Louie Roussel III |
| 1987 | Bet Twice | 2:28 1/5 | Blanche P. Levy |
| 1986 | Danzig Connection | 2:29 4/5 | Henryk deKwiatowski |
| 1985 | Creme Fraiche | 2:27 | Brushwood Stables |
| 1984 | Swale | 2:27 1/5 | Claiborne Farm |
| 1983 | Caveat | 2:27 4/5 | August Belmont |
| 1982 | Conquistador Cielo | 2:28 1/5 | Henryk deKwiatkowski |
| 1981 | Summing | 2:29 | Charles T. Wilson Jr. |
| 1980 | Temperence Hill | 2:29 4/5 | Loblolly Stable |
| 1979 | Coastal | 2:28 3/5 | William Haggin Perry |
| 1978 | Affirmed | 2:26 4/5 | Harbor View Farm |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew | 2:29 3/5 | Karen Taylor |
| 1976 | Bold Forbes | 2:29 | E. Rodriguez Tizol |
| 1975 | Avatar | 2:28 l/5 | Arthur Seeligson Jr. |
| 1974 | Little Current | 2:29 1/5 | Darby Dan Farm |
| 1973 | Secretariat | 2:24 | Meadow Stable |
| 1972 | Riva Ridge | 2:28 | Meadow Stable |
| 1971 | Pass Catcher | 2:30 2/5 | October House Farm |
| 1970 | High Echelon | 2:34 | Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs |
| 1969 | Arts And Letters | 2:28 4/5 | Rokeby Stable |
| 1968 | Stage Door Johnny | 2:27 1/5 | Greentree Stable |
| 1967 | Damascus | 2:28 4/5 | Mrs. Edith W. Bancroft |
| 1966 | Amberoid | 2:29 3/5 | Reginald N. Webster |
| 1965 | Hail To All | 2:28 2/5 | Mrs. Ben Cohen |
| 1964 | Quadrangle | 2:28 2/5 | Rokeby Stable |
| 1963 | Chateaugay | 2:30 1/5 | Darby Dan Farm |
| 1962 | Jaipur | 2:28 4/5 | George D. Widener |
| 1961 | Sherluck | 2:29 1/5 | Jacob Sher |
| 1960 | Celtic Ash | 2:29 3/5 | Green Dunes Farm |
| 1959 | Sword Dancer | 2:28 2/5 | Brookmeade Stable |
| 1958 | Cavan | 2:30 1/5 | Joseph E. O'Connell |
| 1957 | Gallant Man | 2:26 3/5 | Ralph Lowe |
| 1956 | Needles | 2:29 4/5 | D & H Stable |
| 1955 | Nashua | 2:29 | Belair Stud |
| 1954 | High Gun | 2:30 4/5 | King Ranch |
| 1953 | Native Dancer | 2:28 3/5 | Alfred G. Vanderbilt |
| 1952 | One Count | 2:30 1/5 | Mrs. Walter Jeffords |
| 1951 | Counterpoint | 2:29 | C. V. Whitney |
| 1950 | Middleground | 2:28 3/5 | King Ranch |
| 1949 | Capot | 2:30 1/5 | Greentree Stable |
| 1948 | Citation | 2:28 1/5 | Calumet Farm |
| 1947 | Phalanx | 2:29 2/5 | C. V. Whitney |
| 1946 | Assault | 2:30 4/5 | King Ranch |
| 1945 | Pavot | 2:30 1/5 | Walter M. Jeffords |
| 1944 | Bounding Home | 2:32 1/5 | William Ziegler Jr. |
| 1943 | Count Fleet | 2:28 1/5 | Mrs. John D. Hertz |
| 1942 | Shut Out | 2:29 1/5 | Greentree Stable |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | 2:31 | Calumet Farm |
| 1940 | Bimelech | 2:29 3/5 | E. R. Bradley |
| 1939 | Johnstown | 2:29 3/5 | Belair Stud |
| 1938 | Pasteurized | 2:29 2/5 | Mrs. Plunkett Stewart |
| 1937 | War Admiral | 2:28 3/5 | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1936 | Granville | 2:30 | Belair Stud |
| 1935 | Omaha | 2:30 3/5 | Belair Stud |
| 1934 | Peace Chance | 2:29 1/5 | J. E. Widener |
| 1933 | Hurryoff | 2:32 3/5 | J. E. Widener |
| 1932 | Faireno | 2:32 4/5 | Belair Stud |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand | 2:29 3/5 | Greentree Stable |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox | 2:31 3/5 | Belair Stud |
| 1929 | Blue Larkspur | 2:32 4/5 | E. R. Bradley |
| 1928 | Vito | 2:33 1/5 | A. H. Cosden |
| 1927 | Chance Shot | 2:32 2/5 | J. E. Widener |
| 1926 | Crusader | 2:32 1/5 | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1925 | American Flag | 2:16 4/5 | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1924 | Mad Play | 2:18 4/5 | Rancocas Stable |
| 1923 | Zev | 2:19 | Rancocas Stable |
| 1922 | Pillory | 2:18 4/5 | R. T. Wilson Jr. |
| 1921 | Grey Lag | 2:116 4/5 | Rancocas Stable |
| 1920 | Man o' War | 2:14 1/5 | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1919 | Sir Barton | 2:17 2/5 | J. K. L. Ross |
| 1918 | Johren | 2:20 2/5 | H. P. Whitney |
| 1917 | Hourless | 2:17 4/5 | August Belmont |
| 1916 | Friar Rock | 2:22 | August Belmont |
| 1915 | The Finn | 2:18 2/5 | H. C. Hallenbeck |
| 1914 | Luke McLuke | 2:20 | John W. Schorr |
| 1913 | Prince Eugene | 2:18 | H. P. Whitney |
| 1910 | Sweep | 2:22 | James R Keene |
| 1909 | Joe Madden | 2:21 3/5 | Sam Hildreth |
| 1908 | Colin | - | James R. Keene |
| 1907 | Peter Pan | - | James R. Keene |
| 1906 | Burgomaster | 2:20 | H. P. Whitney |
| 1905 | Tanya (f) | 2:08 | H. P. Whitney |
| 1904 | Delhi | 2:06 3/5 | J. R. Keene |
| 1903 | Africander | 2:23 1/5 | Hampton Stable |
| 1902 | Masterman | 2:22 1/2 | August Belmont |
| 1901 | Commando | 2:211 | J. R. Keene |
| 1900 | Ildrim | 2:2l 1/2 | H. E. Leigh |
| 1899 | Jean Bereaud | 2:23 | Sydney Paget |
| 1898 | Bowling Brook | 2:32 | A.H.&.D.R. Morris |
| 1897 | Scottish Chieftain | 2:23 1/4 | Marcus Daly |
| 1896 | Hastings | 2:24 1/2 | Blemton Stable |
| 1895 | Belmar | 2:11 1/2 | Preakness Stable |
| 1894 | Henry of Navarre | 1:56 1/2 | B. McClelland |
| 1893 | Comanche | 1:53 1/4 | Empire Stable |
| 1892 | Patron | 2:l7 | J. Stuart |
| 1891 | Foxford | 2:08 3/4 | C. E. Rand |
| 1890 | Burlington | 2:07 3/4 | Hough Bros. |
| 1889 | Eric | 2:47 | A. J. Cassatt |
| 1888 | Sir Dixon | 2:40 1/4 | Dwyer Bros. |
| 1887 | Hanover | 2:43 1/2 | Dwyer Bros. |
| 1886 | Inspector B | 2:4l | Dwyer Bros. |
| 1885 | Tyrant | 2:43 | B. A. Haggin |
| 1884 | Panique | 2:42 | Dwyer Bros. |
| 1883 | George Kinney | 2:42 1/2 | Dwyer Bros. |
| 1882 | Forester | 2:43 | Appleby & Johnson |
| 1881 | Saunterer | 2:47 | G. L. Lorillard |
| 1880 | Grenada | 2:47 | G. L. Lorillard |
| 1879 | Spendthrift | 2:42 3/4 | J. R. Keene |
| 1878 | Duke of Magenta | 2:43 1/2 | G. Lorillard |
| 1877 | Cloverbrook | 2:46 | E. A. Clabaugh |
| 1876 | Algerine | 2:40 1/2 | Doswell & Co. |
| 1875 | Calvin | 2:40 1/4 | H. P. McGrath |
| 1874 | Saxon | 2:39 1/2 | P. Lorillard |
| 1873 | Springbok | 3:01 3/4 | D. McDaniel |
| 1872 | Joe Daniels | 2:58 1/4 | D. McDaniel |
| 1871 | Harry Basset | 2:56 | D. McDaniel |
| 1870 | Kingfisher | 2:59 1/2 | D. Swigert |
| 1869 | Fenian | 3:04 1/4 | August Belmont |
| 1868 | General Duke | 3:02 | McConnell & Co. |
| 1867 | Ruthless (f) | 3:05 | F. Morris |
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