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The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over the worldwide classic distance of Template:Convert. Colts and geldings carry a weight of Template:Convert; fillies carry Template:Convert. The race, nicknamed The Test of the Champion,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Test of Champions<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and The Run for the Carnations, is the traditional third and final leg of the Triple Crown. It is usually held on the first or second Saturday in June, five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes. The 1973 Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown winner Secretariat holds the track record (which is also a world record on dirt) of 2:24.

The race covers one full lap of Belmont Park, known as "The Championship Track" because nearly every major American champion in racing history has competed on the racetrack. Belmont Park, with its large, wide, sweeping turns and long homestretch, is considered one of the fairest racetracks in America.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Despite the distance, the race tends to favor horses with tactical speed: relatively few winners close from far behind the early leaders.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The attendance at the Belmont Stakes is among the American thoroughbred racing top-attended events. The 2004 Belmont Stakes drew a television audience of 21.9 million viewers, and had the highest household viewing rate since 1977 when Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown.<ref name="viewers">Template:Cite web</ref>

The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes was on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Saratoga Race Course. The 2026 edition of the race will also be held at Saratoga Race Course as the reconstruction of Belmont Park will not be completely finished.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

1867–1929: Early years

August Belmont Trophy, presented annually to the winning owner since 1926.

The first Belmont Stakes was held at Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx, built in 1866 by stock market speculator Leonard Jerome (1817–1891) and financed by August Belmont Sr. (1816–1890), for whom the race was named. The first race in 1867 saw the filly Ruthless win, while the following year was won by General Duke.<ref name=PastWinners /> The first post parade in the United States was at the 14th Belmont, in 1880. The race continued to be held at Jerome Park until 1890, when it was moved to the nearby facility, Morris Park Racecourse.<ref name="Belmont Stakes Records">Template:Cite web</ref> The 1895 race was almost not held because of new laws that banned bookmaking in New York: it was eventually rescheduled for November 2.<ref name="Sowers">Template:Cite book</ref> The race remained at Morris Park Racecourse until the May 1905 opening of the new Belmont Park, Template:Convert racetrack in Elmont, New York, on Long Island, just outside the New York City borough of Queens.<ref name="Belmont Stakes Records" /> When anti-gambling legislation was passed in New York State, Belmont Racetrack was closed, and the race was cancelled in 1911 and 1912.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The first winner of the Triple Crown was Sir Barton, in 1919, before the series was recognized as such.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1920, the Belmont was won by the great Man o' War, who won by 20 lengths, setting a new stakes and American record, while under a stout pull.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Starting in 1926, the winner of the Belmont Stakes has been presented with August Belmont Trophy. The owner may keep the trophy for one year, and also receives a silver miniature for permanent use.<ref name="Belmont Stakes Records" />

1930–2000: Evolution of the Triple Crown series

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1940 winner Bimelech in the winner's circle

The term Triple Crown was first used when Gallant Fox won the three races in 1930, but the term did not enter widespread use until 1935 when his son Omaha repeated the feat. Sir Barton was then honored retroactively.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since 1931, the order of Triple Crown races has been the Kentucky Derby first, followed by the Preakness Stakes, and then the Belmont Stakes. Prior to 1931, the Preakness was run before the Derby eleven times. On May 12, 1917, and again on May 13, 1922, the Preakness and the Derby were run on the same day. On eleven occasions, the Belmont Stakes was run before the Preakness Stakes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The date of each event is now set by the Kentucky Derby, which is always held on the first Saturday in May. The Preakness Stakes is currently held two weeks later; and the Belmont Stakes is held three weeks after the Preakness (five weeks after the Derby). The earliest possible date for the Derby is May 1, and the latest is May 7; the earliest possible date for the Belmont is thus June 5, and the latest is June 11.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2020, due to the cancellation of the original dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the order changed with the Belmont first on June 20, the Kentucky Derby on September 5 and the Preakness on October 3—all with no spectators—before the Triple Crown races resumed their normal schedule in 2021.

In 1937, War Admiral became the fourth Triple Crown winner after winning the Belmont in a new track record time of 2:28 3/5.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 1940s, four Triple Crown winners followed: Whirlaway in 1941, Count Fleet in 1943, Assault in 1946 and Citation in 1948. Count Fleet won the race by a then-record margin of twenty-five lengths.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also set a stakes record of 2:28 1/5, a record tied by Citation. In 1957, the stakes record was smashed when Gallant Man ran the Belmont in 2:26 3/5 in a year when the Triple Crown series was split three ways.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Belmont Stakes race was held at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1963 to 1967, while the track at Belmont was restored and renovated.

The largest crowd of the 20th century was in 1971 with over 80,000 people, supplemented by the city's Latino community, there to cheer on their new hero, Cañonero II, the Venezuelan colt who had won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and was poised to win the U.S. Triple Crown. However, due to a foot infection that had bothered the horse for several days, Cañonero II failed to win the Triple Crown when he struggled across the finish line in 4th place behind Pass Catcher, ridden by Walter Blum. Despite this loss, Cañonero II was named the winner of the first Eclipse Award for Outstanding Three-Year-Old Male Horse.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On June 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by thirty-one lengths in a record time of 2:24, becoming a Triple Crown champion, ending a 25-year gap between Citation, the Belmont and Triple Crown winner in 1948. Secretariat's record still stands as the fastest running of the Belmont Stakes and an American record for Template:Frac miles on the dirt.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1977, Seattle Slew became the first horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. Affirmed was the last winner of the Triple Crown in the 20th century, taking the Belmont Stakes in 2:26 4/5 on June 10, 1978. Ridden by eighteen-year-old Steve Cauthen, Affirmed defeated rival Alydar with Jorge Velásquez in the saddle. At the time the race was the third-slowest start and the third-fastest finish with the quarter in 25, the half in 50, 3/4 in 1:14, the mile in 1:37 2/5.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1988, Secretariat's son Risen Star won the Belmont in 2:26 2/5, then the second-fastest time in the history of the race. The next year, Easy Goer lowered the mark for second-fastest time to 2:26. Easy Goer also holds a Beyer Speed Figure of 122 for the race, the best of any Triple Crown race since these ratings were first published in 1987.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2001–present: Recent years

The crowd packs the facility when a Triple Crown is on the line

For three years in a row, horses came to the Belmont Stakes with a Triple Crown on the line only to fail. In 2002, Belmont Park hosted what was then the largest crowd in its history when 103,222 saw War Emblem lose to longshot Sarava after stumbling at the start. In 2003, 101,864 watched Funny Cide finish third behind Empire Maker. In 2004, the attendance record was shattered when 120,139 people saw Smarty Jones upset by Birdstone.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2007, Rags to Riches became the first filly to win the race since Tanya in 1905. Three more failed Triple Crown bids followed: in 2008, Big Brown lost to Da' Tara; in 2012, I'll Have Another was withdrawn due to injury; and in 2014, California Chrome was beaten by Tonalist. This fueled debate about whether the series needed to be changed, for example by lengthening the period between races.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

American Pharoah won the 2015 race, becoming the 12th horse in history to win the Triple Crown and the first in 37 years. The crowd that year was limited for the first time, to 90,000.<ref name="triplecrown">Template:Cite web</ref> His time of 2:26.65 was the sixth-fastest in Belmont Stakes history, and the second-fastest time for a Triple Crown winner.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2018, Justify became the 13th Triple Crown winner and only the second horse to do so while undefeated.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Justify won the 150th Belmont Stakes in 2018 to become the 13th Triple Crown champion.

The 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes took place without in-person fans on June 20, 2020,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> delayed from June 6 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leading to the announcement, NYRA considered various dates after evaluating the spring-summer meeting at Belmont Park and after the other three majors set their respective dates: the Kentucky Derby moving to September 5, the Preakness Stakes moving to October 3, and the Breeders' Cup Classic slated for November 7. Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced on May 16 that horse racing tracks statewide, including Belmont Park, would be permitted to resume races without in-person fans on June 1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 2020 contest also marked the first time in history that the Belmont Stakes served as the Triple Crown's opening leg, with its running length shortened accordingly to Template:Convert,<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> its shortest distance since 1894.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Temporary move to Saratoga

The New York Racing Association held both the 2024 Belmont Stakes and the 2025 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course because of ongoing construction and renovations at Belmont Park.<ref name="wp061223">Template:Cite news</ref> The purse of the race was increased to US$2 million with the winner receiving $1,200,000. It was run at a shorter distance of Template:Convert instead of the usual Template:Convert due to the smaller size of the Saratoga dirt track.<ref name=wp061223/><ref name="gov2024stakes">Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On June 13, 2025, it was announced that the 2026 Belmont Stakes would also be held at Saratoga Race Course.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Locations

Over the years the race has been held at the following racetracks:

Distance and race details

Race Length Years
A mile and a furlong (1.125 miles) 1893–1894, 2020
A mile and a quarter 1890–1892, 1895, 1904–1905, 2024–2025
A mile and three furlongs (1.375 miles) 1896–1903, 1906–1925
A mile and a half 1874–1889, 1926–2019, 2021–2023
A mile and five furlongs (1.625 miles) 1867–1873

The purse for the first running in 1867 was $1,500 added,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> meaning the purse was supplemented by nomination and entry fees. This made the total purse $2,500, with the winner receiving $1,850. The purse increased sharply in the Roaring Twenties, from Man O'War's earnings of $7,950 in 1920 to Gallant Fox's take of $66,040 in 1930. Purses declined as a result of the Great Depression, with War Admiral earning only $28,020 in 1937, then began to recover. Throughout the sixties and early seventies, the value to the winner was roughly $100,000, depending on the added money generated by entry fees (larger fields thus leading to higher prize money). The purse was repeatedly raised in the eighties and nineties, reaching $500,000 added, with the winner receiving roughly $400,000.<ref name="PastWinners">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1998, the purse was changed to $1,000,000 guaranteed, with the winner receiving $600,000. In 2014, the purse was raised to $1,500,000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

With one exception, the race has been run at a level weight of 126 pounds (with a 5-pound allowance for fillies) since 1900. The 126 pounds comes from the English Classics, where the standard weight is 9 stone, with one stone equaling 14 pounds. In 1913, the Belmont was run as a handicap with the winner carrying only 109 pounds compared to the runner-up carrying 126 pounds. Races run prior to 1900 had varied weight conditions.<ref name =PastWinners />

The first post parade in the United States was at the 14th Belmont, in 1880. Before 1921, the race was run in the clockwise tradition of English racing. Since then, the race has been run in the American, or counter-clockwise, direction.

Traditions

The winner's blanket, made of white carnations

The Belmont Stakes is traditionally called "The Test of the Champion" because it is by far the longest of the Triple Crown races (1.5 miles–a full lap around the enormous Belmont main track). It is also one of the longest first-class races on dirt in the United States. Most three-year-olds are unaccustomed to the distance, and lack the experience, if not the stamina, to maintain a winning speed for so long. In a long race such as the Belmont, positioning of the horse and the timing of the move to chase for the lead can be critical.

It is also known as "The Run for the Carnations" because the winning horse is draped with a blanket of white carnations after the race, in similar fashion to the blanket of roses and black-eyed Susans for the Derby and Preakness, respectively.

Trophy

The winning owner is ceremonially presented with the silver winner's trophy, designed by Paulding Farnham for Tiffany and Co. It was first presented to August Belmont Jr. in 1896 and donated by the Belmont family for annual presentation in 1926.

Official song

Despite the fact that the Belmont Stakes is the oldest of the Triple Crown races, its traditions have been more subject to change. Until 1996, the post parade song was "The Sidewalks of New York". From 1997 to 2009, the song was changed to a recording by Frank Sinatra of the "Theme from New York, New York" in an attempt to appeal to younger fans.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010, the song was changed to Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" sung by Jasmine V<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> before reverting to "Theme from New York, New York" from 2011<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> through the present. This tradition is similar to the singing of the state song at the post parades of the first two Triple Crown races: "My Old Kentucky Home" at the Kentucky Derby and "Maryland, My Maryland" at the Preakness Stakes.<ref name="Belmont Stakes Records" /> The change of song gave rise to "the myth of Mamie O'Rourke", a reference to a character in the lyrics of "The Sidewalks of New York." Before American Pharoah won the Triple Crown in 2015, some claimed that changing the official Belmont song "cursed" the Triple Crown and was why no horse had won since Affirmed in 1978. Others note that there was no Triple Crown winner between 1979 and 1996, even though "Sidewalks" was still played.<ref name=Scheinman>Template:Cite news</ref>

Official drink

Along with the change of song in 1997, the official drink was also changed, from the "White Carnation" to the "Belmont Breeze."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The New York Times reviewed both cocktails unfavorably, calling the Belmont Breeze "a significant improvement over the nigh undrinkable White Carnation" despite the fact that it "tastes like a refined trashcan punch".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2011, the Belmont Breeze was again changed to the current official drink known as the "Belmont Jewel."

While the origin of the white carnation as the official flower of the Belmont Stakes is unknown, traditionally, pure white carnations stand for love and luck. It takes approximately 700 "select" carnations imported from Colombia to create the 40-pound blanket draped over the winner of the Belmont Stakes. The NYRA has long used The Pennock Company, a wholesale florist based in Philadelphia to import the carnations used for the mantle.<ref>York Racing Association website, Belmont Park home page; article by Ashley Herriman.</ref>

Records

Kenny McPeek – 2002 Belmont Stakes (G1) win with Sarava, who at odds of 70–1, upset War Emblem's bid for the Triple Crown.<ref name="saravasdf" />

Speed record:<ref name=History>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Efn

Biggest Margin of Victory:<ref name=History />

Most wins by a jockey:<ref name=History />

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Most wins by an owner:<ref name=History />

Trivia

  • Only James G. Rowe Sr. and George M. Odom have won the Belmont Stakes as both jockey and trainer.
  • On June 5, 1993, thoroughbred racing's all-time leading female jockey, Julie Krone, became the first woman to win a Triple Crown race when she rode to victory in the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair.
  • In 1984, Sarah Lundy became the first female trainer to saddle a horse in the Belmont Stakes, sending out Minstrel Star, who finished eleventh.
  • The 2004 race had the biggest attendance in the park's history with 120,139.
  • Sarava, at odds of 70–1, upset War Emblem's bid for the Triple Crown.<ref name="saravasdf">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Braulio Baeza has the distinction of winning three Belmont Stakes over three different surfaces. He won in his Belmont Stakes debut on 65 to 1 long-shot Sherluck in 1961 at the old Belmont Park, won in 1963 on Chateaugay when the race was run at Aqueduct, and won in 1969 on Arts and Letters at the new Belmont Park.
  • Prior to the 2016 running, bay horses had the most victories with 56. Chestnuts were close behind with 54 wins, followed by 33 dark bay/browns. Only three gray/roan horses had won<ref name=History /> (Belmar in 1895, Native Dancer in 1953, and High Echelon in 1970). In 2016, gray horses swept the top three positions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Fifteen Belmont Stakes winners have sired at least one Belmont winner. Leading this list is Man o' War, who sired three subsequent winners — American Flag, Crusader and Triple Crown winner War Admiral.<ref name=History />
  • Twenty-three horses missed their chance at a Triple Crown by not winning the Belmont. Eight of these finished second: Pensive (1944), Tim Tam (1958), Forward Pass (1968), Majestic Prince (1969), Sunday Silence (1989), Silver Charm (1997), Real Quiet (1998), and Smarty Jones (2004). Five finished third: Northern Dancer (1964), Spectacular Bid (1979), Pleasant Colony (1981), Charismatic (1999), and Funny Cide (2003). Four finished fourth: Kauai King (1966), Canonero II (1971), Alysheba (1987), and California Chrome (2014). Carry Back (1961) finished seventh, War Emblem (2002) finished eighth and Big Brown (2008) did not finish. Finally, three Derby/Preakness winners did not race in the Belmont: Burgoo King (1932), Bold Venture (1936) and I'll Have Another (2012), though I'll Have Another was injured and was scratched the day before his Belmont Stakes in 2012.<ref name=History />
  • In June 1971, mentalist The Amazing Kreskin predicted that the winner of the next Belmont Stakes "would have an S in the third or fourth letter of his name." The winning horse that year was Pass Catcher.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • On June 10, 2023, Jena M. Antonucci became the first woman to train a winner of an American Triple Crown race, having conditioned Arcangelo to victory in the 2023 Belmont Stakes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fillies in the Belmont

Only 24 fillies have run in the Belmont; three of which have won:

This gives them a respectable 13% win rate when entered.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For context, three fillies have won the Kentucky Derby while six have won the Preakness Stakes. On average, fillies have won between 2% and 3% of the Triple Crown races, with similar numbers for geldings; while about 95% of these races have been won by colts. The last filly as of June 11, 2022 to run in the Belmont was in 2022 when Nest ran second (placed) behind the winner her stable mate Mo Donegal.

Foreign-born winners

Winners (since 1867)

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Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Track Distance Track Condition Time*
2026 Saratoga Template:Sort
2025 Sovereignty Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Godolphin Good 2:00.69
2024 Dornoch Luis Saez Danny Gargan West Paces Racing, et al. Fast 2:01.64
2023 Arcangelo Javier Castellano Jena M. Antonucci Blue Rose Farm Belmont Park Template:Sort Fast 2:29.23
2022 Mo Donegal Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable & Donegal Racing Fast 2:28.28
2021 Essential Quality Luis Saez Brad H. Cox Godolphin Stables Fast 2:27.11
2020 Tiz the Law Manny Franco Barclay Tagg Sackatoga Stable Template:Sort Fast 1:46.53
2019 Sir Winston Joel Rosario Mark E. Casse Tracy Farmer Template:Sort Fast 2:28.30
2018 Justify Mike Smith Bob Baffert WinStar Farm, et al. Fast 2:28.18
2017 Tapwrit José Ortiz Todd A. Pletcher Bridlewood Farm, et al. Fast 2:30.02
2016 Creator Irad Ortiz Jr. Steven M. Asmussen WinStar Farm & Bobby Flay Fast 2:28.51
2015 American Pharoah Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Zayat Stables, LLC Fast 2:26.65
2014 Tonalist Joel Rosario Christophe Clement Robert S. Evans Fast 2:28.52
2013 Palace Malice Mike Smith Todd A. Pletcher Dogwood Stable Fast 2:30.70
2012 Union Rags John R. Velazquez Michael Matz Phyllis M. Wyeth Fast 2:30.42
2011 Ruler on Ice Jose Valdivia Jr. Kelly Breen George and Lori Hall Sloppy (sealed) 2:30.88
2010 Drosselmeyer Mike Smith William Mott WinStar Farm LLC Fast 2:31.57
2009 Summer Bird Kent Desormeaux Tim Ice Kalarikkal & Vilasini Jayaraman Fast 2:27.54
2008 Da'Tara Alan Garcia Nick Zito Robert V. LaPenta Fast 2:29.65
2007 Rags to Riches † John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Fast 2:28.74
2006 Jazil Fernando Jara Kiaran McLaughlin Shadwell Farm Fast 2:27.86
2005 Afleet Alex Jeremy Rose Timothy Ritchey Cash is King LLC Fast 2:28.75
2004 Birdstone Edgar Prado Nick Zito Marylou Whitney Stables Fast 2:27.50
2003 Empire Maker Jerry Bailey Robert Frankel Juddmonte Farms Sloppy 2:28.26
2002 Sarava Edgar Prado Kenneth McPeek New Phoenix Stable Fast 2:29.71
2001 Point Given Gary Stevens Bob Baffert The Thoroughbred Corp. Fast 2:26.56
2000 Commendable Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Bob & Beverly Lewis Fast 2:31.19
1999 Lemon Drop Kid José A. Santos Scotty Schulhofer Jeanne G. Vance Fast 2:27.88
1998 Victory Gallop Gary Stevens W. Elliott Walden Prestonwood Farm Fast 2:29.16
1997 Touch Gold Chris McCarron David Hofmans Frank Stronach Fast 2:28.82
1996 Editor's Note René R. Douglas D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm Fast 2:28.96
1995 Thunder Gulch Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Michael Tabor Fast 2:32.02
1994 Tabasco Cat Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas David P. Reynolds & Overbrook Farm Fast 2:26.82
1993 Colonial Affair Julie Krone Scotty Schulhofer Centennial Farms Good 2:29.97
1992 A.P. Indy Ed Delahoussaye Neil Drysdale Tomonori Tsurumaki Good 2:26.13
1991 Hansel Jerry Bailey Frank L. Brothers Lazy Lane Farm Fast 2:28.10
1990 Go And Go Michael Kinane Dermot K. Weld Moyglare Stud Farm Good 2:27.20
1989 Easy Goer Pat Day C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps Fast 2:26.00
1988 Risen Star Ed Delahoussaye Louie J. Roussel III Louie J. Roussel III Fast 2:26.40
1987 Bet Twice Craig Perret Jimmy Croll Blanche P. Levy Fast 2:28.20
1986 Danzig Connection Chris McCarron Woody Stephens Henryk de Kwiatkowski Sloppy 2:29.80
1985 Creme Fraiche Eddie Maple Brushwood Stables Muddy 2:27.00
1984 Swale Laffit Pincay Jr. Claiborne Farm Fast 2:27.20
1983 Caveat August Belmont IV Fast 2:27.80
1982 Conquistador Cielo Henryk de Kwiatkowski Sloppy 2:28.20
1981 Summing George Martens Luis S. Barrera Charles T. Wilson Jr. Fast 2:29.00
1980 Temperence Hill Eddie Maple Joseph B. Cantey Loblolly Stable Muddy 2:29.80
1979 Coastal Ruben Hernandez David A. Whiteley William Haggin Perry Fast 2:28.60
1978 Affirmed Steve Cauthen Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm Fast 2:26.80
1977 Seattle Slew Jean Cruguet William H. Turner Jr. Karen L. Taylor Muddy 2:29.60
1976 Bold Forbes Ángel Cordero Jr. Laz Barrera E. Rodriguez Tizol Fast 2:29.00
1975 Avatar Bill Shoemaker Tommy Doyle Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. Fast 2:28.20
1974 Little Current Miguel A. Rivera Lou Rondinello Darby Dan Farm Fast 2:29.20
1973 Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin Meadow Stable Fast 2:24.00
1972 Riva Ridge Meadow Stud Fast 2:28.00
1971 Pass Catcher Walter Blum Eddie Yowell October House Farm Fast 2:30.40
1970 High Echelon John L. Rotz John W. Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs Sloppy 2:34.00
1969 Arts and Letters Braulio Baeza J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stables Fast 2:28.80
1968 Stage Door Johnny Heliodoro Gustines John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable Fast 2:27.20
1967 Damascus Bill Shoemaker Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. Edith W. Bancroft Aqueduct Fast 2:28.80
1966 Amberoid William Boland Lucien Laurin Reginald N. Webster Fast 2:29.60
1965 Hail To All Johnny Sellers Eddie Yowell Zelda Cohen Fast 2:28.40
1964 Quadrangle Manuel Ycaza J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stables Fast 2:28.40
1963 Chateaugay Braulio Baeza James P. Conway Darby Dan Farm Good 2:30.20
1962 Jaipur Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. Belmont Park Fast 2:28.80
1961 Sherluck Braulio Baeza Harold Young Jacob Sher Fast 2:29.20
1960 Celtic Ash Bill Hartack Thomas J. Barry Joseph E. O'Connell Fast 2:29.20
1959 Sword Dancer Bill Shoemaker J. Elliott Burch Brookmeade Stable Sloppy 2:28.40
1958 Cavan Pete Anderson Thomas J. Barry Joseph E. O'Connell Fast 2:30.20
1957 Gallant Man Bill Shoemaker John A. Nerud Ralph Lowe Fast 2:26.60
1956 Needles David Erb Hugh L. Fontaine D & H Stable Fast 2:29.80
1955 Nashua Eddie Arcaro Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Fast 2:29.00
1954 High Gun Eric Guerin Max Hirsch King Ranch Fast 2:30.80
1953 Native Dancer Bill Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. Fast 2:28.60
1952 One Count Eddie Arcaro Oscar White Sarah F. Jeffords Fast 2:30.20
1951 Counterpoint Dave Gorman Sylvester Veitch Cornelius V. Whitney Fast 2:29.00
1950 Middleground William Boland Max Hirsch King Ranch Fast 2:28.60
1949 Capot Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable Fast 2:30.20
1948 Citation Eddie Arcaro Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm Fast 2:28.20
1947 Phalanx Ruperto Donoso Sylvester Veitch Cornelius V. Whitney Fast 2:29.40
1946 Assault Warren Mehrtens Max Hirsch King Ranch Fast 2:30.80
1945 Pavot Eddie Arcaro Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords Sr. Fast 2:30.20
1944 Bounding Home Gayle Smith Matthew P. Brady William Ziegler Jr. Fast 2:32.20
1943 Count Fleet Johnny Longden Don Cameron Fannie Hertz Fast 2:28.20
1942 Shut Out Eddie Arcaro John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable Fast 2:29.20
1941 Whirlaway Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm Fast 2:31.00
1940 Bimelech Fred A. Smith William A. Hurley Edward R. Bradley Fast 2:29.60
1939 Johnstown James Stout Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Fast 2:29.60
1938 Pasteurized George M. Odom Carol Harriman Plunkett Fast 2:29.40
1937 War Admiral Charley Kurtsinger George Conway Glen Riddle Farm Fast 2:28.60
1936 Granville James Stout Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Fast 2:30.00
1935 Omaha Willie Saunders Sloppy 2:30.60
1934 Peace Chance Wayne D. Wright Pete Coyne Joseph E. Widener Fast 2:29.20
1933 Hurryoff Mack Garner Henry McDaniel Fast 2:32.60
1932 Faireno Tommy Malley Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Fast 2:32.80
1931 Twenty Grand Charley Kurtsinger James G. Rowe Jr. Greentree Stable Fast 2:29.60
1930 Gallant Fox Earl Sande Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Good 2:31.60
1929 Blue Larkspur Mack Garner Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley Sloppy 2:32.80
1928 Vito Clarence Kummer Max Hirsch Alfred H. Cosden Fast 2:33.20
1927 Chance Shot Earl Sande Pete Coyne Joseph E. Widener Fast 2:32.40
1926 Crusader Albert Johnson George Conway Glen Riddle Farm Sloppy 2:32.20
1925 American Flag Albert Johnson Gwyn R. Tompkins Template:Sort Fast 2:16.80
1924 Mad Play Earl Sande Sam Hildreth Rancocas Stable Good 2:18.80
1923 Zev Good 2:19.00
1922 Pillory Charles H. Miller Thomas J. Healey Richard T. Wilson Jr. Fast 2:18.80
1921 Grey Lag Earl Sande Sam Hildreth Rancocas Stable Fast 2:16.80
1920 Man o' War Clarence Kummer Louis Feustel Glen Riddle Farm Fast 2:14.20
1919 Sir Barton Johnny Loftus H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross Fast 2:17.40
1918 Johren Frank Robinson Albert Simons Harry P. Whitney Fast 2:20.40
1917 Hourless James H. Butwell Sam Hildreth August Belmont Jr. Good 2:17.80
1916 Friar Rock Everett Haynes Muddy 2:22.00
1915 The Finn George Byrne Edward W. Heffner Harry C. Hallenbeck Fast 2:18.40
1914 Luke McLuke Merritt C. Buxton John F. Schorr John W. Schorr Fast 2:20.00
1913 Prince Eugene Roscoe Troxler James G. Rowe Sr. Harry P. Whitney Fast 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 Park Template:Sort Fast 2:22.00
1909 Joe Madden Eddie Dugan Sam Hildreth Sam Hildreth (not listed) 2:21.60
1908 Colin Joe Notter James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene (not listed) N/A
1907 Peter Pan George Mountain (not listed) N/A
1906 Burgomaster Lucien Lyne John W. Rogers Harry P. Whitney (not listed) 2:20.00
1905 Tanya ‡ Gene Hildebrand Template:Sort (not listed) 2:08.00
1904 Delhi George M. Odom James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene Morris Park Fast 2:06.60
1903 Africander John Bullman Richard O. Miller Hampton Stable Template:Sort Fast 2:21.75
1902 Masterman John J. Hyland August Belmont Jr. Fast 2:22.60
1901 Commando Henry Spencer James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene Fast 2:21.00
1900 Ildrim Nash Turner H. Eugene Leigh H. Eugene Leigh Fast 2:21.25
1899 Jean Bereaud Richard Clawson Sam Hildreth Sydney Paget Fast 2:23.00
1898 Bowling Brook Fred Littlefield R. Wyndham Walden Alfred Hennen Morris & Dave Hennen Morris Heavy 2:32.00
1897 Scottish Chieftain Joe Scherrer Matt Byrnes Marcus Daly Fast 2:23.25
1896 Hastings Henry Griffin John J. Hyland Belmont Stable Good 2:24.50
1895 Belmar Fred Taral Edward Feakes Preakness Stables Template:Sort Heavy 2:11.50
1894 Henry of Navarre Willie Simms Byron McClelland Byron McClelland Template:Sort Fast 1:56.50
1893 Comanche Gus Hannon Empire Stable Fast 1:53.25
1892 Patron William Hayward Louis Stuart Louis Stuart Template:Sort Muddy 2:17.00
1891 Foxford Edward H. Garrison Michael Donavan C. E. Rand Good 2:08.75
1890 Burlington Shelby "Pike" Barnes Albert Cooper Hough Bros. Fast 2:07.75
1889 Eric William Hayward John Huggins A. J. Cassatt Jerome Park Template:Sort Good 2:47.25
1888 Sir Dixon Jim McLaughlin Frank McCabe Dwyer Bros. Stable Fast 2:40.25
1887 Hanover Heavy 2:43.50
1886 Inspector B Fast 2:41.00
1885 Tyrant Patsy Duffy William R. Claypool James B. A. Haggin Good 2:43.00
1884 Panique Jim McLaughlin James G. Rowe Sr. Dwyer Bros. Stable Good 2:42.00
1883 George Kinney Fast 2:42.50
1882 Forester Lewis Stewart Appleby & Johnson Fast 2:43.00
1881 Saunterer Tom Costello R. Wyndham Walden George L. Lorillard Heavy 2:47.00
1880 Grenada Lloyd Hughes Good 2:47.00
1879 Spendthrift George Evans Thomas Puryear James R. Keene Sloppy 2:42.75
1878 Duke of Magenta Lloyd Hughes R. Wyndham Walden George L. Lorillard Muddy 2:43.50
1877 Cloverbrook Cyrus Holloway Jeter Walden Edwin Augustus Clabaugh Heavy 2:46.00
1876 Algerine William Donohue Thomas W. Doswell Doswell & Co. Fast 2:40.50
1875 Calvin Robert Swim Ansel Williamson H. Price McGrath Fast 2:42.25
1874 Saxon George Barbee William Pryor Pierre Lorillard IV Fast 2:39.50
1873 Springbok James G. Rowe Sr. David McDaniel David McDaniel Template:Sort Fair 3:01.75
1872 Joe Daniels Fair 2:58.25
1871 Harry Bassett W. Miller Fast 2:56.00
1870 Kingfisher Edward D. Brown Raleigh Colston Sr. Daniel Swigert Fast 2:59.50
1869 Fenian C. Miller Jacob Pincus August Belmont Heavy 3:04.25
1868 General Duke Robert Swim Andrew Thompson McConnell & Co. Fast 3:02.00
1867 Ruthless † Gilbert Patrick A. Jack Minor Francis Morris Heavy 3:05.00
  • Note: Timed to the Template:Frac second 1867 to 1901 and 1903, and to the Template:Frac second in 1902 and from 1904 to 1991. Decimal timing, to the nearest Template:Frac, is now used, though race calls and many charts still use fifths.

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Sire lines

Winners of the Belmont Stakes can be connected to each other due to the practice of arranging horse breeding based on their previous success. All of the horses can be traced back to the three foundational sires, with Godolphin Arabian the ancestor of 18 winners, Byerley Turk the ancestor of 14 winners, and Darley Arabian the ancestor of 125 winners, including all winners since 2009.

The Tapit direct sire line has produced 5 of the last 12 Belmont Stakes winners, though not since 2021.

Darley Arabian line

Godolphin Arabian line

Byerley Turk line

Belmont Stakes winners with male-line descendants including other Belmont Stakes winners

See also

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Explanatory notes

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Citations

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