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{{short description|American stakes race for Thoroughbreds, part of the Triple Crown}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox horseraces
| horse race    = Belmont Stakes
| previous_race = [[2025 Belmont Stakes]]
| previous_date = {{start date|2025|6|7}}
| next_race     = [[2026 Belmont Stakes]]
| next_date     = {{start date|2026|6|6}}
| image         = [[File:Belmont Stakes logo.svg|150px]]<br /> [[File:Union Rags - 2012 Belmont Stakes.jpg|235px]]
| caption       = '''"The Test of the Champion"'''<br /> '''"The Test of Champions"'''<br />'''"The Run for the Carnations"'''<br />'''"The Third Jewel of the Triple Crown"'''
| class         = [[Group One|Grade I]]
| location      = [[Belmont Park]]<br /> [[Elmont, New York]], U.S.
| inaugurated   = {{start date and age|1867|06|19|p=y}}
| race type     = [[Thoroughbred]]
| website       = {{URL|https://www.nyra.com/belmont-stakes}}
| distance      = {{convert|1+1/2|mi|furlong km|1}}
| record        = 2:24, [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] ([[1973 Belmont Stakes|1973]]) ''[[#Records|more]]''
| surface       = Dirt
| track         = Left-handed
| qualification = 3-year-old
| weight        = [[Colt (horse)|Colt]]/[[Gelding]]: {{convert|126|lb}}; [[Filly]]: {{convert|121|lb}}
| purse         = US$ 2 million (2024)
| bonuses       =
}}

The '''Belmont Stakes''' is an American [[Graded stakes race|Grade I stakes]] [[Thoroughbred racing|race]] for three-year-old [[Thoroughbreds]] run at [[Belmont Park]] in [[Elmont, New York]]. It is run over the worldwide classic distance of {{convert|1+1/2|mi|furlong m|0|abbr=off}}. [[Colt (horseracing)|Colts]] and [[gelding]]s carry a weight of {{convert|126|lb}}; [[filly (horseracing)|fillies]] carry {{convert|121|lb}}. The race, nicknamed '''The Test of the Champion''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Test of the Champion {{!}} National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame |url=https://www.racingmuseum.org/exhibits/test-champion |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.racingmuseum.org}}</ref> '''The Test of Champions'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=CNN |first=Ben Church |date=2024-06-08 |title=Belmont Stakes: How to watch as two champions go head-to-head at this year's race |url=https://www.kwwl.com/sports/belmont-stakes-how-to-watch-as-two-champions-go-head-to-head-at-this-year/article_1ae70461-59df-5df5-8f6a-e942913f0e87.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=KWWL |language=en |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611002708/https://www.kwwl.com/sports/belmont-stakes-how-to-watch-as-two-champions-go-head-to-head-at-this-year/article_1ae70461-59df-5df5-8f6a-e942913f0e87.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and '''The Run for the Carnations''', is the traditional third and final leg of [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|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 (horse)|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>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LhVVOWZ5QR0C |title=Belmont Park: A Century of Champions |publisher=Eclipse Press Blood-Horse publications |author=Edward L. Bowen and Richard Stone Reeves |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-58150-122-3 |access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref> Despite the distance, the race tends to favor horses with tactical speed: relatively few winners close from far behind the early leaders.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Greenberg |first1=Neil |title=Analysis {{!}} This 15-1 long shot is poised to win the Belmont Stakes |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/05/belmont-stakes-pick-bet-spinoff-win-odds/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608085621/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/05/belmont-stakes-pick-bet-spinoff-win-odds/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The attendance at the Belmont Stakes is among the [[American thoroughbred racing top attended events|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">{{cite web|title=Viewership of 2008 Belmont Stakes|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/06/13/belmont-stakes-tv-viewership/4003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021042054/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/06/13/belmont-stakes-tv-viewership/4003/|archive-date=2012-10-21}}</ref>

The [[2025 Belmont Stakes|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>{{Cite web |last=Page |first=Matthew |date=2025-06-13 |title=Belmont Stakes to return to Saratoga for final time in 2026 {{!}} amNewYork |url=https://www.amny.com/sports/belmont-stakes-saratoga-final-time-2026/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=www.amny.com |language=en-US |archive-date=June 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250613231012/https://www.amny.com/sports/belmont-stakes-saratoga-final-time-2026/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==

=== 1867–1929: Early years ===
[[File:August Belmont Trophy.png|thumb|right|160px|[[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 (horse)|Ruthless]] win, while the following year was won by [[General Duke (horse)|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">{{cite web |url=http://www.belmontstakes.com/history/records.aspx |title=Belmont Stakes Records & Traditions |publisher=New York Racing Association |access-date=2011-11-04}}</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">{{cite book|last1=Sowers|first1=Richard|title=The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes : a comprehensive history|date=2014|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-0-7864-7698-5}}<!--|access-date=6 June 2016--></ref> The race remained at Morris Park Racecourse until the May 1905 opening of the new [[Belmont Park]], {{convert|430|acre|km2|adj=on}} 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>{{cite web|title=Horse Racing's Triple Crown: 10 Fast Facts – History in the Headlines|url=http://www.history.com/news/horse-racings-triple-crown-10-fast-facts|website=history.com|access-date=May 30, 2016|archive-date=May 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525041838/http://www.history.com/news/horse-racings-triple-crown-10-fast-facts|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first winner of the [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] was [[Sir Barton]], in 1919, before the series was recognized as such.<ref>{{cite web|title=History Challenge: The first Triple Crown winner, Sir Barton|url=http://www.drf.com/news/history-challenge-first-triple-crown-winner-sir-barton|website=Daily Racing Form|access-date=May 30, 2016|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816112134/http://www.drf.com/news/history-challenge-first-triple-crown-winner-sir-barton|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite web|title=Chart of the 1920 Belmont Stakes|url=http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1920.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310140606/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1920.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2012|website=Belmont Stakes|access-date=May 30, 2016}}</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 ===
{{Main|Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)}}
[[File:Belmont Stakes winner Bimelech.jpg|thumb|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 (horse)|Omaha]] repeated the feat. Sir Barton was then honored retroactively.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 things to know about the Triple Crown|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/2014/06/06/things-know-triple-crown/10103343/|website=The Courier-Journal|access-date=May 30, 2016}}</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>{{cite web |url=http://www.turfnsport.com/triplecrown/preakness-stakes.php |title=Preakness Stakes |publisher=Turfnsport.com |access-date=2010-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429021800/http://www.turfnsport.com/triplecrown/preakness-stakes.php |archive-date=2011-04-29}}</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>{{cite web|title=Triple Crown Races|url=http://www.triplecrownraces.com/|website=Triple Crown Racing|access-date=May 30, 2016|archive-date=May 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524105408/http://www.triplecrownraces.com/|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite web|title=Chart of the 1937 Belmont|url=http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1937.pdf|website=Belmont Stakes|access-date=May 30, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629175508/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1937.pdf|archive-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref> In the 1940s, four Triple Crown winners followed: [[Whirlaway]] in 1941, [[Count Fleet]] in 1943, [[Assault (horse)|Assault]] in 1946 and [[Citation (horse)|Citation]] in 1948. Count Fleet won the race by a then-record margin of twenty-five lengths.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nusca|first1=Andrew|title=Here are the 12 winners of the Triple Crown|url=http://fortune.com/2015/06/06/triple-crown-winners/|website=Fortune|access-date=30 May 2016|date=7 June 2015|archive-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611020851/http://fortune.com/2015/06/06/triple-crown-winners/|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite web|last1=Livingston|first1=Barbara|title=Bygone Belmont winners|url=http://www.drf.com/blogs/bygone-belmont-winners|website=Daily Racing Form|access-date=May 30, 2016|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816112121/http://www.drf.com/blogs/bygone-belmont-winners|url-status=live}}</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 [[Latinos|Latino]] community, there to cheer on their new hero, [[Cañonero II]], the [[Venezuela]]n colt who had won the [[Kentucky Derby]] and [[Preakness Stakes]] and was poised to win the U.S. [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|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>{{cite web|last1=Hammonds|first1=Evan|title=First Time By: Inaugural Eclipse Awards|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/206444/first-time-by-inaugural-eclipse-awards|website=BloodHorse.com|access-date=May 30, 2016|archive-date=June 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624032015/http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/206444/first-time-by-inaugural-eclipse-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 9, 1973, [[Secretariat (horse)|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 (horse)|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 {{frac|1|1|2}} miles on the dirt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics – North American Records|url=http://www.equibase.com/about/northamericanrecords.cfm|website=Equibase|access-date=4 June 2016|archive-date=May 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501012101/https://www.equibase.com/about/northamericanrecords.cfm|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite web|title=Fastest Belmonts|url=http://www.belmontstakes.com/history/fastest-belmonts.aspx|website=www.belmontstakes.com|access-date=May 30, 2016|archive-date=June 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610015704/http://www.belmontstakes.com/history/fastest-belmonts.aspx|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31625-2004May16.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Andrew |last=Beyer |title=On the Fast Track To History |date=May 17, 2004 |archive-date=July 14, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714032139/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31625-2004May16.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2001–present: Recent years ===
[[File:Belmont crowd.jpg|thumb|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>{{cite web|title=Belmont Stakes Attendance|url=http://www.belmont-stakes.info/attendance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526004541/http://www.belmont-stakes.info/attendance|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2015|website=www.belmont-stakes.info|access-date=May 30, 2016}}</ref>

In 2007, [[Rags to Riches (horse)|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 (horse)|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>{{cite web|last1=Mihoces|first1=Gary|title=California Chrome fails to win Belmont, Triple Crown|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horseracing/2015/05/12/california-chrome-triple-crown-belmont-stakes/10162269/|website=USA Today|access-date=May 29, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505145352/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horseracing/2015/05/12/california-chrome-triple-crown-belmont-stakes/10162269/|url-status=live}}</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">{{cite web|title=American Pharoah wins the Triple Crown|date=6 June 2015|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/american-pharoah-wins-the-triple-crown-190615384.html|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=May 26, 2016|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508193059/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/american-pharoah-wins-the-triple-crown-190615384.html|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite web|last1=Petrella|first1=Steve|title=American Pharoah posts sixth-best winning time in Belmont Stakes history|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/american-pharoah-triple-crown-belmont-fastest-times-records-leaders-secretariat-2015/y6g4ngf2ctq61ct74lwxfumtb|website=Sporting News|access-date=4 June 2016|date=7 June 2015|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701162946/http://www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/american-pharoah-triple-crown-belmont-fastest-times-records-leaders-secretariat-2015/y6g4ngf2ctq61ct74lwxfumtb|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, Justify became the 13th Triple Crown winner and only the second horse to do so while undefeated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Britton |first1=Bianca |title=Undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify retires from racing |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/26/sport/justify-triple-crown-winner-retires/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=26 July 2018 |access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref>

[[Justify (horse)|Justify]] won the [[2018 Belmont Stakes|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>{{Cite web|title=Belmont Stakes to be held June 20 – without fans|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/belmont-stakes-june-20-no-fans-152nd-running/|website=www.cbsnews.com-US|date=19 May 2020|access-date=2020-05-20|archive-date=November 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130155556/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/belmont-stakes-june-20-no-fans-152nd-running/|url-status=live}}</ref> delayed from June 6 as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Leading to the announcement, [[New York Racing Association|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>{{Cite web|title=Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Cuomo Announces Horse Racing Tracks Statewide and Watkins Glen International Racetrack Will be Allowed to Open Without Fans as of June 1st|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/amid-ongoing-covid-19-pandemic-governor-cuomo-announces-horse-racing-tracks-statewide-and|date=2020-05-16|publisher=Governor Andrew M. Cuomo|access-date=2020-05-16|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531021539/https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/amid-ongoing-covid-19-pandemic-governor-cuomo-announces-horse-racing-tracks-statewide-and|url-status=live}}</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 {{convert|1+1/8|mi|furlong|0}},<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Whyno|first=Stephen|date=2020-05-19|title=Belmont set for June 20 without fans, leads off Triple Crown|url=https://apnews.com/54f9e577222d60fe7bce33280925125b|access-date=2020-06-17|website=AP NEWS|agency=[[Associated Press]]|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405160650/https://apnews.com/54f9e577222d60fe7bce33280925125b|url-status=live}}</ref> its shortest distance since 1894.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Inabinett|first=Mark|title=Belmont Stakes 2020: Morning line favors Tiz the Law|website=www.al.com|date=June 17, 2020|url=https://www.al.com/sports/2020/06/belmont-stakes-2020-morning-line-favors-tiz-the-law.html|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</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">{{cite news |last=Bonesteel |first=Matt |date=6 December 2023 |title=Belmont Stakes moving to Saratoga in 2024 amid track reconstruction |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/12/06/belmont-stakes-moving-to-saratoga/ |access-date=6 December 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105202230/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/12/06/belmont-stakes-moving-to-saratoga/ |url-status=live }}</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 {{convert|1+1/4|mi}} instead of the usual {{convert|1+1/2|mi}} due to the smaller size of the Saratoga dirt track.<ref name=wp061223/><ref name="gov2024stakes">{{cite press release |date=6 December 2023 |title=Governor Hochul Welcomes the 2024 Belmont Stakes to the Saratoga Race Course |url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-welcomes-2024-belmont-stakes-saratoga-race-course |location=Albany, NY |publisher=Office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul |access-date=6 December 2023 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180202/https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-welcomes-2024-belmont-stakes-saratoga-race-course |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Keagan |date=2025-06-07 |title=2025 Belmont Stakes results: winner, finish order |url=https://dknetwork.draftkings.com/2025/06/07/2025-belmont-stakes-results-winner-finish-order/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=DraftKings Network |language=en-US}}</ref>

On June 13, 2025, it was announced that the 2026 Belmont Stakes would also be held at Saratoga Race Course.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eschen |first=Tom |date=2025-06-06 |title=Location of Belmont in 2026 will be announced in coming weeks |url=https://cbs6albany.com/news/power-and-politics/nyra-ceo-says-back-to-traditional-40-day-saratoga-meet-post-belmont |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=WRGB |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Page |first=Matthew |date=2025-06-13 |title=Belmont Stakes to return to Saratoga for final time in 2026 {{!}} amNewYork |url=https://www.amny.com/sports/belmont-stakes-saratoga-final-time-2026/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=www.amny.com |language=en-US |archive-date=June 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250613231012/https://www.amny.com/sports/belmont-stakes-saratoga-final-time-2026/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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

* 1867–1889: [[Jerome Park Racetrack]] (23 times)
* 1890–1904: [[Morris Park Racecourse]] (15 times)
* 1905–1910: 1st [[Belmont Park]] (6 times)
* 1911–1912: Not held due to [[Hart-Agnew Law]]
* 1913–1962: 1st Belmont Park (56 times)
* 1963–1967: [[Aqueduct Racetrack]] (5 times)
* 1968–2023: 2nd Belmont Park (56 times)
* 2024–2025: [[Saratoga Race Course]] (2 times)

== Distance and race details ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!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>{{cite web|title=Largest and Smallest Purses wins at Belmont Stakes {{!}} Belmont Stakes Betting|url=http://www.belmont-stakes.info/largestpurse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526004602/http://www.belmont-stakes.info/largestpurse|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-05-26|website=www.belmont-stakes.info}}</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">{{cite web|title=Past Winners|url=http://www.belmontstakes.com/past-winners.aspx|website=www.belmontstakes.com|access-date=May 28, 2016|archive-date=May 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524075846/http://www.belmontstakes.com/past-winners.aspx|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite web|last1=Wing|first1=Eric|title=Belmont Stakes purse raised to $1.5 million – General News – News {{!}} New York Racing Association – Belmont|url=https://www.nyra.com/belmont/belmont-stakes-purse-raised-to-15-million/|website=www.nyra.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804221253/https://www.nyra.com/belmont/belmont-stakes-purse-raised-to-15-million/|archive-date=2016-08-04}}</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 Classic Races|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 ==

[[File:Winners blanket for the Belmont Stakes.jpg|thumb|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 [[endurance|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 [[Dianthus caryophyllus|white carnations]] after the race, in similar fashion to the blanket of [[rose]]s and [[Rudbeckia|black-eyed Susans]] for the Derby and Preakness, respectively.

=== Trophy ===
The winning owner is ceremonially presented with the silver winner's [[August Belmont Trophy|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|Theme from ''New York, New York'']]" in an attempt to appeal to younger fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://horseracing.about.com/od/belmontstakes/ss/aabeltraditions_4.htm |title=Belmont Stakes Traditions |publisher=Horseracing.about.com |date=2010-06-15 |access-date=2010-10-07 |archive-date=2010-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516102410/http://horseracing.about.com/od/belmontstakes/ss/aabeltraditions_4.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, the song was changed to [[Jay-Z]]'s "[[Empire State of Mind]]" sung by [[Jasmine V]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/04/514149/the-belmont-stakes-singing-a-new.html|title=The Belmont Stakes singing a new tune|agency=Associated Press|date=June 4, 2010|publisher=newsobserver.com|access-date=June 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029151624/http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/04/514149/the-belmont-stakes-singing-a-new.html|archive-date=October 29, 2012}}</ref> before reverting to "Theme from ''New York, New York''" from 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-04/ae/29685780_1_nyra-belmont-stakes-horses-step|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118082742/http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-04/ae/29685780_1_nyra-belmont-stakes-horses-step|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2013|title=Sinatra's voice returns to Belmont Stakes|agency=Associated Press|date=June 4, 2011|publisher=boston.com|access-date=June 19, 2012}}</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>{{cite news|last=Scheinman|first=John|title=Five Myths About the Triple Crown|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-the-triple-crown/2014/05/30/9b18f1b2-e69f-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=2014-05-30|date=2014-05-30|archive-date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819083013/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-the-triple-crown/2014/05/30/9b18f1b2-e69f-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite web |url=http://horseracing.about.com/od/belmontstakes/ss/aabeltraditions_5.htm |title=Belmont Stakes Traditions |publisher=Horseracing.about.com |date=2010-06-15 |access-date=2010-10-07 |archive-date=2010-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516105040/http://horseracing.about.com/od/belmontstakes/ss/aabeltraditions_5.htm |url-status=dead }}</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>{{cite news |title=The Summer Cook; The Appetites Are Nearing the Gate |first=Julie |last=Powell |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/style/dining/the-summer-cook-the-appetites-are-nearing-the-gate.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 8, 2005 |access-date=2012-06-09 |archive-date=July 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708104811/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/style/dining/the-summer-cook-the-appetites-are-nearing-the-gate.html |url-status=live }}</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>[http://www.belmontstakes.com/history/carnationblanket.aspxNew York Racing Association website, Belmont Park home page]; article by Ashley Herriman.</ref>

== Records ==
[[File:KennyMcPeek -- 2002 Belmont Stakes G1 win with Sarava.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[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>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.belmontstakes.com/history/default.aspx|website=www.belmontstakes.com|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604125929/http://www.belmontstakes.com/history/default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Before 1991, times were measured in fractions. Since then, decimal times to the hundredth have been used. When comparing the fractional times to decimal values, it is racing convention to round the decimal time ''down'' to the nearest fifth. Thus A.P. Indy's time of 2:26.13 is considered equivalent to Easy Goer's time of 2:26 flat.}}
* 2:24 flat – Secretariat (1973; {{frac|1|1|2}} miles). Secretariat also holds the fastest {{frac|1|2}}-, {{frac|3|4}}-, 1- and {{frac|1|1|4}}-mile fractions in Belmont history.
*2:14.20 – Man o' War (1920; {{frac|1|3|8}} miles)
*2:56 flat – Harry Bassett (1871; {{frac|1|5|8}} miles)
*1:46.53 – Tiz the Law (2020; {{frac|1|1|8}} miles)
*2:00.69 – Sovereignty (2025; {{frac|1|1|4}} miles)

'''Biggest Margin of Victory:'''<ref name=History />
* 31 [[Length (horse racing)|lengths]] – [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] (1973)
*25 Lengths – [[Count Fleet]] (1943)
*20 Lengths – [[Man o' War]] (1920)

'''Most wins by a [[jockey]]:'''<ref name=History />
* 6 – [[Jim McLaughlin (jockey)|Jim McLaughlin]] (1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888)
* 6 – [[Eddie Arcaro]] (1941, 1942, 1945, 1948, 1952, 1955)

'''Most wins by a [[Horse trainer|trainer]]:'''<ref name=History />
* 8 – [[James G. Rowe Sr.]] (1883, 1884, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1913)

'''Most wins by an owner:'''<ref name=History />
* 6 – [[Belair Stud]] (1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1955)
* 6 – [[James R. Keene]] (1879, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910)

== 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 A. Lundy|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">{{cite web |url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/9992/belmont-stakes-attendance-wagering-set-records |title=Belmont Stakes Attendance, Wagering Set Records |publisher=BloodHorse.com |access-date=2010-10-07 |archive-date=May 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522024903/http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/9992/belmont-stakes-attendance-wagering-set-records |url-status=live }}</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 (horse)|bay horses]] had the most victories with 56. [[Chestnut (coat)|Chestnuts]] were close behind with 54 wins, followed by 33 dark bay/browns. Only three gray/[[Roan (horse)|roan]] horses had won<ref name=History /> ([[Belmar (horse)|Belmar]] in 1895, [[Native Dancer]] in 1953, and [[High Echelon]] in 1970). In 2016, gray horses swept the top three positions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Creator wins Belmont Stakes by a nose {{!}} Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/2016/06/11/creator-wins-belmont-stakes-by-a-nose.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=11 June 2016|access-date=12 June 2016|archive-date=June 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612003018/https://www.thestar.com/sports/2016/06/11/creator-wins-belmont-stakes-by-a-nose.html|url-status=live}}</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 (horse)|American Flag]], [[Crusader (horse)|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>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/64689553/|title=26 Jun 1971, Page 4 – Standard-Speaker at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 11, 2022|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511173049/http://www.newspapers.com/image/64689553/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On June 10, 2023, [[Jena M. Antonucci]] became the first woman to train a winner of an [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|American Triple Crown]] race, having conditioned [[Arcangelo (horse)|Arcangelo]] to victory in the [[2023 Belmont Stakes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/sports/arcangelo-belmont-stakes-2023.html|title=Arcangelo's Belmont Victory Makes Trainer First Woman to Win a Triple Crown Race|last=Drape|first=Joe|date=10 June 2023|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 14, 2023|archive-date=June 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611021147/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/sports/arcangelo-belmont-stakes-2023.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Fillies in the Belmont ==
Only 24 [[filly|fillies]] have run in the Belmont; three of which have won:
* [[1867 Belmont Stakes|1867]] – [[Ruthless (horse)|Ruthless]]
* 1905 – [[Tanya (horse)|Tanya]]
* [[2007 Belmont Stakes|2007]] – [[Rags to Riches (horse)|Rags to Riches]]

This gives them a respectable 13% win rate when entered.<ref>{{cite web|title=Runners|url=http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/Runners.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528010912/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/Runners.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 May 2015|website=belmontstakes.com|access-date=6 June 2016}}</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 [[gelding]]s; 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 ==
* 1874 – [[Saxon (horse)|Saxon]] {{flagicon|UK}}
* 1898 – [[Bowling Brook]] {{flagicon|UK}}
* 1917 – [[Hourless]] {{flagicon|UK}}
* 1918 – [[Johren]] {{flagicon|UK}}
* 1957 – [[Gallant Man]] {{flagicon|Ireland}}
* 1958 – [[Cavan (horse)|Cavan]] {{flagicon|Ireland}}
* 1960 – [[Celtic Ash]] {{flagicon|UK}}
* 1990 – [[Go And Go]] {{flagicon|Ireland}}
* 1998 – [[Victory Gallop]] {{flagicon|Canada}}

== Winners (since 1867) ==
[[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] winners are in '''bold'''.
{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Winner
! scope="col" | Jockey
! scope="col" | Trainer
! scope="col" | Owner
! scope="col" | Track
! scope="col" | Distance
! scope="col" | Track Condition
! scope="col" | Time*
|-
|[[2026 Belmont Stakes|2026]]
|
|
|
|
| rowspan="3" |[[Saratoga Race Course|Saratoga]]
| rowspan="3" |{{sort|1500|{{frac|1|1|4}}-miles}}
|
|
|-
|[[2025 Belmont Stakes|2025]]
|[[Sovereignty (horse)|Sovereignty]]
|[[Junior Alvarado]]
|[[William I. Mott]]
|[[Godolphin (racing)|Godolphin]]
|Good
|2:00.69
|-
|[[2024 Belmont Stakes|2024]] 
|[[Dornoch (horse)|Dornoch]]
|[[Luis Saez]]
|Danny Gargan
|West Paces Racing, et al.
|Fast
|2:01.64
|-
|[[2023 Belmont Stakes|2023]]
|[[Arcangelo (horse)|Arcangelo]]
|[[Javier Castellano]]
|[[Jena M. Antonucci]]
|Blue Rose Farm      
| rowspan="56" |[[Belmont Park]]
| rowspan="3" |{{sort|1500|{{frac|1|1|2}}-miles}}
|Fast
|2:29.23 
|-
|[[2022 Belmont Stakes|2022]]
|[[Mo Donegal]]
|[[Irad Ortiz Jr.]]
|[[Todd Pletcher|Todd A. Pletcher]]
|[[Repole Stable]] & Donegal Racing
|Fast
|2:28.28
|-
|[[2021 Belmont Stakes|2021]]
|[[Essential Quality]]
|[[Luis Saez]]
|[[Brad H. Cox]]
|[[Godolphin Stables]]
|Fast
|2:27.11
|-
|[[2020 Belmont Stakes|2020]]
|[[Tiz the Law]]
|[[Manuel Franco (jockey)|Manny Franco]]
|[[Barclay Tagg]]
|[[Sackatoga Stable]]
|{{sort|1125|{{frac|1|1|8}}-miles}}
|Fast
|1:46.53
|-
|[[2019 Belmont Stakes|2019]]
|[[Sir Winston (horse)|Sir Winston]]
|[[Joel Rosario]]
|[[Mark E. Casse]]
|Tracy Farmer
| rowspan="94"|{{sort|1500|{{frac|1|1|2}}-miles}}
|Fast
|2:28.30
|-
|[[2018 Belmont Stakes|2018]]
|'''[[Justify (horse)|Justify]]'''
|[[Mike E. Smith|Mike Smith]]
|[[Bob Baffert]]
|[[WinStar Farm]], et al.
|Fast
|2:28.18
|-
|[[2017 Belmont Stakes|2017]]
|[[Tapwrit]]
|[[José Ortiz (jockey)|José Ortiz]]
|[[Todd Pletcher|Todd A. Pletcher]]
|Bridlewood Farm, et al.
|Fast
| 2:30.02
|-
|[[2016 Belmont Stakes|2016]]
|[[Creator (horse)|Creator]]
| [[Irad Ortiz Jr.]]
| [[Steven Asmussen|Steven M. Asmussen]]
| [[WinStar Farm]] & [[Bobby Flay]]
|Fast
| 2:28.51
|-
|[[2015 Belmont Stakes|2015]]
|'''[[American Pharoah]]'''
| [[Victor Espinoza]]
| [[Bob Baffert]]
| [[Ahmed Zayat|Zayat Stables, LLC]]
|Fast
|2:26.65
|-
|[[2014 Belmont Stakes|2014]]
|[[Tonalist (horse)|Tonalist]]
|[[Joel Rosario]]
|[[Christophe Clement]]
|[[Robert S. Evans]]
|Fast
|2:28.52
|-
|[[2013 Belmont Stakes|2013]]
|[[Palace Malice]]
|[[Mike E. Smith|Mike Smith]]
|[[Todd Pletcher|Todd A. Pletcher]]
|[[Dogwood Stable]]
|Fast
|2:30.70
|-
|[[2012 Belmont Stakes|2012]]
|[[Union Rags]]
|[[John R. Velazquez]]
|[[Michael Matz]]
|[[Phyllis M. Wyeth]]
|Fast
|2:30.42
|-
|[[2011 Belmont Stakes|2011]]
|[[Ruler on Ice]]
|[[Jose Valdivia Jr.]]
|[[Kelly J. Breen|Kelly Breen]]
|[[George and Lori Hall]]
|Sloppy (sealed)
|2:30.88
|-
|[[2010 Belmont Stakes|2010]]
|[[Drosselmeyer]]
|[[Mike E. Smith|Mike Smith]]
|[[William I. Mott|William Mott]]
|[[WinStar Farm]] LLC
|Fast
|2:31.57
|-
|[[2009 Belmont Stakes|2009]]
|[[Summer Bird]]
|[[Kent Desormeaux]]
|[[Tim Ice]]
|[[Kalarikkal & Vilasini Jayaraman]]
|Fast
|2:27.54
|-
|[[2008 Belmont Stakes|2008]]
|[[Da'Tara]]
|[[Alan Garcia (jockey)|Alan Garcia]]
|[[Nick Zito]]
|[[Robert V. LaPenta]]
|Fast
|2:29.65
|-
|[[2007 Belmont Stakes|2007]]
|[[Rags to Riches (horse)|Rags to Riches]] †
|[[John R. Velazquez]]
|[[Todd Pletcher|Todd A. Pletcher]]
|[[Michael Tabor]] & [[Derrick Smith (horseman)|Derrick Smith]]
|Fast
|2:28.74
|-
|[[2006 Belmont Stakes|2006]]
||[[Jazil]]
|[[Fernando Jara]]
|[[Kiaran McLaughlin]]
|[[Shadwell Farm]]
|Fast
|2:27.86
|-
|[[2005 Belmont Stakes|2005]]
|[[Afleet Alex]]
|[[Jeremy Rose (jockey)|Jeremy Rose]]
|[[Timothy F. Ritchey|Timothy Ritchey]]
|[[Cash is King LLC]]
|Fast
|2:28.75
|-
|[[2004 Belmont Stakes|2004]]
|[[Birdstone]]
|[[Edgar Prado]]
|[[Nick Zito]]
|[[Marylou Whitney]] Stables
|Fast
|2:27.50
|-
|[[2003 Belmont Stakes|2003]]
|[[Empire Maker]]
|[[Jerry Bailey]]
|[[Robert J. Frankel|Robert Frankel]]
|[[Juddmonte Farms]]
|Sloppy
|2:28.26
|-
|[[2002 Belmont Stakes|2002]]
|[[Sarava]]
|[[Edgar Prado]]
|[[Kenneth McPeek]]
|[[New Phoenix Stable]]
|Fast
|2:29.71
|-
|[[2001 Belmont Stakes|2001]]
|[[Point Given]]
|[[Gary Stevens (jockey)|Gary Stevens]]
|[[Bob Baffert]]
|[[The Thoroughbred Corp.]]
|Fast
|2:26.56
|-
|[[2000 Belmont Stakes|2000]]
|[[Commendable]]
|[[Pat Day]]
|[[D. Wayne Lukas]]
|[[Bob & Beverly Lewis]]
|Fast
|2:31.19
|-
|[[1999 Belmont Stakes|1999]]
|[[Lemon Drop Kid]]
|[[José A. Santos]]
|[[Flint S. Schulhofer|Scotty Schulhofer]]
|[[Jeanne G. Vance]]
|Fast
|2:27.88
|-
|[[1998 Belmont Stakes|1998]]
|[[Victory Gallop]]
|[[Gary Stevens (jockey)|Gary Stevens]]
|[[W. Elliott Walden]]
|[[Prestonwood Farm]]
|Fast
|2:29.16
|-
|[[1997 Belmont Stakes|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 (jockey)|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]]
|[[Flint S. Schulhofer|Scotty Schulhofer]]
|[[Centennial Farms]]
|Good
|2:29.97
|-
|1992
|[[A.P. Indy]]
|[[Eddie Delahoussaye|Ed Delahoussaye]]
|[[Neil Drysdale]]
|[[Tomonori Tsurumaki]]
|Good
|2:26.13
|-
|[[1991 Belmont Stakes|1991]]
|[[Hansel (horse)|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]]
|[[Claude R. McGaughey III|C. R. McGaughey III]]
|[[Ogden Phipps]]
|Fast
|2:26.00
|-
|1988
|[[Risen Star]]
|[[Eddie Delahoussaye|Ed Delahoussaye]]
|[[Louie J. Roussel III]]
|[[Louie J. Roussel III]]
|Fast
|2:26.40
|-
|1987
|[[Bet Twice]]
|[[Craig Perret]]
|[[Warren A. Croll Jr.|Jimmy Croll]]
|[[Blanche P. Levy]]
|Fast
|2:28.20
|-
|1986
|[[Danzig Connection]]
|[[Chris McCarron]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Woody Stephens]]
|[[Henryk de Kwiatkowski]]
|Sloppy
|2:29.80
|-
|1985
|[[Creme Fraiche (horse)|Creme Fraiche]]
|[[Eddie Maple]]
|[[Brushwood Stables]]
|Muddy
|2:27.00
|-
|1984
|[[Swale (horse)|Swale]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Laffit Pincay Jr.]]
|[[Claiborne Farm]]
|Fast
|2:27.20
|-
|1983
|[[Caveat (horse)|Caveat]]
|[[August Belmont IV]]
|Fast
|2:27.80
|-
|1982
|[[Conquistador Cielo]]
|[[Henryk de Kwiatkowski]]
|Sloppy
|2:28.20
|-
|1981
|[[Summing]]
|[[George Martens (jockey)|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 (horse)|Coastal]]
|[[Ruben Hernandez (jockey)|Ruben Hernandez]]
|[[David A. Whiteley]]
|[[William Haggin Perry]]
|Fast
|2:28.60
|-
|[[1978 Belmont Stakes|1978]]
|'''[[Affirmed]]'''
|[[Steve Cauthen]]
|[[Laz Barrera]]
|[[Harbor View Farm]]
|Fast
|2:26.80
|-
|[[1977 Belmont Stakes|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 (horse)|Avatar]]
|[[Bill Shoemaker]]
|[[A. Thomas Doyle|Tommy Doyle]]
|[[Arthur A. Seeligson Jr.]]
|Fast
|2:28.20
|-
|1974
|[[Little Current (horse)|Little Current]]
|[[Miguel A. Rivera]]
|[[Lou Rondinello]]
|[[Darby Dan Farm]]
|Fast
|2:29.20
|-
|[[1973 Belmont Stakes|1973]]
|'''[[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]]'''
|rowspan="2"|[[Ron Turcotte]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Lucien Laurin]]
|[[Penny Chenery|Meadow Stable]]
|Fast
|'''2:24.00'''
|-
|1972
|[[Riva Ridge]]
|[[Christopher Chenery|Meadow Stud]]
|Fast
|2:28.00
|-
|1971
|[[Pass Catcher]]
|[[Walter Blum]]
|[[Edward J. Yowell|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 (horse)|Damascus]]
|[[Bill Shoemaker]]
|[[Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.]]
|[[Edith W. Bancroft]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Aqueduct Racetrack|Aqueduct]]
|Fast
|2:28.80
|-
|1966
|[[Amberoid]]
|[[William Boland]]
|[[Lucien Laurin]]
|[[Reginald N. Webster]]
|Fast
|2:29.60
|-
|1965
|[[Hail To All]]
|[[Johnny Sellers]]
|[[Edward J. Yowell|Eddie Yowell]]
|[[Zelda Cohen]]
|Fast
|2:28.40
|-
|1964
|[[Quadrangle (horse)|Quadrangle]]
|[[Manuel Ycaza]]
|[[J. Elliott Burch]]
|[[Rokeby Stables]]
|Fast
|2:28.40
|-
|1963
|[[Chateaugay (horse)|Chateaugay]]
|[[Braulio Baeza]]
|[[James P. Conway]]
|[[Darby Dan Farm]]
|Good
|2:30.20
|-
|1962
|[[Jaipur (horse)|Jaipur]]
|[[Bill Shoemaker]]
|[[Winbert F. Mulholland|Bert Mulholland]]
|[[George D. Widener Jr.]]
|rowspan="50"|[[Belmont Park]]
|Fast
|2:28.80
|-
|1961
|[[Sherluck]]
|[[Braulio Baeza]]
|[[Harold Young (horse trainer)|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 (horse)|Cavan]]
|[[Pete D. Anderson|Pete Anderson]]
|[[Thomas J. Barry]]
|[[Joseph E. O'Connell]]
|Fast
|2:30.20
|-
|1957
|[[Gallant Man]]
|[[Bill Shoemaker]]
|[[John A. Nerud]]
|[[Ralph Lowe (oilman)|Ralph Lowe]]
|Fast
|2:26.60
|-
|1956
|[[Needles (horse)|Needles]]
|[[David Erb]]
|[[Hugh L. Fontaine]]
|[[D & H Stable]]
|Fast
|2:29.80
|-
|1955
|[[Nashua (horse)|Nashua]]
|[[Eddie Arcaro]]
|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]]
|[[Belair Stud]]
|Fast
|2:29.00
|-
|1954
|[[High Gun]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Eric Guerin]]
|[[Max Hirsch]]
|[[King Ranch]]
|Fast
|2:30.80
|-
|1953
|[[Native Dancer]]
|[[Bill Winfrey]]
|[[Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.|Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr.]]
|Fast
|2:28.60
|-
|1952
|[[One Count]]
|[[Eddie Arcaro]]
|[[Oscar White]]
|[[Walter M. Jeffords Sr.|Sarah F. Jeffords]]
|Fast
|2:30.20
|-
|1951
|[[Counterpoint (horse)|Counterpoint]]
|[[Dave Gorman (jockey)|Dave Gorman]]
|[[Sylvester Veitch]]
|[[Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney|Cornelius V. Whitney]]
|Fast
|2:29.00
|-
|1950
|[[Middleground]]
|[[William Boland]]
|[[Max Hirsch]]
|[[King Ranch]]
|Fast
|2:28.60
|-
|[[1949 Belmont Stakes|1949]]
|[[Capot]]
|[[Ted Atkinson]]
|[[John M. Gaver Sr.]]
|[[Greentree Stable]]
|Fast
|2:30.20
|-
|[[1948 Belmont Stakes|1948]]
|'''[[Citation (horse)|Citation]]'''
|[[Eddie Arcaro]]
|[[Horace A. Jones]]
|[[Calumet Farm]]
|Fast
|2:28.20
|-
|1947
|[[Phalanx (horse)|Phalanx]]
|[[Ruperto Donoso]]
|[[Sylvester Veitch]]
|[[Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney|Cornelius V. Whitney]]
|Fast
|2:29.40
|-
|[[1946 Belmont Stakes|1946]]
|'''[[Assault (horse)|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 L. Smith|Gayle Smith]]
|[[Matthew P. Brady]]
|[[William Ziegler Jr.]]
|Fast
|2:32.20
|-
|[[1943 Belmont Stakes|1943]]
|'''[[Count Fleet]]'''
|[[Johnny Longden]]
|[[Gregory Duncan Cameron|Don Cameron]]
|[[John D. Hertz|Fannie Hertz]]
|Fast
|2:28.20
|-
|1942
|[[Shut Out (horse)|Shut Out]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Eddie Arcaro]]
|[[John M. Gaver Sr.]]
|[[Greentree Stable]]
|Fast
|2:29.20
|-
|[[1941 Belmont Stakes|1941]]
|'''[[Whirlaway]]'''
|[[Ben A. Jones]]
|[[Calumet Farm]]
|Fast
|2:31.00
|-
|1940
|[[Bimelech]]
|[[Fred A. Smith (jockey)|Fred A. Smith]]
|[[William A. Hurley]]
|[[Edward R. Bradley]]
|Fast
|2:29.60
|-
|1939
|[[Johnstown (horse)|Johnstown]]
|rowspan="2"|[[James Stout]]
|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]]
|[[Belair Stud]]
|Fast
|2:29.60
|-
|1938
|[[Pasteurized (horse)|Pasteurized]]
|[[George M. Odom]]
|[[Carol Harriman Plunkett]]
|Fast
|2:29.40
|-
|[[1937 Belmont Stakes|1937]]
|'''[[War Admiral]]'''
|[[Charley Kurtsinger]]
|[[George H. Conway|George Conway]]
|[[Glen Riddle Farm]]
|Fast
|2:28.60
|-
|1936
|[[Granville (horse)|Granville]]
|[[James Stout]]
|rowspan="2"|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Belair Stud]]
|Fast
|2:30.00
|-
|[[1935 Belmont Stakes|1935]]
|'''[[Omaha (horse)|Omaha]]'''
|[[Willie Saunders]]
|Sloppy
|2:30.60
|-
|1934
|[[Peace Chance]]
|[[Wayne D. Wright]]
|[[Pete Coyne]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Joseph E. Widener]]
|Fast
|2:29.20
|-
|1933
|[[Hurryoff]]
|[[Mack Garner]]
|[[Henry McDaniel (racehorse trainer)|Henry McDaniel]]
|Fast
|2:32.60
|-
|1932
|[[Faireno]]
|[[Tommy Malley]]
|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]]
|[[Belair Stud]]
|Fast
|2:32.80
|-
|1931
|[[Twenty Grand]]
|[[Charley Kurtsinger]]
|[[James G. Rowe Jr.]]
|[[Greentree Stable]]
|Fast
|2:29.60
|-
|[[1930 Belmont Stakes|1930]]
|'''[[Gallant Fox]]'''
|[[Earl Sande]]
|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|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 (horse)|Vito]]
|[[Clarence Kummer]]
|[[Max Hirsch]]
|[[Alfred H. Cosden]]
|Fast
|2:33.20
|-
|1927
|[[Chance Shot (horse)|Chance Shot]]
|[[Earl Sande]]
|[[Pete Coyne]]
|[[Joseph E. Widener]]
|Fast
|2:32.40
|-
|1926
|[[Crusader (horse)|Crusader]]
|[[Albert Johnson (jockey)|Albert Johnson]]
|[[George H. Conway|George Conway]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Glen Riddle Farm]]
|Sloppy
|2:32.20
|-
|1925
|[[American Flag (horse)|American Flag]]
|[[Albert Johnson (jockey)|Albert Johnson]]
|[[Gwyn R. Tompkins]]
|rowspan="13"|{{sort|1375|1{{fract|3|8}}-miles}}
|Fast
|2:16.80
|-
|1924
|[[Mad Play]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Earl Sande]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Rancocas Stable]]
|Good
|2:18.80
|-
|1923
|[[Zev (horse)|Zev]]
|Good
|2:19.00
|-
|1922
|[[Pillory (horse)|Pillory]]
|Charles H. Miller
|[[T. J. Healey|Thomas J. Healey]]
|[[Richard Thornton Wilson Jr.|Richard T. Wilson Jr.]]
|Fast
|2:18.80
|-
|1921
|[[Grey Lag]]
|[[Earl Sande]]
|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|[[Rancocas Stable]]
|Fast
|2:16.80
|-
|[[1920 Belmont Stakes|1920]]
|[[Man o' War]]
|[[Clarence Kummer]]
|[[Louis Feustel]]
|[[Glen Riddle Farm]]
|Fast
|2:14.20
|-
|[[1919 Belmont Stakes|1919]]
|'''[[Sir Barton]]'''
|[[Johnny Loftus]]
|[[H. Guy Bedwell]]
|[[J. K. L. Ross]]
|Fast
|2:17.40
|-
|1918
|[[Johren]]
|[[Frank Robinson (jockey)|Frank Robinson]]
|[[Albert Simons (horse trainer)|Albert Simons]]
|[[Harry Payne Whitney|Harry P. Whitney]]
|Fast
|2:20.40
|-
|1917
|[[Hourless]]
|[[James H. Butwell]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|rowspan="2"|[[August Belmont Jr.]]
|Good
|2:17.80
|-
|1916
|[[Friar Rock]]
|[[Everett Haynes]]
|Muddy
|2:22.00
|-
|1915
|[[The Finn]]
|[[George Byrne (jockey)|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 (horse)|Prince Eugene]]
|[[Roscoe Troxler]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[Harry Payne Whitney|Harry P. Whitney]]
|Fast
|2:18.00
|- style="background:#eee;"
| 1912
| rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| ''No races held due to the [[Hart–Agnew Law]].''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| 1911
|-
|[[1910 Belmont Stakes|1910]]
|[[Sweep (horse)|Sweep]]
|[[James H. Butwell]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[James R. Keene]]
|rowspan="6"|[[Belmont Park]]
|rowspan="5"|{{sort|1375|1{{fract|3|8|}}-miles}}
|Fast
|2:22.00
|-
|1909
|[[Joe Madden (horse)|Joe Madden]]
|[[Eddie Dugan]]
|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|(not listed)
|2:21.60
|-
|1908
|[[Colin (horse)|Colin]]
|[[Joe Notter]]
|rowspan="2"|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|rowspan="2"|[[James R. Keene]]
|(not listed)
|N/A
|-
|1907
|[[Peter Pan I|Peter Pan]]
|[[George Mountain (jockey)|George Mountain]]
|(not listed)
|N/A
|-
|1906
|[[Burgomaster (horse)|Burgomaster]]
|[[Lucien Lyne]]
|rowspan="2"|[[John W. Rogers (horse trainer)|John W. Rogers]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Harry Payne Whitney|Harry P. Whitney]]
|(not listed)
|2:20.00
|-
|1905
|[[Tanya (horse)|Tanya]] ‡
|[[Gene Hildebrand]]
|rowspan="2"|{{sort|1250|1{{fract|1|4}}-miles}}
|(not listed)
|2:08.00
|-
|1904
|[[Delhi (horse)|Delhi]]
|[[George M. Odom]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[James R. Keene]]
|rowspan="15"|[[Morris Park Racecourse|Morris Park]]
|Fast
|2:06.60
|-
|1903
|[[Africander (horse)|Africander]]
|rowspan="2"|[[John Bullman]]
|[[Richard O. Miller]]
|[[Charles F. Dwyer|Hampton Stable]]
|rowspan="8"|{{sort|1375|1{{fract|3|8}}-miles}}
|Fast
|2:21.75
|-
|1902
|[[Masterman (horse)|Masterman]]
|[[John Hyland (horse trainer)|John J. Hyland]]
|[[August Belmont Jr.]]
|Fast
|2:22.60
|-
|1901
|[[Commando (horse)|Commando]]
|[[Henry Spencer (jockey)|Henry Spencer]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[James R. Keene]]
|Fast
|2:21.00
|-
|1900
|[[Ildrim (horse)|Ildrim]]
|[[Nash Turner]]
|[[H. Eugene Leigh]]
|[[H. Eugene Leigh]]
|Fast
|2:21.25
|-
|[[1899 Belmont Stakes|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 (horse)|Scottish Chieftain]]
|[[Joe Scherrer]]
|[[Matt Byrnes]]
|[[Marcus Daly]]
|Fast
|2:23.25
|-
|1896
|[[Hastings (horse)|Hastings]]
|[[Henry Griffin (jockey)|Henry Griffin]]
|[[John Hyland (horse trainer)|John J. Hyland]]
|[[August Belmont Jr.|Belmont Stable]]
|Good
|2:24.50
|-
|1895
|[[Belmar (horse)|Belmar]]
|[[Fred Taral]]
|[[Edward Feakes]]
|[[Preakness Stud#James Galway|Preakness Stables]]
|{{sort|1250|1{{fract|1|4}}-miles}}
|Heavy
|2:11.50
|-
|1894
|[[Henry of Navarre (horse)|Henry of Navarre]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Willie Simms]]
|[[Byron McClelland]]
|[[Byron McClelland]]
|rowspan="2"|{{sort|1125|1{{fract|1|8}}-miles}}
|Fast
|1:56.50
|-
|1893
|[[Comanche (1890 horse)|Comanche]]
|[[Gus Hannon]]
|[[Empire Stable]]
|Fast
|1:53.25
|-
|1892
|[[Patron (horse)|Patron]]
|[[William Hayward (jockey)|William Hayward]]
|[[Louis Stuart]]
|[[Louis Stuart]]
|rowspan="3"|{{sort|1250|1{{fract|1|4}}-miles}}
|Muddy
|2:17.00
|-
|1891
|[[Foxford (horse)|Foxford]]
|[[Edward H. Garrison]]
|Michael Donavan
|C. E. Rand
|Good
|2:08.75
|-
|1890
|[[Burlington (horse)|Burlington]]
|[[Shelby Barnes|Shelby "Pike" Barnes]]
|[[Albert Cooper (horse trainer)|Albert Cooper]]
|[[Hough Bros.]]
|Fast
|2:07.75
|-
|1889
|[[Eric (horse)|Eric]]
|[[William Hayward (jockey)|William Hayward]]
|[[John Huggins (racehorse trainer)|John Huggins]]
|[[Alexander Cassatt|A. J. Cassatt]]
|rowspan="23"|[[Jerome Park Racetrack|Jerome Park]]
|rowspan="16"|{{sort|1500|1{{fract|1|2}}-miles}}
|Good
|2:47.25
|-
|[[1888 Belmont Stakes|1888]]
|[[Sir Dixon]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Jim McLaughlin (jockey)|Jim McLaughlin]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Frank McCabe (horse trainer)|Frank McCabe]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Dwyer Brothers Stable|Dwyer Bros. Stable]]
|Fast
|2:40.25
|-
|1887
|[[Hanover (horse)|Hanover]]
|Heavy
|2:43.50
|-
|1886
|[[Inspector B]]
|Fast
|2:41.00
|-
|[[1885 Belmont Stakes|1885]]
|[[Tyrant (American horse)|Tyrant]]
|[[Patsy Duffy]]
|[[William R. Claypool]]
|[[James Ben Ali Haggin|James B. A. Haggin]]
|Good
|2:43.00
|-
|1884
|[[Panique (horse)|Panique]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Jim McLaughlin (jockey)|Jim McLaughlin]]
|rowspan="2"|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Dwyer Brothers Stable|Dwyer Bros. Stable]]
|Good
|2:42.00
|-
|1883
|[[George Kinney (horse)|George Kinney]]
|Fast
|2:42.50
|-
|[[1882 Belmont Stakes|1882]]
|[[Forester (horse)|Forester]]
|[[Lewis Stewart]]
|[[Appleby & Johnson]]
|Fast
|2:43.00
|-
|1881
|[[Saunterer]]
|[[Tom Costello (jockey)|Tom Costello]]
|rowspan="2"|[[R. Wyndham Walden]]
|rowspan="2"|[[George L. Lorillard]]
|Heavy
|2:47.00
|-
|1880
|[[Grenada (horse)|Grenada]]
|[[Lloyd Hughes (jockey)|Lloyd Hughes]]
|Good
|2:47.00
|-
|1879
|[[Spendthrift (horse)|Spendthrift]]
|[[George Evans (jockey)|George Evans]]
|[[Thomas Puryear]]
|[[James R. Keene]]
|Sloppy
|2:42.75
|-
|1878
|[[Duke of Magenta (horse)|Duke of Magenta]]
|[[Lloyd Hughes (jockey)|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 (horse)|Algerine]]
|[[William Donohue (jockey)|William Donohue]]
|[[Thomas W. Doswell]]
|[[Doswell & Co.]]
|Fast
|2:40.50
|-
|1875
|[[Calvin (horse)|Calvin]]
|[[Robert Swim]]
|[[Ansel Williamson]]
|[[H. Price McGrath]]
|Fast
|2:42.25
|-
|1874
|[[Saxon (horse)|Saxon]]
|[[George Barbee]]
| William Pryor
|[[Pierre Lorillard IV]]
|Fast
|2:39.50
|-
|1873
|[[Springbok (horse)|Springbok]]
|rowspan="2"|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|rowspan="3"|[[David McDaniel (trainer)|David McDaniel]]
|rowspan="3"|David McDaniel
|rowspan="7"|{{sort|1625|1{{fract|5|8}}-miles}}
|Fair
|3:01.75
|-
|1872
|[[Joe Daniels (horse)|Joe Daniels]]
|Fair
|2:58.25
|-
|1871
|[[Harry Bassett (horse)|Harry Bassett]]
|W. Miller
|Fast
|2:56.00
|-
|1870
|[[Kingfisher (horse)|Kingfisher]]
|[[Edward D. Brown]]
|[[Raleigh Colston Sr.]]
|[[Daniel Swigert]]
|Fast
|2:59.50
|-
|1869
|[[Fenian (horse)|Fenian]]
|C. Miller
|[[Jacob Pincus]]
|[[August Belmont]]
|Heavy
|3:04.25
|-
|1868
|[[General Duke (horse)|General Duke]]
|[[Robert Swim]]
|Andrew Thompson
|[[McConnell & Co.]]
|Fast
|3:02.00
|-
|[[1867 Belmont Stakes|1867]]
|[[Ruthless (horse)|Ruthless]] †
|[[Gilbert Patrick]]
|[[A. Jack Minor]]
|[[Francis Morris (businessman)|Francis Morris]]
|Heavy
|3:05.00
|}
* Note: Timed to the {{frac|1|4}} second 1867 to 1901 and 1903, and to the {{frac|1|5}} second in 1902 and from 1904 to 1991. Decimal timing, to the nearest {{frac|1|100}}, is now used, though race calls and many charts still use fifths.

{{refbegin}}
A † designates a [[filly]].

{{refend}}

== Sire lines ==

Winners of the Belmont Stakes can be connected to each other due to the practice of [[Thoroughbred breeding theories|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 ===

* the [[Darley Arabian]] (1700c) sire line (all branched through the [[Eclipse (horse)|Eclipse]] (1764) line)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sire Lines |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/SireLines.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422011353/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/SireLines.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> produced 125 Stakes winners (120 colts, 2 geldings, 3 fillies), including all winners from 2009 to present. The main branches of this sire line are:
** the [[Joe Andrews (horse)|Joe Andrews]] (1778) branch produced 1 winner (most recently [[Saxon (horse)|Saxon]] in [[1874 Belmont Stakes|1874]])<ref name="Saxon">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/saxon|title=Saxon Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref>
** the [[King Fergus]] (1775) branch (all branched through the [[Voltigeur (horse)|Voltigeur]] (1847) line), produced 15 winners. His sire line continued primarily through his son [[Vedette (horse)|Vedette]] (1854) with 13 winners, due primarily to his son [[Galopin]] (1872) with 10 winners (exclusively through [[St. Simon (horse)|St Simon]] (1881), most recently [[Colonial Affair]] in [[1993 Belmont Stakes|1993]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Sire Lines King Fergus |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/KingFergus.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203202725/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/KingFergus.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=St. Simon Sire Line |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/StSimon.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025912/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/StSimon.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Colonial Affair">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/colonial+affair|title=Colonial Affair Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183329/https://www.pedigreequery.com/colonial%20affair|url-status=live}}</ref>
** the [[Potoooooooo]] (1773) branch<ref name=Pot8>{{cite web |title=Pot8os Sire Line |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Pot8os.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025903/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Pot8os.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> produced 109 winners (all branched through the [[Waxy (horse)|Waxy]] (1790) line). The primary branch of this sire line is through [[Whalebone (horse)|Whalebone]] (1807), which has produced 107 winners. In turn, the primary branch continues through [[Sir Hercules]] (1826), which has produced 85 winners, and then the [[Birdcatcher (horse)|Birdcatcher]] (1833) branch<ref>{{cite web |title=Birdcatcher Sire Line |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Birdcatcher.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025914/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Birdcatcher.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> which produced 79 winners. From Birdcatcher, the branch of [[The Baron (horse)|The Baron]] (1842) has produced 71 winners (nearly exclusively through the [[Stockwell (horse)|Stockwell]] (1849) line with 70 winners).<ref>{{cite web |title=Stockwell Sire Line |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Stockwell.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025902/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Stockwell.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Birdcatcher's grandson [[Doncaster (horse)|Doncaster]] (1870) sired [[Bend Or]] (1877), whose sire line accounts for 65 winners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bend Or Sire Line |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/BendOr.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401145727/https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/BendOr.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The main branch of the Bend Or sire line continued through his son [[Bona Vista]] (1889) with 57 winners, exclusively through the [[Phalaris (horse)|Phalaris]] (1913) line, which has dominated in the last several decades (including all winners from 2009 to present) through the following sons:<ref name=Phalaris>{{cite web |title=Phalaris Sire Line |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Phalaris.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025902/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Phalaris.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nearco Sire Line |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Nearco.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025901/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Nearco.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
***the [[Pharamond (horse)|Pharamond]] (1925) branch (1 winner, most recently [[Capot]] in [[1949 Belmont Stakes|1949]]);<ref name=Phalaris />
***the [[Sickle (horse)|Sickle]] (1924) branch (25 winners exclusively through [[Native Dancer]] (1950) with his win in the [[1953 Belmont Stakes]], continued primarily through his son [[Raise a Native]] (1961) with 22 winners, down through [[Mr Prospector]] (1970) with 19 winners through 11 different sons: [[Conquistador Cielo]], with his win in the [[1982 Belmont Stakes]], and 10 other sons through their progeny (most recently [[Dornoch (horse)|Dornoch]] in [[2024 Belmont Stakes|2024]]), continued primarily through his son [[Fappiano]] (1977) with 6 winners (nearly exclusively through his son [[Unbridled]] (1987) with 5 winners, most recently [[Arcangelo (horse)|Arcangelo]] in [[2023 Belmont Stakes|2023]]));
***the [[Pharos (horse)|Pharos]] (1920) branch (31 winners all branched through the [[Nearco (horse)|Nearco]] (1935) line, through his sons [[Mossborough]] (1947), [[Royal Charger]] (1942), [[Nearctic (horse)|Nearctic]] (1954), and [[Nasrullah (horse)|Nasrullah]] (1940)). The Mossborough branch produced 1 winner (most recently [[Cavan]] in [[1958 Belmont Stakes|1958]]), The Royal Charger branch produced 4 winners (most recently [[Temperence Hill]] in [[1980 Belmont Stakes|1980]]), the Nearctic branch produced 10 winners (nearly exclusively through his son [[Northern Dancer]] (1961) with 9 winners, most recently [[Sovereignty (horse)|Sovereignty]] in [[2025 Belmont Stakes|2025]]), while the Nasrullah branch produced 16 winners, (most recently [[Mo Donegal]] in [[2022 Belmont Stakes|2022]]), primarily through his son [[Bold Ruler]] (1954) with 13 winners primarily through his son [[Boldnesian]] (1963) with 9 winners (exclusively through the [[Seattle Slew]] (1974) line, with his win in the [[1977 Belmont Stakes]] and 8 other progeny, nearly exclusively through [[A.P. Indy]], winner of the [[1992 Belmont Stakes]] and 6 other progeny winners, with 5 winners through A.P. Indy's son [[Pulpit (horse)|Pulpit]] (1994) (exclusively through Pulpit's son [[Tapit]] (2001)), most recently [[Essential Quality]] in [[2021 Belmont Stakes|2021]]).
*** special notes:
**** the Whalebone (1807) branch produced two main lines: the primary branch of Sir Hercules (1826), and the secondary branch of [[Camel (horse)|Camel]] (1822) which produced 18 winners (exclusively through the [[Touchstone (horse)|Touchstone]] (1831) line). The Camel branch continued primarily through two of this grandsons: the [[Newminster (horse)|Newminster]] (1848) branch (8 winners, primarily through the [[Bay Ronald]] (1893) line with 6 winners, most recently [[Creme Fraiche]] in [[1985 Belmont Stakes|1985]]) and the [[Orlando (horse)|Orlando]] (1841) branch (9 winners, exclusively through the [[Eclipse (horse, foaled 1855)|Eclipse]] (1855) line, most recently [[Shut Out (horse)|Shut Out]] in [[1942 Belmont Stakes|1942]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Camel Sire Line |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Camel.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=23 May 2021 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422180517/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Camel.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Himyar's Other Line |url=http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/scot/archive/2008/03/24/himyar-s-other-line.aspx |website=cs.bloodhorse.com |access-date=23 May 2021 |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523032053/http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/scot/archive/2008/03/24/himyar-s-other-line.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
**** the Sir Hercules (1826) branch produced two main lines: the primary branch of Birdcatcher (1833), and the secondary branch of [[Faugh-a-Ballagh]] (1841) which produced 6 winners (exclusively through the [[Leamington (horse)|Leamington]] (1853) line), most recently [[1894 Belmont Stakes]] winner [[Henry of Navarre (horse)|Henry of Navarre]].<ref name="Henry Navarre">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/henry+of+navarre|title=Henry of Navarre Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref>
**** the Birdcatcher (1833) branch produced two main lines: the primary branch of The Baron (1842), and the secondary branch of [[Oxford (horse)|Oxford]] (1857) which produced 7 winners (exclusively through the [[Sterling (horse)|Sterling]] (1868) line), most recently [[1964 Belmont Stakes]] winner [[Quadrangle (horse)|Quadrangle]].<ref name="Quadrangle">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/quadrangle|title=Quadrangle Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184309/https://www.pedigreequery.com/quadrangle|url-status=live}}</ref>
**** the Bend Or (1877) branch produced two main lines: the primary branch of Bona Vista (1889), and the secondary branch of [[Ormonde (horse)|Ormonde]] (1883) which produced 7 winners (exclusively through the [[Teddy (horse)|Teddy]] (1913) line), most recently [[1967 Belmont Stakes]] winner [[Damascus (horse)|Damascus]].<ref name="Damascus" />

=== Godolphin Arabian line ===

* the [[Godolphin Arabian]] (1724c) sire line<ref>{{cite web |title=Matchem Sire Line |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Matchem.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=July 6, 2021 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226063340/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Matchem.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> produced 18 colts. The main branches of this sire (all branched through the [[West Australian (horse)|West Australian]] (1850) line) are:
** the [[Solon (horse)|Solon]] (1861) branch produced 2 winners (exclusively through the [[Ogden (horse)|Ogden]] (1894) line, most recently [[Zev (horse)|Zev]] in [[1923 Belmont Stakes|1923]])<ref name="The Finn">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/the+finn|title=The Finn Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184855/https://www.pedigreequery.com/the%20finn|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Zev">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/zev|title=Zev Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422200216/https://www.pedigreequery.com/zev|url-status=live}}</ref>
** the [[Australian (horse)|Australian]] (1858) branch produced 16 winners, including:
*** [[Joe Daniels (horse)|Joe Daniels]] (1869), winner of the [[1872 Belmont Stakes]]<ref name="Joe Daniels">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/joe+daniels|title=Joe Daniels Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185204/https://www.pedigreequery.com/joe%20daniels|url-status=live}}</ref>
*** [[Springbok (horse)|Springbok]] (1870), winner of the [[1873 Belmont Stakes]]<ref name="Springbok">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/springbok|title=Springbok Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref>
*** the [[Abd-El-Kader (horse)|Abd-El-Kader]] (1865) branch produced 1 winner (most recently [[Algerine (horse)|Algerine]] in [[1876 Belmont Stakes|1876]])<ref name="Algerine">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/algerine|title=Algerine Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183235/https://www.pedigreequery.com/algerine|url-status=live}}</ref>
*** the [[Spendthrift (horse)|Spendthrift]] (1876) branch produced 13 winners, including his win in the [[1879 Belmont Stakes]]<ref name="Spendthrift">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/spendthrift|title=Spendthrift Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref> and 12 progeny including:
**** the [[Kingston (horse)|Kingston]] (1884) branch produced 1 winner (most recently [[Ildrim]] in [[1900 Belmont Stakes|1900]])<ref name="Ildrim" />
**** the [[Hastings (horse)|Hastings]] (1893) branch produced 11 winners (his win in the [[1896 Belmont Stakes]]<ref name="Hastings">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/hastings|title=Hastings Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref> and 10 progeny, including [[1902 Belmont Stakes]] winner [[Masterman (horse)|Masterman]] (1899)<ref name="Masterman">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/masterman|title=Masterman Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref> and 9 winners through the [[Fair Play (horse)|Fair Play]] (1905) line, with 5 winners primarily through the [[Man o' War]] (1917) line, with his win in the [[1920 Belmont Stakes]]<ref name="Man War" /> plus 4 winners through his progeny, most recently [[Da'Tara]] in [[2008 Belmont Stakes|2008]])<ref name="Mad Play" /><ref name="Chance Shot" /><ref name="Peace Chance" /><ref name="Faireno" /><ref name="American Flag" /><ref name="Crusader" /><ref name="War Admiral" /><ref name="Da Tara" />

=== Byerley Turk line ===

* the [[Byerley Turk]] (1680c) sire line<ref>{{cite web |title=Thoroughbred Bloodlines Sire Lines Byerley Turk |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/ByerleyTurk.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025902/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/ByerleyTurk.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Thoroughbred Bloodlines Sire Lines Byerley Turk King Herod |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Herod.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025904/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Herod.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Selim>{{cite web |title=Thoroughbred Bloodlines Sire Lines Byerley Turk King Herod Buzzard Selim |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Selim.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025904/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Selim.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> produced 14 winners (13 colts, 1 gelding). The main branches of this sire (all branched through the [[Herod (horse)|Herod]] (1758) line) are:
** the [[Florizel]] (1768) branch produced 7 winners (all branched through the [[Boston (horse)|Boston]] (1833) line). The main branches of this sire line are:
*** the [[Ringgold (horse)|Ringgold]] (1842) branch produced 1 winner (most recently [[Calvin (horse)|Calvin]] in [[1875 Belmont Stakes|1875]])<ref name="Calvin">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/calvin|title=Calvin Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183042/https://www.pedigreequery.com/calvin|url-status=live}}</ref>
*** the [[Lexington (horse)|Lexington]] (1850) branch produced 6 winners (most recently [[Eric (horse)|Eric]] in [[1889 Belmont Stakes|1889]])<ref name="General Duke">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/general+duke|title=General Duke Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184222/https://www.pedigreequery.com/general+duke|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Kingfisher">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/kingfisher|title=Kingfisher Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184302/https://www.pedigreequery.com/kingfisher|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Harry Bassett">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/harry+bassell|title=Harry Bassett}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Vauxhall">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/vauxhall|title=Vauxhall Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184743/https://www.pedigreequery.com/vauxhall|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Duke Magenta">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/duke+of+magenta|title=Duke of Magenta Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711141443/https://www.pedigreequery.com/duke+of+magenta|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Eric" />
** the [[Woodpecker (horse)|Woodpecker]] (1773) branch produced 7 winners (all branched through the [[Buzzard (horse)|Buzzard]] (1787) line). The main branches of this sire line are:
*** the [[Castrel (horse)|Castrel]] (1801) branch produced 2 winners (all branched through the [[Pantaloon (horse)|Pantaloon]]  (1824) line, most recently [[Huryoff]] in [[1933 Belmont Stakes|1933]])<ref name="Comanche">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/comanche|title=Comanche Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Hurryoff">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/hurryoff|title=Hurryoff Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182949/https://www.pedigreequery.com/hurryoff|url-status=live}}</ref>
*** the [[Selim (horse)|Selim]] (1802) branch produced 5 winners (all branched through the [[Sultan (horse)|Sultan]] (1816) line). The main branches of this sire line are:
**** the [[Bay Middleton]] (1833) branch produced 1 winner (most recently [[Amberoid]] in [[1966 Belmont Stakes|1966]])<ref name="Amberoid">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/amberoid|title=Amberoid Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185432/https://www.pedigreequery.com/amberoid|url-status=live}}</ref>
**** the [[Glencoe I|Glencoe]] (1831) branch produced 4 winners (all branched through the [[Hindoo (horse)|Hindoo]] (1878) line), including [[Hanover (horse)|Hanover]], winner of the [[1887 Belmont Stakes]] and 3 other progeny (most recently [[Prince Eugene (horse)|Prince Eugene]] in [[1913 Belmont Stakes|1913]])<ref name="Hanover">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/hanover|title=Hanover Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190456/https://www.pedigreequery.com/hanover|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Burgomaster">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/burgomaster|title=Burgomaster Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190401/https://www.pedigreequery.com/burgomaster|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Joe Madden" /><ref name="Prince Eugene">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/prince+eugene|title=Prince Eugene Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref>

;Belmont Stakes winners with male-line descendants including other Belmont Stakes winners:
* [[Native Dancer]] ([[1953 Belmont Stakes|1953 winner]]) – 24 colts; most recently [[Dornoch (horse)|Dormoch]] ([[2024 Belmont Stakes|2024]])<ref name="High Echelon">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/high+echelon|title=High Echelon Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184538/https://www.pedigreequery.com/high%20echelon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Little Current">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/little+current|title=Little Current Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Affirmed">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/affirmed|title=Affirmed Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183518/https://www.pedigreequery.com/affirmed|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Coastal">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/coastal|title=Coastal Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185855/https://www.pedigreequery.com/coastal|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Conquistador Cielo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/conquistador+cielo|title=Conquistador Cielo Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Easy Goer">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/easy+goer|title=Easy Goer Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Hansel">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/hansel|title=Hansel Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183433/https://www.pedigreequery.com/hansel|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Thunder Gulch">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/thunder+gulch|title=Thunder Gulch Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184340/https://www.pedigreequery.com/thunder+gulch|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Editors Note">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/editors+note|title=Editors Note Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185407/https://www.pedigreequery.com/editors+note|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Victory Gallop">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/victory+gallop|title=Victory Gallop Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185448/https://www.pedigreequery.com/victory+gallop|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lemon Drop">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/lemon+drop+kid|title=Lemon Drop Kid Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184334/https://www.pedigreequery.com/lemon+drop+kid|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Commendable">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/commendable|title=Commendable Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Point Given">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/point+given|title=Point Given Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182935/https://www.pedigreequery.com/point+given|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Empire Maker">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/empire+maker|title=Empire Maker Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183512/https://www.pedigreequery.com/empire+maker|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Birdstone">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/birdstone|title=Birdstone Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184312/https://www.pedigreequery.com/birdstone|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Afleet Alex">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/afleet+alex|title=Afleet Alex Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184437/https://www.pedigreequery.com/afleet+alex|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jazil">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/jazil|title=Jazil Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190453/https://www.pedigreequery.com/jazil|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Summer Bird">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/summer+bird|title=Summer Bird Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183816/https://www.pedigreequery.com/summer%20bird|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Drosselmeyer">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/drosselmeyer|title=Drosselmeyer Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Ruler Ice">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/ruler+on+ice|title=Ruler On Ice Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184227/https://www.pedigreequery.com/ruler+on+ice|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Palace Malice">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/palace+malice|title=Palace Malice Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183551/https://www.pedigreequery.com/palace+malice|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="American Pharoah">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/american+pharoah|title=American Pharoah Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419140304/https://www.pedigreequery.com/american+pharoah|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Arcangelo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/arcangelo6|title=Arcangelo Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref>
* [[Spendthrift (horse)|Spendthrift]] ([[1879 Belmont Stakes|1879 winner]]) – 12 colts; most recently [[Da' Tara]] ([[2008 Belmont Stakes|2008]])<ref name="Hastings" /><ref name="Ildrim">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/ildrim|title=Ildrim Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183332/https://www.pedigreequery.com/ildrim|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Masterman" /><ref name="Man War">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/man+o+war|title=Man O War Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711135816/https://www.pedigreequery.com/man+o+war|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Mad Play">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/mad+play|title=Mad Play Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185915/https://www.pedigreequery.com/mad+play|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="American Flag">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/american+flag|title=American Flag Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183623/https://www.pedigreequery.com/american+flag|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Crusader">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/crusader|title=Crusader Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182915/https://www.pedigreequery.com/crusader|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Chance Shot">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/chance+shot|title=Chance Shot Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Faireno">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/faireno|title=Faireno Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184432/https://www.pedigreequery.com/faireno|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Peace Chance">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/peace+chance|title=Peace Chance Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183013/https://www.pedigreequery.com/peace+chance|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="War Admiral">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/war+admiral|title=War Admiral Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421073515/https://www.pedigreequery.com/war+admiral|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Da Tara">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/da+tara|title=Da Tara Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184347/https://www.pedigreequery.com/da+tara|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Hastings (horse)|Hastings]] ([[1896 Belmont Stakes|1896 winner]]) – 10 colts; most recently Da' Tara (2008)<ref name="Masterman" /><ref name="Man War" /><ref name="Mad Play" /><ref name="American Flag" /><ref name="Crusader" /><ref name="Chance Shot" /><ref name="Faireno" /><ref name="Peace Chance" /><ref name="War Admiral" /><ref name="Da Tara" />
* [[Seattle Slew]] ([[1977 Belmont Stakes|1977 winner]]) – 8 colts; most recently [[Essential Quality]] ([[2021 Belmont Stakes|2021]])<ref name="AP Indy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/ap+indy|title=Ap Indy Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Swale">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/swale|title=Swale Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510032541/https://www.pedigreequery.com/swale|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rags Riches">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/rags+to+riches|title=Rags To Riches Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Tonalist">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/tonalist|title=Tonalist Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref><ref name="Creator">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/creator9|title=Creator Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184419/https://www.pedigreequery.com/creator9|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Tapwrit">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/tapwrit|title=Tapwrit Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712045930/https://www.pedigreequery.com/tapwrit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Tiz Law">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/tiz+the+law|title=Tiz The Law Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184253/https://www.pedigreequery.com/tiz+the+law|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Essential Quality">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/essential+quality|title=Essential Quality Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711161638/https://www.pedigreequery.com/essential%20quality|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Commando (horse)|Commando]] ([[1901 Belmont Stakes|1901 winner]]) – 6 colts; most recently [[Shut Out (horse)|Shut Out]] ([[1942 Belmont Stakes|1942]])<ref name="Peter Pan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/peter+pan|title=Peter Pan Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183714/https://www.pedigreequery.com/peter+pan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Colin">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/colin|title=Colin Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183631/https://www.pedigreequery.com/colin|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Luke McLuke">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/luke+mcluke|title=Luke Mcluke Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184306/https://www.pedigreequery.com/luke+mcluke|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Blue Larkspur">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/blue+larkspur|title=Blue Larkspur Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505075936/https://www.pedigreequery.com/blue%20larkspur|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bimelech">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/bimelech|title=Bimelech Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190707/https://www.pedigreequery.com/bimelech|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Shut Out">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/shut+out|title=Shut Out Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184919/https://www.pedigreequery.com/shut+out|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[A.P. Indy]] ([[1992 Belmont Stakes|1992 winner]]) – 6 colts; most recently Essential Quality (2021)<ref name="Rags Riches" /><ref name="Tonalist" /><ref name="Creator" /><ref name="Tapwrit" /><ref name="Tiz Law" /><ref name="Essential Quality" />
* [[Man o' War]] ([[1920 Belmont Stakes|1920 winner]]) – 4 colts; most recently Da' Tara (2008)<ref name="American Flag" /><ref name="Crusader" /><ref name="War Admiral" /><ref name="Da Tara" />
* [[Peter Pan (American horse)|Peter Pan]] ([[1907 Belmont Stakes|1907 winner]]) – 3 colts; most recently Shut Out (1942)<ref name="Blue Larkspur" /><ref name="Bimelech" /><ref name="Shut Out" />
* [[Gallant Fox]] ([[1930 Belmont Stakes|1930 winner]]) – 2 colts; most recently [[Granville (horse)|Granville]] ([[1936 Belmont Stakes|1936]])<ref name="Omaha">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/omaha|title=Omaha Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419031242/https://www.pedigreequery.com/omaha|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Granville">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/granville|title=Granville Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref>
* [[Count Fleet]] ([[1943 Belmont Stakes|1943 winner]]) – 2 colts; most recently [[One Count]] ([[1952 Belmont Stakes|1952]])<ref name="Counterpoint">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/counterpoint|title=Counterpoint Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185614/https://www.pedigreequery.com/counterpoint|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="One Count">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/one+count|title=One Count Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190613/https://www.pedigreequery.com/one%20count|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Duke of Magenta (horse)|Duke of Magenta]] ([[1878 Belmont Stakes|1878 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[Eric (horse)|Eric]] ([[1889 Belmont Stakes|1889]])<ref name="Eric">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/eric|title=Eric Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183224/https://www.pedigreequery.com/eric|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Hanover (horse)|Hanover]] ([[1887 Belmont Stakes|1887 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[Joe Madden (horse)|Joe Madden]] ([[1909 Belmont Stakes|1909]])<ref name="Joe Madden">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/joe+madden|title=Joe Madden Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184311/https://www.pedigreequery.com/joe%20madden|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[The Finn]] ([[1915 Belmont Stakes|1915 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[Zev (horse)|Zev]] ([[1923 Belmont Stakes|1923]])<ref name="Zev" />
* [[Chance Shot]] ([[1927 Belmont Stakes|1927 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[Peace Chance]] ([[1934 Belmont Stakes|1934]])<ref name="Peace Chance" />
* [[Friar Rock]] ([[1916 Belmont Stakes|1916 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[Phalanx (horse)|Phalanx]] ([[1947 Belmont Stakes|1947]])<ref name="Phalanx">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/phalanx|title=Phalanx Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183233/https://www.pedigreequery.com/phalanx|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Sword Dancer]] ([[1959 Belmont Stakes|1959 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[Damascus (horse)|Damascus]] ([[1967 Belmont Stakes|1967]])<ref name="Damascus">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/damascus|title=Damascus Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711060623/https://www.pedigreequery.com/damascus|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] ([[1973 Belmont Stakes|1973 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[Risen Star]] ([[1988 Belmont Stakes|1988]])<ref name="Risen Star">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/risen+star|title=Risen Star Horse Pedigree|website=www.pedigreequery.com}}</ref>
* [[Thunder Gulch]] ([[1995 Belmont Stakes|1995 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[Point Given]] ([[2001 Belmont Stakes|2001]])<ref name="Point Given"/>
* [[Birdstone]] ([[2004 Belmont Stakes|2004 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[Summer Bird]] ([[2009 Belmont Stakes|2009]])<ref name="Summer Bird"/>
* [[Empire Maker]] ([[2003 Belmont Stakes|2003 winner]]) – 1 colt; [[American Pharoah]] ([[2015 Belmont Stakes|2015]])<ref name="American Pharoah"/>

== See also ==
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* [[American thoroughbred racing top attended events]]
* [[Belmont Stakes top three finishers]]
* [[Grand Slam of Thoroughbred Racing]]
* [[List of Belmont Stakes broadcasters]]
* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing]]
* [[Triple Crown Productions]]

== Explanatory notes ==
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== Citations ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.belmontstakes.org/ Belmont Stakes History & Facts]
* [http://helloracefans.com/races/ten-things/belmont-stakes/ Ten Things You Should Know about the Belmont Stakes at Hello Race Fans!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813134322/http://helloracefans.com/races/ten-things/belmont-stakes/ |date=August 13, 2020 }}

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