Belmont Stakes Results and Winners

The Belmont Stakes is often referred to as the Test of the Champion, due to its status as the final race of the Triple Crown. Many races have been held on the world-famous Belmont track since its establishment in the mid-1800s.

This prestigious race is also called the Run for the Carnations. This is in keeping with the theme of flowers for the other races—the Preakness is known for Black-Eyed Susans. Like the other two races, the Belmont Stakes is steeped in its own esoteric traditions and history.

The race is notorious for being the most difficult of the three Triple Crown races, owing to its grueling length of a mile and a half. Whenever a horse is the first to cross the finish line, it is draped in bundles of white carnations to commemorate its achievement. This is not dissimilar to the roses and Black-Eyed Susans used in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, respectively.

Putting it simply, the Belmont Stakes is no pushover when it comes to sheer difficulty. The race is incredibly unforgiving to all of its participants, which is why the first horse to cross the finish line is given so much attention and adoration.

Make no mistake, this race separates the wheat from the chaff, which is exactly why the Belmont Stakes has some of the highest betting numbers when it comes to annual sporting events.

Belmont Stakes winners

One thing is for sure, the Belmont Stakes is no snoozefest. It easily holds its own against the Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Derby, and its status as the “Test of the Champion” makes it especially prestigious in the horse racing world.

Its track is the smallest of the three, because it only offers enough room for the very best thoroughbreds to race.

Over the years, we’ve seen some truly legendary winners take the crown at Jerome Park Racetrack, Morris Park, and Belmont Park, the three locations of the Belmont Stakes.

The first race was won by the filly Ruthless, and since then many notable thoroughbreds have gone on to victory.

The full list of Belmont Stakes winners is shown below:

Year	Horse	Jockey	Time
2024	Dornoch	Luis Saez	2:01:64
2023	Arcangelo	Javier Castellano	2:29:23
2022	Mo Donegal	Irad Ortiz Jr.	2:28:28
2021	Essential Quality	Luis Saez	2:27.11
2020	Tiz the Law	Manny Franco	1:46.53 (1-1/8 mile)
2019	Sir Winston	Joel Rosario	2:28.30
2018	Justify	Mike Smith	2:28.18
2017	Tapwrit	Jose Ortiz	2:30.02
2016	Creator	Irad Ortiz Jr.	2:28.51
2015	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	2:26.65
2014	Tonalist	Joel Rosario	2:28.52
2013	Palace Malice	Mike Smith	2:30.70
2012	Union Rags	John Velazquez	2:30.42
2011	Ruler on Ice	Jose Valdivia Jr.	2:30.88
2010	Drosselmeyer	Mike Smith	2:31.57
2009	Summer Bird	Kent Desormeaux	2:27.54
2008	Da'Tara	Alan Garcia	2:29.65
2007	Rags to Riches	John Velazquez	2:28.74
2006	Jazil	Fernando Jara	2:27.86
2005	Afleet Alex	Jeremy Rose	2:28.75
2004	Birdstone	Edgar Prado	2:27.50
2003	Empire Maker	Jerry Bailey	2:28.26
2002	Sarava	Edgar Prado	2:29.71
2001	Point Given	Gary Stevens	2:26.56
2000	Commendable	Pat Day	2:31.19
1999	Lemon Drop Kid	Jose Santos	2:27.88
1998	Victory Gallop	Gary Stevens	2:29.16
1997	Touch Gold	Chris McCarron	2:28.82
1996	Editor's Note	Rene R. Douglas	2:28.96
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	2:32.02
1994	Tabasco Cat	Pat Day	2:26.82
1993	Colonial Affair	Julie Krone	2:29.97
1992	A.P. Indy	Ed Delahoussaye	2:26.13
1991	Hansel	Jerry Bailey	2:28.10
1990	Go And Go	Michael Kinane	2:27.20
1989	Easy Goer	Pat Day	2:26.00
1988	Risen Star	Ed Delahoussaye	2:26.40
1987	Bet Twice	Craig Perret	2:28.20
1986	Danzig Connection	Chris McCarron	2:29.80
1985	Creme Fraiche	Eddie Maple	2:27.00
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay Jr.	2:27.20
1983	Caveat		2:27.80
1982	Conquistador Cielo		2:28.20
1981	Summing	George Martens	2:29.00
1980	Temperence Hill	Eddie Maple	2:29.80
1979	Coastal	Ruben Hernandez	2:28.60
1978	Affirmed	Steve Cauthen	2:26.80
1977	Seattle Slew	Jean Cruguet	2:29.60
1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero Jr.	2:29.00
1975	Avatar	Bill Shoemaker	2:28.20
1974	Little Current	Miguel A. Rivera	2:29.20
1973	Secretariat	Ron Turcotte	2:24.00
1972	Riva Ridge		2:28.00
1971	Catcher	Walter Blum	2:30.40
1970	High Echelon	John L. Rotz	2:34.00
1969	Arts and Letters	Braulio Baeza	2:28.80
1968	Stage Door Johnny	Heliodoro Gustines	2:27.20
1967	Damascus	Bill Shoemaker	2:28.80
1966	Amberoid	William Boland	2:29.60
1965	Hail To All	Johnny Sellers	2:28.40
1964	Quadrangle	Manuel Ycaza	2:28.40
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	2:30.20
1962	Jaipur	Bill Shoemaker	2:28.80
1961	Sherluck	Braulio Baeza	2:29.20
1960	Celtic Ash	Bill Hartack	2:29.20
1959	Sword Dancer	Bill Shoemaker	2:28.40
1958	Cavan	Pete Anderson	2:30.20
1957	Gallant Man	Bill Shoemaker	2:26.60
1956	Needles	David Erb	2:29.80
1955	Nashua	Eddie Arcaro	2:29.00
1954	High Gun	Eric Guerin	2:30.80
1953	Native Dancer		2:28.60
1952	One Count	Eddie Arcaro	2:30.20
1951	Counterpoint	David Gorman	2:29.00
1950	Middleground	William Boland	2:28.60
1949	Capot	Ted Atkinson	2:30.20
1948	Citation	Eddie Arcaro	2:28.20
1947	Phalanx	Ruperto Donoso	2:29.40
1946	Assault	Warren Mehrtens	2:30.80
1945	Pavot	Eddie Arcaro	2:30.20
1944	Bounding Home	Gayle Smith	2:32.20
1943	Count Fleet	Johnny Longden	2:28.20
1942	Shut Out	Eddie Arcaro	2:29.20
1941	Whirlaway		2:31.00
1940	Bimelech	Fred A. Smith	2:29.60
1939	Johnstown	James Stout	2:29.60
1938	Pasteurized		2:29.40
1937	War iral	Charley Kurtsinger	2:28.60
1936	Granville	James Stout	2:30.00
1935	Omaha	Willie Saunders	2:30.60
1934	Peace Chance	Wayne D. Wright	2:29.20
1933	Hurryoff	Mack Garner	2:32.60
1932	Faireno	Tommy Malley	2:32.80
1931	Twenty Grand	Charley Kurtsinger	2:29.60
1930	Gallant Fox	Earl Sande	2:31.60
1929	Blue Larkspur	Mack Garner	2:32.80
1928	Vito	Clarence Kummer	2:33.20
1927	Chance Shot	Earl Sande	2:32.40
1926	Crusader	Albert Johnson	2:32.20
1925	American Flag	Albert Johnson	2:16.80
1924	Mad Play	Earl Sande	2:18.80
1923	Zev		2:19.00
1922	Pillory	Charles H. Miller	2:18.80
1921	Grey Lag	Earl Sande	2:16.80
1920	Man o' War	Clarence Kummer	2:14.20
1919	Sir Barton	Johnny Loftus	2:17.40
1918	Johren	Frank Robinson	2:20.40
1917	Hourless	James H. Butwell	2:17.80
1916	Friar Rock	Everett Haynes	2:22.00
1915	The Finn	George Byrne	2:18.40
1914	Luke McLuke	Merritt C. Buxton	2:20.00
1913	Prince Eugene	Roscoe Troxler	2:18.00
1912	N/A	N/A	N/A
1911	N/A	N/A	N/A
1910	Sweep	James H. Butwell	2:22.00
1909	Joe Madden	Eddie Dugan	2:21.60
1908	Colin	Joe Notter	N/A
1907	Peter Pan	George Mountain	N/A
1906	Burgomaster	Lucien Lyne	2:20.00
1905	Tanya	Gene Hildebrand	2:08.00
1904	Delhi	George M. Odom	2:06.60
1903	Africander	John Bullman	2:21.75
1902	Masterman		2:22.60
1901	Commando	Henry Spencer	2:21.00
1900	Ildrim	Nash Turner	2:21.25
1899	Jean Bereaud	Richard Clawson	2:23.00
1898	Bowling Brook	Fred Littlefield	2:32.00
1897	Scottish Chieftain	Joe Scherrer	2:23.25
1896	Hastings	Henry Griffin	2:24.50
1895	Belmar	Fred Taral	2:11.50
1894	Henry of Navarre	Willie Simms	1:56.50
1893	Comanche		1:53.25
1892	Patron	William Hayward	2:17.00
1891	Foxford	Edward H. Garrison	2:08.75
1890	Burlington	Shelby "Pike" Barnes	2:07.75
1889	Eric	William Hayward	2:47.25
1888	Sir Dixon	Jim McLaughlin	2:40.25
1887	Hanover		2:43.50
1886	Inspector B		2:41.00
1885	Tyrant	Patsy Duffy	2:43.00
1884	Panique	Jim McLaughlin	2:42.00
1883	George Kinney		2:42.50
1882	Forester		2:43.00
1881	Saunterer	Tom Costello	2:47.00
1880	Grenada	W. Hughes	2:47.00
1879	Spendthrift	George Evans	2:42.75
1878	Duke of Magenta	W. Hughes	2:43.50
1877	Cloverbrook	Cyrus Holloway	2:46.00
1876	Algerine	Billy Donohue	2:40.50
1875	Calvin	Robert Swim	2:42.25
1874	Saxon	George Barbee	2:39.50
1873	Springbok	James G. Rowe Sr.	3:01.75
1872	Joe Daniels		2:58.25
1871	Harry Bassett	W. Miller	2:56.00
1870	Kingfisher	Edward D. Brown	2:59.50
1869	Fenian	C. Miller	3:04.25
1868	General Duke	Robert Swim	3:02.00
1867	Ruthless	Gilbert Patrick	3:05.00

Belmont Stakes payouts

When you place your horse racing bets on the Belmont Stakes, you’ll want to get the most “bang for your buck,” so to speak. To help you make the most informed decision, check out the handy chart we’ve provided regarding past odds and payouts.

With this information, you’ll be well-positioned to make wise bets when the next race rolls around.

The table below contains a full breakdown of the odds on each horse in last year’s Belmont Stakes, as well as how much a bet on a particular horse would have paid. We think this will help you make a better choice when picking your bets in 2025‘s race.

#	Horse	Win	Place	Show
2	Essential Quality	$4.60	$3.00	$2.60
4	Hot Rod Charlie	–	$4.10	$2.90
3	Rombauer	–	–	$3.50

The Belmont Stakes is only getting bigger!

The Belmont Stakes has gone to great lengths to keep itself relevant over its long history.

The race has kept itself exciting and as action-packed as ever, and we don’t doubt for a second that this year’s running will be the same.

You now know what all the past winners have looked like, but don’t hesitate to look to the future. Stay tuned as racing news coverage of the 2025 Belmont Stakes ramps up in the coming months!