Who Won the Belmont Stakes?
The Belmont Stakes is the final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. Held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, the Belmont Stakes is run three weeks after the Preakness. The Belmont Stakes is called the "Run for the Carnations". The first Belmont Stakes was held at Jerome Park in the Bronx, was moved to Morris Park in 1890. The first race held at Belmont Park was in 1905. Early on, the distance of the race varied, but was 1 1/2 miles from 1926-2019. In 2020 it was 1 1/8 miles. The 2024 race was held at Saratoga and was 1 1/4 miles.
| Yr | Belmont Winner | Time | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dornoch | 2:01.64 | Jockey: Luis Saez |
| 2023 | Arcangelo | 2:29.23 | Jockey: Javier Castellano |
| 2022 | Mo Donegal | 2:28.28 | Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. |
| 2021 | Essential Quality | 2:27.11 | Jockey: Luis Saez |
| 2020 | Tiz The Law | 1:46.53 | Jockey: Manny Franco |
| 2019 | Sir Winston | 2:28.30 | Jockey: Joel Rosario |
| 2018 | Justify | 2:28.18 | Jockey: Mike Smith |
| 2017 | Tapwrit | 2:30.02 | Jockey: Jose Ortiz |
| 2016 | Creator | 2:28.51 | Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr. |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | 2:26.65 | Jockey: Victor Espinoza |
| 2014 | Tonalist | 2:28.52 | Jockey: Joel Rosario |
| 2013 | Palace Malice | 2:30.70 | Jockey: Mike Smith |
| 2012 | Union Rags | 2:30.42 | Jockey: John Velazquez |
| 2011 | Ruler On Ice | 2:30.88 | Jockey: Jose Valdivia Jr |
| 2010 | Drosselmeyer | 2:31.57 | Jockey: Mike Smith |
| 2009 | Summer Bird | 2:27.54 | Jockey: Kent Desormeaux |
| 2008 | Da' Tara | 2:29.65 | Jockey: Alan Garcia |
| 2007 | Rags To Riches | 2:28.74 | Jockey: John Velazquez |
| 2006 | Jazil | 2:27.81 | Jockey: Fernando Jara |
| 2005 | Afleet Alex | 2:28.75 | Jockey: Jeremy Rose |
| 2004 | Birdstone | 2:27.59 | Jockey: Edgar Prado |
| 2003 | Empire Maker | 2:28.26 | Jockey: Jerry Bailey |
| 2002 | Sarava | 2:29.71 | Jockey: Edgar Prado |
| 2001 | Point Given | 2:26.56 | Jockey: Gary Stevens |
| 2000 | Commendable | 2:31.19 | Jockey: Pat Day |
| 1999 | Lemon Drop Kid | 2:27 4/5 | Jockey: Jose Santos |
| 1998 | Victory Gallup | 2:28 4/5 | Jockey: Gary Stevens |
| 1997 | Touch Gold | 2:28 4/5 | Jockey: Chris McCarron |
| 1996 | Editor's Note | 2:28 4/5 | Jockey: Rene Douglas |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | 2:32 | Jockey: Gary Stevens |
| 1994 | Tobasco Cat | 2:26 4/5 | Jockey: Pat Day |
| 1993 | Colonial Affair | 2:29 4/5 | Jockey: Julie Krone |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy | 2:26 | Jockey: Eddie Delahoussaye |
| 1991 | Hansel | 2:28 | Jockey: Jerry Bailey |
| 1990 | Go and Go | 2:27 1/5 | Jockey: Michael Kinane |
| 1989 | Easy Goer | 2:26 | Jockey: Pat Day |
| 1988 | Risen Star | 2:26 2/5 | Jockey: Eddie Delahoussaye |
| 1987 | Bet Twice | 2:28 1/5 | Jockey: Craig Perret |
| 1986 | Danzig Connection | 2:29 4/5 | Jockey: Chris McCarron |
| 1985 | Cr?me Fraiche | 2:27 | Jockey: Eddie Maple |
| 1984 | Swale | 2:27 1/5 | Jockey: Laffit Pincay Jr |
| 1983 | Caveat | 2:27 4/5 | Jockey: Laffit Pincay Jr |
| 1982 | Conquistador Cielo | 2:28 1/5 | Jockey: Laffit Pincay Jr |
| 1981 | Summing | 2:29 | Jockey: George Martens |
| 1980 | Temperence Hill | 2:29 4/5 | Jockey: Eddie Maple |
| 1979 | Coastal | 2:28 3/5 | Jockey: Ruben Hernandez |
| 1978 | Affirmed | 2:26 4/5 | Jockey: Steve Cauthen |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew | 2:29 3/5 | Jockey: Jean Cruguet |
| 1976 | Bold Forbes | 2:29 | Jockey: Angel Cordero Jr |
| 1975 | Avatar | 2:28 1/5 | Jockey: Bill Shoemaker |
| 1974 | Little Current | 2:29 1/5 | Jockey: Miguel Rivera |
| 1973 | Secretariat | 2:24 | Jockey: Ron Turcotte |
| 1972 | Riva Ridge | 2:28 | Jockey: Ron Turcotte |
| 1971 | Pass Catcher | 2:30 2/5 | Jockey: Walter Blum |
| 1970 | High Echelon | 2:34 | Jockey: John L Rotz |
| 1969 | Arts and Letters | 2:28 4/5 | Jockey: Braulio Baeza |
| 1968 | Stage Door Johnny | 2:27 1/5 | Jockey: Hellodoro Gustines |
| 1967 | Damascus | 2:28 4/5 | Jockey: Bill Shoemaker |
| 1966 | Amberold | 2:29 3/5 | Jockey: William Boland |
| 1965 | Hail to All | 2:28 2/5 | Jockey: John Sellers |
| 1964 | Quadrangle | 2:28 2/5 | Jockey: Manuel Ycaza |
| 1963 | Chateaugay | 2:30 1/5 | Jockey: Braulio Baeza |
| 1962 | Jaipur | 2:28 4/5 | Jockey: Bill Shoemaker |
| 1961 | Sherluck | 2:29 1/5 | Jockey: Braulio Baeza |
| 1960 | Celtic Ash | 2:29 3/5 | Jockey: Bill Hartack |
| 1959 | Sword Dancer | 2:28 2/5 | Jockey: Bill Shoemaker |
| 1958 | Cavan | 2:30 1/5 | Jockey: Pete Anderson |
| 1957 | Gallant Man | 2:26 3/5 | Jockey: Bill Shoemaker |
| 1956 | Needles | 2:29 4/5 | Jockey: Dave Erb |
| 1955 | Nashua | 2:29 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1954 | High Gun | 2:30 4/5 | Jockey: Eric Guerin |
| 1953 | Native Dancer | 2:38 3/5 | Jockey: Eric Guerin |
| 1952 | One Count | 2:30 1/5 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1951 | Counterpoint | 2:29 | Jockey: D Gorman |
| 1950 | Middleground | 2:28 3/5 | Jockey: William Boland |
| 1949 | Capot | 2:30 1/5 | Jockey: Ted Atkinson |
| 1948 | Citation | 2:28 1/5 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1947 | Phalanx | 2:29 2/5 | Jockey: R Donoso |
| 1946 | Assault | 2:30 4/5 | Jockey: Warren Mehrtens |
| 1945 | Pavot | 2:30 1/5 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1944 | Bounding Home | 2:32 1/5 | Jockey: G L Smith |
| 1943 | Count Fleet | 2:28 1/5 | Jockey: Johnny Longden |
| 1942 | Shut Out | 2:29 1/5 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | 2:31 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1940 | Bimelech | 2:29 3/5 | Jockey: F A Smith |
| 1939 | Johnstown | 2:29 3/5 | Jockey: James Stout |
| 1938 | Pasteurized | 2:29 2/5 | Jockey: James Stout |
| 1937 | War Admiral | 2:28 3/5 | Jockey: Charles Kurtsinger |
| 1936 | Granville | 2:30 | Jockey: James Stout |
| 1935 | Omaha | 2:30 3/5 | Jockey: Willie Saunders |
| 1934 | Peace Chance | 2:29 1/5 | Jockey: W D Wright |
| 1933 | Hurryoff | 2:32 3/5 | Jockey: Mack Garner |
| 1932 | Faireno | 2:32 4/5 | Jockey: T Malley |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand | 2:29 3/5 | Jockey: Charles Kurtsinger |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox | 2:31 3/5 | Jockey: Earl Sande |
| 1929 | Blue Larkspur | 2:32 4/5 | Jockey: Mack Garner |
| 1928 | Vito | 2:33 1/5 | Jockey: Clarence Kummer |
| 1927 | Chance Shot | 2:32 2/5 | Jockey: Earl Sande |
| 1926 | Crusader | 2:32 1/5 | Jockey: Albert Johnson |
| 1925 | American Flag | 2:16 4/5 | Jockey: Albert Johnson |
| 1924 | Mad Play | 2:18 4/5 | Jockey: Earl Sande |
| 1923 | Zev | 2:19 | Jockey: Earl Sande |
| 1922 | Pillory | 2:18 4/5 | Jockey: C H Miller |
| 1921 | Grey Lag | 2:16 4/5 | Jockey: Earl Sande |
| 1920 | Man o' War | 2:14 1/5 | Jockey: Clarence Kummer |
| 1919 | Sir Barton | 2:17 2/5 | Jockey: Johnny Loftus |
| 1918 | Johren | 2:20 2/5 | Jockey: Frank Robinson |
| 1917 | Hourless | 2:17 4/5 | Jockey: J Butwell |
| 1916 | Friar Rock | 2:22 | Jockey: E Haynes |
| 1915 | The Finn | 2:18 2/5 | Jockey: G Byrne |
| 1914 | Luke McLuke | 2:20 | Jockey: M Buxton |
| 1913 | Prince Eugene | 2:18 | Jockey: Roscoe Troxler |
| 1912 | NO RACE | ||
| 1911 | NO RACE | ||
| 1910 | Sweep | 2:22 | Jockey: J Butwell |
| 1909 | Joe Madden | 2:21 3/5 | Jockey: E Dugan |
| 1908 | Colin | unknown | Jockey: Joe Notter |
| 1907 | Peter Pan | unknown | Jockey: G Mountain |
| 1906 | Burgomaster | 2:20 | Jockey: L Lyne |
| 1905 | Tanya | 2:08 | Jockey: E Hildebrand |
| 1904 | Delhi | 2:06 3/5 | Jockey: George Odom |
| 1903 | Africander | 2:23 1/5 | Jockey: John Bullmann |
| 1902 | Masterman | 2:22 1/2 | Jockey: John Bullmann |
| 1901 | Commando | 2:21 | Jockey: H Spencer |
| 1900 | Ildrim | 2:21 1/2 | Jockey: N Turner |
| 1899 | Jean Bereaud | 2:23 | Jockey: R R Clawson |
| 1898 | Bowling Brook | 2:32 | Jockey: P Littlefield |
| 1897 | Scottish Chieftain | 2:23 1/4 | Jockey: J Scherrer |
| 1896 | Hastings | 2:24 1/2 | Jockey: H Griffin |
| 1895 | Belmar | 2:11 1/2 | Jockey: Fred Taral |
| 1894 | Henry of Navarre | 1:56 1/2 | Jockey: Willie Simms |
| 1893 | Comanche | 1:53 1/4 | Jockey: Willie Simms |
| 1892 | Patron | 2:17 | Jockey: W Hayward |
| 1891 | Foxford | 2:08 3/4 | Jockey: E Garrison |
| 1890 | Burlington | 2:07 3/4 | Jockey: S Barnes |
| 1889 | Eric | 2:47 | Jockey: W Hayward |
| 1888 | Sir Dixon | 2:40 1/4 | Jockey: James McLaughlin |
| 1887 | Hanover | 2:43 1/2 | Jockey: James McLaughlin |
| 1886 | Inspector B | 2:41 | Jockey: James McLaughlin |
| 1885 | Tyrant | 2:43 | Jockey: Paul Duffy |
| 1884 | Panique | 2:42 | Jockey: James McLaughlin |
| 1883 | George Kinney | 2:42 1/2 | Jockey: James McLaughlin |
| 1882 | Forester | 2:43 | Jockey: James McLaughlin |
| 1881 | Saunterer | 2:47 | Jockey: T Costello |
| 1880 | Grenada | 2:47 | Jockey: L Hughes |
| 1879 | Spendthrift | 2:42 3/4 | Jockey: S Evans |
| 1878 | Duke of Magenta | 2:43 1/2 | Jockey: L Hughes |
| 1877 | Cloverbrook | 2:46 | Jockey: C Holloway |
| 1876 | Algerine | 2:40 1/2 | Jockey: W Donahue |
| 1875 | Calvin | 2:40 1/4 | Jockey: R Swim |
| 1874 | Saxon | 2:39 1/2 | Jockey: G Barbee |
| 1873 | Springbok | 3:01 3/4 | Jockey: James Rowe |
| 1872 | Joe Daniels | 2:58 1/4 | Jockey: James Rowe |
| 1871 | Harry Bassett | 2:56 | Jockey: W Miller |
| 1870 | Kingfisher | 2:59 1/2 | Jockey: E Brown |
| 1869 | Fenian | 3:04 1/4 | Jockey: C Miller |
| 1868 | General Duke | 3:02 | Jockey: R Swim |
| 1867 | Ruthless | 3:05 | Jockey: J Gilpatrick |