Belmont Stakes Winners

In 2007, Rags To Riches, with jockey John Velazquez and trainer Todd Pletcher, became the first filly since 1905 to win the Belmont Stakes, beating Curlin by a head. See 2007 Belmont Stakes for details.

Belmont Stakes Winners in the 2000s

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Rags to Riches	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	M. Tabor & D. Smith	2:28.74
2006	Jazil	Fernando Jara	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Farm	2:27.81
2005	Afleet Alex	Jeremy Rose	Tim Ritchey	Cash is King LLC	2:28.75
2004	Birdstone	Edgar Prado	Nick Zito	Marylou Whitney Stables	2:27.50
2003	Empire Maker	Jerry Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	2:28.26
2002	Sarava	Edgar Prado	Kenneth McPeek	New Phoenix Stable	2:29.71
2001	Point Given	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	2:26.80
2000	Commendable	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:31.20

Belmont Stakes Winners from 1980 to 2000

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2000	Commendable	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:31.20
1999	Lemon Drop Kid	Jose Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Jeanne G. Vance	2:27.80
1998	Victory Gallop	Gary Stevens	Elliott Walden	Prestonwood Farm	2:29.00
1997	Touch Gold	Chris McCarron	David Hofmans	Frank Stronach	2:28.80
1996	Editor’s Note	Rene R. Douglas	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	2:28.80
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Michael Tabor	2:32.00
1994	Tabasco Cat	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	D. P. Reynolds & Overbrook	2:26.80
1993	Colonial Affair	Julie Krone	Scotty Schulhofer	Centennial Farms	2:29.80
1992	A.P. Indy	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Tomonori Tsurumaki	2:26.00
1991	Hansel	Jerry Bailey	Frank Brothers	Lazy Lane Farm	2:28.00
1990	Go And Go	Michael Kinane	Dermot K. Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	2:27.20
1989	Easy Goer	Pat Day	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	2:26.00
1988	Risen Star	Ed Delahoussaye	Louie Roussel III	Louie Roussel III	2:26.40
1987	Bet Twice	Craig Perret	Jimmy Croll	Blanche P. Levy	2:28.20
1986	Danzig Connection	Chris McCarron	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	2:29.80
1985	Creme Fraiche	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Brushwood Stables	2:27.00
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	2:27.20
1983	Caveat	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	August Belmont IV	2:27.80
1982	Conquistador Cielo	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	2:28.20
1981	Summing	George Martens	Luis Barrera	Charles T. Wilson, Jr.	2:29.00
1980	Temperence Hill	Eddie Maple	Joseph B. Cantey	Loblolly Stable	2:29.80

In 1995, jockey D. Wayne Lukas won all three Triple Crown races, but with two different horses – Thunder Gulch and Timber Country.

Early Belmont Stakes Winners

In 1973, Secretariat set not only a record time for the Belmont Stakes, but a world record at 2:24 flat for 1½ miles. Secretariat’s winning distance of 31 lengths in the race also set the record for all American Grade 1 stakes races

*Names of Triple Crown winners display in bold.

1979 - Coastal

1978 - Affirmed

1977 - Seattle Slew

1976 - Bold Forbes

1975 - Avatar

1974 - Little Current

1973 - Secretariat

1972 - Riva Ridge

1971 - Pass Catcher

1970 - High Echelon

1969 - Arts and Letters