Belmont Stakes: Complete list of winners
Here’s a complete list of all the winners from the Belmont Stakes.
The 2017 Belmont Stakes is the 149th running of the legendary horse race. It’s been held annually since 1867. Generally, it’s thought of as the toughest of the Triple Crown races since it’s also the longest, at 1.5 miles in length.
12 horses will line up trying to join a very prestigious list of winners. Here’s a look at all of the winners, from Creator to American Pharaoh to Ruthless.
| Year | Winner |
| 2016 | Creator |
| 2015 | American Pharaoh |
| 2014 | Tonalist |
| 2013 | Palace Malice |
| 2012 | Union Rags |
| 2011 | Ruler on Ice |
| 2010 | Drosselmeyer |
| 2009 | Summer Bird |
| 2008 | Da’Tara |
| 2007 | Rags to Riches |
| 2006 | Jazil |
| 2005 | Afleet Alex |
| 2004 | Birdstone |
| 2003 | Empire Maker |
| 2002 | Sarava |
| 2001 | Point Given |
| 2000 | Commendable |
| 1999 | Lemon Drop Kid |
| 1998 | Victory Gallop |
| 1997 | Touch Gold |
| 1996 | Editor’s Note |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch |
| 1994 | Tabasco Cat |
| 1993 | Colonial Affair |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy |
| 1991 | Hansel |
| 1990 | Go And Go |
| 1989 | Easy Goer |
| 1988 | Risen Star |
| 1987 | Bet Twice |
| 1986 | Danzig Connection |
| 1985 | Creme Fraiche |
| 1984 | Swale |
| 1983 | Caveat |
| 1982 | Conquistador Cielo |
| 1981 | Summing |
| 1980 | Temperence Hill |
| 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 |
| 1968 | Stage Door Johnny |
| 1967 | Damascus |
| 1966 | Amberoid |
| 1965 | Hail To All |
| 1964 | Quadrangle |
| 1963 | Chateaugay |
| 1962 | Jaipur |
| 1961 | Sherluck |
| 1960 | Celtic Ash |
| 1959 | Sword Dancer |
| 1958 | Cavan |
| 1957 | Gallant Man |
| 1956 | Needles |
| 1955 | Nashua |
| 1954 | High Gun |
| 1953 | Native Dancer |
| 1952 | One Count |
| 1951 | Counterpoint |
| 1950 | Middleground |
| 1949 | Capot |
| 1948 | Citation |
| 1947 | Phalanx |
| 1946 | Assault |
| 1945 | Pavot |
| 1944 | Bounding Home |
| 1943 | Count Fleet |
| 1942 | Shut Out |
| 1941 | Whirlaway |
| 1940 | Bimelech |
| 1939 | Johnstown |
| 1938 | Pasteurized |
| 1937 | War Admiral |
| 1936 | Granville |
| 1935 | Omaha |
| 1934 | Peace Chance |
| 1933 | Hurryoff |
| 1932 | Faireno |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox |
| 1929 | Blue Larkspur |
| 1928 | Vito |
| 1927 | Chance Shot |
| 1926 | Crusader |
| 1925 | American Flag |
| 1924 | Mad Play |
| 1923 | Zev |
| 1922 | Pillory |
| 1921 | Grey Lag |
| 1920 | Man o’ War |
| 1919 | Sir Barton |
| 1918 | Johren |
| 1917 | Hourless |
| 1916 | Friar Rock |
| 1915 | The Finn |
| 1914 | Luke McLuke |
| 1913 | Prince Eugene |
| 1910 | Sweep |
| 1909 | Joe Madden |
| 1908 | Colin |
| 1907 | Peter Pan |
| 1906 | Burgomaster |
| 1905 | Tanya |
| 1904 | Delhi |
| 1903 | Africander |
| 1902 | Masterman |
| 1901 | Commando |
| 1900 | Ildrim |
| 1899 | Jean Bereaud |
| 1898 | Bowling Brook |
| 1897 | Scottish Chieftain |
| 1896 | Hastings |
| 1895 | Belmar |
| 1894 | Henry of Navarre |
| 1893 | Comanche |
| 1892 | Patron |
| 1891 | Foxford |
| 1890 | Burlington |
| 1889 | Eric |
| 1888 | Sir Dixon |
| 1887 | Hanover |
| 1886 | Inspector B |
| 1885 | Tyrant |
| 1884 | Panique |
| 1883 | George Kinney |
| 1882 | Forester |
| 1881 | Saunterer |
| 1880 | Grenada |
| 1879 | Spendthrift |
| 1878 | Duke of Magenta |
| 1877 | Cloverbrook |
| 1876 | Algerine |
| 1875 | Calvin |
| 1874 | Saxon |
| 1873 | Springbok |
| 1872 | Joe Daniels |
| 1871 | Harry Bassett |
| 1870 | Kingfisher |
| 1869 | Fenian |
| 1868 | General Duke |
| 1867 | Ruthless |
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Even though there won’t be a Triple Crown winner, this will be the 149th winner of the Belmont Stakes. That’s a good enough reason to tune in.