Belmont Stakes 2017 Winners List

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.

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The entire nine-race program featuring six stakes, two graded, worth $900,000 in purses will be run Saturday, Feb. Co-headlining the card are the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) for. Horse Racing Past Winners of the Belmont Stakes with horse, jockey, owner, race times, odds and winning amounts/purse provided by VegasInsider.com, along with more Horse Racing information for your sports gaming and betting needs.

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 Kentucky Derby uses roses and 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.

Winners and results from the 2019 Belmont Stakes

Trainer Mark Casse had quite the season in 2019.

Fresh off a win in the Preakness, he managed to clinch victory at the Belmont Stakes despite the 10-1 odds. With his horse Sir Winston crossing the finish line first, Casse now trains two stellar three-year old thoroughbreds that he can be proud of. (War of Will was his victor in the Preakness, who finished with a 1.25 length lead over the second-place finisher.)

Sir Winston managed to fend off Tacitus over the course of the entire race thanks to the efforts of his rider, Joel Rosario. Tacitus managed to finish second by a mere 1.25 lengths. Following up behind him was Joevia, who was a long shot to win the race, but gave an impressive showing. Behind him was Tax.

While War of Will was hot off his win in the Preakness, he managed a much more middling 9th place finish. However, he will likely be remembered more for the events which preceded his performance in the Belmont.

The Preakness had a riderless horse finish the race, which was cause for disqualification.

For fans, this meant that there would be no new Triple Crown winner for the fifth year in a row, following American Pharaoh and Justify’s back-to-back victories.

Sir Winston’s impressive performance

All this should not distract from Sir Winston’s exciting race. Rosario managed to bring him up from 8th place all the way to the front over the course of the race.

Near the last turn, he managed to pull ahead of Tax and Joevia, who put up spirited challenges themselves. War of Will was pushed off the rail in the final strength, and it was here that Sir Winston—named for Winston Churchill—managed to take the lead from Tacitus and win it all.

The real loser at the Belmont Stakes was Bill Mott. Owing to Tacitus’s second-place finish, his owner, Bill Mott, was denied 2/3 of the Triple Crown pot.

One of his other horses, Country Horse, managed to finish first at the Kentucky Derby. Below is a list of all the horses who finished the 2019 Belmont Stakes:

Finish Position	Horse	Jockey	Morning Line Odds	Final Odds	Winnings
1	Sir Winston	Joel Rosario	12–1	10.20	$800,000
2	Tacitus	Jose Ortiz	9–5	1.95	$280,000
3	Joevia	Jose Lezcano	30–1	21.60	$150,000
4	Tax	Irad Ortiz Jr.	15–1	11.70	$100,000
5	Master Fencer	Julien Leparoux	8–1	13.30	$60,000
6	Spinoff	Javier Castellano	15–1	10.40	$45,000
7	Everfast	Luis Saez	12–1	16.50	$35,000
8	Intrepid Heart	John R. Velazquez	10–1	6.90	$30,000
9	War of Will	Tyler Gaffalione	2–1	3.65
10	Bourbon War	Mike E. Smith	12–1	10.00

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.

We know it can’t predict the future, and we wish we could go back and place more money on Joevia and his 21/1 odds, as his show-place finish would have returned a pretty penny.

But 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 2020’s race.

#	Horse	Win	Place	Show
7	Sir Winston	$22.40	$8.80	$6.10
10	Tacitus	–	$3.90	$3.20
1	Joevia	–	–	$8.70

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
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	Pass 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 Admiral	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

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 the 2020 race 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 2020 Belmont Stakes ramps up in the coming months!

By US Racing Team

Can there be two unanimous selections to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Class of 2021?

American Pharoah – Photo Courtesy of Adam Coglianese / NYRA

Maybe, maybe not, but there should be: 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and seven-time Eclipse Award winning trainer Todd Pletcher.

Both were chosen as finalists in their first year of eligibility by the 15 members on the Museum’s Hall of Fame nominating committee. Five other racehorses, two trainers and one jockey also made the list of finalists, which was released on Feb. 25.

The other horses are Blind Luck, Game On Dude, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, and Rags to Riches; the other trainers are Christophe Clement and Doug O’Neill; and the jockey is Corey Nakatani.

Any finalist receiving 50% of the vote plus one [last year, there were 167 voters] will be elected. Voters can vote for as many candidates as they want from the list of 10 finalists. To become a finalist, candidates were first required to receive two-thirds of the votes by the nominating committee.

The results will be announced on May 5; the induction ceremony [which will honor the 2020 inductees, too] is scheduled for Aug. 6 at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, New York. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, details on the ceremony are still to be determined.

Trainers must be licensed for 25 years to become eligible for consideration; jockeys must be licensed for 20 years; and horses must be retired for five years. All candidates must have been active within the past 25 years. Exceptions could made by the museum’s executive committee.

Belmont Stakes Record

American Pharoah

A bay colt bred in Kentucky by owner Zayat Stables, American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile—Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman), became racing’s first Triple Crown winner in 37 years when he swept the Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness (G1), and Belmont Stakes (G1) in 2015 en route to Eclipse Awards for Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male. Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and ridden by Hall of Famer Victor Espinoza, American Pharoah won the Eclipse Award for champion 2-year-old male in 2014 on the strength of Grade 1 victories in the Del Mar Futurity and FrontRunner Stakes. At 3, he won the Rebel Stakes (G2) and Arkansas

Derby (G1) prior to the Triple Crown. Following his Belmont victory, he won the Haskell Invitational (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Overall, American Pharoah posted a record of 9-1-0 from 11 starts and earned $8,650,300.

Todd Pletcher

Todd Pletcher Photo Courtesy of Brien Bouyea Photo

Belmont Stakes 2017 Winners List

The 52-year-old Pletcher has won 5,072 races [eighth all time] with record North American purse earnings of $400,647,175 in a career that began in 1996. In addition to his Eclipse Awards as top trainer, he’s a two-time Derby winner with Super Saver [2010) and Always Dreaming [2017) and a three0time Belmont winner with Rags to Riches [2007], Palace Malice [2013], and Tapwrit [2017]. He ranks fourth at the Breeders’ Cup in earnings [$21,508,030] and fifth in wins [11] and has won 699 graded stakes.

A native of Dallas, Pletcher has led all North American trainers in earnings 10 times. He has trained 11 Eclipse Award-winning horses — Hall of Famer Ashado, English Channel, Fleet Indian, Lawyer Ron, Left Bank, Rags to Riches, Shanghai Bobby, Speightstown, Wait a While, Uncle Mo, and Vino Rosso — and 20 horses that have earned more than $1.8 million. On the New York Racing Association circuit, Pletcher has won 16 leading trainer titles at Belmont, 14 at Saratoga, and six at Aqueduct. He has won 16 titles at Gulfstream, five at Keeneland, and two at Monmouth.

2017 Belmont Stakes Video

Chaired by Edward L. Bowen, the Hall of Fame nominating committee is comprised of Bowen, Steven Crist, Tom Durkin, Bob Ehalt, Tracy Gantz, Teresa Genaro, Jane Goldstein, Steve Haskin, Jay Hovdey, Tom Law, Neil Milbert, Jay Privman, John Sparkman, Michael Veitch, and Charlotte Weber.

Belmont Stakes Winners And Payouts