Belmont Stakes top three finishers explained

This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing run at NaNmiles on dirt for three-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

Year	Winner	Second	Third	Starters
2024 BS	Dornoch	Mindframe	Sierra Leone	10
2023 BS	Arcangelo	Forte	Tapit Trice	9
2022 BS	Mo Donegal	Nest	Skippylongstocking	8
2021 BS	Essential Quality	Hot Rod Charlie	Rombauer	8
2020 BS	Tiz the Law	Dr, Post	Max Player	10
2019 BS	Sir Winston	Tacitus	Joevia	10
2018 BS	Justify†	Gronkowski	Hofburg	10
2017 BS	Tapwrit	Irish War Cry	Patch	11
2016 BS	Creator	Destin	Lani	13
2015 BS	American Pharoah†	Frosted	Keen Ice	8
2014 BS	Tonalist	Commissioner	Medal Count	11
2013 BS	Palace Malice	Oxbow	Orb	14
2012 BS	Union Rags	Paynter	Atigun	11
2011 BS	Ruler on Ice	Stay Thirsty	Brilliant Speed	12
2010 BS	Drosselmeyer	Fly Down	First Dude	12
2009 BS		Dunkirk	Mine That Bird	13
2008 BS	Da'Tara	Denis of Cork	Anak Nakal	9
2007 BS	Rags To Riches ‡	Curlin	Tiago	7
2006 BS	Jazil	Bluegrass Cat	Sunriver	12
2005 BS^[1]	Afleet Alex	Andromeda's Hero	Nolan's Cat	11
2004 BS	Birdstone	Smarty Jones	Royal Assault	9
2003 BS	Empire Maker	Ten Most Wanted	Funny Cide	6
2002 BS	Sarava	Medaglia d'Oro	Sunday Break	11
2001 BS	Point Given	A P Valentine	Monarchos	9
2000 BS	Commendable	Aptitude	Unshaded	11
1999 BS	Lemon Drop Kid	Vision and Verse	Charismatic	12
1998 BS		Real Quiet	Thomas Jo	11
1997 BS		Silver Charm	Free House	7
1996	Editor's Note	Skip Away	My Flag ‡	14
1995		Star Standard	Citadeed	11
1994		Go for Gin	Strodes Creek	6
1993		Kissin Kris	Wild Gale	13
1992		My Memoirs	Pine Bluff	11
1991 BS		Strike the Gold	Mane Minister	11
1990		Thirty Six Red	Baron de Vaux	9
1989		Sunday Silence	Le Voyageur	10
1988	Risen Star	Kingpost	Brian's Time	6
1987		Cryptoclearance	Gulch	9
1986		Johns Treasure	Ferdinand	10
1985		Stephan's Odyssey	Chief's Crown	11
1984		Pine Circle	Morning Bob	11
1983		Slew o' Gold	Barberstown	15
1982		Gato Del Sol	Illuminate	11
1981		Highland Blade	Pleasant Colony	11
1980		Genuine Risk ‡	Rockhill Native	10
1979		Golden Act	Spectacular Bid	8
1978 BS	Affirmed †	Alydar	Darby Creek Road	5
1977 BS	Seattle Slew †	Run Dusty Run	Sanhedrin	8
1976		McKenzie Bridge	Great Contractor	10
1975		Foolish Pleasure	Master Derby	9
1974		Jolly Johu	Cannonade	9
1973 BS	Secretariat †	Twice a Prince	My Gallant	5
1972		Ruritania	Cloudy Dawn	10
1971	Pass Catcher	Jim French	Bold Reason	13
1970		Needles n Pines	Naskra	10
1969		Majestic Prince	Dike	6
1968	Stage Door Johnny	Forward Pass	Call Me Prince	9
1967	Damascus	Cool Reception	Gentleman James	9
1966		Buffle	Advocator	11
1965	Hail To All	Tom Rolfe	First Family	8
1964		Roman Brother	Northern Dancer	8
1963	Chateaugay	Candy Spots	Choker	7
1962		Admiral's Voyage	Crimson Satan	8
1961		Globemaster	Guadalcanal	9
1960		Venetian Way	Disperse	7
1959		Bagdad	Royal Orbit	9
1958		Tim Tam	Flamingo	8
1957		Inside Tract	Bold Ruler	6
1956		Career Boy	Fabius	8
1955		Blazing Count	Portersville	8
1954		Fisherman	Limelight	13
1953		Jamie K.	Royal Bay Gem	6
1952	One Count	Blue Man	Armageddon	6
1951		Battlefield	Battle Morn	9
1950		Lights Up	Mr. Trouble	9
1949 BS		Ponder	Palestinian	9
1948 BS	Citation †	Better Self	Escadru	8
1947	Phalanx	Tide Rips	Tailspin	9
1946 BS	Assault †	Natchez	Cable	7
1945		Wildlife	Jeep	8
1944		Pensive	Bull Dandy	7
1943 BS	Count Fleet †	Fairy Manhurst	Deseronto	3
1942		Alsab	Lochinvar	7
1941 BS	Whirlaway †	Robert Morris	Yankee Chance	4
1940		Your Chance	Andy K.	6
1939		Belay	Gilded Knight	6
1938		Dauber	Cravat	6
1937 BS	War Admiral †	Sceneshifter	Vamoose	8
1936^[2]		Mr. Bones	Hollyrood	10
1935 BS	Omaha †	Firethorn	Rosemont	5
1934	Peace Chance	High Quest	Good Goods	8
1933		Nimbus	Union	9
1932		Osculator	Flag Pole	11
1931	Twenty Grand	Sun Meadow	Jamestown	3
1930 BS	Gallant Fox †	Whichone	Questionnaire	4
1929		African	Jack High	8
1928		Genie	Diavolo	6
1927	Chance Shot	Bois de Rose	Flambino ‡	6
1926		Espino	Haste	9
1925		Dangerous	Swope	7
1924	Mad Play	Mr. Mutt	Modest	11
1923	Zev	Chickvale	Rialto	8
1922		Snob II	Hea	4
1921		Sporting Blood	Leonardo II	4
1920 BS	Man o' War	Donnacona	none	2
1919 BS	Sir Barton †	Sweep On	Natural Bridge	3
1918		War Cloud	Cum Sah	4
1917		Skeptic	Wonderful	3
1916		Spur	Churchill	4
1915	The Finn	Half Rock	Pebbles	6
1914		Gainer	Charlestonian	3
1913		Rock View	Flying Fairy ‡	4
1912	no race	no race	no race	0
1911	no race	no race	no race	0
1910 BS		Duke of Ormonde	none	2
1909		Wise Mason	Donald MacDonald	5
1908		Fair Play	King James	4
1907		Superman	Frank Gill	5
1906		The Quail	Accountant	6
1905	Tanya ‡	Blandy	Hot Shot	7
1904		Graziallo	Rapid Water	8
1903	Africander	Whorler	Red Knight	4
1902		Ranald	King Hanover	6
1901		The Parader	All Green	3
1900		Petruchio	Missionary	7
1899 BS		Half Time	Glengar	4
1898		Previous	Hamburg	4
1897		On Deck	Octagon	6
1896		Handspring	Hamilton II	4
1895		Counter Tenor	Nanki Pooh	5
1894		Prig	Assignee	3
1893	Commanche	Dr Rice	Rainbow	5
1892	Patron	Shellbark	none	2
1891	Foxford	Montana	Laurestan	6
1890		Devotee	Padishah	9
1889		Diablo	Zephyrus	3
1888 BS		Prince Royal	none	2
1887		Oneko	none	2
1886		The Bard	Linden	5
1885 BS		St. Augustine	Tecumseh	6
1884		Knight of Ellerslie	Himalaya	4
1883		Trombone	Renegade	4
1882 BS		Babcock	Wyoming	3
1881		Eole	Baltic	6
1880		Ferncliffe	Turenne	4
1879		Monitor	Jericho	6
1878		Bramble	Sparta	6
1877		Loiterer	Baden-Baden	13
1876	Algerine^[3]	Fiddlesticks^[4]	Barricade	5
1875	Calvin	Aristides^[5]	Millner	14
1874	Saxon	Grinstead^[6]	Aaron Pennington	9
1873	Springbok	Count d'Orsay^[7]	Strachino	10
1872	Joe Daniels	Meteor^[8]	Shylock	9
1871	Harry Bassett	Stockwood^[9]	By The Sea	11
1870	Kingfisher	Foster^[10]	Midday ‡	7
1869	Fenian	Glenelg^[11]	Invercauld ‡	8
1868	General Duke	Northumberland^[12]	Fanny Ludlow ‡	6
1867 BS	Ruthless ‡	DeCourcy^[13]	Rivoli	4

A † designates a Triple Crown Winner.
A ‡ designates a Filly.
Note: D. Wayne Lukas swept the 1995 Triple Crown with two different horses.

Notes and References

1. Book: Thoroughbred Times Staff . Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac 2008 . Thoroughbred Times Books . 2007 . 978-1-933958-38-5 . Lexington, KY. 172.
2. Book: Thoroughbred Times Staff . Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac 2008 . Thoroughbred Times Books . 2007 . 978-1-933958-38-5 . Lexington, KY. 173.
3. Web site: New York Racing Association . Belmont Stakes . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223215/http://www.belmontstakes.com/racing/belmontstakes.aspx . 7 July 2011 . dead .
4. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1876 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007141755/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1876.pdf . 2011-10-07 . dead .
5. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1875 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007141829/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1875.pdf . 2011-10-07 . dead .
6. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1874 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007141710/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1874.pdf . 2011-10-07 . dead .
7. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1873 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223507/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1873.pdf . 2011-07-07 . dead .
8. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1872 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223245/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1872.pdf . 2011-07-07 . dead .
9. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1871 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223228/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1871.pdf . 2011-07-07 . dead .
10. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1870 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007141751/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1870.pdf . 2011-10-07 . dead .
11. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1869 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223513/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1869.pdf . 2011-07-07 . dead .
12. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1868 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007141914/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1868.pdf . October 7, 2011 . dead .
13. Web site: New York Racing Association . 1867 Belmont Stakes . pdf . The Belmont Stakes . New York Racing Association . May 30, 2011 . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223522/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1867.pdf . 2011-07-07 . dead .