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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biota"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #d2b48c;color:inherit;">Empire Maker</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sire</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Unbridled" title="Unbridled">Unbridled</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grandsire</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fappiano" title="Fappiano">Fappiano</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dam</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Toussaud" title="Toussaud">Toussaud</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Damsire</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/El_Gran_Senor" title="El Gran Senor">El Gran Senor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sex</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stallion" title="Stallion">Stallion</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Foaled</th><td class="infobox-data">April 27, 2000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colour</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bay_(horse)" title="Bay (horse)">Dark Bay</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Breeder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Juddmonte_Farms" class="mw-redirect" title="Juddmonte Farms">Juddmonte Farms</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Juddmonte Farms</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trainer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Frankel" title="Robert J. Frankel">Robert J. Frankel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">8: 4-3-1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Earnings</th><td class="infobox-data">$1,985,800</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #d2b48c;color:inherit;">Major wins</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Derby" title="Florida Derby">Florida Derby</a> (2003)<br /><a href="/wiki/Wood_Memorial_Stakes" title="Wood Memorial Stakes">Wood Memorial Stakes</a> (2003) <b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing">Triple Crown race</a> wins:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Belmont_Stakes" title="Belmont Stakes">Belmont Stakes</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_Belmont_Stakes" title="2003 Belmont Stakes">2003</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="color: #555">Last updated on August 23, 2007</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Empire Maker</b> (April 27, 2000 - January 18, 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-RacingPostObit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RacingPostObit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an American <a href="/wiki/Thoroughbred" title="Thoroughbred">Thoroughbred</a> <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">racehorse</a> who won the 2003 <a href="/wiki/Belmont_Stakes" title="Belmont Stakes">Belmont Stakes</a> and is the grandsire of the 2015 <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States)" title="Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)">Triple Crown</a> winner <a href="/wiki/American_Pharoah" title="American Pharoah">American Pharoah</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_Maker&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Owned and bred by <a href="/wiki/Prince_Khalid_Abdullah" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Khalid Abdullah"> Prince Khalid Abdullah's</a> <a href="/wiki/Juddmonte_Farms" class="mw-redirect" title="Juddmonte Farms">Juddmonte Farms</a>, Empire Maker was sired by <a href="/wiki/Eclipse_Award_for_Outstanding_3-Year-Old_Male_Horse" class="mw-redirect" title="Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Male Horse">champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Unbridled" title="Unbridled">Unbridled</a>, winner of the 1990 <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Derby" title="Kentucky Derby">Kentucky Derby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Breeders%27_Cup_Classic" title="Breeders' Cup Classic">Breeders' Cup Classic</a>. Empire Maker's dam, <a href="/wiki/Toussaud" title="Toussaud">Toussaud</a>, was the daughter of British champion and <a href="/wiki/British_Classic_Races" title="British Classic Races">Classic Race</a> winner <a href="/wiki/El_Gran_Senor" title="El Gran Senor">El Gran Senor</a>, who in turn was a son of the great <a href="/wiki/Northern_Dancer" title="Northern Dancer">Northern Dancer</a>. Toussaud was a multiple stakes winner in England and a Blue Hen broodmare who would produce five <a href="/wiki/Graded_stakes_race" title="Graded stakes race">Grade I</a> winners (including <a href="/wiki/Chester_House" title="Chester House">Chester House</a>) from five different stallions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Racing_career">Racing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_Maker&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Racing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2002:_two-year-old_season">2002: two-year-old season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_Maker&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2002: two-year-old season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At age two, Empire Maker made two starts, winning his maiden debut in October 2002 at <a href="/wiki/Belmont_Park" title="Belmont Park">Belmont Park</a> then taking third in the <a href="/wiki/Remsen_Stakes" title="Remsen Stakes">Remsen Stakes</a>, some 5½ lengths back of the winner <a href="/w/index.php?title=Toccet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toccet (page does not exist)">Toccet</a>. As a three-year-old, he would make six starts, winning three and finishing second three times. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003:_three-year-old_season">2003: three-year-old season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_Maker&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2003: three-year-old season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2003, Empire Maker began his three-year-old season with a second-place finish in the <a href="/wiki/Sham_Stakes" title="Sham Stakes">Sham Stakes</a> at <a href="/wiki/Santa_Anita_Park" title="Santa Anita Park">Santa Anita Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. For his next start, trainer <a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Frankel" title="Robert J. Frankel">Bobby Frankel</a> put blinkers on the colt in an effort to make him concentrate and he responded with a nine and three quarter length win in the <a href="/wiki/Graded_stakes_race" title="Graded stakes race">Grade I</a> <a href="/wiki/Florida_Derby" title="Florida Derby">Florida Derby</a>. He followed this up with another important win in the Grade I <a href="/wiki/Wood_Memorial_Stakes" title="Wood Memorial Stakes">Wood Memorial Stakes</a>. These two performances resulted in Empire Maker being made the solid <a href="/wiki/Parimutuel_betting" title="Parimutuel betting">betting</a> favorite in the <a href="/wiki/2003_Kentucky_Derby" title="2003 Kentucky Derby">2003 Kentucky Derby</a>. </p><p>Under his regular rider, the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame">U.S. Racing Hall of Fame</a> jockey, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Bailey" title="Jerry Bailey">Jerry Bailey</a>, Empire Maker ran second in the Kentucky Derby to <a href="/wiki/Funny_Cide" title="Funny Cide">Funny Cide</a> whom he had beaten by a half-length in the Wood Memorial. Trainer Bobby Frankel believed that if he did not go light on Empire Maker's training before the Derby because of his feet issues, then Empire Maker would have won the Derby. His handlers then chose to rest the colt and did not run him in the <a href="/wiki/Preakness_Stakes" title="Preakness Stakes">Preakness Stakes</a>, the second leg of the <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing#United_States_Triple_Crowns" title="Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing">U.S. Triple Crown</a> series, which has become a common racing tactic when a horse does not win the first leg. Funny Cide won the Preakness Stakes by more than nine lengths and headed to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York's</a> <a href="/wiki/Belmont_Park" title="Belmont Park">Belmont Park</a> favored to become the first Triple Crown champion in twenty-five years. </p><p>Heavy rains left the racetrack at Belmont Park officially rated as sloppy for the <a href="/wiki/2003_Belmont_Stakes" title="2003 Belmont Stakes">2003 Belmont Stakes</a>. In an attempt to control the pace, Funny Cide's handlers changed his racing tactics and he took the lead early. Empire Maker was running a length back to the outside when at the mile mark, jockey Jerry Bailey made his move. The fresh Empire Maker won the race with Ten Most Wanted a strong second and Funny Cide finishing third, more than five lengths back. </p><p>In what would be Empire Maker's final race, as a 3-10 favorite he ran second by a neck in the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Dandy_Stakes" title="Jim Dandy Stakes">Jim Dandy Stakes</a> at <a href="/wiki/Saratoga_Race_Course" title="Saratoga Race Course">Saratoga Race Course</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stud_career">Stud career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_Maker&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Stud career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Empire Maker was retired to stand at <a href="/wiki/Horse_breeding" title="Horse breeding">stud</a> beginning in 2004 at his owner's Juddmonte Farms in <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a>. His American-bred offspring include <a href="/wiki/Bodemeister" title="Bodemeister">Bodemeister</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Delta" title="Royal Delta">Royal Delta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through <a href="/wiki/Pioneerof_the_Nile" title="Pioneerof the Nile">Pioneerof the Nile</a>, he is the grand-sire of <a href="/wiki/American_Pharoah" title="American Pharoah">American Pharoah</a>, 2015 <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States)" title="Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)">U.S. Triple Crown</a> winner.<sup id="cite_ref-APLineage_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APLineage-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through Bodemeister he is the grandsire of 2017 Kentucky Derby winner <a href="/wiki/Always_Dreaming" title="Always Dreaming">Always Dreaming</a>. </p><p>In November 2010 Empire Maker was sold to the Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association and stood at the <a href="/wiki/Shizunai_Stallion_Station" title="Shizunai Stallion Station">Shizunai Stallion Station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-japan_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-japan-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2015, it was announced that Empire Maker would be returning to the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to stand at <a href="/wiki/Gainesway_Farm" title="Gainesway Farm">Gainesway Farm</a> starting in 2016. Gainesway announced in October that Empire Maker's 2016 stud fee would be $100,000. In 2019 it was $85,000. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_progeny">Notable progeny</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_Maker&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable progeny"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Empire Maker sired 12 individual <a href="/wiki/Group_races" title="Group races">Grade 1</a> winners: </p><p><i>c = <a href="/wiki/Colt_(horse)" title="Colt (horse)">colt</a>, f = <a href="/wiki/Filly" title="Filly">filly</a>, g = <a href="/wiki/Gelding" title="Gelding">gelding</a></i> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td width="35px"><b>Foaled</b> </td> <td width="120px"><b>Name</b> </td> <td width="35px"><b>Sex</b> </td> <td width="510px"><b>Major wins</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>Acoma </td> <td>f </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spinster_Stakes" title="Spinster Stakes">Spinster Stakes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Country_Star" title="Country Star">Country Star</a> </td> <td>f </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alcibiades_Stakes" title="Alcibiades Stakes">Alcibiades Stakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Starlet_Stakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood Starlet Stakes">Hollywood Starlet Stakes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>Icon Project </td> <td>f </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Personal_Ensign_Stakes" title="Personal Ensign Stakes">Personal Ensign Stakes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mushka_(horse)" title="Mushka (horse)">Mushka</a> </td> <td>f </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spinster_Stakes" title="Spinster Stakes">Spinster Stakes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pioneerof_the_Nile" title="Pioneerof the Nile">Pioneerof the Nile</a> </td> <td>c </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Alamitos_Futurity" title="Los Alamitos Futurity">Cash Call Futurity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Anita_Derby" title="Santa Anita Derby">Santa Anita Derby</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>Last Full Measure </td> <td>f </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Stakes" title="Madison Stakes">Madison Stakes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Delta" title="Royal Delta">Royal Delta</a> </td> <td>f </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Stakes" title="Alabama Stakes">Alabama Stakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Breeders%27_Cup_Distaff" title="Breeders' Cup Distaff">Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic</a> x 2, <a href="/wiki/Beldame_Stakes" title="Beldame Stakes">Beldame Stakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Handicap" title="Delaware Handicap">Delaware Handicap</a>, <a href="/wiki/Personal_Ensign_Handicap" class="mw-redirect" title="Personal Ensign Handicap">Personal Ensign Handicap</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bodemeister" title="Bodemeister">Bodemeister</a> </td> <td>c </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Derby" title="Arkansas Derby">Arkansas Derby</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>Grace Hall </td> <td>f </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spinaway_Stakes" title="Spinaway Stakes">Spinaway Stakes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>In Lingerie </td> <td>f </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spinster_Stakes" title="Spinster Stakes">Spinster Stakes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>Emollient </td> <td>f </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashland_Stakes" title="Ashland Stakes">Ashland Stakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Oaks" title="American Oaks">American Oaks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spinster_Stakes" title="Spinster Stakes">Spinster Stakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rodeo_Drive_Stakes" title="Rodeo Drive Stakes">Rodeo Drive Stakes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>Empire Pegasus </td> <td>c </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seiran_Sho" title="Seiran Sho">Seiran Sho</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Eight Rings </td> <td>c </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Pharoah_Stakes" title="American Pharoah Stakes">American Pharoah Stakes</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_Maker&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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title="Cloverbrook">Cloverbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1878 <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Magenta_(horse)" title="Duke of Magenta (horse)">Duke Of Magenta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1879 <a href="/wiki/Spendthrift_(horse)" title="Spendthrift (horse)">Spendthrift</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1880 <a href="/wiki/Grenada_(horse)" title="Grenada (horse)">Grenada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1881 <a href="/wiki/Saunterer" title="Saunterer">Saunterer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1882 <a href="/wiki/Forester_(horse)" title="Forester (horse)">Forester</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1883 <a href="/wiki/George_Kinney" title="George Kinney">George Kinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1884 <a href="/wiki/Panique_(horse)" title="Panique (horse)">Panique</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1885 <a href="/wiki/Tyrant_(American_horse)" title="Tyrant (American horse)">Tyrant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1886 <a href="/wiki/Inspector_B" title="Inspector B">Inspector B</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1887 <a href="/wiki/Hanover_(horse)" title="Hanover (horse)">Hanover</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1888 <a href="/wiki/Sir_Dixon" title="Sir Dixon">Sir Dixon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1889 Eric</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1890 <a href="/wiki/Burlington_(horse)" title="Burlington (horse)">Burlington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1891 Foxford</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1892 Patron</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1893 Commanche</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1894 <a href="/wiki/Henry_of_Navarre_(horse)" title="Henry of Navarre (horse)">Henry of Navarre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1895 <a href="/wiki/Belmar_(horse)" title="Belmar (horse)">Belmar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1896 <a href="/wiki/Hastings_(horse)" title="Hastings (horse)">Hastings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1897 <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Chieftain_(horse)" title="Scottish Chieftain (horse)">Scottish Chieftain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1898 <a href="/wiki/Bowling_Brook" title="Bowling Brook">Bowling Brook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1899 <a href="/wiki/Jean_Bereaud" title="Jean Bereaud">Jean Bereaud</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1900 <a href="/wiki/Ildrim_(horse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ildrim (horse)">Ildrim</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1901 <a href="/wiki/Commando_(horse)" title="Commando (horse)">Commando</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902 <a href="/wiki/Masterman_(horse)" title="Masterman (horse)">Masterman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903 <a href="/wiki/Africander_(horse)" title="Africander (horse)">Africander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904 <a href="/wiki/Delhi_(horse)" title="Delhi (horse)">Delhi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905 <a href="/wiki/Tanya_(horse)" title="Tanya (horse)">Tanya</a> ♥</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906 <a href="/wiki/Burgomaster_(horse)" title="Burgomaster (horse)">Burgomaster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Pan_(American_horse)" title="Peter Pan (American horse)">Peter Pan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908 <a href="/wiki/Colin_(horse)" title="Colin (horse)">Colin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909 Joe Madden</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910 <a href="/wiki/Sweep_(horse)" title="Sweep (horse)">Sweep</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913 Prince Eugene</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914 <a href="/wiki/Luke_McLuke" title="Luke McLuke">Luke McLuke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915 <a href="/wiki/The_Finn" title="The Finn">The Finn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916 <a href="/wiki/Friar_Rock" title="Friar Rock">Friar Rock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917 <a href="/wiki/Hourless" title="Hourless">Hourless</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918 <a href="/wiki/Johren" title="Johren">Johren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919 <a href="/wiki/Sir_Barton" title="Sir Barton">Sir Barton</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920 <a href="/wiki/Man_o%27_War_(horse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Man o' War (horse)">Man o' War</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921 <a href="/wiki/Grey_Lag" title="Grey Lag">Grey Lag</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922 <a href="/wiki/Pillory_(horse)" title="Pillory (horse)">Pillory</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923 <a href="/wiki/Zev_(horse)" title="Zev (horse)">Zev</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924 <a href="/wiki/Mad_Play" title="Mad Play">Mad Play</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925 <a href="/wiki/American_Flag_(horse)" title="American Flag (horse)">American Flag</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926 <a href="/wiki/Crusader_(horse)" title="Crusader (horse)">Crusader</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927 <a href="/wiki/Chance_Shot" title="Chance Shot">Chance Shot</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928 <a href="/wiki/Vito_(horse)" title="Vito (horse)">Vito</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929 <a href="/wiki/Blue_Larkspur" title="Blue Larkspur">Blue Larkspur</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930 <a href="/wiki/Gallant_Fox" title="Gallant Fox">Gallant Fox</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931 <a href="/wiki/Twenty_Grand" title="Twenty Grand">Twenty Grand</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932 <a href="/wiki/Faireno" title="Faireno">Faireno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933 <a href="/wiki/Hurryoff" title="Hurryoff">Hurryoff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934 <a href="/wiki/Peace_Chance" title="Peace Chance">Peace Chance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935 <a href="/wiki/Omaha_(horse)" title="Omaha (horse)">Omaha</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936 <a href="/wiki/Granville_(horse)" title="Granville (horse)">Granville</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937 <a href="/wiki/War_Admiral" title="War Admiral">War Admiral</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938 <a href="/wiki/Pasteurized_(horse)" title="Pasteurized (horse)">Pasteurized</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939 <a href="/wiki/Johnstown_(horse)" title="Johnstown (horse)">Johnstown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940 <a href="/wiki/Bimelech" title="Bimelech">Bimelech</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941 <a href="/wiki/Whirlaway" title="Whirlaway">Whirlaway</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942 <a href="/wiki/Shut_Out_(horse)" title="Shut Out (horse)">Shut Out</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943 <a href="/wiki/Count_Fleet" title="Count Fleet">Count Fleet</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944 <a href="/wiki/Bounding_Home" title="Bounding Home">Bounding Home</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945 <a href="/wiki/Pavot" title="Pavot">Pavot</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946 <a href="/wiki/Assault_(horse)" title="Assault (horse)">Assault</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947 <a href="/wiki/Phalanx_(horse)" title="Phalanx (horse)">Phalanx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948 <a href="/wiki/Citation_(horse)" title="Citation (horse)">Citation</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949 <a href="/wiki/Capot_(horse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capot (horse)">Capot</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950 <a href="/wiki/Middleground" title="Middleground">Middleground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951 <a href="/wiki/Counterpoint_(horse)" title="Counterpoint (horse)">Counterpoint</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952 <a href="/wiki/One_Count" title="One Count">One Count</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953 <a href="/wiki/Native_Dancer" title="Native Dancer">Native Dancer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954 <a href="/wiki/High_Gun" title="High Gun">High Gun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955 <a href="/wiki/Nashua_(horse)" title="Nashua (horse)">Nashua</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956 <a href="/wiki/Needles_(horse)" title="Needles (horse)">Needles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957 <a href="/wiki/Gallant_Man" title="Gallant Man">Gallant Man</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958 <a href="/wiki/Cavan_(horse)" title="Cavan (horse)">Cavan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959 <a href="/wiki/Sword_Dancer" title="Sword Dancer">Sword Dancer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960 <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Ash" title="Celtic Ash">Celtic Ash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961 <a href="/wiki/Sherluck" title="Sherluck">Sherluck</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962 <a href="/wiki/Jaipur_(horse)" title="Jaipur (horse)">Jaipur</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963 <a href="/wiki/Chateaugay_(horse)" title="Chateaugay (horse)">Chateaugay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964 <a href="/wiki/Quadrangle_(horse)" title="Quadrangle (horse)">Quadrangle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965 <a href="/wiki/Hail_To_All" title="Hail To All">Hail To All</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966 <a href="/wiki/Amberoid" title="Amberoid">Amberoid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967 <a href="/wiki/Damascus_(horse)" title="Damascus (horse)">Damascus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968 <a href="/wiki/Stage_Door_Johnny" title="Stage Door Johnny">Stage Door Johnny</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969 <a href="/wiki/Arts_and_Letters" title="Arts and Letters">Arts and Letters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970 <a href="/wiki/High_Echelon" title="High Echelon">High Echelon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971 <a href="/wiki/Pass_Catcher" title="Pass Catcher">Pass Catcher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972 <a href="/wiki/Riva_Ridge" title="Riva Ridge">Riva Ridge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973 <a href="/wiki/Secretariat_(horse)" title="Secretariat (horse)">Secretariat</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974 <a href="/wiki/Little_Current" title="Little Current">Little Current</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975 <a href="/wiki/Avatar_(horse)" title="Avatar (horse)">Avatar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976 <a href="/wiki/Bold_Forbes" title="Bold Forbes">Bold Forbes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977 <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Slew" title="Seattle Slew">Seattle Slew</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978 <a href="/wiki/Affirmed" title="Affirmed">Affirmed</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979 <a href="/wiki/Coastal_(horse)" title="Coastal (horse)">Coastal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980 <a href="/wiki/Temperence_Hill" title="Temperence Hill">Temperence Hill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981 <a href="/wiki/Summing" title="Summing">Summing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982 <a href="/wiki/Conquistador_Cielo" title="Conquistador Cielo">Conquistador Cielo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983 <a href="/wiki/Caveat_(horse)" title="Caveat (horse)">Caveat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984 <a href="/wiki/Swale_(horse)" title="Swale (horse)">Swale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985 <a href="/wiki/Creme_Fraiche_(horse)" title="Creme Fraiche (horse)">Creme Fraiche</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986 <a href="/wiki/Danzig_Connection" title="Danzig Connection">Danzig Connection</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987 <a href="/wiki/Bet_Twice" title="Bet Twice">Bet Twice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988 <a href="/wiki/Risen_Star" title="Risen Star">Risen Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989 <a href="/wiki/Easy_Goer" title="Easy Goer">Easy Goer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990 <a href="/wiki/Go_and_Go" title="Go and Go">Go and Go</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991 <a href="/wiki/Hansel_(horse)" title="Hansel (horse)">Hansel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992 <a href="/wiki/A.P._Indy" title="A.P. Indy">A.P. Indy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993 <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Affair" title="Colonial Affair">Colonial Affair</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994 <a href="/wiki/Tabasco_Cat" title="Tabasco Cat">Tabasco Cat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995 <a href="/wiki/Thunder_Gulch" title="Thunder Gulch">Thunder Gulch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996 <a href="/wiki/Editor%27s_Note" title="Editor's Note">Editor's Note</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997 <a href="/wiki/Touch_Gold" title="Touch Gold">Touch Gold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998 <a href="/wiki/Victory_Gallop" title="Victory Gallop">Victory Gallop</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999 <a href="/wiki/Lemon_Drop_Kid" title="Lemon Drop Kid">Lemon Drop Kid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000 <a href="/wiki/Commendable" title="Commendable">Commendable</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001 <a href="/wiki/Point_Given" title="Point Given">Point Given</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002 <a href="/wiki/Sarava" title="Sarava">Sarava</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Empire Maker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004 <a href="/wiki/Birdstone" title="Birdstone">Birdstone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005 <a href="/wiki/Afleet_Alex" title="Afleet Alex">Afleet Alex</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006 <a href="/wiki/Jazil" title="Jazil">Jazil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007 <a href="/wiki/Rags_to_Riches_(horse)" title="Rags to Riches (horse)">Rags to Riches</a> ♥</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008 <a href="/wiki/Da%27_Tara" title="Da' Tara">Da' Tara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009 <a href="/wiki/Summer_Bird" title="Summer Bird">Summer Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010 <a href="/wiki/Drosselmeyer" title="Drosselmeyer">Drosselmeyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011 <a href="/wiki/Ruler_on_Ice" title="Ruler on Ice">Ruler on Ice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012 <a href="/wiki/Union_Rags" title="Union Rags">Union Rags</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013 <a href="/wiki/Palace_Malice" title="Palace Malice">Palace Malice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014 <a href="/wiki/Tonalist" title="Tonalist">Tonalist</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015 <a href="/wiki/American_Pharoah" title="American Pharoah">American Pharoah</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016 <a href="/wiki/Creator_(horse)" title="Creator (horse)">Creator</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017 <a href="/wiki/Tapwrit" title="Tapwrit">Tapwrit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018 <a href="/wiki/Justify_(horse)" title="Justify (horse)">Justify</a> ₩</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019 <a href="/wiki/Sir_Winston_(horse)" title="Sir Winston (horse)">Sir Winston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020 <a href="/wiki/Tiz_the_Law" title="Tiz the Law">Tiz the Law</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021 <a href="/wiki/Essential_Quality" title="Essential Quality">Essential Quality</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022 <a href="/wiki/Mo_Donegal" title="Mo Donegal">Mo Donegal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023 <a href="/wiki/Arcangelo_(horse)" title="Arcangelo (horse)">Arcangelo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024 <a href="/wiki/Dornoch_(horse)" title="Dornoch (horse)">Dornoch</a></span></li></ul> <p><b>Legend</b> – ₩ = <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States)" title="Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)">Triple Crown</a> Winners, ♥ = <a href="/wiki/Filly" title="Filly">Filly</a> </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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