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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">Sword Dancer</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sire</th><td class="infobox-data">Sunglow</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grandsire</th><td class="infobox-data">Sun Again</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dam</th><td class="infobox-data">Highland Fling</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Damsire</th><td class="infobox-data">By Jimminy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sex</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stallion_(horse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stallion (horse)">Stallion</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Foaled</th><td class="infobox-data">1956</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colour</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chestnut_(coat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chestnut (coat)">Chestnut</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Breeder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brookmeade_Stable" title="Brookmeade Stable">Brookmeade Stable</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Brookmeade Stable</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trainer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J._Elliott_Burch" title="J. Elliott Burch">J. Elliott Burch</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">39: 15-7-4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Earnings</th><td class="infobox-data">$829,610</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #d2b48c">Major wins</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Mayflower_Stakes" title="Mayflower Stakes">Mayflower Stakes</a> (1958)<br /><a href="/wiki/Stepping_Stone_Purse" title="Stepping Stone Purse">Stepping Stone Purse</a> (1959)<br /><a href="/wiki/Jockey_Club_Gold_Cup" title="Jockey Club Gold Cup">Jockey Club Gold Cup</a> (1959)<br /><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Handicap" title="Metropolitan Handicap">Metropolitan Handicap</a> (1959)<br /><a href="/wiki/Philip_H._Iselin_Handicap" class="mw-redirect" title="Philip H. Iselin Handicap">Monmouth Handicap</a> (1959)<br /><a href="/wiki/Travers_Stakes" title="Travers Stakes">Travers Stakes</a> (1959)<br /><a href="/wiki/Woodward_Stakes" title="Woodward Stakes">Woodward Stakes</a> (1959, 1960)<br /><a href="/wiki/Suburban_Handicap" class="mw-redirect" title="Suburban Handicap">Suburban Handicap</a> (1960)<br /><a href="/wiki/Grey_Lag_Handicap" title="Grey Lag Handicap">Grey Lag Handicap</a> (1960) <b><a href="/wiki/American_Classic_Races" class="mw-redirect" title="American Classic Races">American Classic Race</a> wins:</b><br /> <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Derby" title="Kentucky Derby">Kentucky Derby</a> 2nd (1959)<br /> <a href="/wiki/Preakness_Stakes" title="Preakness Stakes">Preakness Stakes</a> 2nd (1959) <br /><a href="/wiki/Belmont_Stakes" title="Belmont Stakes">Belmont Stakes</a> (1959)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #d2b48c">Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/American_Champion_Three-Year-Old_Male_Horse" title="American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse">U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt</a> (1959)<br /><a href="/wiki/American_Champion_Older_Male_Horse" class="mw-redirect" title="American Champion Older Male Horse">DRF U.S. Champion Male Handicap Horse</a> (1959)<br /><a href="/wiki/American_Horse_of_the_Year" title="American Horse of the Year">United States Horse of the Year</a> (1959)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #d2b48c">Honours</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame">United States Racing Hall of Fame</a> (1977)<br /><a href="/wiki/Blood-Horse_magazine_List_of_the_Top_100_U.S._Racehorses_of_the_20th_Century" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century">#53 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sword_Dancer_Stakes" title="Sword Dancer Stakes">Sword Dancer Stakes</a> at <a href="/wiki/Saratoga_Race_Course" title="Saratoga Race Course">Saratoga Race Course</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="color: #555">Last updated on June 23, 2010</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sword Dancer</b> (April 24, 1956 – November 16, 1984) was an American <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> <a href="/wiki/Eclipse_Award" title="Eclipse Award">Champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Thoroughbred" title="Thoroughbred">Thoroughbred</a> <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">racehorse</a>. He was the leading American colt of his generation and was voted <a href="/wiki/American_Horse_of_the_Year" title="American Horse of the Year">United States Horse of the Year</a> in 1959. </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=Sword_Dancer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sword Dancer was a small chestnut horse bred and owned by <a href="/wiki/Isabel_Dodge_Sloane" title="Isabel Dodge Sloane">Isabel Dodge Sloane's</a> <a href="/wiki/Brookmeade_Stable" title="Brookmeade Stable">Brookmeade Stable</a>. He was trained by <a href="/wiki/J._Elliott_Burch" title="J. Elliott Burch">J. Elliott Burch</a>. </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=Sword_Dancer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Racing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sword Dancer won three times in fourteen starts at age two. At age three, he began to develop and in the 1959 <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Derby" title="Kentucky Derby">Kentucky Derby</a> was beaten by a nose by <a href="/wiki/Tomy_Lee" title="Tomy Lee">Tomy Lee</a> in a stretch duel. When Tomy Lee did not compete in the <a href="/wiki/Preakness_Stakes" title="Preakness Stakes">Preakness Stakes</a>, his jockey <a href="/wiki/Bill_Shoemaker" title="Bill Shoemaker">Bill Shoemaker</a> rode Sword Dancer to a second-place finish behind <a href="/wiki/Royal_Orbit" title="Royal Orbit">Royal Orbit</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Belmont_Stakes" title="Belmont Stakes">Belmont Stakes</a> on June 13, Sword Dancer got the better of what was described as a "bitter stretch duel"<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Bagdad to win by three-quarters of a length on a muddy track. The colt also won a number of other major races, including a defeat of Hillsdale in the <a href="/wiki/Woodward_Stakes" title="Woodward Stakes">Woodward Stakes</a>. He also defeated 1958 Horse Of The Year <a href="/wiki/Round_Table_(horse)" title="Round Table (horse)">Round Table</a> for a second time (he was third in the Woodward), beating him by seven lengths in the <a href="/wiki/Jockey_Club_Gold_Cup" title="Jockey Club Gold Cup">Jockey Club Gold Cup</a> at <a href="/wiki/Aqueduct_Racetrack" title="Aqueduct Racetrack">Aqueduct Racetrack</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> His performance throughout 1959 earned him Horse of the Year honors from all three of the major awarding bodies.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a slow start at age four, Sword Dancer came on to win four important races out of his twelve starts. In one of his most notable performances, he won a second <a href="/wiki/Woodward_Stakes" title="Woodward Stakes">Woodward Stakes</a> in track record time of 2:01.2 in September, beating a field that included <a href="/wiki/Bald_Eagle_(horse)" title="Bald Eagle (horse)">Bald Eagle</a> and <a href="/wiki/T._V._Lark" class="mw-redirect" title="T. V. Lark">T. V. Lark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stud_record">Stud record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sword_Dancer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Stud record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An ankle injury in the <a href="/wiki/Man_O%27_War_Stakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Man O' War Stakes">Man O' War Stakes</a> ended his racing career and he was retired to stand at <a href="/wiki/Horse_breeding" title="Horse breeding">stud</a> at <a href="/wiki/Darby_Dan_Farm" title="Darby Dan Farm">Darby Dan Farm</a>. Sword Dancer notably sired the Hall of Fame <a href="/wiki/Colt_(horse)" title="Colt (horse)">colt</a> <a href="/wiki/Damascus_(horse)" title="Damascus (horse)">Damascus</a>, and the filly <a href="/wiki/Lady_Pitt" title="Lady Pitt">Lady Pitt</a>, the 1966 <a href="/wiki/American_Champion_Three-Year-Old_Filly" title="American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly">American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly</a>. He was later sent to a breeding farm in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, and continued stud duties through 1976. Almost exactly 25 years from his Jockey Gold Cup win, which ended his Eclipse Award Year, he died in his sleep peacefully of natural causes at 28 years old. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors">Honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sword_Dancer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1977, Sword Dancer was inducted into the United States' <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame">National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame</a>. His portrait by equine artist <a href="/wiki/Richard_Stone_Reeves" title="Richard Stone Reeves">Richard Stone Reeves</a> can be seen in the museum's collection. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pedigree">Pedigree</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sword_Dancer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pedigree"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="clear:both; margin:0em auto;"> <caption style="padding-bottom:0.4em;">Pedigree of Sword Dancer (USA), 1956<sup id="cite_ref-PQ_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PQ-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="8">Sire<br />Sunglow (USA) <br /> b. 1947 </th> <td rowspan="4">Sun Again (USA) <br /> b. 1939 </td> <td rowspan="2">Sun Teddy </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Teddy_(horse)" title="Teddy (horse)">Teddy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunmelia </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Hug Again </td> <td>Stimulus </td></tr> <tr> <td>Affection </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">Rosern (USA) <br /> b. 1927 </td> <td rowspan="2">Mad Hatter </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fair_Play_(horse)" title="Fair Play (horse)">Fair Play</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Madcap </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rosedrop" title="Rosedrop">Rosedrop</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Frusquin" class="mw-redirect" title="St Frusquin">St Frusquin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rosaline </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="8">Dam<br />Highland Fling (USA) <br /> b. 1950 </th> <td rowspan="4">By Jimminy (USA) <br /> b. 1941 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pharamond_(horse)" title="Pharamond (horse)">Pharamond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phalaris_(horse)" title="Phalaris (horse)">Phalaris</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Selene </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Buginarug </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blue_Larkspur" title="Blue Larkspur">Blue Larkspur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Breakfast Bell </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">Swing Time (USA) <br /> b. 1935 </td> <td rowspan="2">Royal Minstrel </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tetratema" title="Tetratema">Tetratema</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Harpsichord </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Speed Boat </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Man_o%27_War" title="Man o' War">Man o' War</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friars Carse </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=Sword_Dancer&action=edit&section=6" 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 .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nHkzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DOsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4125,3779552&dq=sword-dancer&hl=en">Sword Dancer</a> Google Newspapers Archive <sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2022">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jv0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O80FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6328,280676&dq=sword-dancer+gold-cup&hl=en">Sword Dancer. 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Form</a></i>, TSD denotes <i>Turf & Sports Digest</i>, and TRA denotes <a href="/wiki/Thoroughbred_Racing_Associations" title="Thoroughbred Racing Associations">Thoroughbred Racing Associations</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d2b48c;width:1%;background: #dacaa4"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Blood-Horse" title="The Blood-Horse">The Blood-Horse</a></i><br /> retrospective winners<br /> (1887–1935)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1887: <a href="/wiki/Hanover_(horse)" title="Hanover (horse)">Hanover</a></li> <li>1888: <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Norfolk" title="Emperor of Norfolk">Emperor of Norfolk</a></li> <li>1889–90: <a href="/wiki/Salvator_(horse)" title="Salvator (horse)">Salvator</a></li> <li>1891: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Longstreet_(horse)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Longstreet (horse) (page does not exist)">Longstreet</a></li> <li>1892: <a href="/wiki/Tammany_(horse)" title="Tammany (horse)">Tammany</a></li> <li>1893: <a href="/wiki/Domino_(horse)" title="Domino (horse)">Domino</a></li> <li>1894–95: <a href="/wiki/Henry_of_Navarre_(horse)" title="Henry of Navarre (horse)">Henry of Navarre</a></li> <li>1896: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Requital_(horse)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Requital (horse) (page does not exist)">Requital</a></li> <li>1897: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ornament_(horse)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ornament (horse) (page does not exist)">Ornament</a></li> <li>1898: <a href="/wiki/Hamburg_(horse)" title="Hamburg (horse)">Hamburg</a></li> <li>1899: <a href="/wiki/Imp_(horse)" title="Imp (horse)">Imp</a></li> <li>1900–01: <a href="/wiki/Commando_(horse)" title="Commando (horse)">Commando</a></li> <li>1902–03: <a href="/wiki/Hermis" title="Hermis">Hermis</a></li> <li>1904: <a href="/wiki/Beldame" title="Beldame">Beldame</a></li> <li>1905: <a href="/wiki/Sysonby" title="Sysonby">Sysonby</a></li> <li>1906: <a href="/wiki/Burgomaster_(horse)" title="Burgomaster (horse)">Burgomaster</a></li> <li>1907–08: <a href="/wiki/Colin_(horse)" title="Colin (horse)">Colin</a></li> <li>1909–10: <a href="/wiki/Fitz_Herbert" title="Fitz Herbert">Fitz Herbert</a></li> <li>1911: <a href="/wiki/Meridian_(horse)" title="Meridian (horse)">Meridian</a></li> <li>1912: <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Manager_(horse)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Manager (horse) (page does not exist)">The Manager</a></li> <li>1913: <a href="/wiki/Whisk_Broom_II" title="Whisk Broom II">Whisk Broom II</a></li> <li>1914: <a href="/wiki/Roamer_(horse)" title="Roamer (horse)">Roamer</a></li> <li>1915: <a href="/wiki/Regret_(horse)" title="Regret (horse)">Regret</a></li> <li>1916: <a href="/wiki/Friar_Rock" title="Friar Rock">Friar Rock</a></li> <li>1917: <a href="/wiki/Old_Rosebud" title="Old Rosebud">Old Rosebud</a></li> <li>1918: <a href="/wiki/Johren" title="Johren">Johren</a></li> <li>1919: <a href="/wiki/Sir_Barton" title="Sir Barton">Sir Barton</a></li> <li>1920: <a href="/wiki/Man_o%27_War" title="Man o' War">Man o' War</a></li> <li>1921: <a href="/wiki/Grey_Lag" title="Grey Lag">Grey Lag</a></li> <li>1922: <a href="/wiki/Exterminator_(horse)" title="Exterminator (horse)">Exterminator</a></li> <li>1923: <a href="/wiki/Zev_(horse)" title="Zev (horse)">Zev</a></li> <li>1924–25: <a href="/wiki/Sarazen" title="Sarazen">Sarazen</a></li> <li>1926: <a href="/wiki/Crusader_(horse)" title="Crusader (horse)">Crusader</a></li> <li>1927: <a href="/wiki/Chance_Play" title="Chance Play">Chance Play</a></li> <li>1928: <a href="/wiki/Reigh_Count" title="Reigh Count">Reigh Count</a></li> <li>1929: <a href="/wiki/Blue_Larkspur" title="Blue Larkspur">Blue Larkspur</a></li> <li>1930: <a href="/wiki/Gallant_Fox" title="Gallant Fox">Gallant Fox</a></li> <li>1931: <a href="/wiki/Twenty_Grand" title="Twenty Grand">Twenty Grand</a></li> <li>1932–33: <a href="/wiki/Equipoise_(horse)" title="Equipoise (horse)">Equipoise</a></li> <li>1934: <a href="/wiki/Cavalcade_(horse)" title="Cavalcade (horse)">Cavalcade</a></li> <li>1935: <a href="/wiki/Discovery_(horse)" title="Discovery (horse)">Discovery</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d2b48c;width:1%;background: #dacaa4">DRF &TSD era<br /> (1936–1949)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1936: <a href="/wiki/Granville_(horse)" title="Granville (horse)">Granville</a></li> <li>1937: <a href="/wiki/War_Admiral" title="War Admiral">War Admiral</a></li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit" title="Seabiscuit">Seabiscuit</a></li> <li>1939–40: <a href="/wiki/Challedon" title="Challedon">Challedon</a></li> <li>1941–42: <a href="/wiki/Whirlaway" title="Whirlaway">Whirlaway</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Count_Fleet" title="Count Fleet">Count Fleet</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Twilight_Tear" title="Twilight Tear">Twilight Tear</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Busher_(horse)" title="Busher (horse)">Busher</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Assault_(horse)" title="Assault (horse)">Assault</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Armed" title="Armed">Armed</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Citation_(horse)" title="Citation (horse)">Citation</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Coaltown" title="Coaltown">Coaltown</a> (TSD) / <a href="/wiki/Capot" title="Capot">Capot</a> (DRF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d2b48c;width:1%;background: #dacaa4">DRF, TSD & TRA era<br /> (1950–1970)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Hill_Prince" title="Hill Prince">Hill Prince</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Counterpoint_(horse)" title="Counterpoint (horse)">Counterpoint</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/One_Count" title="One Count">One Count</a> (DRF) / <a href="/wiki/Native_Dancer" title="Native Dancer">Native Dancer</a> (TRA & TSD)</li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Fool" title="Tom Fool">Tom Fool</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Native_Dancer" title="Native Dancer">Native Dancer</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Nashua_(horse)" title="Nashua (horse)">Nashua</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Swaps_(horse)" title="Swaps (horse)">Swap</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Bold_Ruler" title="Bold Ruler">Bold Ruler</a> (DRF & TSD) / <a href="/wiki/Dedicate_(horse)" title="Dedicate (horse)">Dedicate</a> (TRA)</li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Round_Table_(horse)" title="Round Table (horse)">Round Table</a></li> <li>1959: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sword Dancer</a></li> <li>1960–64: <a href="/wiki/Kelso_(horse)" title="Kelso (horse)">Kelso</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Moccasin_(horse)" title="Moccasin (horse)">Moccasin</a> (TRA, TSD) / <a href="/wiki/Roman_Brother" title="Roman Brother">Roman Brother</a> (DRF)</li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Buckpasser" title="Buckpasser">Buckpasser</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Damascus_(horse)" title="Damascus (horse)">Damascus</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Dr._Fager" title="Dr. Fager">Dr. Fager</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Arts_and_Letters" title="Arts and Letters">Arts and Letters</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Fort_Marcy_(horse)" title="Fort Marcy (horse)">Fort Marcy</a> (DRF) / <a href="/wiki/Personality_(horse)" title="Personality (horse)">Personality</a> (TRA)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d2b48c;width:1%;background: #dacaa4"><a href="/wiki/Eclipse_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Eclipse Awards">Eclipse Awards</a> winners<br /> (since 1971)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Ack_Ack_(horse)" title="Ack Ack (horse)">Ack Ack</a></li> <li>1972–73: <a href="/wiki/Secretariat_(horse)" title="Secretariat (horse)">Secretariat</a></li> <li>1974–76: <a href="/wiki/Forego" title="Forego">Forego</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Slew" title="Seattle Slew">Seattle Slew</a></li> <li>1978–79: <a href="/wiki/Affirmed" title="Affirmed">Affirmed</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Spectacular_Bid" title="Spectacular Bid">Spectacular Bid</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_(horse)" title="John Henry (horse)">John Henry</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Conquistador_Cielo" title="Conquistador Cielo">Conquistador Cielo</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/All_Along" title="All Along">All Along</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_(horse)" title="John Henry (horse)">John Henry</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Spend_A_Buck" class="mw-redirect" title="Spend A Buck">Spend A Buck</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Lady%27s_Secret" title="Lady's Secret">Lady's Secret</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_(horse)" title="Ferdinand (horse)">Ferdinand</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Alysheba" title="Alysheba">Alysheba</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Sunday_Silence" title="Sunday Silence">Sunday Silence</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Criminal_Type" title="Criminal Type">Criminal Type</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Black_Tie_Affair" title="Black Tie Affair">Black Tie Affair</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/A.P._Indy" title="A.P. Indy">A.P. Indy</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Kotashaan" title="Kotashaan">Kotashaan</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Holy_Bull" title="Holy Bull">Holy Bull</a></li> <li>1995–96: <a href="/wiki/Cigar_(horse)" title="Cigar (horse)">Cigar</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Favorite_Trick" title="Favorite Trick">Favorite Trick</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Skip_Away" title="Skip Away">Skip Away</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Charismatic_(horse)" title="Charismatic (horse)">Charismatic</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Tiznow" title="Tiznow">Tiznow</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Point_Given" title="Point Given">Point Given</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Azeri_(horse)" title="Azeri (horse)">Azeri</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Mineshaft_(horse)" title="Mineshaft (horse)">Mineshaft</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Ghostzapper" title="Ghostzapper">Ghostzapper</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Saint_Liam" title="Saint Liam">Saint Liam</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Invasor_(horse)" title="Invasor (horse)">Invasor</a></li> <li>2007–08: <a href="/wiki/Curlin" title="Curlin">Curlin</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Alexandra" title="Rachel Alexandra">Rachel Alexandra</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Zenyatta" title="Zenyatta">Zenyatta</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Havre_de_Grace_(horse)" title="Havre de Grace (horse)">Havre de Grace</a></li> <li>2012–13: <a href="/wiki/Wise_Dan" title="Wise Dan">Wise Dan</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/California_Chrome" title="California Chrome">California Chrome</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/American_Pharoah" title="American Pharoah">American Pharoah</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/California_Chrome" title="California Chrome">California Chrome</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Gun_Runner_(horse)" title="Gun Runner (horse)">Gun Runner</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Justify_(horse)" title="Justify (horse)">Justify</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Bricks_and_Mortar" title="Bricks and Mortar">Bricks and Mortar</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Authentic_(racehorse)" title="Authentic (racehorse)">Authentic</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Knicks_Go" title="Knicks Go">Knicks Go</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Flightline_(horse)" title="Flightline (horse)">Flightline</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Cody%27s_Wish" title="Cody's Wish">Cody's Wish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Belmont_Stakes_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#d0f0c0;color:#000;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1867 <a href="/wiki/Ruthless_(horse)" title="Ruthless (horse)">Ruthless</a> ♥</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1868 <a href="/wiki/General_Duke_(horse)" title="General Duke (horse)">General Duke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1869 <a href="/wiki/Fenian_(horse)" title="Fenian (horse)">Fenian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1870 <a href="/wiki/Kingfisher_(horse)" title="Kingfisher (horse)">Kingfisher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1871 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Bassett" title="Harry Bassett">Harry Bassett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1872 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Daniels_(horse)" title="Joe Daniels (horse)">Joe Daniels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1873 <a href="/wiki/Springbok_(horse)" title="Springbok (horse)">Springbok</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1874 <a href="/wiki/Saxon_(horse)" title="Saxon (horse)">Saxon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1875 <a href="/wiki/Calvin_(horse)" title="Calvin (horse)">Calvin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1876 <a href="/wiki/Algerine_(horse)" title="Algerine (horse)">Algerine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1877 <a href="/wiki/Cloverbrook" 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/Empire_Maker" title="Empire Maker">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?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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