2025: Journalism, Umberto Rispoli

2024: Catch the Grey, Jaime Torres

2023: National Treasure, John Velazquez

2022: Early Voting, Jose Ortiz

2021: Rombaul, Flavien Pratt

2020: Swiss skydiver, Robby Albarado

2019: Will War, Tyler Gaffalione

2018: Right, Mike Smith

2017: Cloud Computing, Javier Castellano

2016: Kent Desormeaux's Exgerator

2015: Victor Espinoza, American pharaoh

2014: California Chrome, Victor Espinosa

2013: Cowboy, Gary Stevens

2012: I have another one, Mario Gutierrez

2011: Shackleford, Jesus Castenon

2010: Lookin Lucky, Martin Garcia

2009: Rachel Alexandra, Calvin Borel

2008: Big Brown, Kent Destomox

2007: Curlin, Robby Alfarado

2006: Bernardini, Tom Albertrani

2005: Afleet Alex, Jeremy Rose

2004: Smarty Jones, Stewart Elliott

2003: Interesting Cide, José Santos

2002: War symbol, Victor Espinoza

2001: Gary Stevens

2000: Red Bullet, Jerry Bailey

1999: Charm, Chris Antley

1998: True Quiet, Kent Destomox

1997: Silver Charm, Gary Stevens

1996: Louis Quator, Pat Day

1995: Wood Country, Pat Day

1994: Tabasco, Pat Day

1993: Prairie Bayou, Matt Smith

1992: Pine Bluff, Chris McCarron

1991: Hansel, Jerry Bailey

1990: Summer Carnival, Pat Day

1989: Sunday Silence, Pat Valenzuela

1988: Resurrection star, Eddie Delahoussaye

1987: Alysheba, Chris McCarron

1986: Chief Snow, Alex Solis

1985: The prospect of the tank, the day of the pat

1984: Gate dancer, Angel Cordero Jr.

1983: Vice-President, Donald Miller Jr.

1982: Jack Kaenel, ruler of Aloma

1981: Pleasant colony, Jorge Velásquez

1980: Codex, Angel Cordero Jr.

1979: Spectacular Bid, Ron Franklin

1978: Absolutely, Steve Cauthen

1977: Seattle Killing, Jean Cruguet

1976: John Lively, the big rhetoric

1975: Derby Master

1974: Miguel Rivera is rare

1973: Secretariat, Ron Turcotte

1972: Honey Bee, Eldon Nelson

1971: Canero II, Gustavo Avila

1970: Personality, Eddie Belmonte

1969: The majestic prince, Bill Hartack

1968: Former pass, Ismael Valenzuela

1967: Damascus, Bill Shoemaker

1966: Kauai King, Don Brumfield

1965: Tom Rolfe, Bill Shoemaker

1964: Bill Hartack, the Northern Dancer

1963: Candy, Bill Shoemaker

1962: Greek Money, John Rotz

1961: Carry with you, John Sellers

1960: Bally Ache, Bob Ussery

1959: Royal Track, William of Harmatz.

1958: Tim Tam, Ismael Valenzuela

1957: Eddie Arcaro, the bold ruler

1956: Fabius, Bill Hartack

1955: Eddie Arcaro, Nashua

1954: Hurry Road, John Adams

1953: Local dancer, Eric Guerin

1952: Blue Man, Conn McCreary

1951: Bold, Eddie Arcaro

1950: Hill Prince, Eddie Arcaro

1949: Capot, Ted Atkinson

1948: Quotation, Eddie Arcaro

1947: No perfect Doug Dodson

1946: Attack, Warren Mehrtens

(1945: Polynesian, WDWright

1944: Contemplation, Conn McCreary

1943: Earl Fleet, Johnny Longden

1942: Alsab, Basil James

1941: Eddie Arcaro

1940: Bimelech, FA Smith

1939: Challiedon, George Rob

1938: Daub, Maurice Peters

1937: War Admiral, Charley Kurtsinger

1936: Bold Adventure, George Woolf

1935: Willy Sanders, Omaha

1934: Advanced Mission, Robert Jones

1933: The first drama, Charley Kurtsinger

1932: Burgoo King, Eugene James

1931: Partner, George Ellis

1930: Gallant Fox, Earl Sande

1929: Dr. Freeland, Louis Schaefer

1928: Victorian, Sonny Workers

1927: Bostonian, White Alber

1926: Showcase, John Maiban

1925: Coventry, Clarence Kummer

1924: Nellie Morse, John Merimee

1923: Vigil, Benny Marinelli

1922: Pillory, L. Morris

1921: Broomspun, Frank Coltiletti

1920: Man, Clarence Kummer

1919: Sir Barton, Johnny Loftus

1918: Jack Hare Jr., Charles Peak; War, Johnny Loftus

1917: Gentleman

1916: Damrosch, Linus McAtee

1915: Douglas Hoffman

1914: Holiday, Andy Closer

1913: Boostkin, James Batwell

1912: Colonel Holloway, Clarence Turner

1911: Watervale, Eddie Dugan

1910: Layminster, Roy Estep

1909: Effendi, Willie Doyle

1908: Royal Visitor, Eddie Dugan

1907: Don Enrique, G. Mountain

1906: Walter Miller

1905: Cairngolm, W. Davis

1904: Bryn Mawr, E. Hildebrand

1903: W. Gannon

1902: Old England, L. Jackson

1901: Parader, F. Landry

1900: Hindus, H. Spencer

1899: Half, R. Clawson

1898: Cunning Fox, Willy Sims

1897: Paul Kauvar, T. Thorpe

1896: Margrave, Henry Griffin

1895: Belma, Fred Talar

1894: Assignee, Fred Taral

1893: No race

1892: No race

1891: No race

1890: Montague, W. Martin

1889: Buddhist, George B. Anderson

1888: Refund, Fred Littlefield

1887: Dunboy, William Donoch

1886: Bard, S. Fisher

1885: Tecumseh, Jim McLaughlin

1884: Knight Ellerslie, S. Fisher

1883: Jacobs, George Barbie

1882: Vanguard, T. Costello

1881: Saunterer, T. Costello

1880: Lloyd Hughes, Grenada

1879: Harold, Lloyd Hughes

1878: Duke of Magenta, C. Holloway

1877: Cloverbrook, C. Holloway

1876: Shirley, George Barbie

1875: Tom Ochiltree, Lloyd Hughes

1874: Culpepper, William Donohue

1873: Survivor, George Barbee