2008 -- Big Brown
2007 -- Street Sense
2006 -- Barbaro
2005 -- Giacomo
2004 -- Smarty Jones
2003 -- Funny Cide
2002 -- War Emblem
2001 -- Monarchos
2000 -- Fusaichi Pegasus
1999 -- Charismatic
1998 -- Real Quiet
1997 -- Silver Charm
1996 -- Grindstone
1995 -- Thunder Gulch
1994 -- Go for Gin
1993 -- Sea Hero
1992 -- Lil E. Tee
1991 -- Strike the Gold
1990 -- Unbridled
1989 -- Sunday Silence
1988 -- Winning Colors
1987 -- Alysheba
1986 -- Ferdinand
1985 -- Spend A Buck
1984 -- Swale
1983 -- Sunny's Halo
1982 -- Gato Del Sol
1981 -- Pleasant Colony
1980 -- Genuine Risk
1979 -- Spectacular Bid
1978 -- Affirmed
1977 -- Seattle Slew
1976 -- Bold Forbes
1975 -- Foolish Pleasure
1974 -- Cannonade
1973 -- Secretariat
1972 -- Riva Ridge
1971 -- Canonero II
1970 -- Dust Commander
1969 -- Majestic Prince
1968 -- Forward Pass
1967 -- Proud Clarion
1966 -- Kauai King
1965 -- Lucky Debonair
1964 -- Northern Dancer
1963 -- Chateaugay
1962 -- Decidedly
1961 -- Carry Back
1960 -- Venetian Way
1959 -- Tomy Lee
1958 -- Tim Tam
1957 -- Iron Liege
1956 -- Needles
1955 -- Swaps
1954 -- Determine
1953 -- Dark Star
1952 -- Hill Gail
1951 -- Count Turf
1950 -- Middleground
1949 -- Ponder
1948 -- Citation
1947 -- Jet Pilot
1946 -- Assault
1945 -- Hoop, Jr.
1944 -- Pensive
1943 -- Count Fleet
1942 -- Shut Out
1941 -- Whirlaway
1940 -- Gallahadion
1939 -- Johnstown
1938 -- Lawrin
1937 -- War Admiral
1936 -- Bold Venture
1935 -- Omaha
1934 -- Cavalcade
1933 -- Brokers Tip
1932 -- Burgoo King
1931 -- Twenty Grand
1930 -- Gallant Fox
1929 -- Clyde Van Dusen
1928 -- Reigh Count
1927 -- Whiskery
1926 -- Bubbling Over
1925 -- Flying Ebony
1924 -- Black Gold
1923 -- Zev
1922 -- Morvich
1921 -- Behave Yourself
1920 -- Paul Jones
1919 -- Sir Barton
1918 -- Exterminator
1917 -- Omar Khayyam
1916 -- George Smith
1915 -- Regret
1914 -- Old Rosebud
1913 -- Donerail
1912 -- Worth
1911 -- Meridan
1910 -- Donau
1909 -- Wintergreen
1908 -- Stone Street
1907 -- Pink Star
1906 -- Sir Huon
1905 -- Agile
1904 -- Elwood
1903 -- Judge Himes
1902 -- Alan-a-Dale
1901 -- His Eminence
1900 -- Lieut. Gibson
1899 -- Manuel
1898 -- Plaudit
1897 -- Typhoon II
1896 -- Ben Brush
1895 -- Halma
1894 -- Chant
1893 -- Lookout
1892 -- Azra
1891 -- Kingman
1890 -- Riley
1889 -- Spokane
1888 -- MacBeth II
1887 -- Montrose
1886 -- Ben Ali
1885 -- Joe Cotton
1884 -- Buchanan
1883 -- Leonatus
1882 -- Apollo
1881 -- Hindoo
1880 -- Fonso
1879 -- Lord Murphy
1878 -- Day Star
1877 -- Baden Baden
1876 -- Vagrant
1875 -- Aristides