| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TIME |
| 2006 | Barbaro | E. Prado | 2:01.36 |
| 2005 | Giacomo | M. Smith | 2:02.75 |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | S. Elliott | 2:04.06 |
| 2003 | Funny Cide | J. Santos | 2:01.19 |
| 2002 | War Emblem | V. Espinoza | 2:01.13 |
| 2001 | Monarchos | J. Chavez | 1:59.97 |
| 2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus | K. Desormeaux | 2:01.12 |
| 1999 | Charismatic | C. Antley | 2:03 1/5 |
| 1998 | Real Quiet | K. Desormeaux | 2:02 1/5 |
| 1997 | Silver Charm | G. Stevens | 2:02.44 |
| 1996 | Grindstone | J. Bailey | 2:01 |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | G. Stevens | 2:01 1/5 |
| 1994 | Go For Gin | C. McCarron | 2:03 3/5 |
| 1993 | Sea Hero | J. Bailey | 2:02 2/5 |
| 1992 | Lil E. Tee | P. Day | 2:03 |
| 1991 | Strike The Gold | C. Antley | 2:03 |
| 1990 | Unbridled | C. Perret | 2:02 |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | P. Valenzuela | 2:05 |
| 1988 | Winning Colors (f) | G. Stevens | 2:02 1/5 |
| 1987 | Alysheba | C. McCarron | 2:03 2/5 |
| 1986 | Ferdinand | W. Shoemaker | 2:02 4/5 |
| 1985 | Spend A Buck | A. Cordero, Jr. | 2:00 1/5 |
| 1984 | Swale | L. Pincay, Jr. | 2:02 2/5 |
| 1983 | Sunny's Halo | E. Delahoussaye | 2:02 1/5 |
| 1982 | Gato Del Sol | E. Delahoussaye | 2:02 2/5 |
| 1981 | Pleasant Colony | J. Velasquez | 2:02 |
| 1980 | Genuine Risk (f) | J. Vasquez | 2:02 |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | R. Franklin | 2:02 2/5 |
| 1978 | Affirmed (T) | S. Cauthen | 2:01 1/5 |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew (T) | J. Cruguet | 2:02 1/5 |
| 1976 | Bold Forbes | A. Cordero, Jr. | 2:01 3/5 |
| 1975 | Foolish Pleasure | J. Vasquez | 2:02 |
| 1974 | Cannonade | A. Cordero, Jr. | 2:04 |
| 1973 | Secretariat (T) | R. Turcotte | 1:59 2/5 |
| 1972 | Riva Ridge | R. Turcotte | 2:01 4/5 |
| 1971 | Canonero II | G. Avila | 2:03 1/5 |
| 1970 | Dust Commander | M. Manganello | 2:03 2/5 |
| 1969 | Majestic Prince | B. Hartack | 2:01 4/5 |
| 1968 | Forward Pass | I. Valenzuela | 2:01 4/5 |
| 1967 | Proud Clarion | B. Ussery | 2:00 3/5 |
| 1966 | Kauai King | D. Brumfield | 2:02 |
| 1965 | Lucky Debonair | W. Shoemaker | 2:01 1/5 |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | B. Hartack | 2:00 |
| 1963 | Chateaugay | B. Baeza | 2:01 4/5 |
| 1962 | Decidedly | B. Hartack | 2:00 2/5 |
| 1961 | Carry Back | J. Sellers | 2:04 |
| 1960 | Venetian Way | B. Hartack | 2:02 2/5 |
| 1959 | Tomy Lee | W. Shoemaker | 2:02 1/5 |
| 1958 | Tim Tam | I. Valenzuela | 2:05 |
| 1957 | Iron Leige | B. Hartack | 2:02 1/5 |
| 1956 | Needles | D. Erb | 2:03 2/5 |
| 1955 | Swaps | W. Shoemaker | 2:01 4/5 |
| 1954 | Determine | R. York | 2:03 |
| 1953 | Dark Star | H. Moreno | 2:02 |
| 1952 | Hill Gail | E. Arcaro | 2:01 3/5 |
| 1951 | Count Turf | C. McCreary | 2:02 3/5 |
| 1950 | Middleground | W. Boland | 2:01 3/5 |
| 1949 | Ponder | S. Brooks | 2:04 1/5 |
| 1948 | Citation (T) | E. Arcaro | 2:05 2/5 |
| 1947 | Jet Pilot | E. Guerin | 2:06 4/5 |
| 1946 | Assault (T) | W. Mehrtens | 2:06 3/5 |
| 1945 | Hoop Jr. | E. Arcaro | 2:07 |
| 1944 | Pensive | C. McCreary | 2:04 1/5 |
| 1943 | Count Fleet (T) | J. Longden | 2:04 |
| 1942 | Shut Out | W. Wright | 2:04 2/5 |
| 1941 | Whirlaway (T) | E. Arcaro | 2:01 2/5 |
| 1940 | Gallahadion | C. Bierman | 2:05 |
| 1939 | Johnstown | J. Stout | 2:03 2/5 |
| 1938 | Lawrin | E. Arcaro | 2:04 4/5 |
| 1937 | War Admiral (T) | C. Kurtsinger | 2:03 1/5 |
| 1936 | Bold Venture | I. Hanford | 2:03 3/5 |
| 1935 | Omaha (T) | W. Saunders | 2:05 |
| 1934 | Cavalcade | M. Garner | 2:04 |
| 1933 | Brokers Tip | D. Meade | 2:06 4/5 |
| 1932 | Burgoo King | E. James | 2:05 1/5 |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand | C. Kurtsinger | 2:01 4/5 |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox (T) | E. Sande | 2:07 3/5 |
| 1929 | Clyde Van Dusen | I. McAtee | 2:10 4/5 |
| 1928 | Reigh Count | C. Lang | 2:10 2/5 |
| 1927 | Whiskery | I. McAtee | 2:06 |
| 1926 | Bubbling Over | A. Johnson | 2:03 4/5 |
| 1925 | Flying Ebony | E. Sande | 2:07 3/5 |
| 1924 | Black Gold | J.D. Mooney | 2:05 1/5 |
| 1923 | Zev | E. Sande | 2:05 2/5 |
| 1922 | Morvich | A. Johnson | 2:04 3/5 |
| 1921 | Behave Yourself | C. Thompson | 2:04 1/5 |
| 1920 | Paul Jones | T. Rice | 2:09 |
| 1919 | Sir Barton (T) | J. Loftus | 2:09 4/5 |
| 1918 | Exterminator | W. Knapp | 2:10 4/5 |
| 1917 | Omar Khayham | C. Borel | 2:04 3/5 |
| 1916 | George Smith | J. Loftus | 2:04 |
| 1915 | Regret (f) | J. Notter | 2:05 2/5 |
| 1914 | Old Rosebud | J. McCabe | 2:03 2/5 |
| 1913 | Donerail | R. Goose | 2:04 4/5 |
| 1912 | WorTD | C.H. Shilling | 2:09 2/5 |
| 1911 | Meridian | G. Archibald | 2:05 |
| 1910 | Donau | F. Herbert | 2:06 2/5 |
| 1909 | Wintergreen | V. Powers | 2:08 1/5 |
| 1908 | Stone Street | A. Pickens | 2:15 1/5 |
| 1907 | Pink Star | A. Minder | 2:12 3/5 |
| 1906 | Sir Huon | R. Troxler | 2:08 4/5 |
| 1905 | Agile | J. Martin | 2:10 3/4 |
| 1904 | Elwood | F. Prior | 2:08 1/2 |
| 1903 | Judge Himes | H. Booker | 2:09 |
| 1902 | Alan-a-Dale | J. Winkfield | 2:08 3/4 |
| 1901 | His Eminence | J. Winkfield | 2:07 3/4 |
| 1900 | Lieut. Gibson | J. Boland | 2:06 1/4 |
| 1899 | Manuel | F. Taral | 2:12 |
| 1898 | Plaudit | W. Simms | 2:09 |
| 1897 | Typhoon II | F. Garner | 2:12 1/2 |
| 1896 | Ben Brush | W. Simms | 2:07 3/4 |
| 1895 | Halma | J. Perkins | 2:37 1/2 |
| 1894 | Chant | F. Goodale | 2:41 |
| 1893 | Lookout | E. Kunze | 2:39 1/4 |
| 1892 | Azra | A. Clayton | 2:41 1/2 |
| 1891 | Kingman | I. Murphy | 2:52 1/4 |
| 1890 | Riley | I. Murphy | 2:45 |
| 1889 | Spokane | T. Kiley | 2:34 1/2 |
| 1888 | Macbeth II | G. Covington | 2:38 1/4 |
| 1887 | Montrose | I. Lewis | 2:39 1/4 |
| 1886 | Ben Ali | P. Duffy | 2:36 1/2 |
| 1885 | Joe Cotton | E. Henderson | 2:37 1/4 |
| 1884 | Buchanan | I. Murphy | 2:40 1/4 |
| 1883 | Leonatus | W. Donohue | 2:43 |
| 1882 | Apollo | B. Hurd | 2:40 1/4 |
| 1881 | Hindoo | J. McLaughlin | 2:40 |
| 1880 | Fonso | G. Lewis | 2:37 1/2 |
| 1879 | Lord Murphy | C. Shauer | 2:37 |
| 1878 | Day Star | J. Carter | 2:37 1/4 |
| 1877 | Baden-Baden | W. Walker | 2:38 |
| 1876 | Vagrant | B. Swim | 2:38 1/4 |
| 1875 | Aristides | O. Lewis | 2:37 3/4 |
