Past Belmont Stakes winners

A full list of past winners at the Belmont Stakes.

The 147th running of the Belmont Stakes will be held on June 6 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. 

American Pharoah will be seeking to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.

Last year, California Chrome won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes before coming in fourth at Belmont.

The Belmont Stakes race is 1.5 miles long and carries a $1.5 million purse. Secretariat holds the mile and a half stakes record with its 1973 run of 2:24 to win the Triple Crown.

For more on the race, read Tim Layden's preview story on American Pharoah. 

The full Belmont Stakes winner history is below.

2014    Tonalist
2013    Palace Malice
2012    Union Rags
2011    Ruler on Ice
2010    Drosselmeyer
2009    Summer Bird
2008    Da'Tara
2007    Rags to Riches
2006    Jazil
2005    Afleet Alex
2004    Birdstone
2003    Empire Maker
2002    Sarava
2001    Point Given
2000    Commendable
1999    Lemon Drop Kid
1998    Victory Gallop
1997    Touch Gold
1996    Editor's Note
1995    Thunder Gulch
1994    Tabasco Cat
1993    Colonial Affair
1992    A.P. Indy
1991    Hansel
1990    Go And Go
1989    Easy Goer
1988    Risen Star
1987    Bet Twice
1986    Danzig Connection
1985    Creme Fraiche
1984    Swale
1983    Caveat
1982    Conquistador Ciel
1981    Summing
1980    Temperence Hill
1979    Coastal
1978    Affirmed (Triple Crown winner)
1977    Seattle Slew (Triple Crown winner)
1976    Bold Forbes 
1975    Avatar
1974    Little Current
1973    Secretariat (Triple Crown winner)
1972    Riva Ridge
1971    Pass Catcher
1970    High Echelon
1969    Arts and Letters
1968    Stage Door Johnny
1967    Damascus
1966    Amberoid
1965    Hail To All
1964    Quadrangle
1963    Chateaugay 
1962    Jaipur 
1961    Sherluck
1960    Celtic Ash
1959    Sword Dancer
1958    Cavan 
1957    Gallant Man 
1956    Needles
1955    Nashua 
1954    High Gun
1953    Native Dancer  
1952    One Count 
1951    Counterpoint 
1950    Middleground
1949    Capot  
1948    Citation (Triple Crown winner)
1947    Phalanx 
1946    Assault (Triple Crown winner)
1945    Pavot 
1944    Bounding Home
1943    Count Fleet (Triple Crown winner)
1942    Shut Out  
1941    Whirlaway (Triple Crown winner)
1940    Bimelech 
1939    Johnstown
1938    Pasteurized 
1937    War Admiral (Triple Crown winner)
1936    Granville 
1935    Omaha (Triple Crown winner)
1934    Peace Chance 
1933    Hurryoff 
1932    Faireno
1931    Twenty Grand 
1930    Gallant Fox (Triple Crown winner)
1929    Blue Larkspur
1928    Vito
1927    Chance Shot  
1926    Crusader
1925    American Flag
1924    Mad Play
1923    Zev 
1922    Pillory 
1921    Grey Lag 
1920    Man o' War
1919    Sir Barton (Triple Crown winner)
1918    Johren
1917    Hourless 
1916    Friar Rock
1915    The Finn 
1914    Luke McLuke
1913    Prince Eugene   
1912    No race was held
1911    No race was held
1910    Sweep 
1909    Joe Madden 
1908    Colin  
1907    Peter Pan
1906    Burgomaster
1905    Tanya 
1904    Delhi 
1903    Africander
1902    Masterman  
1901    Commando
1900    Ildrim 
1899    Jean Bereaud 
1898    Bowling Brook
1897    Scottish Chieftain 
1896    Hastings  
1895    Belmar
1894    Henry of Navarre
1893    Comanche
1892    Patron
1891    Foxford 
1890    Burlington
1889    Eric
1888    Sir Dixon
1887    Hanover
1886    Inspector B 
1885    Tyrant 
1884    Panique
1883    George Kinney
1882    Forester 
1881    Saunterer 
1880    Grenada 
1879    Spendthrift
1878    Duke of Magenta
1877    Cloverbrook 
1876    Algerine
1875    Calvin 
1874    Saxon
1873    Springbok 
1872    Joe Daniels
1871    Harry Bassett
1870    Kingfisher
1869    Fenian
1868    General Duke
1867    Ruthless