DraftKings Travers
157th running of the DraftKings Travers | Saturday, August 29, 2026 | Post time: 6:35pm Eastern | Live on FOX
2026 Contenders: Meet the Horses
The Travers is one of the oldest stakes races for three-year-old horses in the United States, and is the centerpiece of Saratoga racing. The Travers attracts elite horses from the spring's Triple Crown races, plus later-developing three-year-olds vying to overtake the established stars.
The 2026 field was headlined by Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Golden Tempo; Preakness winner Napoleon Solo; and Jim Dandy winner and Derby runner-up Renegade, plus rising stars like Leading Change, Baby Vino, and Sea Strike.
- Jockey: John Velazquez
- Trainer: Chad Summers
- Owner: Espoir USA, Inc.
- Jockey: Javier Castellano
- Trainer: Gustavo Delgado
- Owner: OGMA Investments, LLC, JR Ranch, High Step Racing, LLC, TCC Stables, LLC and YNG Stables, LLC
- Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
- Trainer: Todd Pletcher
- Owner: Robert Low, Lawana Low & Repole Stable
- Jockey: Jose Ortiz
- Trainer: Cherie DeVaux
- Owner: Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable
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Schedules
Travers Day 2026 Event Info
DraftKings Travers Day Schedule 2026:
- Admission gates open: 9:00am
- First post: 11:05am
- DraftKings Travers: 6:35pm
- Final race: 7:09pm
All times Eastern.
Breakfast, farm tours, and backstretch tram tours not offered on Travers Day.
Backyard picnic tables are available free of charge with paid admission on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 9:00am. To claim a picnic table, guests must bring their own tablecloth.
A wide variety of exciting food & beverage options are available throughout the grounds at Saratoga on Travers Day 2026!
Every Saturday and Sunday of the 2026 Saratoga meet, fans of all ages can meet and pet a retired thoroughbred at Horse Sense.
In addition to the $1.25 million DraftKings Travers, Travers Day 2026 features five additional graded stakes:
- Lake Placid (G2) $400,000
- H. Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) $500,000
- Personal Ensign (G1) (BC) $500,000
- Forego (G1) (BC) $500,000
- Resorts World Casino Ballerina (G1) (BC) $500,000
(BC) indicates Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races.
Comprehensive live TV coverage of Travers Day will air on the FOX Family of Networks on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
PERMITTED ITEMS:
Coolers, food, alcohol (no glass containers), hand carts, pop-up tents, and folding chairs are all permitted inside Saratoga Race Course on Travers Day.
PROHIBITED ITEMS:
- Aerosol Cans
- Air Horns/Noise Makers
- Banners
- Confetti or Glitter
- Radio-Controlled Aircraft/Drones
- Fireworks
- Glass Bottles or Kegs
- Grills/Lighter Fluid
- Illegal Drugs or Substances
- Laser Lights/Pointers
- Selfie Sticks are not permitted on the grounds at any time
- Skateboards/Hover Boards or recreational vehicle devices (with the exception of ADA approved devices)
- Sports Equipment (including balls of all kinds, bats and frisbees)
- Weapons (including Knives/Mace/Pepper Spray/Firearms)
Please note that there is no storage of any kind. NYRA reserves the right to modify these policies at any time.
Travers History & Traditions
Early Years of the Travers
The first running of the Travers Stakes was in 1864. That makes the Travers three years older than the Belmont Stakes, and more than a decade older than the Kentucky Derby! It remains the oldest stakes race for three-year-old horses in the country.
The Travers is named after William Travers, a lawyer, investor, and the first president of Saratoga Race Course. William Travers' horse, Kentucky, won the inaugural Travers Stakes in 1864.
Of the first five editions of the Travers, three were won by fillies. The 1867 winner, Ruthless, the second filly to win in the Travers, had also won the inaugural running of the Belmont Stakes earlier in the summer of 1867. However, a filly hasn’t won the Travers Stakes in over a century. Lady Rotha in 1915 was the last filly to win the Travers; Thorpedo Anna came within a head in 2024.
The Travers Trophy 🏆
The Man o’ War Cup is a solid gold trophy awarded to the winner of the Travers. Created in 1920 by Tiffany & Co., the trophy was commissioned for the match race between 1920 Travers winner Man o’ War and 1919 Triple Crown winner Sir Barton. Man o’ War won the contest by 7 lengths, and drank from the cup in the Winner’s Circle after his victory.
In 1936, the trophy was donated to Saratoga Race Course and has been presented to the Travers-winning connections each year since. The winning horse’s name is engraved inside the bowl for eternity.
The Travers Canoe 🛶
The fable of the Saratoga canoe has murky origins. Newspaper reports as early as 1927 mention a canoe in the infield lake; some saw it as a sign that the racing season was near, while others speculated that the vessel would provide unlucky bettors transportation home via the Hudson River.
In 1962, fans returned to find that the original blue paint had been covered over with the colors of Calumet Farm, whose horse Beau Prince had won the 1961 Travers. Each year since, the Travers-winning owner's colors have been painted onto the canoe, which floats peacefully in the lake for the following year.
Notable Runnings of the Travers
Hindoo won the 1881 Travers, apart of an 18-race win streak from May to August. It was also the first of what would be four wins in the Travers for jockey James McLaughlin. Hindoo was trained by James Rowe, Sr., who won the Travers as a jockey in 1872. It was Rowe's first of three Travers wins as a trainer.
For the first time ever, all three of the year’s individual Triple Crown winners faced off in the Travers — Belmont Stakes winner Johren, Preakness winner War Cloud and Kentucky Derby winner Exterminator. However, it was the speedy Sun Briar who pulled off the victory by a head, setting a new stakes record in the process.
Man o’ War won the 1920 Travers in 2:01⅘, a record time that stood until bested by Jaipur 42 years later. In doing so, he beat Upset, who had beaten him in the 1919 Sanford Stakes. The Man o’ War Cup, which Man o’ War originally won by defeating 1919 Triple Crown winner Sir Barton in a match race, is now presented each year to the winner of the Travers.
At 100-1, Jim Dandy defeated Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox on a muddy track in a result that still ranks among the biggest upsets in racing history. The feat earned Jim Dandy both a race and bar named in his honor at Saratoga.
Arguably the greatest Travers in history, Jaipur won by a nose in track record time over Ridan after a head-to-head duel throughout the entire race.
Continuing one of the sport’s all-time greatest rivalries, Affirmed crossed the finish line ahead of Alydar in the 1978 Travers, but Affirmed is taken down for interference and Alydar is declared the winner.
Canadian-bred Runaway Groom won at 13-1 odds, beating Kentucky Derby winner Gato Del Sol, Preakness winner Aloma’s Ruler, and Belmont Stakes winner Conquistador Cielo.
Thunder Rumble followed up a victory in the Jim Dandy to become the first New York-bred to win the Travers since 1867.
Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito and Hall of Fame rider Edgar Prado team up with Marylou Whitney’s Birdstone to win a memorable running of the Travers, as a powerful thunderstorm descends upon Saratoga and the race is contested in near darkness.
Golden Ticket and Alpha hit the wire together, resulting in two winners for the first time in the history of the Travers. The 1874 Travers also ended in a dead heat, but Attila was declared the official winner after a runoff with Acrobat. Two canoes were added to the lake that summer.
Keen Ice, ridden by Javier Castellano, defeated Triple Crown champion American Pharoah. So great was the excitement surrounding the race that NYRA capped attendance at 50,000. It was Castellano’s fifth victory in the Travers, the all-time record for a rider. He has since extended the record to seven, winning aboard Catholic Boy (2018) and Arcangelo (2023).
In his first stakes appearance, Arrogate stopped the clock in 1:59.36, winning by 13 1/2 lengths and setting a new track record.
For just the fourth time ever, the Travers drew all three of the year’s individual Triple Crown race winners — Mage, National Treasure, and Arcangelo (who won the 2023 Travers).
Travers Winners
The 2026 Travers Stakes was won by Leading Change, trainer Brad Cox, jockey Manny Franco, and owner Wathnan Racing.
| Year | Horse | Age | Weight | Time | Owner | Trainer | Jockey | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Leading Change | 3 | 126 | 2:02:98 | Wathnan Racing | Brad Cox | Manuel Franco | $687,500 |
| 2025 | Sovereignty | 3 | 126 | 2:00.84 | Godolphin, LLC | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | $687,500 |
| 2024 | Fierceness | 3 | 126 | 2:01.79 | Repole Stable | Todd A. Pletcher | John R. Velazquez | $687,500 |
| 2023 | Arcangelo | 3 | 126 | 2:02.23 | Blue Rose Farm | Jena M. Antonucci | Javier Castellano | $687,500 |
| 2022 | Epicenter | 3 | 126 | 2:00.72 | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | Steven Asmussen | Joel Rosario | $670,000 |
| 2021 | Essential Quality | 3 | 126 | 2:01.96 | Godolphin, LLC | Brad H. Cox | Luis Saez | $670,000 |
| 2020 | Tiz the Law | 3 | 126 | 2:00.95 | Sackatoga Stable | Barclay Tagg | Manuel Franco | $535,000 |
| 2019 | Code of Honor | 3 | 126 | 2:01.05 | W.S. Farish | Claude R. McGaughey III | John R. Velazquez | $670,000 |
| 2018 | Catholic Boy | 3 | 126 | 2.01.94 | Robert V. LaPenta, Madaket Stables LLC, Siena Farm LLC, & Twin Creeks Racing Stables, LLC | Jonathan Thomas | Javier Castellano | $670,000 |
| 2017 | West Coast | 3 | 126 | 2:01.19 | West, Gary and Mary | Bob Baffert | Mike E. Smith | $670,000 |
| 2016 | Arrogate | 3 | 126 | 1:59.36 | Juddmonte Farms, Inc. | Bob Baffert | Mike E. Smith | $670,000 |
| 2015 | Keen Ice | 3 | 126 | 2:01.57 | Donegal Racing | Dale L. Romans | Javier Castellano | $670,000 |
| 2014 | V. E. Day | 3 | 126 | 2:02.93 | Magalen O. Bryant | James A. Jerkens | Javier Castellano | $670,000 |
| 2013 | Will Take Charge | 3 | 126 | 2:02.68 | Willis D. Horton | D. Wayne Lukas | Luis Saez | $600,000 |
| 2012 | Alpha | 3 | 126 | 2:02.74 | Godolphin Racing LLC | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Ramon A. Dominguez | $400,000 |
| 2012 | Golden Ticket | 3 | 126 | 2.02.74 | Magic City Thoroughbred Partners | Kenneth G. McPeek | David Cohen | $400,000 |
| 2011 | Stay Thirsty | 3 | 126 | 2:03.03 | Repole Stable | Todd A. Pletcher | Javier Castellano | $600,000 |
| 2010 | Afleet Express | 3 | 126 | 2:03.28 | Gainsway Farm and Martin Cherry | James A. Jerkens | Javier Castellano | $600,000 |
| 2009 | Summer Bird | 3 | 126 | 2:02.83 | Jayaraman, Dr. K. K. and Jayaraman, Dr. Vilasini D. | Tim A. Ice | Kent J. Desormeaux | $600,000 |
| 2008 | Colonel John | 3 | 126 | 2:03.20 | WinStar Farm LLC | Eoin G. Harty | Garrett K. Gomez | $600,000 |
| 2007 | Street Sense | 3 | 126 | 2:02.69 | James B. Tafel | Carl A. Nafzger | Calvin H. Borel | $600,000 |
| 2006 | Bernardini | 3 | 126 | 2:01.60 | Darley Stable | Tom Albertrani | Javier Castellano | $600,000 |
| 2005 | Flower Alley | 3 | 126 | 2:02.8 | Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc. | Todd A. Pletcher | John Velazquez | $600,000 |
| 2004 | Birdstone | 3 | 126 | 2:02 2/5 | Marylou Whitney Stables | Nicholas Zito | Edgar Prado | $600,000 |
| 2003 | Ten Most Wanted | 3 | 126 | 2:02 | J. Paul Reddam | Wallace Dollase | Pat Day | $600,000 |
| 2002 | Medaglia d'Oro | 3 | 126 | 2:02 2/5 | Edmund A. Gann | Robert Frankel | Jerry Bailey | $600,000 |
| 2001 | Point Given | 3 | 126 | 2:01 2/5 | Thoroughbred Corporation | Bob Baffert | Gary Stevens | $600,000 |
| 2000 | Unshaded | 3 | 126 | 2:02 2/5 | James B. Tafel | Carl Nafzger | Shane Sellers | $600,000 |
| 1999 | Lemon Drop Kid | 3 | 126 | 2:02 | Jeanne G. Vance | Flint S. Schulhofer | Jose Santos | $600,000 |
| 1998 | Coronado's Quest | 3 | 126 | 2:03 2/5 | Stuart S. Janney III | Claude R. McGaughey III | Mike Smith | $450,000 |
| 1997 | Deputy Commander | 3 | 126 | 2:04 | Horizon St.Jarviset, et al. | Wally Dollase | Chris McCarron | $450,000 |
| 1996 | Will's Way | 3 | 126 | 2:02 2/5 | William Clifton Jr. | H. James Bond | Jorge Chavez | $450,000 |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | 3 | 126 | 2:03 3/5 | Michael Tabor | D. Wayne Lukas | Gary Stevens | $450,000 |
| 1994 | Holy Bull | 3 | 126 | 2:02 | Warren A Croll Jr | Warren A Croll Jr | Mike Smith | $450,000 |
| 1993 | Sea Hero | 3 | 126 | 2:01 4/5 | Rokeby Stable | MacK. Miller | Jerry Bailey | $600,000 |
| 1992 | Thunder Rumble | 3 | 126 | 2:00 4/5 | Braeburn Farm | Richard O'Connell | Herb McCauley | $600,000 |
| 1991 | Corporate Report | 3 | 126 | 2:01 1/5 | William T. Young | D. Wayne Lukas | Chris McCarron | $600,000 |
| 1990 | Rhythm | 3 | 126 | 2:02 3/5 | Ogden Phipps | Claude R. McGaughey III | Craig Perret | $707,100 |
| 1989 | Easy Goer | 3 | 126 | 2:00 4/5 | Ogden Phipps | Claude R. McGaugheyIII | Pat Day | $653,100 |
| 1988 | Forty Niner | 3 | 126 | 2:01 2/5 | Claiborne Farm | Woody Stevens | Chris McCarron | $653,500 |
| 1987 | Java Gold | 3 | 126 | 2:02 | Rokeby Stable | MacK. Miller | Pat Day | $673,800 |
| 1986 | Wise Times | 3 | 126 | 2:03 2/5 | Russell Reineman | Phil Gleaves | Jerry Bailey | $203,700 |
| 1985 | Chief's Crown | 3 | 126 | 2:01 1/5 | Star Crown Stables | Roger Laurin | Angel Cordero Jr. | $202,800 |
| 1984 | Carr de Naskra | 3 | 126 | 2:02 3/5 | Virginia Kraft Payson | Richard J. Lundy | Laffit Pincay Jr. | $184,500 |
| 1983 | Play Fellow | 3 | 126 | 2:01 | Carl Lauer | Harvey Vanier | Pat Day | $135,000 |
| 1982 | Runaway Groom | 3 | 126 | 2:02 3/5 | Albert Coppola | John DiMario | Jeffrey Fell | $132,900 |
| 1981 | Willow Hour | 3 | 126 | 2:03 4/5 | Marcia W. Schott | James E. Picou | Eddie Maple | $135,600 |
| 1980 | Temperence Hill | 3 | 126 | 2:02 4/5 | Loblolly Stable | Joseph B. Cantey | Eddie Maple | $100,980 |
| 1979 | General Assembly | 3 | 126 | 2:00 | Bertram R. Firestone | Leroy Jolley | Jacinto Vasquez | $80,850 |
| 1978 | Alydar | 3 | 126 | 2:02 | Calumet Farm | John M. Veitch | Jorge Velasquez | $62,880 |
| 1977 | Jatski | 3 | 126 | 2:01 3/5 | William Murray | William Cole | Sam Maple | $68,160 |
| 1976 | Honest Pleasure | 3 | 126 | 2:00 1/5 | Bertram R. Firestone | Leroy Jolley | Craig Perret | $65,040 |
| 1975 | Wajima | 3 | 126 | 2:02 | East-West Stable | Steve DiMauro | Braulio Baeza | $65,220 |
| 1974 | Holding Pattern | 3 | 121 | 2:05 1/5 | John Gerbas Jr. | James J. Sarner Jr. | Michael Miceli | $69,660 |
| 1973 | Annihilate 'Em | 3 | 120 | 2:01 3/5 | Patricia Blass | Douglas Davis Jr. | Ron Turcotte | $68,280 |
| 1972 | Key To The Mint | 3 | 117 | 2:01 1/5 | Rokeby Stable | Elliott Burch | Braulio Baeza | $66,600 |
| 1971 | Bold Reason | 3 | 120 | 2:02 2/5 | William A. Levin | Angel Penna | Laffit Pincay Jr. | $66,420 |
| 1970 | Loud | 3 | 114 | 2:01 | William Haggin Perry | James W. Maloney | Jacinto Vasquez | $73,385 |
| 1969 | Arts and Letters | 3 | 126 | 2:01 3/5 | Rokeby Stable | Elliott Burch | Braulio Baeza | $69,290 |
| 1968 | Chompion | 3 | 114 | 2:04 4/5 | C. V. Whitney | Ivor G. Balding | Jean Cruguet | $55,802 |
| 1967 | Damascus | 3 | 126 | 2:01 3/5 | Mrs. Edith W. Bancroft | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | William Shoemaker | $52,065 |
| 1966 | Buckpasser | 3 | 126 | 2:01 3/5 | Ogden Phipps | Edward A. Neloy | Braulio Baeza | $53,690 |
| 1965 | Hail To All | 3 | 123 | 2:02 1/5 | Mrs. Ben Cohen | Edward Yowell | John Sellers | $56,777 |
| 1964 | Quadrangle | 3 | 126 | 2:04 2/5 | Rokeby Stable | Elliott Burch | M. Ycaza | $52,033 |
| 1963 | Crewman | 3 | 120 | 2:20 2/5 | George D. Widener | W. F. Mulholland | E. Guerin | $52,910 |
| 1962 | Jaipur | 3 | 126 | 2:01 3/5 | George D. Widener | W. F. Mulholland | W. Shoemaker | $53,722 |
| 1961 | Beau Prince | 3 | 126 | 2:03 | Calumet Farm | H. A. Jones | S. Brooks | $54,210 |
| 1960 | Tompion | 3 | 126 | 2:03 2/5 | C. V. Whitney | J. J. Greely Jr. | W. Hartack | $53,165 |
| 1959 | Sword Dancer | 3 | 126 | 2:04 1/5 | Brookmeade Stable | Elliott Burch | M. Ycaza | $51,962 |
| 1958 | Piano Jim | 3 | 112 | 2:05 4/5 | Walter M. Jeffords | O. White | R. Ussery | $29,920 |
| 1957 | Gallant Man | 3 | 126 | 2:04 | Ralph Lowe | J. A. Nerud | W. Shoemaker | $29,500 |
| 1956 | Oh Johnny | 3 | 116 | 2:06 1/5 | Mrs. Wallace Gilroy | N. R. McLeod | H. Woodhouse | $33,200 |
| 1955 | Thinking Cap | 3 | 120 | 2:06 2/5 | Christiana Stable | H. S. Clark | P. J. Bailey | $19,150 |
| 1954 | Fisherman | 3 | 120 | 2:06 | C. V. Whitney | S. E. Veitch | H. Woodhouse | $19,500 |
| 1953 | Native Dancer | 3 | 126 | 2:05 3/5 | A. G. Vanderbilt | W. C. Winfrey | E. Guerin | $18,850 |
| 1952 | One Count | 3 | 126 | 2:07 2/5 | Mrs. W. M. Jeffords | O. White | E. Guerin | $16,450 |
| 1951 | Battlefield | 3 | 123 | 2:06 1/5 | George D. Widener | W. F. Mulholland | E. Arcaro | $15,000 |
| 1950 | Lights Up | 3 | 110 | 2:03 | George D. Widener | W. F. Mulholland | G. Hettinger | $16,350 |
| 1949 | Arise | 3 | 108 | 2:06 1/5 | Addison Stable | J. C. Bentley | C. Errico | $16,600 |
| 1948 | Ace Admiral | 3 | 108 | 2:05 | Main Chance Farm | J. W. Smith | T. Atkinson | $19,650 |
| 1947 | Young Peter | 3 | 124 | 2:06 1/5 | Mrs. R. L. Gerry | G. P. Odom | T. May | $19,375 |
| 1946 | Natchez | 3 | 124 | 2:08 | Mrs. W. M. Jeffords | O. White | T. Atkinson | $24,750 |
| 1945 | Adonis | 3 | 110 | 2:02 4/5 | William Helis | W. Booth | C. McCreary | $28,680 |
| 1944 | By Jimminy | 3 | 126 | 2:03 2/5 | Alfred P. Parker | J. W. Smith | E. Arcaro | $25,015 |
| 1943 | Eurasian | 3 | 112 | 2:03 4/5 | Mill River Stable | S. Rutchick | S. Brooks | $19,850 |
| 1942 | Shut Out | 3 | 130 | 2:04 2/5 | Greentree Stable | J. M. Gaver | E. Arcaro | $17,825 |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | 3 | 130 | 2:05 4/5 | Calumet Farm | Ben Jones | A. Robertson | $16,900 |
| 1940 | Fenelon | 3 | 122 | 2:04 2/5 | Belair Stud | J. Fitzsimmons | J. Stout | $17,425 |
| 1939 | Eight Thirty | 3 | 117 | 2:06 3/5 | George D. Widener | W. F. Mulholland | H. Richards | $16,575 |
| 1938 | Thanksgiving | 3 | 117 | 2:03 3/5 | Mrs. Parker Corning | M. Hirsch | E. Arcaro | $14,400 |
| 1937 | Burning Star | 3 | 117 | 2:04 4/5 | Shandon Farm | J. J. Greely | W. D. Wright | $14,550 |
| 1936 | Granville | 3 | 127 | 2:05 4/5 | Belair Stud | J. Fitzsimmons | J. Stout | $14,700 |
| 1935 | Gold Foam | 3 | 112 | 2:04 3/5 | Starmount Stable | J. M. Milburn | S. Coucci | $14,675 |
| 1934 | Observant | 3 | 112 | 2:05 3/5 | Morton L. Schwartz | M. Hirsch | L. Humphries | $14,650 |
| 1933 | Inlander | 3 | 126 | 2:08 | Brookmeade Stable | R. A. Smith | R. Jones | $21,050 |
| 1932 | War Hero | 3 | 115 | 2:05 4/5 | Glen Riddle Farm | G. Conway | L. Gilbert | $23,150 |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand | 3 | 126 | 2:04 3/5 | Greentree Stable | J. Rowe Jr. | L. McAtee | $33,000 |
| 1930 | Jim Dandy | 3 | 120 | 2:08 | Chaffee Earl | J. B. McKee | F. Baker | $27,050 |
| 1929 | Beacon Hill | 3 | 117 | 2:04 1/5 | H. P. Whitney | J. Rowe Jr. | A. Robertson | $31,825 |
| 1928 | Petee-Wrack | 3 | 117 | 2:08 | J. R. Macomber | W. Booth | S. O'Donnell | $30,555 |
| 1927 | Brown Bud | 3 | 120 | 2:05 3/5 | Frederick Johnson | A. Gunther | L. Fator | $29,925 |
| 1926 | Mars | 3 | 123 | 2:04 3/5 | Walter M. Jeffords | S. D. Harlan | F. Coltiletti | $15,050 |
| 1925 | Dangerous | 3 | 115 | 2:10 4/5 | G. A. Cochran | W. Duke | C. Kummer | $13,425 |
| 1924 | Sun Flag | 3 | 115 | 2:04 2/5 | G. A. Cochran | C. H. Shilling | F. Keogh | $14,675 |
| 1923 | Wilderness | 3 | 120 | 2:04 | R. T. Wilson | T. J. Healey | B. Marinelli | $13,500 |
| 1922 | Little Chief | 3 | 123 | 2:13 2/5 | Rancocas Stable | S. C. Hildreth | L. Fator | $11,325 |
| 1921 | Sporting Blood | 3 | 116 | 2:05 4/5 | Redstone Stable | W. Booth | L. Lyke | $10,275 |
| 1920 | Man o' War | 3 | 129 | 2:01 4/5 | Glen Riddle Farm | L. Feustel | A. Schuttinger | $9,275 |
| 1919 | Hannibal | 3 | 120 | 2:02 4/5 | R. T. Wilson | T. J. Healey | L. Ensor | $9,835 |
| 1918 | Sun Briar | 3 | 120 | 2:03 1/5 | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | H. McDaniel | W. Knapp | $7,700 |
| 1917 | Omar Khayyam | 3 | 129 | 2:08 4/5 | Wilfrid Viau | R. F. Carmen | J. Butwell | $5,350 |
| 1916 | Spur | 3 | 129 | 2:05 | James Butler | J. McCormick | J. Loftus | $3,125 |
| 1915 | Lady Rotha (F) | 3 | 106 | 2:11 2/5 | Andrew Miller | A. J. Goldsborough | M. Garner | $2,150 |
| 1914 | Roamer | 3 | 123 | 2:04 | Andrew Miller | A. J. Goldsborough | J. Butwell | $3,000 |
| 1913 | Rock View | 3 | 129 | 2:06 3/5 | August Belmont | L. Feustel | T. McTaggart | $2,725 |
| 1910 | Dalmatian | 3 | 129 | 2:10 | S. C. Hildreth | S. C. Hildreth | C. H. Shilling | $4,825 |
| 1909 | Hilarious | 3 | 129 | 2:06 | James R. Keene | J. Rowe | R. Scoville | $5,800 |
| 1908 | Dorante | 3 | 116 | 2:09 3/5 | F. A. Forsythe | R. Colston | J. Lee | $5,800 |
| 1907 | Frank Gill | 3 | 129 | 2:07 | J. L. McGinnis | J. I. Smith | J. Notter | $5,800 |
| 1906 | Gallavant | 3 | 111 | 2:08 1/5 | R. T. Wilson Jr. | T. J. Healey | W. Miller | $5,800 |
| 1905 | Dandelion | 3 | 111 | 2:08 | F. R. Hitchock | J. E. Madden | W. Shaw | $8,350 |
| 1904 | Broomstick | 3 | 129 | 2:06 4/5 | S. S. Brown | R. Tucker | T. Burns | $5,850 |
| 1903 | Ada Nay (F) | 3 | 106 | 1:57 | J. B. Haggin | A. J. Joyner | F. O'Neill | $8,150 |
| 1902 | Hermis | 3 | 111 | 1:54 4/5 | H. M. Ziegler | J. A. McCormack | T. Rice | $6,750 |
| 1901 | Blues | 3 | 126 | 1:56 3/5 | C. Fleischmann Sons | T. Welch | W. Shaw | $6,750 |
| 1897 | Rensselaer | 3 | 126 | 2:12 | J. E. McDonald | H. Harris | F. Taral | $1,425 |
| 1895 | Liza (F) | 3 | 104 | 1:55 1/2 | P. Lorillard | J. Huggins | H. Griffin | $1,125 |
| 1894 | Henry of Navarre | 3 | 125 | 2:10 1/4 | B. McClelland | B. McClelland | F. Taral | $2,350 |
| 1893 | Stowaway | 3 | 107 | 2:10 3/4 | Woodland Stable | H. H. Brandt | McDermott | $2,450 |
| 1892 | Azra | 3 | 122 | 2:43 3/4 | Bashford Manor | J. Morris | A. Clayton | $2,750 |
| 1891 | Vallera | 3 | 122 | 2:49 | Scoggan Bros. | E. Wishard | R. Williams | $2,900 |
| 1890 | Sir John | 3 | 118 | 2:39 | Dwyer Bros. | F. McCabe | M. Bergen | $4,925 |
| 1889 | Long Dance | 3 | 118 | 3:08 3/4 | G. M. Rye | G. M. Rye | S. Barnes | $3,700 |
| 1888 | Sir Dixon | 3 | 118 | 3:07 3/4 | Dwyer Bros. | F. McCabe | J. McLaughlin | $4,625 |
| 1887 | Carey | 3 | 118 | 3:17 3/4 | E. Corrigan | E. Corrigan | H. Blaylock | $4,625 |
| 1886 | Inspector B. | 3 | 118 | 3:10 1/4 | Dwyer Bros. | F. McCabe | J. McLaughlin | $3,825 |
| 1885 | Bersan | 3 | 118 | 3:08 1/4 | G. B. Morris | G. B. Morris | J. Spellman | $4,025 |
| 1884 | Rataplan | 3 | 118 | 3:07 1/2 | N. W. Kitson | F. Midgeley | W. Fitzpatrick | $4,150 |
| 1883 | Barnes | 3 | 118 | 3:18 | Dwyer Bros. | J. Rowe Sr. | J. McLaughlin | $3,400 |
| 1882 | Carley B. | 3 | 115 | 3:28 3/4 | A. Burnham | H. Welch | G. Quantrel | $3,450 |
| 1881 | Hindoo | 3 | 118 | 3:07 1/2 | Dwyer Bros. | J. Rowe Sr. | J. McLaughlin | $2,950 |
| 1880 | Grenada | 3 | 118 | 3:12 1/2 | G. L. Lorillard | R. W. Walden | L. Hughes | $3,750 |
| 1879 | Falsetto | 3 | 118 | 3:09 1/4 | J. W. Reynolds | E. Jordan | I. Murphy | $4,950 |
| 1878 | Duke of Magenta | 3 | 118 | 3:08 | G. L. Lorillard | R. W. Walden | L. Hughes | $4,250 |
| 1877 | Baden Baden | 3 | 110 | 3:15 1/2 | W. Astor | J. Williams | T. Sayres | $3,700 |
| 1876 | Sultana (F) | 3 | 107 | 3:15 1/2 | August Belmont | J. McClelland | W. Haywark | $3,700 |
| 1875 | D'Artagnan | 3 | 110 | 3:06 1/2 | J. A. Grinstead | J. B. Pryor | G. Barbee | $4,850 |
| 1874 | Attila | 3 | 110 | 3:09 1/2 | P. Lorillard | W. Pryor | G. Barbee | $5,050 |
| 1873 | Tom Bowling | 3 | 110 | 3:09 3/4 | H. P. McGrath | A. Williams | R. Swim | $5,400 |
| 1872 | Joe Daniels | 3 | 110 | 3:08 1/4 | D. McDaniel | D. McDaniel | J. Rowe | $5,500 |
| 1871 | Harry Bassett | 3 | 110 | 3:21 3/5 | D. McDaniel | D. McDaniel | W. Miller | $5,600 |
| 1870 | Kingfisher | 3 | 110 | 3:15 1/4 | D. Swigert | R. Colston Sr. | C. Miller | $4,950 |
| 1869 | Glenelg | 3 | 110 | 3:14 | August Belmont | J. Pincus | C. Miller | $3,000 |
| 1868 | The Banshee (F) | 3 | 97 | 3:10 3/4 | J. M. Clay | J. H. Davis | Smith | $3,150 |
| 1867 | Ruthless (F) | 3 | 103 | 3:18 1/4 | F. Morris | A. J. Minor | G. Gilpatrick | $2,850 |
| 1866 | Merrill | 3 | 100 | 3:29 | R. A. Alexander | A. Williams | Abe | $3,500 |
| 1865 | Maiden (F) | 3 | 97 | 3:18 1/2 | T. G. Moore | T. G. Moore | W. Sewell | $3,400 |
| 1864 | Kentucky | 3 | 100 | 3:18 3/4 | Hunter & Travers | A. J. Minor | G. Gilpatrick | $2,950 |
