BELMONT STAKES · UNITED STATES
Belmont Stakes prize money
The Belmont Stakes is worth $2,000,000 for the 2024 running . That makes it the 32nd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 6th richest in the United States.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $2,000,000
WORLD RANK 32nd
RUNNINGS HELD 159
What the Belmont Stakes is
Grade I · 1 1/2 miles · Dirt · Belmont Park
- Racecourse
- Belmont Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- 1 1/2 miles
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- 3-year-old
- Direction
- Left-handed
We hold the total fund for the Belmont Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 2:03.49 in 2026, the Belmont Stakes pays $16,196 for every second of the race, which is 40th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 15th in the United States.
Every Belmont Stakes winner
159 runnings, 1867 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Golden Tempo2:03.49 | José Ortiz | Cherie DeVaux | Phipps Stable, St. Elias Stable |
| 2025 | Sovereignty | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Godolphin |
| 2024 | Dornoch | Luis Saez | Danny Gargan | West Paces Racing, et al. |
| 2023 | Arcangelo2:29.23 | Javier Castellano | Jena M. Antonucci | Blue Rose Farm |
| 2022 | Mo Donegal | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable & Donegal Racing |
| 2021 | Essential Quality | Luis Saez | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin Stables |
| 2020 | Tiz the Law | Manny Franco | Barclay Tagg | Sackatoga Stable |
| 2019 | Sir Winston | Joel Rosario | Mark E. Casse | Tracy Farmer |
| 2018 | Justify | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert | WinStar Farm, et al. |
| 2017 | Tapwrit | José Ortiz | Todd A. Pletcher | Bridlewood Farm, et al. |
| 2016 | Creator | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | WinStar Farm & Bobby Flay |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables, LLC |
| 2014 | Tonalist | Joel Rosario | Christophe Clement | Robert S. Evans |
| 2013 | Palace Malice | Mike Smith | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable |
| 2012 | Union Rags | John R. Velazquez | Michael Matz | Phyllis M. Wyeth |
| 2011 | Ruler on Ice | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Kelly Breen | George and Lori Hall |
| 2010 | Drosselmeyer | Mike Smith | William Mott | WinStar Farm LLC |
| 2009 | Summer Bird | Kent Desormeaux | Tim Ice | Kalarikkal & Vilasini Jayaraman |
| 2008 | Da'Tara | Alan Garcia | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta |
| 2007 | Rags to Riches † | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith |
| 2006 | |Jazil | Fernando Jara | Kiaran McLaughlin | Shadwell Farm |
| 2005 | Afleet Alex | Jeremy Rose | Timothy Ritchey | Cash is King LLC |
| 2004 | Birdstone | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Marylou Whitney Stables |
| 2003 | Empire Maker | Jerry Bailey | Robert Frankel | Juddmonte Farms |
| 2002 | Sarava | Edgar Prado | Kenneth McPeek | New Phoenix Stable |
| 2001 | Point Given | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corp. |
| 2000 | Commendable | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis |
| 1999 | Lemon Drop Kid | José A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Jeanne G. Vance |
| 1998 | Victory Gallop | Gary Stevens | W. Elliott Walden | Prestonwood Farm |
| 1997 | Touch Gold | Chris McCarron | David Hofmans | Frank Stronach |
| 1996 | Editor's Note | René R. Douglas | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor |
| 1994 | Tabasco Cat | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | David P. Reynolds & Overbrook Farm |
| 1993 | Colonial Affair | Julie Krone | Scotty Schulhofer | Centennial Farms |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Tomonori Tsurumaki |
| 1991 | Hansel | Jerry Bailey | Frank L. Brothers | Lazy Lane Farm |
| 1990 | Go And Go | Michael Kinane | Dermot K. Weld | Moyglare Stud Farm |
| 1989 | Easy Goer | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps |
| 1988 | Risen Star | Ed Delahoussaye | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie J. Roussel III |
| 1987 | Bet Twice | Craig Perret | Jimmy Croll | Blanche P. Levy |
| 1986 | Danzig Connection | Chris McCarron | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski |
| 1985 | Creme Fraiche | Eddie Maple | Brushwood Stables | Muddy |
| 1984 | Swale | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Claiborne Farm | Fast |
| 1983 | Caveat | August Belmont IV | Fast | |
| 1982 | Conquistador Cielo | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | Sloppy | |
| 1981 | Summing | George Martens | Luis S. Barrera | Charles T. Wilson Jr. |
| 1980 | Temperence Hill | Eddie Maple | Joseph B. Cantey | Loblolly Stable |
| 1979 | Coastal | Ruben Hernandez | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry |
| 1978 | Affirmed | Steve Cauthen | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew | Jean Cruguet | William H. Turner Jr. | Karen L. Taylor |
| 1976 | Bold Forbes | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Laz Barrera | E. Rodriguez Tizol |
| 1975 | Avatar | Bill Shoemaker | Tommy Doyle | Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. |
| 1974 | Little Current | Miguel A. Rivera | Lou Rondinello | Darby Dan Farm |
| 1973 | Secretariat | Ron Turcotte | Lucien Laurin | Meadow Stable |
| 1972 | Riva Ridge | Meadow Stud | Fast | |
| 1971 | Pass Catcher | Walter Blum | Eddie Yowell | October House Farm |
| 1970 | High Echelon | John L. Rotz | John W. Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs |
| 1969 | Arts and Letters | Braulio Baeza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stables |
| 1968 | Stage Door Johnny | Heliodoro Gustines | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1967 | Damascus | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Edith W. Bancroft |
| 1966 | Amberoid | William Boland | Lucien Laurin | Reginald N. Webster |
| 1965 | Hail To All | Johnny Sellers | Eddie Yowell | Zelda Cohen |
| 1964 | Quadrangle | Manuel Ycaza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stables |
| 1963 | Chateaugay | Braulio Baeza | James P. Conway | Darby Dan Farm |
| 1962 | Jaipur | Bill Shoemaker | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. |
| 1961 | Sherluck | Braulio Baeza | Harold Young | Jacob Sher |
| 1960 | Celtic Ash | Bill Hartack | Thomas J. Barry | Joseph E. O'Connell |
| 1959 | Sword Dancer | Bill Shoemaker | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable |
| 1958 | Cavan | Pete Anderson | Thomas J. Barry | Joseph E. O'Connell |
| 1957 | Gallant Man | Bill Shoemaker | John A. Nerud | Ralph Lowe |
| 1956 | Needles | David Erb | Hugh L. Fontaine | D & H Stable |
| 1955 | Nashua | Eddie Arcaro | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1954 | High Gun | Eric Guerin | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1953 | Native Dancer | Bill Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. | Fast |
| 1952 | One Count | Eddie Arcaro | Oscar White | Sarah F. Jeffords |
| 1951 | Counterpoint | Dave Gorman | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius V. Whitney |
| 1950 | Middleground | William Boland | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1949 | Capot | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1948 | Citation | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm |
| 1947 | Phalanx | Ruperto Donoso | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius V. Whitney |
| 1946 | Assault | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1945 | Pavot | Eddie Arcaro | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. |
| 1944 | Bounding Home | Gayle Smith | Matthew P. Brady | William Ziegler Jr. |
| 1943 | Count Fleet | Johnny Longden | Don Cameron | Fannie Hertz |
| 1942 | Shut Out | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | Fast |
| 1940 | Bimelech | Fred A. Smith | William A. Hurley | Edward R. Bradley |
| 1939 | Johnstown | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1938 | Pasteurized | George M. Odom | Carol Harriman Plunkett | Fast |
| 1937 | War Admiral | Charley Kurtsinger | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1936 | Granville | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1935 | Omaha | Willie Saunders | Sloppy | |
| 1934 | Peace Chance | Wayne D. Wright | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener |
| 1933 | Hurryoff | Mack Garner | Henry McDaniel | Fast |
| 1932 | Faireno | Tommy Malley | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand | Charley Kurtsinger | James G. Rowe Jr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox | Earl Sande | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1929 | Blue Larkspur | Mack Garner | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley |
| 1928 | Vito | Clarence Kummer | Max Hirsch | Alfred H. Cosden |
| 1927 | Chance Shot | Earl Sande | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener |
| 1926 | Crusader | Albert Johnson | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1925 | American Flag | Albert Johnson | Gwyn R. Tompkins | |
| 1924 | Mad Play | Earl Sande | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable |
| 1923 | Zev | Good | ||
| 1922 | Pillory | Charles H. Miller | Thomas J. Healey | Richard T. Wilson Jr. |
| 1921 | Grey Lag | Earl Sande | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable |
| 1920 | Man o' War | Clarence Kummer | Louis Feustel | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1919 | Sir Barton | Johnny Loftus | H. Guy Bedwell | J. K. L. Ross |
| 1918 | Johren | Frank Robinson | Albert Simons | Harry P. Whitney |
| 1917 | Hourless | James H. Butwell | Sam Hildreth | August Belmont Jr. |
| 1916 | Friar Rock | Everett Haynes | Muddy | |
| 1915 | The Finn | George Byrne | Edward W. Heffner | Harry C. Hallenbeck |
| 1914 | Luke McLuke | Merritt C. Buxton | John F. Schorr | John W. Schorr |
| 1913 | Prince Eugene | Roscoe Troxler | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry P. Whitney |
| 1912 | No races held due to the Hart-Agnew Law. | |||
| 1910 | Sweep2:22.00 | James H. Butwell | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene |
| 1909 | Joe Madden | Eddie Dugan | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth |
| 1908 | Colin | Joe Notter | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene |
| 1907 | Peter Pan | George Mountain | (not listed) | |
| 1906 | Burgomaster | Lucien Lyne | John W. Rogers | Harry P. Whitney |
| 1905 | Tanya ‡ | Gene Hildebrand | (not listed) | |
| 1904 | Delhi | George M. Odom | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene |
| 1903 | Africander | John Bullman | Richard O. Miller | Hampton Stable |
| 1902 | Masterman | John J. Hyland | August Belmont Jr. | Fast |
| 1901 | Commando | Henry Spencer | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene |
| 1900 | Ildrim | Nash Turner | H. Eugene Leigh | H. Eugene Leigh |
| 1899 | Jean Bereaud | Richard Clawson | Sam Hildreth | Sydney Paget |
| 1898 | Bowling Brook | Fred Littlefield | R. Wyndham Walden | Alfred Hennen Morris & Dave Hennen Morris |
| 1897 | Scottish Chieftain | Joe Scherrer | Matt Byrnes | Marcus Daly |
| 1896 | Hastings | Henry Griffin | John J. Hyland | Belmont Stable |
| 1895 | Belmar | Fred Taral | Edward Feakes | Preakness Stables |
| 1894 | Henry of Navarre | Willie Simms | Byron McClelland | Byron McClelland |
| 1893 | Comanche | Gus Hannon | Empire Stable | Fast |
| 1892 | Patron | William Hayward | Louis Stuart | Louis Stuart |
| 1891 | Foxford | Edward H. Garrison | Michael Donavan | C. E. Rand |
| 1890 | Burlington | Shelby "Pike" Barnes | Albert Cooper | Hough Bros. |
| 1889 | Eric2:47.25 | William Hayward | John Huggins | A. J. Cassatt |
| 1888 | Sir Dixon | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Bros. Stable |
| 1887 | Hanover | Heavy | ||
| 1886 | Inspector B | Fast | ||
| 1885 | Tyrant | Patsy Duffy | William R. Claypool | James B. A. Haggin |
| 1884 | Panique | Jim McLaughlin | James G. Rowe Sr. | Dwyer Bros. Stable |
| 1883 | George Kinney | Fast | ||
| 1882 | Forester | Lewis Stewart | Appleby & Johnson | Fast |
| 1881 | Saunterer | Tom Costello | R. Wyndham Walden | George L. Lorillard |
| 1880 | Grenada | Lloyd Hughes | Good | |
| 1879 | Spendthrift | George Evans | Thomas Puryear | James R. Keene |
| 1878 | Duke of Magenta | Lloyd Hughes | R. Wyndham Walden | George L. Lorillard |
| 1877 | Cloverbrook | Cyrus Holloway | Jeter Walden | Edwin Augustus Clabaugh |
| 1876 | Algerine | William Donohue | Thomas W. Doswell | Doswell & Co. |
| 1875 | Calvin | Robert Swim | Ansel Williamson | H. Price McGrath |
| 1874 | Saxon | George Barbee | William Pryor | Pierre Lorillard IV |
| 1873 | Springbok | James G. Rowe Sr. | David McDaniel | David McDaniel |
| 1872 | Joe Daniels | Fair | ||
| 1871 | Harry Bassett | W. Miller | Fast | |
| 1870 | Kingfisher | Edward D. Brown | Raleigh Colston Sr. | Daniel Swigert |
| 1869 | Fenian | C. Miller | Jacob Pincus | August Belmont |
| 1868 | General Duke | Robert Swim | Andrew Thompson | McConnell & Co. |
| 1867 | Ruthless † | Gilbert Patrick | A. Jack Minor | Francis Morris |
158 of the 159 runnings name the rider, 152 name the trainer and 144 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Belmont Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Belmont Stakes twice in the 159 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Belmont Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Nashville DerbyKentucky Downs | United States | $3,500,000$3.5m | $3,500,000 |
| 21 | Hong Kong SprintSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $3,285,100$3.3m | HK$26,000,000 |
| 22 | Hong Kong DerbySha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $3,032,400$3.0m | HK$24,000,000 |
| 23 | Hong Kong VaseSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $3,032,400$3.0m | HK$24,000,000 |
| 24 | Pegasus World Cup Invitational StakesGulfstream Park | United States | $3,000,000$3.0m | $3,000,000 |
| 25 | Doncaster HandicapRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | $2,814,815$2.8m | AU$4,000,000 |
| 26 | Chairman's Sprint PrizeSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $2,527,000$2.5m | HK$20,000,000 |
| 28 | UAE DerbyMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $2,500,000$2.5m | $2,500,000 |
| 30 | Caulfield GuineasCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | $2,111,111$2.1m | AU$3,000,000 |
| 31 | Magic Millions ClassicGold Coast Turf Club | Australia | $2,111,111$2.1m | AU$3,000,000 |
| 33 | Breeders' Cup DistaffNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 34 | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 35 | Breeders' Cup JuvenileNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 36 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 37 | Breeders' Cup MileNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 38 | Breeders' Cup SprintNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 39 | Dubai Golden ShaheenMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 40 | Preakness StakesPimlico Race Course | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 41 | Stephen Foster StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 42 | Epsom DerbyEpsom Downs | Great Britain | $1,995,000$2.0m | £1,500,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Belmont Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in the United States
196 races, 6th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breeders' Cup Turf | North America | Grade I | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| Kentucky Derby | Churchill Downs | Grade I | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| Nashville Derby | Kentucky Downs | Grade II | $3,500,000$3.5m |
| Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes | Gulfstream Park | Grade I | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Distaff | North America | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | North America | Grade 1 | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile | North America | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | North America | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Belmont Stakes prize money?
$2,000,000, for the 2024 running.
Where does the Belmont Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
32nd of 997. 31 races pay more, the nearest of them Nashville Derby. In the United States it is 6th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Belmont Stakes most often?
Bill Shoemaker, with 5 wins between 1957 and 1975.
When was the Belmont Stakes first run?
This page holds 159 runnings, from 1867 to 2026.
How far is the Belmont Stakes?
1 1/2 miles, on dirt, at Belmont Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money