Palace Malice takes Belmont

6/8/2013
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Horse racing’s Triple Crown ended today as Palace Malice crossed the finish first in a thrilling one and a half mile race at the Belmont Stakes.

Though no Triple Crown winner could happen this year, the 145th annual running of the Belmont Stakes was an exciting, if muddy race.

Belmont Stakes Winners
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 Cielo

1981: Summing

1980: Temperance Hill

1979: Coastal

1978: Affirmed

1977: Seattle Slew

1976: Bold Forbes

1975: Avatar

1974: Little Current

1973: Secretariat

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

1947: Phalanx

1946: Assault

1945: Pavot

1944: Bounding Home

1943: Count Fleet

1942: Shut Out

1941: Whirlaway

1940: Bimelech

1939: Johnstown

1938: Pasteurized

1937: War Admiral

1936: Granville

1935: Omaha

1934: Peace Chance

1933: Hurryoff

1932: Faireno

1931: Twenty Grand

1930: Gallant Fox

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

1918: Johren

1917: Hourless

1916: Friar Rock

1915: The Finn

1914: Luke McLuke

1913: Prince Eugene

1912: Not held.

1911: Not held.

1910: Sweep

1909: Joe Madden

1908: Colin

1907: Peter Pan

1906: Burgomaster

1905: Tanya

1904: Delhi

1903: Africander

1902: Masterman

1901: Commando

1900: Ildrum

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