The race promoted as the "middle jewel", was held at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 16, 2015, and was televised on NBC. The winner was American Pharoah, who won by seven lengths with jockey Victor Espinoza aboard.
The win by American Pharoah set up an attempt for the Triple Crown for the second time in two years. A record attendance to the event of 131,680 was on hand.
American Pharoah Sex: Colt Foaled: February 2, 2012 Country: United States Breeder: Ahmed Zayat Trainer: Bob Baffert
| Year | Horse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cloud Computing | 1 3/16 mile | Javier Castellano | 1:55.98 |
| 2016 | Exaggerator | 1 3/16 mile | Kent Desormeaux | 1:58.31 |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | 1 3/16 mile | Victor Espinoza | 1:58.46 |
| 2014 | California Chrome | 1 3/16 mile | Victor Espinoza | 1:54.84 |
| 2013 | Oxbow | 1 3/16 mile | Gary Stevens | 1:57.54 |
| 2012 | I'll Have Another | 1 3/16 mile | Mario Gutierrez | 1:55.94 |
| 2011 | Shackleford | 1 3/16 mile | Jesus Castanon | 1:56:47 |
| 2010 | Lookin At Lucky | 1 3/16 mile | Javier Castellano | 1:55:47 |
| 2009 | Rachel Alexandra | 1 3/16 mile | Calvin Borel | 1:55.08 |
| 2008 | Big Brown | 1 3/16 mile | K. Desormeaux | 1:54.80 |
| 2007 | Curlin | 1 3/16 mile | RJ Albarado | 1:53.46 |
| 2006 | Bernardini | 1 3/16 mile | Javier Castellano | 1:54.65 |
| 2005 | Afleet Alex | 1 3/16 mile | Jeremy Rose | 1:55.04 |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | 1 3/16 mile | Stewart Elliott | 1:55.59 |
| 2003 | Funny Cide | 1 3/16 mile | Jose Santos | 1:55:61 |
| 2002 | War Emblem | 1 3/16 mile | V. Espinoza | 1:56.36 |
| 2001 | Point Given | 1 3/16 mile | Gary Stevens | 1:55.51 |
| 2000 | Red Bullet | 1 3/16 mile | J. Bailey | 1:56.04 |
| 1999 | Charismatic | 1 3/16 mile | C. Antley | 1:55 1/5 |
| 1998 | Real Quiet | 1 3/16 mile | K. Desormeaux | 1:54 3/5 |
| 1997 | Silver Charm | 1 3/16 mile | G. Stevens | 1:54 2/5 |
| 1996 | Louis Quatorze | 1 3/16 mile | Pat Day | 1:53 2/5 |
| 1995 | Timber Country | 1 3/16 mile | Pat Day | 1:54 2/5 |
| 1994 | Tabasco Cat | 1 3/16 mile | Pat Day | 1:56 2/5 |
| 1993 | Prairie Bayou | 1 3/16 mile | Mike Smith | 1:56 3/5 |
| 1992 | Pine Bluff | 1 3/16 mile | C. McCarron | 1:55 3/5 |
| 1991 | Hansel | 1 3/16 mile | Jerry Bailey | 1:54 |
| 1990 | Summer Squal | 1 3/16 mile | Pat Day | 1:53 3/5 |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | 1 3/16 mile | P. Valenzuela | 1:53 4/5 |
| 1988 | Risen Star | 1 3/16 mile | E. Delahoussaye | 1:56 1/5 |
| 1987 | Alysheba | 1 3/16 mile | C. McCarron | 1:55 4/5 |
| 1986 | Snow Chief | 1 3/16 mile | Alex Solis | 1:54 4/5 |
| 1985 | Tank's Prospect | 1 3/16 mile | Pat Day | 1:53 2/5 |
| 1984 | Gate Dancer | 1 3/16 mile | A.Cordero, Jr. | 1:53 2/5 |
| 1983 | Deputed Testamony | 1 3/16 mile | Donald Miller, Jr. | 1:55 2/5 |
| 1982 | Aloma's Ruler | 1 3/16 mile | Jack Kaenel | 1:55 2/5 |
| 1981 | Pleasant Colony | 1 3/16 mile | J. Velasquez | 1:54 3/5 |
| 1980 | Codex | 1 3/16 mile | A. Cordero, Jr. | 1:54 1/5 |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | 1 3/16 mile | R. Franklin | 1:54 1/5 |
| 1978 | Affirmed | 1 3/16 mile | S. Cauthen | 1:54 2/5 |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew | 1 3/16 mile | J. Cruguet | 1:54 2/5 |
| 1976 | Elocutionist | 1 3/16 mile | John Lively | 1:55 |
| 1975 | Master Derby | 1 3/16 mile | Darrel McHargue | 1:56 2/5 |
| 1974 | Little Current | 1 3/16 mile | Miguel Rivera | 1:54 3/5 |
| 1973 | Secretariat | 1 3/16 mile | R. Turcotte | 1:54 2/5 |
| 1972 | Bee Bee Bee | 1 3/16 mile | Eldon Nelson | 1:55 3/5 |
| 1971 | Canonero II | 1 3/16 mile | G. Avila | 1:54 |
| 1970 | Personality | 1 3/16 mile | Eddie Belmonte | 1:56 1/5 |
| 1969 | Majestic Prince | 1 3/16 mile | B. Hartack | 1:55 3/5 |
| 1968 | Forward Pass | 1 3/16 mile | I. Valenzuela | 1:56 4/5 |
| 1967 | Damascus | 1 3/16 mile | W. Shoemaker | 1:55 1/5 |
| 1966 | Kauai King | 1 3/16 mile | D. Brumfield | 1:55 2/5 |
| 1965 | Tom Rolfe | 1 3/16 mile | R. Turcotte | 1:56 1/5 |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | 1 3/16 mile | B. Hartack | 1:56 4/5 |
| 1963 | Candy Spots | 1 3/16 mile | W. Shoemaker | 1:56 1/5 |
| 1962 | Greek Money | 1 3/16 mile | John Rotz | 1:56 1/5 |
| 1961 | Carry Back | 1 3/16 mile | J. Sellers | 1:57 3/5 |
| 1960 | Bally Ache | 1 3/16 mile | Bobby Ussery | 1:57 3/5 |
| 1959 | Royal Orbit | 1 3/16 mile | William Harmatz | 1:57 |
| 1958 | Tim Tam | 1 3/16 mile | I. Valenzuela | 1:57 |
| 1957 | Bold Ruler | 1 3/16 mile | E. Arcaro | 1:56 1/5 |
| 1956 | Fabius | 1 3/16 mile | Bill Hartack | 1:58 2/5 |
| 1955 | Nashua | 1 3/16 mile | E. Arcaro | 1:54 3/5 |
| 1954 | Hasty Road | 1 3/16 mile | Johnny Adams | 1:57 2/5 |
| 1953 | Native Dancer | 1 3/16 mile | Eric Guerin | 1:57 4/5 |
| 1952 | Blue Man | 1 3/16 mile | C. McCreary | 1:57 2/5 |
| 1951 | Bold | 1 3/16 mile | E. Arcaro | 1:56 2/5 |
| 1950 | Hill Prince | 1 3/16 mile | E. Arcaro | 1:59 1/5 |
| 1949 | Capot | 1 3/16 mile | Ted Atkinson | 1:56 |
| 1948 | Citation | 1 3/16 mile | E. Arcaro | 2:02 2/5 |
| 1947 | Faultless | 1 3/16 mile | Doug Dodson | 1:59 |
| 1946 | Assault | 1 3/16 mile | W. Mehrtens | 2:01 2/5 |
| 1945 | Polynesian | 1 3/16 mile | W.D. Wright | 1:58 4/5 |
| 1944 | Pensive | 1 3/16 mile | C. McCreary | 1:59 1/5 |
| 1943 | Count Fleet | 1 3/16 mile | J. Longden | 1:57 2/5 |
| 1942 | Alsab | 1 3/16 mile | B.James | 1:57 |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | 1 3/16 mile | E. Arcaro | 1:58 4/5 |
| 1940 | Bimelech | 1 3/16 mile | F.A.Smith | 1:58 3/5 |
| 1939 | Challedon | 1 3/16 mile | George Seabo | 1:59 4/5 |
| 1938 | Dauber | 1 3/16 mile | M.Peters | 1:59 4/5 |
| 1937 | War Admiral | 1 3/16 mile | C. Kurtsinger | 1:58 2/5 |
| 1936 | Bold Venture | 1 3/16 mile | George Woolf | 1:59 |
| 1935 | Omaha | 1 3/16 mile | W. Saunders | 1:58 2/5 |
| 1934 | High Quest | 1 3/16 mile | R.Jones | 1:58 1/5 |
| 1933 | Head Play | 1 3/16 mile | C. Kurtsinger | 2:02 |
| 1932 | Burgoo King | 1 3/16 mile | E. James | 1:59 4/5 |
| 1931 | Mate | 1 3/16 mile | G.Ellis | 1:59 |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox | 1 3/16 mile | E. Sande | 2:00 3/5 |
| 1929 | Dr. Freeland | 1 3/16 mile | Louis Schaefer | 2:01 3/5 |
| 1928 | Victorian Nose | 1 3/16 mile | Sonny Workman | 2:00 1/5 |
| 1927 | Bostonian | 1 3/16 mile | A.Abel | 2:01 3/5 |
| 1926 | Display | 1 3/16 mile | J.Maiben | 1:59 4/5 |
| 1925 | Coventry | 1 3/16 mile | Clarence Kummer | 1:59 |
| 1924 | Nellie Morse | 1 1/8 mile | J.Merimee | 1:57 1/5 |
| 1923 | Vigil | 1 1/8 mile | B.Marinelli | 1:53 3/5 |
| 1922 | Pillory | 1 1/8 mile | L.Morris | 1:51 3/5 |
| 1921 | Broomspun | 1 1/8 mile | F.Coltiletti | 1:54 1/5 |
| 1920 | Man o'War | 1 1/8 mile | Clarence Kummer | 1:51 3/5 |
| 1919 | Sir Barton | 1 1/8 mile | J. Loftus | 1:53 |
| 1918* | Jack Hare, Jr. | 1 1/8 mile | C.Peak | 1:53 2/5 |
| 1918* | War Cloud | 1 1/8 mile | Johnny Loftus | 1:53 3/5 |
| 1917 | Kalitan | 1 1/8 mile | E.Haynes | 1:54 2/5 |
| 1916 | Damrosch | 1 1/8 mile | Linus McAtee | 1:54 4/5 |
| 1915 | Rhine Maiden | 1 1/8 mile | Douglas Hoffman | 1:58 |
| 1914 | Holiday | 1 1/8 mile | A.Schuttinger | 1:53 4/5 |
| 1913 | Buskin | 1 1/8 mile | J.Butwell | 1:53 2/5 |
| 1912 | Colonel Holloway | 1 1/8 mile | C.Turner | 1:56 3/5 |
| 1911 | Watervale | 1 1/8 mile | E.Dugan | 1:51 |
| 1910 | Layminster | 1 mile | R.Estep | 1:40 3/5 |
| 1909 | Effendi | 1 mile | Willie Doyle | 1:39 4/5 |
| 1908 | Royal Tourist | 1 1/16 mile | E.Dugan | 1:46 2/5 |
| 1907 | Don Enrique | 1 mile 70 yards | G.Mountain | 1:45 2/5 |
| 1906 | Whimsical | 1 mile 70 yards | Walter Miller | 1:45 |
| 1905 | Cairngorm | 1 mile 70 yards | W.Davis | 1:45 4/5 |
| 1904 | Bryn Mawr | 1 mile 70 yards | E.Hildebrand | 1:44 1/5 |
| 1903 | Flocarline | 1 mile 70 yards | W.Gannon | 1:44 4/5 |
| 1902 | Old England | 1 mile 70 yards | L.Jackson | 1:45 4/5 |
| 1901 | The Parader | 1 mile 70 yards | F.Landry | 1:47 1/5 |
| 1900 | Hindus | 1 1/16 miles | H.Spencer | 1:48 2/5 |
| 1899 | Half Time | 1 1/16 miles | R.Clawson | 1:47 |
| 1898 | Sly Fox | 1 1/16 miles | C.W. Simms | 1:49 3/5 |
| 1897 | Paul Kauvar | 1 1/16 miles | C.Thorpe | 1:51 1/4 |
| 1896 | Margrave | 1 1/16 miles | H.Griffin | 1:51 |
| 1895 | Belmar | 1 1/16 miles | Fred Taral | 1:50 1/2 |
| 1894 | Assignee | 1 1/16 miles | F. Goodale | 1:49 1/4 |
| 1893 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race |
| 1892 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race |
| 1891 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race |
| 1890 | Montague | 1 1/2 miles | W.Martin | 2:36 3/4 |
| 1889 | Buddhist | 1 1/4 miles | W.Anderson | 2:17 1/2 |
| 1888 | Refund | 1 1/2 miles | F.Littlefield | 2:49 |
| 1887 | Dunboyne | 1 1/2 miles | W. Donohue | 2:39 1/2 |
| 1886 | The Bard | 1 1/2 miles | S.Fisher | 2:45 |
| 1885 | Tecumseh | 1 1/2 miles | J. McLaughlin | 2:49 |
| 1884 | Knight of Ellerslie | 1 1/2 miles | S.Fisher | 2:39 1/2 |
| 1883 | Jacobus | 1 1/2 miles | G.Barbee | 2:42 1/2 |
| 1882 | Vanguard | 1 1/2 miles | T.Costello | 2:44 1/2 |
| 1881 | Saunterer | 1 1/2 miles | T.Costello | 2:40 1/2 |
| 1880 | Grenada | 1 1/2 miles | L.Hughes | 2:40 1/2 |
| 1879 | Harold | 1 1/2 miles | L.Hughes | 2:40 1/2 |
| 1878 | Duke of Magenta | 1 1/2 miles | C.Holloway | 2:41 3/4 |
| 1877 | Cloverbrook | 1 1/2 miles | C.Holloway | 2:45 1/2 |
| 1876 | Shirley | 1 1/2 miles | G.Barbee | 2:44 3/4 |
| 1875 | Tom Ochiltree | 1 1/2 miles | L.Hughes | 2:43 1/2 |
| 1874 | Culpepper | 1 1/2 miles | W. Donohue | 2:56 1/2 |
| 1873 | Survivor | 1 1/2 miles | G.Barbee | 2:43 |
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