| Year | Winner | Age | Trainer | Jockey | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Macho Again | Dallas Stewart | Julien R. Leparoux | West Point Thoroughbreds | 1:51.16 | |
| 2007 | Street Sense | Carl Nafzger | Calvin Borel | James B. Tafel | 1:48.99 | |
| 2006 | Bernardini | Thomas Albertrani | Javier Castellano | Darley Racing | 1:50.50 | |
| 2005 | Flower Alley | Todd A. Pletcher | John R. Velazquez | Melnyk Racing | 1:49.50 | |
| 2004 | Purge | Todd A. Pletcher | John R. Velazquez | Starlight Stables et al | 1:47.56 | |
| 2003 | Strong Hope | Todd A. Pletcher | John R. Velazquez | Melnyk Racing | 1:48.10 | |
| 2002 | Medaglia d'Oro | Robert J. Frankel | Jerry D. Bailey | Edmund A. Gann | 1:47.82 | |
| 2001 | Scorpion | D. Wayne Lukas | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert Baker | 1:48.90 | |
| 2000 | Graeme Hall | Todd A. Pletcher | Jerry D. Bailey | Melnyk Racing | 1:48.95 | |
| 1999 | Ecton Park | W. Elliott Walden | Alex Solis | Mark Stanley | 1:49.52 | |
| 1998 | Favorite Trick | William I. Mott | Pat Day | Joseph LaCombe | 1:50.00 | |
| 1997 | Awesome Again | David Hofmans | Mike E. Smith | Frank Stronach | 1:51.16 | |
| 1996 | Louis Quatorze | Nick Zito | Pat Day | Condren/Cornacchia et al | 1:47.26 | |
| 1995 | Composer | William I. Mott | Jerry D. Bailey | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:51.13 | |
| 1994 | Unaccounted For | Flint S. Schulhofer | Jose Santos | Morven Stud | 1:49.69 | |
| 1993 | Miner's Mark | C. R. McGaughey III | Chris McCarron | Ogden Phipps | 1:49.01 | |
| 1992 | Thunder Rumble | Richard O'Connell | Herb McCauley | Braeburn Farm | 1:47.53 | |
| 1991 | Fly So Free | Flint S. Schulhofer | Jose Santos | Tommy Valando | 1:48.88 | |
| 1990 | Chief Honcho | William I. Mott | Mike E. Smith | Bertram R. Firestone | 1:51.74 |
