| Year | Winner's Name Blue=Over 4.00 Red=Under 1.00 | DI |
| 2001 | MONARCHOS | 1.40 |
| 2000 | FUSAICHI PEGASUS | 3.67 |
| 1999 | CHARISMATIC | 5.22 |
| 1998 | REAL QUIET | 5.29 |
| 1997 | SILVER CHARM | 1.22 |
| 1996 | GRINDSTONE | 1.44 |
| 1995 | THUNDER GULCH | 4.00 |
| 1994 | GO FOR GIN (sly) | 1.00 |
| 1993 | SEA HERO | 1.12 |
| 1992 | LIL E. TEE | 3.00 |
| 1991 | STRIKE THE GOLD | 9.00 |
| 1990 | UNBRIDLED (gd) | 1.12 |
| 1989 | SUNDAY SILENCE (my) | 2.56 |
| 1988 | WINNING COLORS | 3.50 |
| 1987 | ALYSHEBA | 3.80 |
| 1986 | FERDINAND | 1.50 |
| 1985 | SPEND A BUCK | 1.40 |
| 1984 | SWALE | 1.93 |
| 1983 | SUNNY'S HALO | 1.82 |
| 1982 | GATO DEL SOL | 1.77 |
| 1981 | PLEASANT COLONY | 1.32 |
| 1980 | GENUINE RISK | 2.57 |
| 1979 | SPECTACULAR BID | 4.00 |
| 1978 | AFFIRMED | 2.08 |
| 1977 | SEATTLE SLEW | 2.14 |
| 1976 | BOLD FORBES | 2.29 |
| 1975 | FOOLISH PLEASURE | 3.70 |
| 1974 | CANNONADE | 1.80 |
| 1973 | SECERTARIAT | 3.00 |
| 1972 | RIVA RIDGE | 3.53 |
| 1971 | CANONERO II | 1.13 |
| 1970 | DUST COMMANDER (gd) | 2.64 |
| 1969 | MAJESTIC PRINCE | 3.67 |
| 1968 | FORWARD PASS | 2.58 |
| 1967 | PROUD CLARION | 1.60 |
| 1966 | KUAI KING | 1.82 |
| 1965 | LUCKY DEBONAIR | 0.90 |
| 1964 | NORTHERN DANCER | 3.00 |
| 1963 | CHATEAUGAY | 3.29 |
| 1962 | DECIDEDLY | 0.71 |
| 1961 | CARRY BACK (gd) | 1.00 |
| 1960 | VENETIAN WAY (gd) | 4.00 |
| 1959 | TOMY LEE | 2.06 |
| 1958 | TIM TAM (my) | 2.36 |
| 1957 | IRON LIEGE | 0.89 |
| 1956 | NEEDLES | 1.22 |
| 1955 | SWAPS | 1.53 |
| 1954 | DETERMINE | 1.04 |
| 1953 | DARK STAR | 0.83 |
| 1952 | HILL GAIL | 0.84 |
| 1951 | COUNT TURF | 1.60 |
| 1950 | MIDDLEGROUND | 2.00 |