| Year | Name | Two Year Old Starts |
| 2001 | MONARCHOS | 2 |
| 2000 | FUSAICHI PEGASUS | 1 |
| 1999 | CHARISMATIC | 7 |
| 1998 | REAL QUIET | 9 |
| 1997 | SILVER CHARM | 3 |
| 1996 | GRINDSTONE | 2 |
| 1995 | THUNDER GULCH | 6 |
| 1994 | GO FOR GIN (sly) | 5 |
| 1993 | SEA HERO | 7 |
| 1992 | LIL E. TEE | 4 |
| 1991 | STRIKE THE GOLD | 3 |
| 1990 | UNBRIDLED (gd) | 6 |
| 1989 | SUNDAY SILENCE (my) | 3 |
| 1988 | WINNING COLORS | 2 |
| 1987 | ALYSHEBA | 7 |
| 1986 | FERDINAND | 5 |
| 1985 | SPEND A BUCK | 8 |
| 1984 | SWALE | 7 |
| 1983 | SUNNY'S HALO | 11 |
| 1982 | GATO DEL SOL | 8 |
| 1981 | PLEASANT COLONY | 5 |
| 1980 | GENUINE RISK | 4 |
| 1979 | SPECTACULAR BID | 9 |
| 1978 | AFFIRMED | 9 |
| 1977 | SEATTLE SLEW | 3 |
| 1976 | BOLD FORBES | 8 |
| 1975 | FOOLISH PLEASURE | 7 |
| 1974 | CANNONADE | 17 |
| 1973 | SECERTARIAT | 9 |
| 1972 | RIVA RIDGE | 9 |
| 1971 | CANONERO II | 4 |
| 1970 | DUST COMMANDER (gd) | 14 |
| 1969 | MAJESTIC PRINCE | 2 |
| 1968 | FORWARD PASS | 10 |
| 1967 | PROUD CLARION | 3 |
| 1966 | KUAI KING | 4 |
| 1965 | LUCKY DEBONAIR | 1 |
| 1964 | NORTHERN DANCER | 9 |
| 1963 | CHATEAUGAY | 5 |
| 1962 | DECIDEDLY | 8 |
| 1961 | CARRY BACK (gd) | 21 |
| 1960 | VENETIAN WAY (gd) | 9 |
| 1959 | TOMY LEE | 8 |
| 1958 | TIM TAM (my) | 1 |
| 1957 | IRON LIEGE | 8 |
| 1956 | NEEDLES | 10 |
| 1955 | SWAPS | 6 |
| 1954 | DETERMINE | 14 |
| 1953 | DARK STAR | 6 |
| 1952 | HILL GAIL | 7 |
| 1951 | COUNT TURF | 10 |
| 1950 | MIDDLEGROUND | 5 |