The 10 Greatest Belmont Stakes Performances of All Time

A mile and a half decides who was really the best of a generation. Some of these winners strolled home by daylight; others were caught in the final stride.

1. 1
   Secretariat (1973)

   Won by 31 lengths in 2:24, a margin and a time no horse has approached in the half-century since.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Justify (2018)

   Completed an undefeated Triple Crown on a sloppy track, leading every step of the way.
   590pts
3. 3
   Arrogate (2016)

   Set the Belmont Park track record for a mile and an eighth in the Travers, then won the Classic.
   590pts
4. 4
   Count Fleet (1943)

   Completed the Triple Crown with a 25-length victory, the second-largest winning margin in the race.
   389pts
5. 5
   Affirmed (1978)

   Held off Alydar by a head after the pair ran together the length of the stretch.
   388pts
6. 6
   Risen Star (1988)

   Secretariat's son won by nearly 15 lengths in 2:26 2/5, closer to his father than anyone else has come.
   388pts
7. 7
   Citation (1948)

   Took the Belmont by eight lengths to complete racing's fourth Triple Crown in nine years.
   388pts
8. 8
   Man o' War (1920)

   Won by 20 lengths and set a world record for the distance, carrying 126 pounds.
   388pts
9. 9
   Easy Goer (1989)

   Ran the second-fastest Belmont ever at 2:26 to deny Sunday Silence the Triple Crown.
   388pts
10. 10
    Ruffian (1975)

    Never raced the Belmont but set track records at Belmont Park in every start there as a filly.
    0pts

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