Winners Since 1949
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Alycidon | 4 | Doug Smith | Walter Earl | 18th Earl of Derby | |
| 1950 | Supertello | 4 | Doug Smith | John Waugh | Wilfred Harvey | 4:25.00 |
| 1951 | Pan | 4 | Roger Poincelet | Etienne Pollet | Eugène Constant | 4:22.40 |
| 1952 | Aquino | 4 | Gordon Richards | Sam Armstrong | Maharanee of Baroda | 4:29.60 |
| 1953 | Souepi | 5 | Charlie Elliott | George Digby | George Digby | 4:35.20 |
| 1954 | Elpenor | 4 | Jacques Doyasbère | Charlie Elliott | Marcel Boussac | 4:32.80 |
| 1955 | Botticelli | 4 | Enrico Camici | Enrico della Rocchetta | Mario della Rocchetta | 4:29.02 |
| 1956 | Macip | 4 | Serge Boullenger | Charlie Elliott | Marcel Boussac | 4:48.80 |
| 1957 | Zarathustra | 6 | Lester Piggott | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Terence Gray | 4:23.93 |
| 1958 | Gladness | 5 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | John McShain | 4:30.18 |
| 1959 | Wallaby | 4 | Freddie Palmer | Percy Carter | Geoffroy de Waldner | 4:34.02 |
| 1960 | Sheshoon | 4 | George Moore | Alec Head | Prince Aly Khan | 4:28.42 |
| 1961 | Pandofell | 4 | Lester Piggott | Freddie Maxwell | H. Warwick Daw | 4:30.32 |
| 1962 | Balto | 4 | Freddie Palmer | Max Bonaventure | André Rueff | 4:48.04 |
| 1963 | Twilight Alley | 4 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Lady Sassoon | 4:52.95 |
| 1964 | no race 1964 | |||||
| 1965 | Fighting Charlie | 4 | Lester Piggott | Freddie Maxwell | Lady Mairi Bury | 4:34.47 |
| 1966 | Fighting Charlie | 5 | Greville Starkey | Freddie Maxwell | Lady Mairi Bury | 4:34.56 |
| 1967 | Parbury | 4 | Joe Mercer | Derek Candy | Herbert Holt | 4:36.05 |
| 1968 | Pardallo | 5 | Bill Pyers | Mick Bartholomew | Suzy Volterra | 4:35.84 |
| 1969 | Levmoss | 4 | Bill Williamson | Seamus McGrath | Seamus McGrath | 4:25.60 |
| 1970 | Precipice Wood | 4 | Jimmy Lindley | Rosemary Lomax | Bobby McAlpine | 4:27.35 |
| 1971 | Random Shot | 4 | Geoff Lewis | Arthur Budgett | Mrs G. Benskin | 4:41.39 |
| 1972 | Erimo Hawk | 4 | Pat Eddery | Geoffrey Barling | Y. Yamamoto | 4:28.69 |
| 1973 | Lassalle | 4 | Jimmy Lindley | Richard Carver, Jr. | Zenya Yoshida | 4:33.46 |
| 1974 | Ragstone | 4 | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | 16th Duke of Norfolk | 4:35.01 |
| 1975 | Sagaro | 4 | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 4:48.60 |
| 1976 | Sagaro | 5 | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 4:26.15 |
| 1977 | Sagaro | 6 | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 4:28.25 |
| 1978 | Shangamuzo | 5 | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | Mrs E. Charles | 4:27.30 |
| 1979 | Le Moss | 4 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Carlo d'Alessio | 4:25.22 |
| 1980 | Le Moss | 5 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Carlo d'Alessio | 4:28.40 |
| 1981 | Ardross | 5 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Charles St George | 4:51.23 |
| 1982 | Ardross | 6 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Charles St George | 4:35.24 |
| 1983 | Little Wolf | 5 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Lord Porchester | 4:24.36 |
| 1984 | Gildoran | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | Robert Sangster | 4:18.81 |
| 1985 | Gildoran | 5 | Brent Thomson | Barry Hills | Robert Sangster | 4:25.19 |
| 1986 | Longboat | 5 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Dick Hollingsworth | 4:22.11 |
| 1987 | Paean | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Lord Howard de Walden | 4:33.26 |
| 1988 | Sadeem | 5 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Sheikh Mohammed | 4:15.67 |
| 1989 | Sadeem | 6 | Willie Carson | Guy Harwood | Sheikh Mohammed | 4:22.68 |
| 1990 | Ashal | 4 | Richard Hills | Harry Thomson Jones | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 4:28.58 |
| 1991 | Indian Queen | 6 | Walter Swinburn | Lord Huntingdon | Sir Gordon Brunton | 4:23.90 |
| 1992 | Drum Taps | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Lord Huntingdon | Yoshio Asakawa | 4:18.29 |
| 1993 | Drum Taps | 7 | Frankie Dettori | Lord Huntingdon | Yoshio Asakawa | 4:32.57 |
| 1994 | Arcadian Heights | 6 | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | John Pearce | 4:27.67 |
| 1995 | Double Trigger | 4 | Jason Weaver | Mark Johnston | Ron Huggins | 4:20.25 |
| 1996 | Classic Cliche | 4 | Michael Kinane | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 4:23.20 |
| 1997 | Celeric | 5 | Pat Eddery | David Morley | Christopher Spence | 4:26.19 |
| 1998 | Kayf Tara | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 4:32.36 |
| 1999 | Enzeli | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | HH Aga Khan IV | 4:18.85 |
| 2000 | Kayf Tara | 6 | Michael Kinane | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 4:24.53 |
| 2001 | Royal Rebel | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | Mark Johnston | Peter Savill | 4:18.92 |
| 2002 | Royal Rebel | 6 | Johnny Murtagh | Mark Johnston | Peter Savill | 4:25.64 |
| 2003 | Mr Dinos | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Paul Cole | Constantine Shiacolas | 4:20.15 |
| 2004 | Papineau | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 4:20.90 |
| 2005 | Westerner | 6 | Olivier Peslier | Elie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 4:19.49 |
| 2006 | Yeats | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Nagle | 4:20.45 |
| 2007 | Yeats | 6 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Nagle | 4:20.78 |
| 2008 | Yeats | 7 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Nagle | 4:21.14 |
| 2009 | Yeats | 8 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Nagle | 4:20.73 |
| 2010 | Rite of Passage | 6 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | Dr Ronan Lambe | 4:16.92 |
| 2011 | Fame and Glory | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier et al | 4:37.51 |
| 2012 | Colour Vision | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 4:42.05 |
a The race was abandoned in 1964 because of waterlogging
b c Rock Roi finished first in 1971 and 1972, but he was disqualified both times
d Royal Gait was first in 1988, but he was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry
e The 2005 running took place at York
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