Big Sport of Turfdom

2021 - Brad Cox

2020 - Tom Amoss

2019 - Mark Casse

2018 - John Asher

2017 - Penny Chenery

2016 - Art Sherman

2015 - Team American Pharoah

2014 - Tom Durkin

2013 - Gary Stevens

2012 - Dale Romans

2011 - Graham Motion

2010 - Mike Smith

2009 - Team Zenyatta

2008 - Larry Jones

2007 - Carl Nazfger

2006 - Dr. Dean Richardson

2005 - Pat Day

2004 - John Servis

2003 - Sackatoga Stable

2002 - Ken and Sue McPeek

2001 - Laura Hillenbrand

2000 - Laffit Pincay, Jr.

1999 - D. Wayne Lukas

1998 - Mike Pegram

1997 - Bob Baffert

1996 - Cigar, Allen Paulson, Bill Mott and Jerry Bailey

1995 - Robert and Beverly Lewis

1994 - William A. Croll

1993 - Chris McCarron

1992 - Angel Cordero, Jr.

1991 - Hammer and Oaktown Stable

1990 - Carl Nafzger

1989 - Tim Conway

1988 - Julie Krone

1987 - Jack Van Berg

1986 - Jim McKay

1985 - Laffit Pincay, Jr.

1984 - John Henry

1983 - Joe Hirsch

1982 - Woody Stephens

1981 - John Forsythe

1980 - Jack Klugman

1979 - Laz Barrera

1978 - Ron Turcotte

1977 - Steve Cauthen

1976 - Telly Savalas

1975 - Francis P. Dunne

1974 - Eddie Arcaro

1973 - Penny Chenery

1972 - John Galbreath

1971 - Burt Bacharach

1970 - Saul Rosen

1969 - Bill Shoemaker

1968 - John Nerud

1967 - Mrs. Richard duPont

1966 - E.P.Taylor