The 2005 winner Artie Schiller went on to win the Breeders' Cup Mile later in the year, while the 2013 US Horse of the Year, Wise Dan  won the 2014 event by a nose as an odds-on favorite.
In 2005, Artie Schiller took home the prize at the Breeders' Cup Mile after his victory.  The following year, in 2013, Wise Dan was named US Horse of the Year and won the Breeders' Cup Mile by a narrow margin as the favorite.