Results
| Year | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Delta Queen | |
| 1964 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1965 | Delta Queen | |
| 1966 | Delta Queen | |
| 1967 | N/A | High water led to race cancellation. |
| 1968 | Delta Queen | |
| 1969 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1970 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1971 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1972 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1973 | Delta Queen | |
| 1974 | Delta Queen | |
| 1975 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1976 | Julia Belle Swain | |
| 1977 | Delta Queen | |
| 1978 | Delta Queen | |
| 1979 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1980 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1981 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1982 | Natchez-New Orleans | Three-boat race |
| 1983 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1984 | Delta Queen | Belle of Louisville received a bomb threat and had to pull into Cox's Park, evacuating 613 passengers. |
| 1985 | Delta Queen | |
| 1986 | Delta Queen | |
| 1987 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1988 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1989 | Delta Queen | |
| 1990 | Delta Queen | |
| 1991 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1992 | Delta Queen | |
| 1993 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1994 | Delta Queen | |
| 1995 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1996 | Belle of Louisville | Race shortened due to high water levels on the Ohio. |
| 1997 | Delta Queen | |
| 1998 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 1999 | Spirit of Jefferson | |
| 2000 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 2001 | Delta Queen | |
| 2002 | Belle of Louisville | Belle of Cincinnati "initially won", but was disqualified when "it was found out" that it was diesel powered, and thus not a steamboat. |
| 2003 | Delta Queen | three boat race |
| 2004 | Belle of Louisville | |
| 2005 | Belle of Louisville | Delta Queen was unable to come to Louisville due to high water levels on the Ohio. |
| 2006 | Delta Queen | |
| 2007 | Belle of Louisville | The Delta Queen arrived at the finish line ahead of the Belle by 1.5 boatlengths, but because the Queen turned before it got to its turnaround buoy, the Belle was given the victory. |
| 2008 | Delta Queen | The Belle of Louisville arrived at the finish line ahead of the Delta Queen, but because the Belle turned before it got to its turnaround buoy, the Queen was given the victory. 3 Boat Race. |
| 2009 | Belle of Louisville | Belle of Cincinnati replaced Delta Queen, which has been retired. |
| 2010 | Belle of Cincinnati | Score: 60 - 99 |
| 2011 | Belle of Louisville | High waters on the The Ohio River forced the race to be postponed to June 29, 2011. The Belle of Cincinnati was renamed The Belle of Kentucky, and, accordingly, she flew a Kentucky Wildcats banner covering "Belle of Cincinnati", adding a UofL/UK rivalry flavor to the race (seeing as the owners of The Belle of Cincinnati are UK fans) as a means to increase interest in the event being held outside of the traditional time of year, The Kentucky Derby Festival. |
| 2012 | Belle of Louisville | three boat race including the American Queen |
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