Triple Crown
an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
a usually unofficial title held by someone who wins three major awards or championships in the same year.
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As the wait for another Triple Crown champion continues, a question lingers.
Why California Chrome’s Fairy Tale Didn’t End Happily Ever After | Michael Fensom | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFinishing the Triple Crown with the Belmont is like concluding a triathlon with a marathon.
Why California Chrome’s Fairy Tale Didn’t End Happily Ever After | Michael Fensom | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLigety fell short and Miller pulled off a Triple Crown, winning bronze, silver, and gold.
The Can't-Miss Sochi Showdown: Bode Miller And Ted Ligety | Jake Bright | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe news meant that the beleaguered sport would go at least 34 years without a Triple Crown winner.
Scratching I’ll Have Another Lifts a Cloud of Suspicion off the Triple Crown | Dan Packel | June 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed she had married another coronet twice: there was a positive Triple Crown on her head like the Pope.
Dodo's Daughter | E. F. Benson
The Triple Crown of the popes is more commonly called the tiara.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousFour shells flew up the long slope and burst among the iron rows that made a great Triple Crown for Malvern Hill.
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonRodes's brigade alone could not wrest that Triple Crown from the hilltop—no, not if the men had been giants, sons of Anak!
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonA dense cloud overhung and shrouded the Triple Crown of Takhoma and made us rejoice at our timely descent.
Mount Rainier | Various
British Dictionary definitions for triple crown
RC Church the Pope's tiara
horse racing the winning of three important races in one season
(often capitals) rugby Union a victory by Scotland, England, Wales, or Ireland in all three games against the others in the annual Six (formerly, Five) Nations Championship: Compare grand slam (def. 3)
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