Triple Crown
noun
an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
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Triple Crown
American
[trip-uhl kraun]
/ ˈtrɪp əl ˈkraʊn /
noun
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an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
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a usually unofficial title held by someone who wins three major awards, achievements, or championships in the same year.
She's the youngest player to have won the league's pitching triple crown (wins, ERA, and strikeouts) two years in a row.
triple crown
British
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RC Church the Pope's tiara
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horse racing the winning of three important races in one season
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(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
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Simon Bray, a FanDuel TV analyst and former trainer, said if the revised schedule becomes permanent, there is one thing for certain: “We won’t see another Triple Crown winner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Graham Motion, who trained Animal Kingdom to a Kentucky Derby victory in 2011, said he had been against changing the Triple Crown schedule but that Maryland’s hand appeared to be forced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Did those outfits just put a dagger in the Triple Crown?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
And five of the seven horses who finished ahead of him have won Breeders’ Cup races while a sixth captured two legs of the Triple Crown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
As Seabiscuit ground through his first season, Fitzsimmons was touring the nation amid a storm of publicity as Sea- biscuit’s stablemate, Omaha, made a successful assault on the Triple Crown.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
For much of the summer, Alvarez appeared to be in line to become the first hitter to win the triple crown since Cabrera in 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
In 2021, after being traded to the Rams, he helped Cooper Kupp capture the so-called triple crown of receiving: Kupp led the NFL in catches, yards receiving and touchdown catches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
Can you imagine Shohei Ohtani winning the Cy Young Award and MVP in the same season he hits his way to the triple crown?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
It is considered one of motorsport's triple crown events - an unofficial achievement - along with the Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans.
From BBC ● May 21, 2025
The Pope is dressed in white, with the triple crown on his head; two great fans of feathers, exactly like those of the Great Mogul, are carried on each side of him.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I by Henry Reeve
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