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 kroun]
/ ˈtrɪp əl ˈkraʊn /
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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
The chase for horse racing’s iconic Triple Crown is at risk of extinction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
For all but one of the past 58 years, horse racing’s Triple Crown arrived at the same time on the calendar.
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
In a storied career oftwenty-three races, through the Triple Crown and virtually every fabled race in the East, no one had ever seen all War Admiral could give.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The Times earned prestigious Associated Press Sports Editors triple crown honors for a sixth consecutive year, claimed first place in two individual categories and finished in the top 10 in eight categories.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
Littler averaged 103.91 to Gilding's 98.45 and threw 18 maximums en route to his first semi-final at the triple crown event.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
In winning the Premier League, Humphries became just the fourth player to complete darts' triple crown - that also includes the World Championship and the World Matchplay.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
In their first season together, Kupp achieved the so-called triple crown by leading the NFL with 145 catches, 1,947 yards receiving and 16 touchdown catches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
At this time it was supposed that Elizabeth of England saw the opportunity of reuniting the Calvinists of Flanders and France with those of England, and so acquire a triple crown.
From Dumas' Paris by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
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