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, 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.
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
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DeVaux has done what she can do to prepare her 3-year-old colt, Golden Tempo, for Saturday’s third leg of the Triple Crown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Horse racing’s Triple Crown season ends Saturday with the Belmont Stakes, and for the eighth straight year there will be no sweep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Appeared in the May 20, 2026, print edition as 'Trying for a Triple Crown'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The 40-year-old Northern Irishman is aiming to complete snooker's Triple Crown, having previously triumphed in the UK Championship and Masters.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
As War Admiral walked to the line alongside the flagman and starter Cassidy, Woolf worked to fray the Triple Crown winner’s famously delicate nerves.
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
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
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
Kupp, the Super Bowl LVI most valuable player, achieved the so-called triple crown in 2021 when he led the NFL in catches, yards receiving and touchdown catches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
Beneath this cross are the banners of the Church, and the papal standard, with the triple crown.
From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle
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