Triple Crown
noun
1
: an unofficial title in horse racing representing the championship achieved by a horse that wins the three classic races for a designated category
2
: the unofficial title signifying the achievement of a baseball player who at the end of a season leads the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in
3
often not capitalized
: a set of three noteworthy awards, wins, or achievements in a particular field
Examples of Triple Crown in a Sentence
a horse that won the first leg of the Triple Crown
Who was the last player to win the Triple Crown in the American League?
Recent Examples on the Web
Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown season began as wonderfully as imaginable Saturday at Churchill Downs in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, with 18-1 longshot Mystik Dan winning a three-way photo finish.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
McPeek now has a career Triple Crown having won the Preakness in 2020 with Swiss Skydiver and the Belmont in 2002 with Sarava at 70-1 odds.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The final leg of the Triple Crown – The Belmont Stakes – will be run on June 8 at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 May 2024
McPeek's only other victory in a Triple Crown race was also a shocker: 70-1 Sarava won the 2002 Belmont Stakes — the biggest upset in that race's history.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby features 20 horses and jockeys participating in the first race of the Triple Crown at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
One of only two trainers in history to win horse racing’s Triple Crown (victories at the Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes), he’s raked in hundreds of millions of dollars over his four-decade career.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2024
Even those who don't follow horse racing have heard of Secretariat, who won racing's Triple Crown – the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes – in 1973.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The Triple Crown consists of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, according to USA TODAY.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 3 May 2024
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
McPeek now has a career Triple Crown having won the Preakness in 2020 with Swiss Skydiver and the Belmont in 2002 with Sarava at 70-1 odds.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The final leg of the Triple Crown – The Belmont Stakes – will be run on June 8 at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 May 2024
McPeek's only other victory in a Triple Crown race was also a shocker: 70-1 Sarava won the 2002 Belmont Stakes — the biggest upset in that race's history.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby features 20 horses and jockeys participating in the first race of the Triple Crown at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
One of only two trainers in history to win horse racing’s Triple Crown (victories at the Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes), he’s raked in hundreds of millions of dollars over his four-decade career.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2024
Even those who don't follow horse racing have heard of Secretariat, who won racing's Triple Crown – the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes – in 1973.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The Triple Crown consists of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, according to USA TODAY.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 3 May 2024
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“Triple Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Triple%20Crown. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
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