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?
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Winning either competition is a career highlight for any manufacturer and driver, and each are part of one version of the Triple Crown of Motorsport, which also includes the Indianapolis 500.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Sale is the first NL player to win the pitching Triple Crown since 2011.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Bayley is the first-ever Women's Triple Crown Champion and the first-ever Women's Grand Slam Champion.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Guest came to the Orlando Sentinel from the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger the year Secretariat won the Triple Crown.
—David Whitley, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Sale is the first NL player to win the pitching Triple Crown since 2011.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Bayley is the first-ever Women's Triple Crown Champion and the first-ever Women's Grand Slam Champion.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Guest came to the Orlando Sentinel from the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger the year Secretariat won the Triple Crown.
—David Whitley, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Triple Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Triple%20Crown. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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