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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From the archives: Monday — On this date (May 19) in 1973, Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes, setting the stage for his Triple Crown triumph. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 May 2025 With El Camino Real’s boys team winning the City Section Open Division championship on Saturday after an upset over No. 1-seeded Venice, Lee has won City titles coaching El Camino Real’s boys, girls and beach volleyball teams, the Triple Crown of volleyball coaching. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 Contact support Powered By 5d ago / 9:41 PM UTC Share Horse trainers weigh in on Triple Crown schedule NBC Sports The Triple Crown schedule has been the subject of debate and some of horse racing’s most visible trainers give their thoughts on if change is needed Welcome to NBC Sports. Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 18 May 2025 Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty did not compete in the second leg of the three races that make up the Triple Crown. Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Triple Crown

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Triple Crown was circa 1897

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“Triple Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Triple%20Crown. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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