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
The Triple Crown clocks in at a cool $275 per session (plus tip) and does not include extractions.
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Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
As a three-time CRN Triple Crown Award winner, the IT solutions provider has earned recognition on the CRN Tech Elite 250 list for 13 consecutive years.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
Stronghold needed at least a third-place finish to get in the first leg of the Triple Crown but did even better with a stirring stretch drive that propelled the 3-year-old colt to a win by a neck in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
First Secretariat won the Triple Crown — the Nobel Prize of horse racing.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 17 Feb. 2024
The day will feature the 450 and 250 Main Events as well as Triple Crown races.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
How to pre-order The move of the draw coincides with a new requirement revealed in the Triple Crown nomination form for 2024.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 31 Jan. 2024
The race will be run at 1 1/8 miles, and the hope is to draw horses from the spring's Triple Crown trail and summer races like the Travers on what basically is a break in the 3-year-old schedule before the Breeders' Cup.
—Tim Reynolds, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Frank Robinson won the AL MVP and Triple Crown in his first year with the Orioles, helping deliver the Orioles their first world championship in 1966.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
As a three-time CRN Triple Crown Award winner, the IT solutions provider has earned recognition on the CRN Tech Elite 250 list for 13 consecutive years.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
Stronghold needed at least a third-place finish to get in the first leg of the Triple Crown but did even better with a stirring stretch drive that propelled the 3-year-old colt to a win by a neck in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
First Secretariat won the Triple Crown — the Nobel Prize of horse racing.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 17 Feb. 2024
The day will feature the 450 and 250 Main Events as well as Triple Crown races.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
How to pre-order The move of the draw coincides with a new requirement revealed in the Triple Crown nomination form for 2024.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 31 Jan. 2024
The race will be run at 1 1/8 miles, and the hope is to draw horses from the spring's Triple Crown trail and summer races like the Travers on what basically is a break in the 3-year-old schedule before the Breeders' Cup.
—Tim Reynolds, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Frank Robinson won the AL MVP and Triple Crown in his first year with the Orioles, helping deliver the Orioles their first world championship in 1966.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Triple Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Triple%20Crown. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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