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Recent Examples of triple crown
The 151st Kentucky Derby is nearly here With the Kentucky Derby set to take place tomorrow, the final preparations for the horse racing's marquee Triple Crown race are underway.
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Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Rodriguez, the Wood Memorial winner, was scratched Thursday due to a bruised foot and will instead be sidelined until the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes on May 17.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
The last Triple Crown winner was Bob Baffert's Justify, who won all three big races in 2018.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Second in the 2025 Blue Grass Stakes Fun Fact: Medaglia d’Oro, East Avenue’s sire, raced in all three Triple Crown races in 2002, finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby, eighth in the Preakness and second in the Belmont.
—Brian Hamilton, NBC news, 1 May 2025
Stamina While the Kentucky Derby is the shortest of the three Triple Crown races at 1 1/4 miles, that’s still 440 yards longer than its competitors have typically ever raced in their lives.
—Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2025
More hedge fund managers are entering the arena, such as former hedge funder Jack Wolf, who co-owns Justify, the last horse to win the Triple Crown.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 May 2025
The downsized performance follows declining attendance at the second jewel in the Triple Crown.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
The Preakness is the second leg of the Triple Crown of Horse Racing and will run May 17.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Rodriguez, the Wood Memorial winner, was scratched Thursday due to a bruised foot and will instead be sidelined until the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes on May 17.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
The last Triple Crown winner was Bob Baffert's Justify, who won all three big races in 2018.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Second in the 2025 Blue Grass Stakes Fun Fact: Medaglia d’Oro, East Avenue’s sire, raced in all three Triple Crown races in 2002, finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby, eighth in the Preakness and second in the Belmont.
—Brian Hamilton, NBC news, 1 May 2025
Stamina While the Kentucky Derby is the shortest of the three Triple Crown races at 1 1/4 miles, that’s still 440 yards longer than its competitors have typically ever raced in their lives.
—Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2025
More hedge fund managers are entering the arena, such as former hedge funder Jack Wolf, who co-owns Justify, the last horse to win the Triple Crown.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 May 2025
The downsized performance follows declining attendance at the second jewel in the Triple Crown.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
The Preakness is the second leg of the Triple Crown of Horse Racing and will run May 17.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple crown
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The point guard lined up a corner triple, rose up and … bang.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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The onslaught continued in the eighth with the Dodgers tacking on three more runs highlighted by a triple from Shohei Ohtani, doubles by Rojas and Teoscar Hernández and a single by Kiké Hernández.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Of the trio, Bernadette was written as the strictest rule-follower — possibly even the most narrow-minded.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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So for now anyhow, the Packers are all in on the trio of Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Emily’s triplet, Charity, is alive and has taken Emily’s place.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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There are murders, mafia rivalries, triplet sisters…and in between, Stephanie stumbles from one plot point to the next.—
Hannah Madlener,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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For more on the client-AI-therapist triad, see my discussion at the link here and the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The pitch, written by Nick Bilton, focuses on a turbulent time on the island paradise when the aspiring mob boss battled elements like triads and U.S. military to wrest control.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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The talented threesome kicked off the run in fine fashion on Wednesday (April 2) at the beautiful Bing Concert Hall on the Stanford University campus, delivering a 90-minute set that was stocked with a mix of Mehldau originals and cover tunes.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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This leads our main trio to … Emotional Emergency of the Week Have a threesome because life is short!—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Headlining this year’s Workshop & Masterclass series is a triumvirate of cinematic heavyweights.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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In 2017, after Exeter lost in the League Two play-off final to Blackpool, the EFL Young Player of the Year joined Championship side Brentford and went on to form a potent triumvirate with Said Benrahma and Neal Maupay, and then Benrahma and Bryan Mbeumo.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
12 July 2024
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And Simon Kinberg, who wrote many of the X-Men movies, has signed on to do a trilogy for the franchise.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The trilogy fight between the two saw Shevchenko walk away from UFC 306 with the title back in her hands.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Triple crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple%20crown. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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