Triple Crown

noun

Synonyms of Triple Crownnext
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 triple crown : 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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Getty Images Three of the last five Kentucky Derby winners, including the last two, skipped the Preakness Stakes amid concerns about the two-week turnaround, intensifying pressure on horse racing to modernize the Triple Crown. — Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Nick Nash won the receiving Triple Crown in 2024 and Danny Scudero followed by leading the nation in receiving yards in 2025, helping SJSU earn a reputation as one of the top passing offenses in the country. — Haddy Barghouti, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 The Preakness switch comes two days after Churchill Downs, Incorporated and the New York Racing Association announced a partnership to form a six-race thoroughbred racing series, which includes the Triple Crown’s third leg, the Belmont Stakes. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 For all but one of the past 58 years, horse racing’s Triple Crown arrived at the same time on the calendar. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Triple Crown

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 9 Aug. 2026.

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