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Triple crown
Meaning
Noun
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In Sports:
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In Baseball:
The
of
in three key
categories—batting
,
, and RBI for
;
,
, and ERA for pitchers
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In Golf:
The three
or
of the year
The U.S. Open, British Open, Canadian Open
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In American English & Horse racing:
The three
of the year
to three-year-olds: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes
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In British English & Horse racing:
The three
of the year
to three-year-olds: the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Derby Stakes (aka "Epsom Derby"), and St. Leger Stakes
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In Canadian English & Horse racing:
The three
of the year
to three-year-olds: the Queen's Plate, Prince of Wales Stakes, and Breeders' Stakes
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In Rugby:
Victory by one of the Home Nations — England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales — over the other three in the
Six Nations Championship.
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In Motor racing:
Victory by a
at the three
, the Indianapolis 500, 24-Hours of Le Mans, Monaco Grand Prix; usually
as a
and not a
or
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