Triple Crown
Three-race supremacy title
The Triple Crown names specific prestigious achievements requiring three major wins.
In American horse racing, it means winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes in one year.
In baseball, a batter's Triple Crown requires leading the league in batting average, home runs, and RBIs; a pitcher's requires leading in wins, strikeouts, and ERA.
British horse racing has its own Triple Crown with different races.
Only thirteen horses have won the Triple Crown. (Lowercase triple crown is the generic term for any three-part achievement.)
Of pure ancestral line
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- stakesPosts or wagers
- furlongEquestrian distance measure
- homestretchLast portion before completion
starting gate · photo finish · tote board · purse · silks · saddlecloth · paddock · secretariat
Hits clearing outfield walls
- batting averageHits divided by attempts
- RBIsRuns credited to batter
- sluggerPowerful baseball batter
- hittingMaking forceful contact
offense · season · power hitter · statistics · major league · hall of fame
thoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
homestretch · starting gate · photo finish · tote board · purse · silks · saddlecloth · paddock · secretariat · justify
homeruns
Hits clearing outfield walls
- batting averageHits divided by attempts
- RBIsRuns credited to batter
- sluggerPowerful baseball batter
hitting · offense · season · power hitter · statistics · major league · hall of fame
- Equestrian Sportsdressage, show jumping, eventing, polo, reining
- horse biographyhorse trainer, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, show jumper, barrel racer
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- raceshorse race, Kentucky Derby, foot race, Preakness Stakes, car race
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
- Equestrian Historychariot racing, jousting, Kentucky Derby, Secretariat, Seabiscuit
Triple Crownnear miss
Narrowly averted incident
also-ran · falling short · runner-up · winless · failure
Triple Crownwinless
Having no victories
goose egg · cellar dweller · last place · shutout · wooden spoon
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