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triple crown

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. triple crownnoun

    (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness

  2. triple crownadjective

    (baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs

  3. triple-crownadjective

    of a horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness races

  4. triple-crownadjective

    unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

Wiktionary

  1. triple crownnoun

    The three-tiered tiara formerly worn by Popes.

  2. triple crownnoun

    An award representing victory in three events, especially in horse-racing.

  3. Triple Crownnoun

    The feat of leading one's league in three key statistical categoriesbatting average, home runs, and RBI for hitters; wins, strikeouts, and ERA for pitchers

  4. Triple Crownnoun

    The three grandest or oldest open championships of the year

  5. Triple Crownnoun

    The three greatest thoroughbred races of the year restricted to three-year-olds: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes

  6. Triple Crownnoun

    The three greatest thoroughbred races of the year restricted to three-year-olds: the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Derby Stakes (aka "Epsom Derby"), and St. Leger Stakes

  7. Triple Crownnoun

    The three greatest thoroughbred races of the year restricted to three-year-olds: the Queen's Plate, Prince of Wales Stakes, and Breeders' Stakes

  8. Triple Crownnoun

    Victory by one of the Home Nations England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales over the other three in the annual Six Nations Championship.

ChatGPT

  1. triple crown

    The Triple Crown term generally refers to winning three top prestigious awards or events in a certain field or sports, such as horse racing, baseball, or cycling. The specific events or awards vary depending on the area to which it is applied.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of triple crown in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of triple crown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of triple crown in a Sentence

  1. Mike Repole:

    Justify is a super horse. He is a Triple Crown winner and he’s undefeated, but I can see the stewards looking into this over the next couple of days. I probably expect them to look into reckless riding by Florent and bring him in to question him about what he was thinking and what his tactics were.

  2. Christine Musser:

    Triple Crown apparently had no clue of the building’s historical significance, it was an oversight.

  3. Fernando Alonso:

    The Triple crown is The Triple crown because it is so difficult to achieve. These are the three biggest races in the world of motorsport, i don't want to just be a good driver, I want to be a complete driver and hopefully the best driver in the world.

  4. Gary West:

    I think there is no Triple Crown on the line for us, and there is no reason to run a horse back in two weeks when you don't have to.


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