Triple crown

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Noun
  1. 1
    The three-tiered tiara formerly worn by Popes.

    "1997: The last in this series of deaths was that of Pope Eugenius’s successor Anastasius IV, who was succeeded by a man of a very different calibre: Adrian (or Hadrian) IV, the only Englishman ever to wear the Triple Crown. — John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium (Penguin 1998, p. 281)"

  2. 2
    The feat of leading one's league in three key statistical categories—batting average, home runs, and RBI for hitters; wins, strikeouts, and ERA for pitchers
  3. 3
    (baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs wordnet
  4. 4
    An award representing victory in three events, especially in horse-racing.
  5. 5
    The three grandest or oldest open championships of the year
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  1. 6
    (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness wordnet
  2. 7
    The three grandest or oldest open championships of the year; The U.S. Open, British Open, Canadian Open
  3. 8
    The three greatest thoroughbred races of the year restricted to three-year-olds: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes US
  4. 9
    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 UK
  5. 10
    The three greatest thoroughbred races of the year restricted to three-year-olds: the Queen's Plate, Prince of Wales Stakes, and Breeders' Stakes Canada
  6. 11
    Victory by one of the Home Nations — England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales — over the other three in the annual Six Nations Championship.
  7. 12
    Victory by a driver at the three grandest car races in the world, the Indianapolis 500, 24-Hours of Le Mans, Monaco Grand Prix; usually defined as a career achievement and not a season or calendar year achievement

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