TRIPLE CROWN


Meaning of TRIPLE CROWN in English

In U.S. horse racing, an unofficial championship attributed to a Thoroughbred horse that in a single season wins the Kentucky Derby , the Preakness Stakes , and the Belmont Stakes .

First won in 1919 by Sir Barton, it has since been won 10 times, most recently by Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), and Affirmed (1978).

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