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The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, is a series of
horse races
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for
Thoroughbred
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s, often restricted to three-year-olds. Winning all three of these
Thoroughbred horse race
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s is considered the greatest accomplishment in Thoroughbred racing. The term originated in mid-19th-century England and nations where Thoroughbred racing is popular each have their own Triple Crown series.
English Triple Crowns
In
England
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, where the term Triple Crown originated with
West Australian's three wins in 1853, it is made up of:
# The
2,000 Guineas Stakes
The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) and scheduled to take place each year ...
, run over 1 mile (1,609 metres) at
Newmarket Racecourse
Newmarket Racecourse is a British Thoroughbred horse racing venue in Newmarket, Suffolk, Newmarket, Suffolk, comprising two individual racecourses: the Rowley Mile and the July Course. Newmarket is often referred to as the headquarters of ...
in
Newmarket,
Suffolk
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#
The Derby, run over 1 mile 4 furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres) at
Epsom Downs Racecourse
Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse on the hills associated with Epsom in Surrey, England which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. The "Downs" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs.
The course, which has a crowd capacity of ...
in
Epsom
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,
Surrey
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# The
St Leger Stakes
The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a ...
, run over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards (2,937 metres) at
Town Moor in
Doncaster
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,
Yorkshire
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Since the 2,000 Guineas was first run in 1809, fifteen horses (including three winners of substitute races at Newmarket during the First World War) have won the English Triple Crown. The most recent – and only winner since World War II – was
Nijinsky
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, in 1970. For many years, it was considered unlikely that any horse would ever win the English Triple Crown again. In the winter of 2006/2007, however, trainer
Jim Bolger
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Bolger was born to an Irish immigrant family in Ōpunake, Taran ...
was training his unbeaten colt
Teofilo for the Triple Crown and bookmaker
William Hill plc
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was offering odds of only 12/1 against Teofilo winning the 2007 Triple Crown. The horse was withdrawn from the 2000 Guineas two days before the race after suffering a setback and never raced again.
Since Nijinsky, only
Nashwan
Nashwan (1 March 1986 – 2002) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning both his starts as a two-year-old, he developed into an outstanding performer in the spring and summer of 1989, completing a ...
(1989),
Sea the Stars
Sea The Stars (foaled 6 April 2006) is a retired champion Irish Thoroughbred racehorse regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. He won the 2000 Guineas, the Derby, the Eclipse Stakes – the first colt to accomplish this treble ...
(2009), and
Camelot
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(2012) have won both the Guineas and the Derby. Between
Reference Point in 1987 and
Camelot
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in 2012, no Derby winner (not even the potential Triple Crown winners Nashwan and Sea the Stars) even entered the St. Leger. This reluctance to compete in the St. Leger is said to be because of the impact it would have on a horse's
stud
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value in a market where speed is preferred to stamina.
Triple Crown winners
For a list of the annual individual race winners, see
English Triple Crown race winners The English Triple Crown Winners is a three-race competition for Thoroughbred racehorses.
The English Triple Crown consists of the 2000 Guineas Stakes (at 1 mile), The Derby (at 1½ miles), and the St Leger Stakes
...
.
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Triple Crown winners:
†Wartime winners Pommern, Gay Crusader and Gainsborough are not counted, according to many judges, as the three races were all held at Newmarket and racing itself was too disrupted. By this reckoning, there were only 12 triple crown winners, and only three in the 20th century.
Failed Triple Crown attempts
The following horses won the 2000 Guineas and Derby but were beaten in the St Leger:
*
Cotherstone
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Cotherstone lies within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rura ...
(1843): second to Nutwith
*
Pretender
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(1869): fourth to Pero Gomez
*
Shotover (1882): third to
Dutch Oven
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*
Ayrshire
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(1888): sixth to
Seabreeze
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*
Ladas (1894): second to
Throstle
*
St. Amant (1904): seventh and last to
Pretty Polly Pretty Polly may refer to:
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* ''Pretty Polly'' (opera)
* Pretty Polly (horse)
Pretty Polly (March 1901 – 17 August 1931) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and bro ...
*
Minoru
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* Minoru Fujita ...
(1909): fourth to
Bayardo
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*
Manna (1925): tenth to
Solario
Solario (1922–1945) was a successful British Thoroughbred racehorse and influential sire.
Background
Bred in Ireland by the 4th Earl of Dunraven, he was by the 1918 English Triple Crown champion, Gainsborough. His dam Sun Worship, was a dau ...
*
Cameronian
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(1931): tenth and last to
Sandwich
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*
Camelot
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(2012): second to
Encke
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Additionally:
*
Blue Peter
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won 2000 Guineas and Derby in 1939 but St Leger was cancelled due to World War II.
Fillies Triple Crown
![Formosa (horse)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Formosa_%28horse%29.jpg)
There is also a Fillies Triple Crown for a
filly
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*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
*In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, t ...
winning the
1,000 Guineas Stakes
The 1000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,60 ...
,
Epsom Oaks
The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards ...
and
St. Leger Stakes
The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a ...
.
[Craig, Dennis, ''Breeding Racehorses from Cluster Mares'', J A Allen, London, 1964] In the past, this was not considered a true Triple Crown as the best fillies would often run in the Derby and Two Thousand Guineas. As this is no longer the case, the Fillies' Triple Crown would now be considered as comparable as the original. Winners of the Fillies Triple Crown are:
*
Formosa
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– 1868 (also dead heated in the Two Thousand Guineas)
*
Hannah – 1871
*
Apology – 1874 (also won the Ascot Gold Cup)
*
La Fleche – 1892 (also won the Ascot Gold Cup)
*
Sceptre
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– 1902 (also won the Two Thousand Guineas)
*
Pretty Polly Pretty Polly may refer to:
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* ''Pretty Polly'' (film)
* ''Pretty Polly'' (opera)
* Pretty Polly (horse)
Pretty Polly (March 1901 – 17 August 1931) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and bro ...
– 1904
*
Sun Chariot
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– 1942
*
Meld – 1955
*
Oh So Sharp
Oh So Sharp (1982–2001) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the English Fillies' Triple Crown in 1985. In a racing career which lasted from August 1984 until September 1985, she won seven of h ...
– 1985
Stayers' Triple Crown
The so-called Stayers Triple Crown consists of the most prestigious long-distance races in the British flat racing season:
# The
Ascot Gold Cup
The Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs and 210 yards (4,01 ...
, raced over 2m 4f during Royal Ascot,
# The
Goodwood Cup
The Goodwood Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 2 miles (3,2 ...
, raced over 2m during the Goodwood Festival,
# The
Doncaster Cup
The Doncaster Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 2 miles 1 furlong and 197 yards (3,600 metr ...
, raced over 2m 2f during the St Leger Festival.
United States Triple Crowns
In the United States, the three races that make up the Triple Crown are:
#
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-yea ...
, run over on a dirt track at
Churchill Downs
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in
Louisville, Kentucky
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#
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held on Armed Forces Day which is also the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Graded stakes race, Grade I race run over a distance of ...
, run over on a dirt track at
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Ol ...
in
Baltimore, Maryland
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#
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over 1.5 miles (2,400 m). Colts and geldings carry a weight of ; fillies carry . The race, nickname ...
, run over on a dirt track at
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse racing facility in the northeastern United States, located in Elmont, New York, just east of the New York City limits. It was opened on May 4, 1905.
It is operated by the non-profit New York Racin ...
in
Elmont, New York
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, just east of
New York City
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Triple Crown winners
Triple Tiara
There have been several different versions of the ''Triple Tiara'' (sometimes known as the Filly Triple Crown) in the United States. One of them was a national version that consisted of undercard events on the same weekends as the associated Triple Crown races:
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Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers at Churchill Downs; the horses carry . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday ...
, run over on a dirt track, at Churchill Downs;
#
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of miles on the dirt annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The event currently offers a ...
, run over (previously ) on a dirt track, at Pimlico Race Course;
#
Acorn Stakes
The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $500,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiar ...
, run over (previously ) on a dirt track, at Belmont Park;
Only one filly won this version of the Triple Tiara,
Davona Dale
Davona Dale (1976–1997) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Owned and bred by Calumet Farm, her sire descends from Nearco and her damsire is Hall of Famer Tim Tam who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness St ...
in 1979. Few have even tried as the short time between the Kentucky Oaks and Black-Eyed Susan is generally considered too short for fillies.
The most commonly accepted version of the Triple Tiara is the
American Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing The Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, formerly known as the Filly Triple Crown, is a set of three horse races in the United States which is open to three-year-old fillies. Presently the only official Triple Tiara is the three race series in New ...
which uses three races from New York. From 1957 to 2002, and 2007 to 2009, these three races were the
Acorn Stakes
The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $500,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiar ...
, the
Mother Goose Stakes, and the
Coaching Club American Oaks
The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. Originally run at Belmont Park, the Grade I $500,000 stakes race was moved to Saratoga Race Course in ...
. Eight fillies won this version of the New York Triple Tiara:
*
Dark Mirage – 1968
*
Shuvee
Shuvee (January 22, 1966 – April 1, 1986) was an American Thoroughbred Champion Hall of Fame racehorse.
Background
Shuvee was a chestnut mare bred in Virginia by Whitney A. Stone. She was sired by 1955 Horse of the Year Nashua out of the ...
– 1969
*
Chris Evert
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– 1974
*
Ruffian – 1975
*
Davona Dale
Davona Dale (1976–1997) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Owned and bred by Calumet Farm, her sire descends from Nearco and her damsire is Hall of Famer Tim Tam who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness St ...
– 1979
*
Mom's Command
Mom's Command (March 14, 1982 – February 3, 2007) was a multiple Grade I-winning American Thoroughbred race horse. In a two-year career, she won eleven of her sixteen races. In 1985, she was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly at the ...
– 1985
*
Open Mind
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– 1989
*
Sky Beauty
Sky Beauty ( February 9, 1990–July 2, 2004) was a thoroughbred horse who won the 1993 Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. As of 2018, she was the last filly to win this title.
Background
Georgia E. Hofmann, who owned Wycombe House Stud ...
– 1993
In 2010, the NYRA changed the configuration of the Triple Tiara to include the
Alabama Stakes
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instead of the Mother Goose. As of 2022, no filly has won the reconfigured Triple Tiara.
New York Handicap Triple
The New York Handicap Triple is a series of three handicap races run in New York. Although historically notable, the series is now essentially defunct, as two of the races are run on the same day, making a sweep impossible. In addition, only the Metropolitan Handicap maintains a top-level designation and continues to be run as a handicap. The series consists of:
#
Metropolitan Handicap
The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile", is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 fu ...
, run over on a dirt track, at Belmont Park;
#
Brooklyn Handicap
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(now run as the Brooklyn Invitational Stakes), run over (now ) on a dirt track, at Belmont Park;
#
Suburban Handicap
The Suburban Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is now run at the mile distance on dirt for a $700,000 purse.
Named after the City and ...
(now run as the Suburban Stakes), run over on a dirt track, at Belmont Park;
The triple has been won by four horses:
*
Whisk Broom II
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– 1913
*
Tom Fool
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Back ...
– 1953
*
Kelso – 1961
*
Fit to Fight
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Background
Sired by Chieftain, a son of Bold Ruler, in ...
– 1984
Turf Triple Series
In 2019, the
New York Racing Association
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is the not-for-profit corporation that operates the three largest Thoroughbred horse racing tracks in the state of New York, United States: Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, Queens; Belmont Park i ...
established two series of races for three-year-olds on the turf: the Turf Trinity and the Turf Tiara. As of 2021, neither has been swept by a singular horse.
The Turf Trinity consists of:
#
Belmont Derby
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, run over on a turf track at Belmont Park
#
Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes
The Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of one and three-sixteenths miles on the turf held annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Spr ...
, run over on a turf track at Saratoga
#
Jockey Club Derby
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, run over on a turf track at Belmont Park
The Turf Tiara consists of:
#
Belmont Oaks
The Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early July at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade I event open to three-year-old fillies, it is raced on turf over a distance of a mile and a quar ...
, run over on a turf track at Belmont Park
#
Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes, run over on a turf track at Saratoga
#
Jockey Club Oaks
The Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes is an American Grade III stakes race Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of one and three-eighth miles on the turf held annually in September at Belmont Park, Elmont, New ...
, run over on a turf track at Belmont Park
Ireland
The Irish Triple Crown, modelled on the English equivalent, consists of:
#
Irish 2,000 Guineas
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, run over on a turf track at the
Curragh
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#
Irish Derby
The Irish Derby ( Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of ...
, run over on a turf track at the Curragh
#
Irish St. Leger
The Irish St Leger is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it i ...
, run over on a turf track at the Curragh
For a list of the annual individual race winners, see
Irish Triple Crown race winners.
Only two horses have won all three races since the Irish Two Thousand Guineas was first run in 1921:
*
Museum
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– 1935
*
Windsor Slipper – 1942
Canada
The Canadian Triple Crown consists of:
#
King's Plate
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Prince of Wales Stakes
The Prince of Wales Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fort Erie Race Track in Fort Erie, Ontario. Restricted to only three-year-old horses bred in Canada, it is contested on dirt over a distance of miles (1.9 km ...
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Breeders' Stakes
The Breeders' Stakes is a stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses foaled in Canada, first run in 1889. Since 1959, it has been the third race in the Canadian Triple Crown for three-year-olds. Held annually in August at Woodbine Racetrack in T ...
Triple Crown winners
The Canadian Triple Crown was established in 1959 and since then seven horses have won it. In 2014, the Hall of Fame decided to honor the five horses who had won the three races before 1959, meaning 12 horses are now officially recognized as winning the Canadian Triple Crown.
Pre-1959 establishment
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Queensway (filly) – 1932
*
Archworth
Archworth (foaled 1936) was a Thoroughbred racehorse owned by '' The Globe and Mail'' publisher George McCullagh that won the 1939 King's Plate, Prince of Wales Plate, and Breeders' Stakes, races that were later designated as the Canadian Tri ...
– 1939
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Uttermost
{{Infobox racehorse
, horsename = Uttermost
, image =
, caption =
, sire = Soleil Du Midi
, grandsire = Teddy
, dam = Uppermost
, damsire = Cohort
, sex = Stallion
, foaled = 1942
, country = Canada
, colour = Bay
, breeder = Harr ...
– 1945
*
Ace Marine – 1955
*
Canadian Champ
{{Infobox racehorse
, horsename = Canadian Champ
, image =
, caption =
, sire = Windfields
, grandsire = Bunty Lawless
, dam = Bolesteo
, damsire = Filisteo
, sex = Stallion
, foaled = 1953
, country = Canada
, colour = Bay
, breede ...
– 1956
Since 1959 establishment
*
New Providence
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– 1959
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Canebora
{{Infobox racehorse
, horsename = Canebora
, image =
, caption =
, sire = Canadian Champ
, grandsire = Windfields
, dam = Menebora
, damsire = Menetrier
, sex = Stallion
, foaled = 1960
, country = Canada
, colour = Brown
, breeder ...
– 1963
*
With Approval
With Approval (May 9, 1986 – June 21, 2010) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 1989 under jockey Don Seymour. Even though he missed the rest of his three-year-old season due to injury, he was named the ...
– 1989
*
Izvestia
''Izvestia'' ( rus, Известия, p=ɪzˈvʲesʲtʲɪjə, "The News") is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Russia. Founded in 1917, it was a newspaper of record in the Soviet Union until the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991, and describes i ...
– 1990
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Dance Smartly
Dance Smartly (1988–2007) was a Champion Thoroughbred racemare who went undefeated in 1991 while winning the Canadian Triple Crown and becoming the first horse bred in Canada to ever win a Breeders' Cup race. She was inducted into both the Can ...
(filly) – 1991
*
Peteski
{{Infobox racehorse
, horsename = Peteski
, image =
, caption =
, sire = Affirmed
, grandsire = Exclusive Native
, dam = Vive
, damsire = Nureyev
, sex = Stallion
, foaled = 1990
, country = Canada
, colour = Chestnut
, breeder = ...
– 1993
*
Wando – 2003
Triple Tiara
The
Canadian Triple Tiara The Canadian Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing is a series of Canadian Thoroughbred horse races for Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies inaugurated in 1999. The races consists of the:
* Woodbine Oaks
* Bison City Stakes
The Bison City Stakes ...
consists of:
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Woodbine Oaks
The Woodbine Oaks is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Inaugurated in 1956, it is the premier event for Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies and the first leg of the Canadian Triple Tiara s ...
(formerly the Canadian Oaks)
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Bison City Stakes
The Bison City Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held during first week of July, it is open to Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies. Since the 1999 creation of the Canadian Tri ...
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Wonder Where Stakes
As of 2022, only one filly has won it:
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Sealy Hill – 2007
Australia
The
Australian Triple Crown comprises the following races:
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Randwick Guineas
The Randwick Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March as a part of the Sydney Autumn Carnival. ...
, run over on a turf track at
Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarter ...
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Rosehill Guineas
The Rosehill Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 2000 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia annually in March. Total prize money for t ...
, run over on a turf track at
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Western Sydney suburb of Rosehill, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is operated by the Australian Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass s ...
# AJC
Australian Derby
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Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal A ...
, run over on a turf track at Randwick Racecourse
The Australian Triple Crown initially included the
Canterbury Guineas
The Randwick Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March as a part of the Sydney Autumn Carnival. ...
, which was replaced with the Randwick Guineas.
Triple Crown winners
* Moorland – 1943
* Martello Towers – 1959
* Imagele – 1973
*
Octagonal
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A '' regular octagon'' has Schläfli symbol and can also be constructed as a quasiregular truncated square, t ...
– 1996
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Dundeel
Dundeel, or It’s a Dundeel as he is known in Australia, is a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse. He is the fifth and most recent winner of the Australian Triple Crown.
Background
Dundeel is a bay colt trained by Murray Baker and And ...
– 2013
The
Spring Grand Slam {{Refimprove, date=April 2008
The Spring Grand Slam is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races held in Australia each Southern Hemisphere spring. The series consists of the Caulfield Cup, the Cox Plate, and the Melbourne Cup.
There is no off ...
The Spring Grand Slam for older horses consists of:
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Caulfield Cup
The Caulfield Cup is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under handicap conditions, although the Melbourne Racing Club is in the process of turning the race into weight for age (WFA) conditions. This is for all horses ...
, run over on a turf track at
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse Reserve is located nine kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs. The Reserve was set aside for three purposes, racing, recreation and a publ ...
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Cox Plate
The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at Moo ...
, run over on a turf track at
Moonee Valley Racecourse
Moonee Valley Racecourse, currently marketed as The Valley, is a horse-racing track in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
History
Moonee Valley Racecourse was established in 1883 by William Samuel (W.S.) Cox, who purchased a fa ...
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Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melb ...
, run over on a turf track at
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. The racec ...
The only horse to win the Spring Grand Slam was the New Zealand bred
Rising Fast
Rising Fast (1949 - 1978) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to complete the Spring Grand Slam, winning the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, and Cox Plate in 1954. He also won the 1955 Caulfield Cup and ca ...
in 1954.
The Two Year Old Triple Crown
The Two-Year-Old Triple Crown, also known as the Two-Year-Old Grand Slam, consists of:
[Huxley, Dennis, '' Miller's Guide, Sporting records, 2009/2010'', Miller's Guide P/L, Moonee Ponds]
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Golden Slipper Stakes, run over on a turf track at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
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AJC Sires Produce Stakes
The Inglis Sires', registered as the Sires Produce Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds at Set Weights run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in April durin ...
, run over on a turf track at Randwick Racecourse
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Champagne Stakes, run over on a turf track at Randwick Racecourse
Winners of the Two-Year-Old Triple Crown:
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Baguette
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A baguette has a dia ...
– 1970
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Luskin Star
Luskin Star (1974-2002) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the Australian two-year-old Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.
Breeding
The colt by Kaoru Star out of Promising (NZ) was consigned to the 1976 Sydney Easter Yearling Sales as ...
– 1977
* Tierce – 1991
* Burst (filly) – 1992
* Dance Hero – 2004
* Pierro – 2012
New Zealand
The New Zealand Triple Crown consists of:
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Tarzino Trophy
The Tarzino Trophy also known as the Challenge Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Hastings Racecourse in Hawke's Bay and is New Zealand, New Zealand's first Group One race of the season. It is run over a distance of 1400m in September.
Th ...
, run over on a turf track at Hawke's Bay Racecourse
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Horlicks Plate, run over on a turf track at Hawke's Bay Racecourse
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Livamol Spring Classic, run over on a turf track at Hawke's Bay Racecourse
The New Zealand Triple Crown is also known as the Hawke's Bay Triple Crown or Hastings Triple Crown as all three races are run there.
The only horse to win the New Zealand Triple Crown is
Melody Belle in 2019.
New Triple Crown Series
Three new Triple Crown series were announced for the 2019/2020 season. Each series consists of three prestigious Group races with a $100,000 bonus for the winner of all three races.
The Weight-For-Age Triple Crown
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Zabeel Classic
The Zabeel Classic is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race run at weight-for-age over a distance of 2000 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on Boxing Day, a raceday steeped in tradition that frequently attracts in e ...
at
Ellerslie Racecourse
Ellerslie Racecourse is the main racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand, for thoroughbred racehorses. It is an undulating, grass circuit in the suburb of Ellerslie, with a circumference of just under 1,900 metres. Racing is conducted in a clockwi ...
*
Herbie Dyke Stakes at Te Rapa
*
New Zealand Stakes
The New Zealand Stakes currently run as the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes is a Group One thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand.
It is run at Ellerslie racecourse on the final day of the Auckland Cup Week Carnival in March for a stake of $200,0 ...
at Ellerslie Racecourse
The Sprint Triple Crown
*
Railway Stakes at Ellerslie Racecourse
*
Telegraph Stakes at Trentham
*
Waikato Sprint
The Waikato Sprint currently run as the BCD Group Sprint is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton in early February.
It is currently held on the same day as the Group 1 Herbie Dykes Stakes.
The list of winner ...
Stakes at Te Rapa
The Fillies And Mares Triple Crown
* Cuddle Stakes at
Trentham
* Breeders Stakes at Te Aroha
* Travis Stakes at Te Rapa
Germany
In Germany, the Triple Crown (''Dreifache Krone'') consists of
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Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen
The Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Cologne over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take plac ...
(German 2000 Guineas, formerly Henckel-Rennen), run over on a turf track at
Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse
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Deutsches Derby
The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Hamburg-Horn over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to ...
(German Derby), run over on a turf track at
Horner Rennbahn
Galopprennbahn Hamburg-Horn (''Hamburg-Horn Racecourse''), also known as Horner Rennbahn, is a major horse racing venue located in Horn, Hamburg, Germany. It is Germany's oldest horse-racing track, built in 1855. It has a capacity of 50,000 spect ...
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Deutsches St. Leger
The Deutsches St. Leger is a Conditions races, Group 3 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Dortmund over a distance of 2,800 metres (about 1¾ miles), and it is schedul ...
, run over on a turf track at Dortmund Racecourse
Only one horse has won the German Triple Crown:
*
Königsstuhl – 1979
In
East Germany
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, the ''Dreifache Krone'' consisted of:
# Frühjahrszuchtpreis der Dreijährigen
# Derby der DDR (Derby of GDR)
# Großer Herbstpreis der Dreijährigen
Three horses won the East German Triple Crown:
* Faktotum – 1955
* Gidron – 1979
* Lomber – 1987
France
The French Triple Crown consists of:
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Poule d'Essai des Poulains
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Classification
Wurm (1975) placed it as an independent branch of Trans–New Guinea, but Ros ...
(French 2000 Guineas), run over on a turf track at
Longchamp Racecourse
The Longchamp Racecourse (french: Hippodrome de Longchamp) is a 57 hectare horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France. It is used for flat racing and is noted for its variety of interlaced ...
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Prix du Jockey Club
The Prix du Jockey Club, sometimes referred to as the French Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Chantilly over ...
, run over on a turf track at
Chantilly Racecourse
Chantilly Racecourse (In French: "Hippodrome de Chantilly") is a Thoroughbred turf racecourse for flat racing in Chantilly, Oise, France, about north of the centre of the city of Paris.
Chantilly Racecourse is located in the country's main ...
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Grand Prix de Paris
The Grand Prix de Paris is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and ...
, run over on a turf track at Longchamp Racecourse
Previously the French Triple Crown consisted of:
# Poule d'Essai des Poulains
# Prix du Jockey Club
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Prix Royal-Oak
The Prix Royal-Oak is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,100 metres (about 1 mile and 7½ furlongs), a ...
, run over on a turf track at Longchamp Racecourse
Two horses have swept the French Triple Crown:
* Zut – 1879
* Perth – 1899
The French Fillies Triple Crown consists of:
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Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at ...
(French 1000 Guineas), run over on a turf track at Longchamp Racecourse
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Prix de Diane
The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,100 met ...
, run over on a turf track at Chantilly Racecourse
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Prix Vermeille
The Prix Vermeille is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), a ...
, run over on a turf track at Longchamp Racecourse
Four fillies have won all three races:
*
Nikellora – 1945
*
Corteira – 1948
*
Allez France
Allez France (24 May 1970 – 11 December 1989) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Winner of the French 1000 Guineas, the French Oaks and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, she was one of the greatest-ever ...
– 1973
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Zarkava
Zarkava (foaled 31 March 2005 in Ireland) is an undefeated French Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Background
Bred and raced by HH Aga Khan IV, Zarkava was sired by Group II winner Zamindar who also sired the ...
– 2008
Previously the French Triple Crown for fillies consisted of:
# Poule d'Essai des Pouliche
# Prix de Diane
# Prix Royal-Oak
No filly ever won the series.
Japan
Japan has two sets of races referred to as Triple Crowns.
Japanese Triple Crown
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Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas), run over on a turf track at
Nakayama Racecourse
is located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 165,676. It was built in 1990.
Physical attributes
Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.
The turf's measures 184 ...
in
Funabashi, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after pa ...
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Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), run over on a turf track at
Tokyo Racecourse
is located in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing. It has a capacity of 223,000, with seating for 13,750.
Tokyo Racecourse hosts numerous G1 (Grade 1) r ...
in
Fuchu, Tokyo
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Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), run over on a turf track at
Kyoto Racecourse in
Kyoto, Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the cit ...
Eight horses have won the Japanese Triple Crown:
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St Lite
St Lite (''セントライト'', April 2, 1938 – February 1, 1965) was a Japanese racehorse.
Background
St Lite was a bay horse bred in Japan by Koiwai Nojo. During his racing career he was owned by Kato Yusaku and trained by Tanaka Kazuitic ...
– 1941
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Shinzan
Shinzan (シンザン; 2 April 1961 – 13 July 1996) was a thoroughbred racehorse that won the Japanese Triple Crown.
Background
Shinzan was a bay horse bred by Yoshimatsu Matsuhashi. He was sired by Irish Derby winner Hindostan. His dam ...
– 1964
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Mr. C.B.
Mr C B (Japanese : ミスターシービー, April 7, 1980 - December 15, 2000) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the Japanese Triple Crown in 1983. He died of old age in 2000.
Background
Mr C B was a bay horse bred in Japan by ...
– 1983
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Symboli Rudolf
Symboli Rudolf ( Japanese : シンボリルドルフ, March 13, 1981 - October 4, 2011) was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Triple Crown, sired by Partholon, a son of Milesian, out of Sweet Luna, a daughter of Speed S ...
– 1984
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Narita Brian
Narita Brian ( ja, ナリタブライアン, Hepburn: ; May 3, 1991 – September 27, 1998) was a Japanese racehorse. Until T M Opera O surpassed him in 2000, Narita Brian was the world's top money earner.
Background
Narita Brian was a bay h ...
– 1994
*
Deep Impact – 2005
*
Orfevre
Orfevre ( ja, オルフェーヴル, link=no, foaled May 14, 2008) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and active breeding stallion. In 2011 he won the Japanese Triple Crown and was voted Japanese Horse of the Year. In 2012 he added vi ...
– 2011
*
Contrail
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– 2020
Japanese Triple Tiara
# the
Oka Sho
The is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan. The race is restricted to three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies and is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo in April.
It was ...
(Japanese 1000 Guineas), run over on a turf track at
Hanshin Racecourse
is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and it is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II
World War I ...
in
Takarazuka, Hyogo
# the
Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks), run over on a turf track at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo
# the
Shuka Sho
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, run over on a turf track at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto, Kyoto
From 1976 to 1995, the
Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup
The Queen Elizabeth II Cup (''Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup'' until 2012) is an Graded stakes race, International Grade 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbred Filly, fillies and mar ...
was the third leg.
Six horses have won the Japanese Triple Tiara:
*
Mejiro Ramonu Mejiro may refer to:
* Mejiro, Tokyo is a residential district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, centered at Mejiro Station of Yamanote Line.
* Another name for Warbling white-eye.
* Kurosaki Dojo - formerly known as Mejiro Gym, a Japanese kickboxing/MMA ...
– 1986
*
Still in Love – 2003
*
Apapane – 2010
*
Gentildonna
is a retired Japanese thoroughbred racehorse. In 2012 she won the Japanese Fillies Triple Crown and was voted Japanese Horse of the Year. She was also the first three-year-old filly to win the Japan Cup, in 2012, and the following year became th ...
– 2012
*
Almond Eye
Almond Eye ( Japanese アーモンドアイ, foaled 10 March 2015) is a champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown in 2018, and holds a world record over 2,400 meters on turf. She is also a two-time winn ...
– 2018
*
Daring Tact
Daring Tact ( ja, デアリングタクト, link=no, foaled 15 April 2017) is a champion Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Fillies Triple Crown in 2020. After winning her only race as a two-year-old, she won the Elfin Stakes ...
– 2020
Argentina
The three races that comprise the Triple Crown in Argentina are:
#
Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos, run over on a dirt track at
Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo
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Gran Premio Jockey Club, run over on a turf track at
Hipodromo de San Isidro
#
Gran Premio Nacional
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* Gran (name)
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(Argentine Derby), run over on a dirt track at Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo
Winners of the Argentinian Triple Crown are:
*
Pippermint – 1902
*
Old Man – 1904
*
Melgarejo
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Cast
...
– 1906
*
Chopp – 1908
*
Botafogo
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– 1917
*
Mineral
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– 1931
*
Silfo – 1934
*
Sorteado – 1938
*
Embrujo – 1939
*
Yatasto – 1951
*
Tatán – 1954
*
Manantial – 1958
*
Gobernado – 1964
*
Forli – 1966
*
Telescópico – 1978
*
El Serrano – 1986
*
Refinado Tom – 1996
A Quadruple Crown adding the
Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
The Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini is the most prestigious horse race in Argentina. It is run in December at the Hipódromo de San Isidro, near Buenos Aires. The race was tied for the 93rd highest rated Group/Grade 1 Race for three-ye ...
, run over miles on the turf and open to older horses, is also recognised. Winners are:
* Pippermint – 1902
* Old Man – 1904
* Botafogo – 1917
* Mineral – 1931
* Yatasto – 1951
* Manantial – 1958
* Forli – 1966
* Telescópico – 1978
The Argentinian Filly Triple Crown consists of:
#
Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas, run over on a dirt track at Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo (1 mile on dirt)
#Gran Premio Jockey Club
#Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby)
Winners of the Argentinian Filly Triple Crown are:
*
Sierra Balcarce
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Places Mountains and mountain ranges
* Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico
* Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range i ...
– 1930
*
La Mission – 1940 (also won Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini)
Additionally, a San Isidro Colt Triple Crown and San Isidro Filly Triple Crown are recognised. The San Isidro Colt Triple Crown consists of:
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Gran Premio Dos Mil Guineas, run over on a turf track at Hipódromo de San Isidro
# Gran Premio Jockey Club, run over on a turf track at Hipódromo de San Isidro
# Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, run over on a turf track at Hipódromo de San Isidro
Winners of the San Isidro Colt Triple Crown are:
*
Chullo – 1997
*
Asidero – 1999
*
Hi Happy – 2015
The San Isidro Filly Triple Crown consists of:
#
Gran Premio Mil Guineas, run over on a turf track at Hipódromo de San Isidro
# Gran Premio Jockey Club
# Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
As of 2021, no horse has won all three races.
Brazil
Brazil has triple crowns run at multiple tracks, including at
Hipódromo da Gávea
Hipódromo da Gávea is a Race track, racecourse used for horse racing, located in the Gávea neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1926, it has 3,000 seats and an overall capacity of 80,000.
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The Rio de Janeiro Triple Crown consists of:
# Grande Prêmio Estado do Rio de Janeiro, run over on a turf track
# Grande Prêmio Francisco Eduardo de Paula Machado, run over on a turf track
# Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazilian Derby), run over on a turf track
Winners are:
* Talvez! – 1941
* Criolan – 1942
* Quiproquó – 1953
* Timão – 1956
* Escorial
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– 1959
* African Boy
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– 1979
* – 1984
* Itajara – 1987
* Groove
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– 1996
* Super Power – 2000
* Plenty of Kicks – 2012
* Bal a Bali
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– 2014
Prior to 1963, the Rio de Janeiro Triple Crown consisted of the Grande Prêmio Outono ( on turf), Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul, and Grande Prêmio Distrito Federal ( on turf). From 1963 to 1993, it consisted of the Grande Prêmio Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul, and Grande Prêmio Jockey Club Brasileiro ( on turf). From 1994 to 2003, the order of the Grande Prêmio Jockey Club Brasileiro and Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul were reversed in order. The current configuration started in 2004.
The Rio de Janeiro Filly Triple Crown consists of:
# Grande Prêmio Henrique Possolo, run over on a turf track
# Grande Prêmio Diana, run over on a turf track
# Grande Prêmio Zélia Gonzaga Peixoto de Castro, run over on a turf track
Winners are:
* Indian Chris – 1991
* Virginie
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– 1997
* Be Fair – 2000
* Old Tune – 2012
* No Regrets – 2017
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– 2021
The São Paulo Triple Crown consists of:
# Grande Prêmio Ipiranga
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, run over on a turf track
# Grande Prêmio Jockey Club de São Paulo, run over on a turf track
# Grande Prêmio Derby Paulista, run over on a turf track
Winners are:
* Jacutinga – 1933
* Funny Boy – 1936
* El Faro – 1943
* Estouvado – 1944
* Farwell – 1959
* Giant
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– 1967
* Cacique Negro
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– 1989
* Quari Bravo – 1997
* Roxinho – 2001
* Fixador – 2013
* Halston
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– 2018
Historically, the São Paulo Triple Crown ran without the Grande Prêmio Jockey Club de São Paulo, with the Grande Prêmio Consagração ( on a turf track) being run as the third and final leg.
The São Paulo Filly Triple Crown consists of:
# Grande Prêmio Barão de Piracicaba, run over on a turf track
# Grande Prêmio Henrique de Toledo Lara, run over on a turf track
# Grande Prêmio Diana, run over on a turf track
Winners are:
* Dulce – 1957
* Olhada – 1961
* Jembélia – 1963
* Emerald Hill – 1977
* Colina Verde
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– 2006
The Rio Grande do Sul Triple Crown, as of 1985, consists of:
# Grande Prêmio Linneu de Paula Machado, run over on a dirt track
# Grande Prêmio Cel. Caminha, run over on a turf track
# Grande Prêmio Derby Rio-grandense, run over on a dirt track
Winners are:
* Interstar – 1985
Chile
The three races that comprise the Triple Crown in Chile are:
# Clásico El Ensayo, run over on a turf track at Club Hipico de Santiago
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# Clásico St. Leger, run over on a turf track at Hipodromo Chile
# El Derby
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, run over on a turf track at Valparaiso Sporting Club
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.
Winners of the Chilean Triple Crown are:
* Cachaporal – 1885
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* Tutti Frutti
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– 1928
* Freire – 1930
* Grimsby
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– 1939
* Tabano – 1946
* Empire
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– 1951
* Eugenia
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– 1956
* Prólogo – 1966
* Wolf
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– 1991
Additionally, the Hipódromo Chile
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has multiple recognized Triple Crowns. The Filly Triple Crown consists of:
# Clásico Tanteo de Potrancas, run over on a dirt track
# Clásico Mil Guineas, run over on a dirt track
# Clásico Alberto Solari Magnasco, run over run on a dirt track
There have been four winners:
* Cremcaramel – 1999
* Printemps
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– 2000
* Amani – 2011
* Wow Cat – 2017
The Triple Crown consists of:
# Clásico Dos Mil Guineas (for colts) or Clásico Mil Guineas (for fillies), both run over on a dirt track
# Clásico Gran Criterium Mauricio Serrano Palma, run over on a dirt track
# Clásico St. Leger
There have been eight winners:
* Geologo – 1984
* Lido Palace
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– 2000
* Trotamondo – 2004
* Hakassan – 2012
* Incentive Boy – 2015
* Big Daddy – 2016
* Wow Cat † – 2017
* Cariblanco – 2018
† Designates a filly winner
Chile also has a Two-Year-Old Triple Crown, with all three races run on turf at Valparaiso Sporting Club
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. It consists of:
# Clásico El Estreno icanor Señoret run over
# Clásico Gran Premio Gonzalo Bofill De Caso, run over
# Clásico Copa de Plata Italo Traverso, run over
There have been five winners:
* Campo Marzio – 1991
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– 1992
* Early Gray – 1993
* Castelnuovo – 1994
* Sandy Bay – 2016
*
Peru
The Peruvian Triple Crown consists of:
# Polla de Potrillos, run over on a dirt track
# Gran Premio Ricardo Ortíz de Zevallos, run over on a dirt track
# Derby Nacional, run over on a dirt track
Winners are:
* Don Manuel – 1936/1937
* Pulgarín – 1941/1942
* Imperio – 1948/49
* Llanero – 1950/51
* Río Pallanga – 1955/56
* Perigold – 1957/58
* Daré – 1962/63
* Trastévere – 1968/69
* Santorín – 1973
* Vaduz
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– 1979
* Stash – 1992
* Grozny
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– 1998
* Muller
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– 2006
* Super Nao – 2021
The Peruvian Filly Triple Crown consists of:
# Polla de Potrancas, run over on a dirt track
# Gran Premo Enrique Ayulo Pardo, run over on a dirt track
# Derby Nacional
Winners are:
* Monona – 1944/45
* Pamplona
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– 1959/60
* Batuka – 1999
A Quadruple Crown adding the Gran Premio Nacional Augusto B. Leguia, run over on a turf track, is also recognised. Winners are:
* Pamplona – 1959/60
* Santorín – 1973
* Stash – 1992
* Super Nao – 2021
Horses that have won any combination of three of the above races are also sometimes considered Triple Crown winners. Horses that have done this are:
* Premier – 1947/1948
** Won Gran Premio Ricardo Ortíz de Zevallos, Derby Nacional, Gran Premio Nacional Augusto B. Leguia
* Insuperable – 1949/1950
** Won Polla de Potrillos, Gran Premio Ricardo Ortíz de Zevallos, Gran Premio Nacional Augusto B. Leguia
* Tenaz – 1972
** Won Polla de Potrillos, Gran Premio Ricardo Ortíz de Zevallos, Gran Premio Nacional Augusto B. Leguia
* Acropolitana – 1974
** Won Polla de Potrances, Gran Premo Enrique Ayulo Pardo, Gran Premio Nacional Augusto B. Leguia
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– 1982
** Won Polla de Potrillos, Gran Premio Ricardo Ortíz de Zevallos, Gran Premio Nacional Augusto B. Leguia
* Mari July – 1990
** Won Polla de Potrances, Gran Premo Enrique Ayulo Pardo, Gran Premio Nacional Augusto B. Leguia
Hong Kong
The Triple Crown series at Hong Kong
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's Sha Tin Racecourse
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consists of three races at increasingly longer distances. Unlike most other Triple Crown events, these races are not confined to three-year-olds. They are:
# Hong Kong Stewards' Cup
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, run over
# Hong Kong Gold Cup
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, run over
# Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup
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, run over
The only horse to win the Hong Kong Triple Crown is:
* River Verdon – 1994
There are two other Triple Crown series: the Hong Kong Speed Series and the Four-Year-Old Classic Series.
Hong Kong Speed Series (International Group 1):
# Centenary Sprint Cup
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, run over
# Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup
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, run over
# Chairman's Sprint Prize
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, run over
Winners of the Hong Kong Speed Series are:
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– 1995/96
* Grand Delight – 2002/03
* Silent Witness
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– 2003/04, 2004/05
Four-Year-Old Classic Series (Hong Kong Group 1):
Restricted to four-year-old horses.
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, run over
# Hong Kong Classic Mile
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, run over
# Hong Kong Derby
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, run over
Winners of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series are:
* Rapper Dragon
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– 2017
* Golden Sixty
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– 2020
Italy
The Triple Crown series consists of:
# Premio Parioli, run over at Capannelle Racecourse
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#Derby Italiano
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, run over at Capenelle Racecourse in Rome
# St. Leger Italiano
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, run over at San Siro Racecourse
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Three horses have swept the Italian Triple Crown:
* Niccolo dell'Arca – 1941
* Gladiolo – 1946
* Botticelli – in 1954
The Italian Fillies' Triple Crown consists of:
# Premio Regina Elena
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(1000 Guineas)
# Oaks d'Italiano (Italian Oaks)
# St. Leger Italiano
No filly has swept all three races, but Jacopa de Sellaio won the Premio Parioli, Derby Italiano, Premio Regina Elena, and Oaks d'Italia in 1932.
Uruguay
The three races that comprise the Triple Crown in Uruguay are:
# Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos, run over on a dirt track
# Gran Premio Jockey Club, run over on a dirt track
# Gran Premio Nacional
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, run over on a dirt track
This combination of races received some publicity outside of Uruguay in 2006. The 2005 Triple Crown winner Invasor, after being sold to Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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and sent to be raced in the United States, went on to win three Grade I races in 2006 before winning that year's Breeders' Cup Classic
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, and won the 2007 Dubai World Cup
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before being retired to stud following a training injury.
Uruguayan Triple Crown winners are:
* Ricaurte – 1913
* Benz – 1917
* Liniers – 1919
* Sisley – 1923
* Lancier – 1926
* Marquito – 1927
* Zorzalero – 1932
* Romántico – 1936
* Lord Coty – 1943
* Luzeiro – 1949
* Bizancio – 1951
* Scooter – 1954
* Zumbador – 1960
* Locoloco – 1962
* Chocon – 1971
* Hampstead – 1977
* Monacilio – 1980
* Amodeo – 1988
* Parsiphal – 1994
* Invasor – 2005
* Sir Fever – 2014
The Uruguayan Filly Triple Crown consists of:
# Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas, run over on a dirt track
# Gran Premio Jockey Club
# Gran Premio Nacional
Uruguayan Filly Triple Crown winners are:
* Verona – 1915
Other Triple Crowns in European countries
Belgium
The Belgian Triple Crown consists of:
# Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Belgian 2000 Guineas)
# Derby Belge
# St. Leger Belge
Known Triple Crown winners in Belgium are:
* Kitty – 1926
* Bayeux – 1947
* Soudard – 1971
* Epsiba – 1980
* Camiros – 1982
* Abbey's Grey – 1989
* Super Native – 1990
The Fillies' Triple Crown in Belgium consists of:
# Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Belgian 1000 Guineas)
# Prix de Gustave Roy de Blicquy (Belgian Oaks)
# St. Leger Belge
One filly is known to have won all three races:
* Domitillia – 1959
Hungary
The Hungarian Triple Crown consists of:
# Nemzeti dij (Hungarian 2000 Guineas)
# Magyar Derby (Hungarian Derby)
# Magyar St. Leger (Hungarian St. Leger)
Hungarian Triple Crown winners are:
* Try Well – 1936
* Bilbao – 1977
* April Sun – 1999
* Saldenzar – 2007
* Quelindo – 2015
The Hungarian Fillies' Triple Crown (not officially listed by the Hungarian racing authorities) consists of:
# Hazafi dij (Hungarian 1000 Guineas)
# Magyar Kancadíj (Hungarian Oaks)
# Magyar St. Leger (Hungarian St. Leger)
No filly has swept the Hungarian Fillies' Triple Crown.
Switzerland
In Switzerland, the Triple Crown series consists of:
# Swiss Derby (2400 metres, turf, Frauenfeld)
# Swiss 2000 Guineas (1600 metres, turf, at Zurich)
# Swiss St. Leger
The Swiss Fillies Triple Crown consists of:
# Swiss Oaks
# Swiss 1000 Guineas (1600 metres, turf)
# Swiss St. Leger
One horse has won the Swiss Triple Crown.
* Majofils – 2006
Denmark
In Denmark, the Triple Crown series consists of:
# Dansk Derby
# Dansk Forarslob (Danish 2000 Guineas)
# Dansk St. Leger
Three horses have won the Danish Triple Crown:
* Sunbeam – 1939
* Asa Thor – 1945
* Hallo – 1946
The Danish Filly Triple Crown consists of:
# Dansk Oaks
# Marowinalob (Danish1000 Guineas)
# Dansk St. Leger
One filly has swept all three races:
* Rossard – 1983
Rossard was one of the most successful runners in Denmark's history, being a Grade One winner in the US. She later became a good broodmare, with her son Unusual Heat being a leading sire in California.
Sweden
The Swedish Triple Crown consists of:
# Svenskt Derby
# Jockeyklubbens Jubileumslöpning (Swedish Two Thousand Guineas)
# Svenskt St. Leger
Three horses have swept the Swedish Triple Crown:
* Birgit – 1940
* Coast Guard – 1952
* Homosassa – 1985
The Swedish Filly Triple Crown consists of:
# Dianalöpning (Swedish One Thousand Guineas)
# Svensk Oaks
# Svenskt St. Leger
One filly has swept all three races:
* Wonderbird – 1953
Norway
The Norwegian Triple Crown series consists of:
# Norsk 2000 Guineas
# Norsk Derby
# Norsk St. Leger
Eight horses have swept the Norwegian Triple Crown:
* Cato – 1943
* Sally – 1944
* Primadonna – 1945
* Askepot – 1948
* Trainer's Seat – 1976
* Dalby Jaguar – 1981
* Sunorius – 1987
* Without Fear – 2011
* Privilegiado – 2019
The Norwegian Filly Triple Crown consists of:
# Norsk 1000 Guineas
# Norsk Oaks
# Norsk St. Leger
No filly has won all three races.
The Netherlands
The Dutch Triple Crown consists of:
# Hengsten Productenren (Dutch 2000 Guineas)
# Dutch Derby
# Dutch St. Leger
The following horses have won the Dutch Triple Crown:
* Tosto – in 1951
* Sans Valeur – 1954
* Jolly Peter – 1959
* Jolly Jinks – 1966
* Frances Hope – 1976
* Ishamo – 1981
* Boxberger Speed – 1982
* Boxberger Civano – 1984
* Sydney Raaphorst – 1985
* Double Fun – 2002
The Dutch Fillies' Triple Crown consists of:
# Merries Productenren (Dutch 1000 Guineas)
# Diana-prijs (Dutch Oaks)
# Dutch St. Leger
The following horses have swept the series:
* Ramana – 1947
* Qualissa – 1949 (also won the Dutch Derby)
* Que Sara – 1967
* Queen of Roses S – 1973 (also won the Dutch Derby)
* Libelle – 1980
* Carmona – 1983
The Dutch Triple Crown races, except the Dutch Derby and possibly the Dutch Oaks, have not been run since around 2008.
Turkey
The Turkish Triple Crown consists of:
# Erkek Tay Deneme (Turkish 2000 Guineas – 1,600 m)
# Gazi Derby
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(Turkish Derby – 2,400 m)
# Ankara Stakes (Turkish St. Leger – 2,800 m)
Champions of the Turkish Triple Crown are:
* Sadettin – 1970
* Karayel – 1973
* Seren.1 – 1983
* Ugurtay – 1985
* Hafız – 1986
* Bold Pilot
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– 1996
* Grand Ekinoks – 2001
The Turkish Fillies' Triple Crown (not officially recognized by Turkish racing authorities) consists of:
# Disi Tay Deneme (Turkish 1000 Guineas)
# Kisrak (Turkish Oaks)
# Ankara Stakes (Turkish St. Leger)
Fillies that have swept this series are:
* Suphan – 1965
* Minimo – 1971 (also won the Turkish Derby)
Spain
The Spanish Triple Crown series consists of:
# Premio Cimera (Spanish 2000 Guineas)
# Premio Villapadierna (Spanish Derby)
# Premio Villamejor (Spanish St. Leger)
Two horses have swept the Spanish Triple Crown:
* Dual Sea – 1975
* Arkaitz – in 2014
The Triple Crown for fillies consists of:
# Premio Valderas (Spanish 1000 Guineas)
# Premio Beamonte (Spanish Oaks)
# Premio Villamejor (Spanish St. Leger)
One filly has swept all three races:
* Tokara – 1962
Poland
In Poland, the Triple Crown (''Potrójna korona'') consists of:
# Nagroda Rulera, Polish 2000 Guineas, Warsaw, 1600 m
# Służewiec Derby, Polish Derby, Warsaw, 2400 m
# Nagroda St. Leger, Warsaw, 2800 m
Known Polish Triple Crown winners are:
* Liège – 1917
* Mat – 1934
* Jeremi – 1938
* Ruch – 1948
* Solali – 1961
* Dipol – 1972
* Czerkies – 1974
* Krezus – 1989
* Mokosz – 1992
* Dżamajka (filly) – 2000
* Dancer Life – 2002
* Dżesmin – 2005
* San Moritz – 2007
* Intens – 2011
* Va Bank – 2015
* Bush Brave – 2017
* Fabulous Las Vegas – 2018
The classic races for fillies are:
# Nagroda Wiosennej (1000 Guineas)
# Nagroda Liry (Oaks)
No filly is known to have won the Polish Fillies' Triple Crown, which would conclude with the St. Leger. The Polish St. Leger is now open to 3-year-olds and up.
Triple Crowns in other countries
India
The Indian Triple Crown consists of:
# Indian 2000 Guineas
# Indian Derby
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# Indian St. Leger
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in Mumbai. The St. Leger was run at Pune between 1970 and 1990, before being shifted to Mumbai. It is now again being run in Pune.
Ten horses have won the Indian Triple Crown:
* Commoner – 1953/54
* Loyal Manzar – 1961/62
* Prince Pradeep – 1963/64
* Red Rufus – 1966/67
* Our Select – 1967/68
* Squanderer – 1976/77
* Almanac – 1981/82
* Astonish – 1991/92
* Indictment – 1997/98
* Smart Chieftain – 1999/00
The Indian Fillies Triple Crown consists of:
# Indian 1000 Guineas
# Indian Oaks
# Indian St. Leger
One filly has swept the series for fillies:
* Her Majesty – 1947/48
Kenya
The Kenya Triple Crown series is run at Ngong Racecourse
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, in Nairobi, and consists of:
# Kenya Derby ( miles)
# Kenya Guineas (1 mile)
# Kenya St. Leger ( miles)
The three races have been won by:
* Heron – 1972
* Manuscript – 1978
* Pretty Witch (filly) – 1981
* Morningstar – 1990
* Kings Pattern – 1994
* Hawker Fury – 2017
* Silverstone Air – 2019
The Kenya Fillies' Triple Crown consists of:
# Kenya Fillies Guineas (1 mile)
# Kenya Oaks ( miles)
# Kenya St. Leger ( miles)
The three races have been won by:
* Windsong – 1999
* Happy Times – 2015
* Western Ballad – 2016
Macau
In Macau, the Macau Jockey Club
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introduced the Triple Crown Series in 2008, with three races all held in Taipa Racecourse, Macau:
# Director's Cup, Macau Group 2 Race,
# Macau Cup, Macau Group 2 Race,
# Macau Gold Cup, Macau Group 1 Race,
In 2009 Macau Jockey Club changed the series for 4-year-old horses:
# Macau Guineas, Macau Group 1 Race, , only for 4-year-old horses
# Macau Derby, Macau Group 1 Race, , only for 4-year-old horses
# Macau Gold Cup, Macau Group 1 Race,
In 2010, Luen Yat Forever become the first and, to date, only horse to win the Macau Triple Crown.
Mexico
The Mexican Triple Crown series consists of:
# Derby Mexicano (9 furlongs)
# Stakes Jockey Club Mexicano (8 furlongs)
# Gran Premio Nacional ( furlongs).
All three races are contested at Hippodromo de las Americas, in Mexico City.
Mexican Triple Crown winners:
* Plucky Flag (filly) – 1946
* Re-Torta (filly) – 1949
* Cachava (filly) – 1966
* Gran Zar – 1979
* Pikotazo – 1980
* Dominciano – 2002
* Huitlacoche – 2015
* Kukulkan – 2018
The Mexican Fillies' Triple Crown series consists of :
# Clasico Rubi (7 furlongs)
# Clasico Esmeralda (8 furlongs)
# Clasico Diamante ( furlongs).
All three races are contested at Hippodromo de las Americas, in Mexico City.
Mexican Filly Triple Crown winners:
* She's a Lady Race – 2005
* That's Life – 2007
* Vivian Record – 2009
* Kutzamala – 2018
*Giovannia – 2020
Barbados
The Barbados Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is a series of thoroughbred horse races run annually at Garrison Savannah Racetrack
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near Bridgetown, Barbados, consisting of races of increasing distance:
# Barbados Guineas
# Midsummer Creole Classic
# Barbados Derby
The winners of the Barbados Triple Crown have been:
* Watermeet (filly) – 1972
*Ginger Lilly (filly) – 1980
*Coo-Bird – 1989
* Incitatus – 1996
* Zouk (filly) – 2006
* Areutalkintome – 2009
Dominican Republic
The three races that comprise the Triple Crown in the Dominican Republic are:
# Clásico Matías Ramón Mella
# Clásico Francisco del Rosario Sanchez
# Clásico Juan Pablo Duarte
The winners of the Dominican Republic Triple Crown have been:
* Cibao – 1979
* Amor Mio – 1980
* Senorita Cuquina – 1982
* Dr. Calderon – 1985
* Candice Akemi – 1990
* J. Robert – 1991
* Sweet Honey – 1997
* Excelencia – 2005
* Matty Alou – 2007
* Sicótico – 2008
* Fratello Martino – 2015
* Tango Dancer – 2016
* Inmenso – 2017
*Cadeau de Alcalá – 2019
*Huracán P. – 2020
Jamaica
The Jamaican Triple Crown series at Caymanas Park
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consists of:
# Jamaican 2000 Guineas
# Jamaican Derby
# Jamaican St. Leger
The winners of the Jamaican Triple Crown are:
* Royal Dad – 1981
* Monday Morning – 1987
* Lui Chie Pooh – 1988
* Milligram – 1992
* War Zone – 1996
* I'm Satisfied – 2000
* Mark My Words – 2010
*She's a Maneater – 2017
*Supreme Soul – 2019
The Jamaican Fillies' Triple Crown at Caymanas Park consists of:
# Jamaican 1000 Guineas
# Jamaican Oaks
# Jamaican St. Leger
The winners of the Jamaican Fillies' Triple Crown are:
* Vestia – 1993
* Simply Magic – 2000
* Alsafra – 2008
Panama
The Panamanian Triple Crown consists of:
# Arturo, Eric Arturo & Eric Arturo Delvalle, miles on dirt
# Augosto Samuel Boyd Paredes, miles on dirt
# Carlos y Fernando Eleta Almaran, miles on dirt
All of the races are conducted at the Hipódromo Presidente Remon
The winners of the Panamanian Triple Crown have been:
*Pindín – 1964
*Tojo – 1966
*Iván – 1967
*Eugenio – 1972
*Montecarlo – 1973
*El Manut – 1976
*El Gran Capo – 1978
*Leonardo – 1992
*El Chacal – 1994
*Rey Arturo – 1995
*Evaristo – 1998
*Spago – 2004
*Oxsai – 2008
*Voy Porque Voy – 2010
*Señor Concerto – 2019
The Panamanian Filly Triple Crown consists of:
# Temistocles Diaz Q., miles on dirt
# Tomás G. Duque y Tomás A. Duque, miles on dirt
# Raúl (Lul) Arango, Raúl (Baby) Arango, y Roberto (Bob) Arango Chiari, miles on dirt
Winners of the Panamanian Filly Triple Crown include:
* Monkey Business – 2015
* Chantik – 2016
* Lady Valery – 2017
Puerto Rico
The Triple Crown series at Puerto Rico's Camarero Racetrack consists of three races at increasingly longer distances. They are:
# Derby Puertorriqueño at 1,700 metres (8½ furlongs) held in the first Sunday of May
# Copa Gobernador at 1,800 metres (9 furlongs) held in the end of May
# Copa San Juan at 1,900 metres (9½ furlongs) held in the last Sunday of June
The Puerto Rico Triple Crown winners are:
* Camarero
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– 1954
* Cardiologo – 1961
* El Rebelde
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– 1966
* Hurly Road
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– 1981
* Vuelve Candy B – 1991
* Cherokee Pepper
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– 1999
* Estrellero – 2001
* Mediavilla R – 2002
* Don Paco – 2011
* Arquitecto – 2012
* Lluvia de Nieve – 2014
* Justiciero – 2017
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– 2019
* Consolador – 2021
Ecuador
;1980 – present
Ecuador has two sets of races referred to as Triple Crowns:
Ecuador Triple Crown
# Clásico Estreno Dr. Raúl Lebed Sigall, at Hipódromo BUIJO in Samborondón
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# Clásico Polla Nacional Sr. Agustin Febres Cordero, at Hipódromo BUIJO in Samborondón
# Clásico Derby Nacional Sr.Benjamin Rosales A., at Hipódromo BUIJO in Samborondón
Ecuador Fillies' Triple Crown
# Clásico Ing. Carlos San Andres, at Hipódromo BUIJO in Samborondo
# Clásico Sr. Eduardo Jairala F, at Hipódromo BUIJO in Samborondó
# Clásico Abogado Carlos Julio Arosemena Peet, at Hipódromo BUIJO in Samborondón
;Pre-1980
In Ecuador, the Triple Crown consists of:
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# Clásico Enrique Guzman Aspiazu, at Hipódromo Santa Cecilia in Guayaquil
# Clásico Inginiero Ignacio De Icaza Aspiazu, at Hipódromo Santa Cecilia in Guayaquil
Winners of the Ecuadoran Triple Crown are:
* Miss Florida
* Banantia
* Capo Di Monte II
* Alcatraz – 1967
* Pechiche
* Farsante – 1971
Venezuela
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has two sets of races referred to as Triple Crowns.
The Venezuelan Official Triple Crown consists of:
# Clásico José Antonio Páez, at Hipódromo La Rinconada
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in Caracas
# Clásico Cría Nacional (former Clásico Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría), at Hipódromo La Rinconada in Caracas
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# Clásico República de Venezuela (Venezuelan Derby), at Hipódromo La Rinconada in Caracas
Winners of the Venezuelan Triple Crown, since 1956, are:
* Gradisco – 1960
* El Corsario – 1972
* Iraquí – 1985
* Catire Bello – 1992
* Polo Grounds – 2005
* Taconeo – 2007
* El Gran Cesar – 2008
* Water Jet – 2010
* Raffsttar – 2020
The Venezuelan Fillies' Triple Crown consists of:
# Clásico Hipódromo La Rinconada, at Hipódromo La Rinconada in Caracas
# Clásico Prensa Hípica Nacional, at Hipódromo La Rinconada in Caracas
# Clásico General Joaquín Crespo, at Hipódromo La Rinconada in Caracas
Filly Triple Crown winners are:
* Lavandera – 1971
* Segula C. – 1974
* Blondy – 1978
* Gelinotte – 1980
* Lady and Me – 1991
* Cantaura – 1992
* Miss Marena – 1994
* Starship Miss – 1999
* Front Stage – 2000
* Bambera – 2009
* Ninfa del Cielo – 2014
* Afrodita de Padua – 2019
* Sandovalera – 2021
Philippines
The Philippines Triple Crown series are held at San Lazaro Leisure Park
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(first leg), Santa Ana Park (second leg), and MetroTurf Racing Complex (third leg) at unknown lengths and it's winners include:
* Fair and Square – 1981
* Skywalker – 1983
* Time Master – 1987
* Magic Showtime – 1988
* Sun Dancer – 1989
* Strong Material – 1996
* Real Top – 1998
* Silver Story – 2001
* Hagdang Bato – 2012
* Kid Molave – 2014
* Sepfourteen – 2017
* Heneral Kalentong – 2020
Trinidad and Tobago
The three races that comprise the triple crown of Trinidad and Tobago were established in 1983 and they are:
# Easter Guineas
# Midsummer Classic Stakes
# Trinidad Derby
The Trinidad and Tobago triple crown winners are
Pre 1983:
* Bright Light – 1952
* Darjeeling – 1954
* Shalimar – 1958
* Happy Landing – 1960
* Aurelian – 1963
* Chip Chip – 1967
* Royal Colours – 1982
After 1983:
* Sky Rocket – 1986
* Carnival Messiah – 2001
* Momentum – 2014
*Wise Guy – 2020
Undefeated Triple Crown winners
The following horses won their Triple Crown when still undefeated. Those marked with an asterisk retired undefeated.
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(1893), United Kingdom
* Bahram* (1935), United Kingdom
* Windsor Slipper* (1942), Ireland
* Camarero
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(1954), Puerto Rico
* Gradisco (1960), Venezuela
* Nijinsky
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(1970), United Kingdom
* Emerald Hill (1977), Brazil
* Seattle Slew
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(1977), United States
* El Gran Capo
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(1978), Panama
* Pikotazo (1980), Mexico
* Royal Dad (1981), Jamaica
* Symboli Rudolf
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(1984), Japan
* Itajara* (1987), Brazil
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(1998), Peru
* Excelencia (2005), Dominican Republic
* Deep Impact (2005), Japan
* Invasor (2005), Uruguay
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(2010), Venezuela
* Fixador (2013), Brazil
* Va Bank (2015), Poland
* Justify* (2018), United States
* Kukulkan (2018), Mexico
* Contrail
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(2020), Japan
* Daring Tact
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(2020), Japan
* Andrew Goltra (2022), U-Gym
Individual Triple Crown winners
Only three jockeys have won the Triple Crown with different horses (i.e., rode horses to Triple Crowns in different years):
* Steve Donoghue (United Kingdom : 1915, Pommem; 1917 Gay Crusader)
* Eddie Arcaro
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(United States: 1941, Whirlaway; 1948, Citation)
* Emisael Jaramillo (Venezuela: 2005, Polo Grounds; 2007, Taconeo; 2010, Water Jet)
At least two jockeys is known to have won all three of a country's Triple Crown races in the same year on different horses:
* Luis Contreras (Canada, 2011: Queen's Plate, Inglorious; Prince of Wales Stakes and Breeders' Stakes, Pender Harbour)
* Alfredo García Paduani (Venezuela, 2016: Clásico José Antonio Páez and Clásico Cría Nacional, Ocean Bay; Clásico República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Gran Will)
One trainer is known to have accomplished the same feat as Contreras and García Paduani:
* D. Wayne Lukas (USA, 1995: Kentucky Derby, Thunder Gulch; Preakness Stakes, Timber Country; Belmont Stakes, Thunder Gulch)
Back to back Triple Crown winners (jockeys)
Don Seymour
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(Canada)
* 1989 – With Approval
* 1990 – Izvestia
Javier Santiago (Puerto Rico)
* 2001 – Estrellero
* 2002 – Mediavilla R
Most Triple Crown winners (jockeys)
Winston Grifiths – Jamaica (5)
*1981 – Royal Dad
*1988 – Liu Chie Poo
*1992 – Milligram
*2001 – I'msatisfied
*2002 – Simply Magic (filly)
Alexis Feliciano – Puerto Rico (3)
*1991 – Vuelve Candy B
*1999 – Cherokee Pepper
*2011 – Don Paco
Emisael Jaramillo – Venezuela (3)
*2005 – Polo Grounds
*2007 – Taconeo
*2010 – Water Jet
See also
* List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses
The list of leading Thoroughbred racehorses contains the names of undefeated racehorses and other horses that had an outstanding race record in specific categories. Note though that many champions do not appear on the list as an unexpected defe ...
* United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The three ...
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