The Irish Triple Crown Winners is a three-race competition for
Thoroughbred
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racehorses
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.
The
Irish Triple Crown consists of the
Irish 2,000 Guineas
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(at 1 mile), the
Irish Derby
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(at about 1½ miles), and the
Irish St. Leger (at 1 mile and 6 furlongs).
Runners who have won all three races in one year are in bold.
Winners
1 2011 race was a dead-heat with joint winners.
2 1967 race Kingfisher finished first, but was relegated to second place upon an inquiry afterwards.
3 1953 race Premonition
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finished first, but was disqualified.
4 1944 race was a dead-heat with joint winners.
5 1934 race was a dead-heat with joint winners.
6 1924 race was a dead-heat with joint winners.
Bibliography
* ''The History of the Thoroughbred'', 1978.
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Horse racing in Ireland