triple crown

     

The term Triple Crown may refer to:

Trivia about triple crown

  • Collective term for victories in horse racing's 3 major events
  • Since 1900, only 12 baseball players have won this by leading a major league in batting average, home runs & RBIs
  • (Yankees manager Joe Torre reads the clue.) In 1971 I led the league in average & RBIs, so I was just the home run title short of winning this
  • In 1948 Citation became the eighth to win this, & the last for 25 years
  • (Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville) On May 10, 1919, Sir Barton won the Kentucky Derby; a month & a day later, he became the first winner of this
  • Collective name of Kentucky Derby, Preakness, & Belmont Stakes
  • On June 7 Whirlaway became only the fifth horse to win this coveted trifecta
  • Kentucky Derby,Preakness Stakes,Belmont Stakes
  • Eddie Arcaro is the only jockey to have won this twice: with Whirlaway in 1941 & Citation in 1948
  • With 44 homers, 121 RBIs & a .326 average, Carl Yastrzemski is the last baseball player to win this