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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing Summary

in British horseracing, an unofficial championship attributed to a colt or filly that in a single season wins the races known as the Derby, the Saint Leger, and the Two Thousand Guineas.

In Britain the term Triple Crown is also applied—though far less commonly—to a filly that in a single season wins the Derby, the Saint Leger, and the One Thousand Guineas, the first two races being for both colts and fillies and the last for fillies only.

A list of British Triple Crown champions is provided in the table.

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