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adj. - Unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in; Of a horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness races.

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  • CLINTON: Sarandon is the triple-crown winner this fall.
  • HARRIS: But the gold standard of triple-crown winners, secretariat.
  • He ranks in the top five in almost every major category and is a triple-crown threat.
  • You might not win the triple-crown of cycling like Merckx did, but with a bike this cool, who cares?
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