Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a thoroughbred racehorse, if not by any athlete (human or animal). In recent years, the triple crown has become a very rare achievement, with most horses specialising on a limited range of distances.

Canada

Inaugurated in 1959, the "Triple Crown of Canadian Thoroughbred Racing" consists of:

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• Queen's Plate - held at Woodbine Racetrack in June;
• Prince of Wales Stakes - held at Fort Erie Racetrack in July;
• Breeders' Stakes - held at Woodbine in August.

Seven three-year-olds have won the Canadian Triple Crown:

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• New Providence (1959)
• Canebora (1963)
• With Approval (1989)
• Izvestia (1990)
• Dance Smartly (1991)
• Peteski (1993)
• Wando (2003)