Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

The English Triple Crown (2000 Guineas, Derby, St Leger) has been won 15 times, most recently by Nijinsky in 1970. The fillies' equivalent (1000 Guineas, Oaks, St Leger) has been won nine times, most recently by Oh So Sharp in 1985. Two of these fillies also won the 2000 Guineas: Formosa (in a dead-heat) in 1868 and Sceptre in 1902. The American Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes) has been achieved 11 times, most recently by Affirmed in 1978.