English Triple Crown race winners
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The three races of the English Triple Crown
In British horseracing, the Triple Crown is awarded to any horse that successfully wins three British Classic races: the 2000 Guineas Stakes, the Derby, and the St Leger Stakes.[1] Each race is limited to three-year-old horses, meaning every horse only has one attempt at completing the Crown.[2] Fifteen horses have won all three legs, with West Australian the first in 1853 and Nijinsky the most recent horse to achieve the feat in 1970. 47 additional horses have won two of the Crown's legs, either falling short in the third race or not entering it. Since 2025, completing the Crown has come with a prize of £2,000,000.[3][4]
The three races have occasionally changed in location or length, with the largest overhaul occurring during the First World War, where substitute races for the Derby and St. Leger stakes were held at Newmarket, Suffolk, after all racing events outside of the town were cancelled.[5][6] The atypical nature of these races resulted in three horses, Pommern, Gay Crusader and Gainsborough, winning all three legs between 1915 and 1918, This has led to some older retrospectives not considering the three horses as Triple Crown winners.[7] However the trio were all reported as winners of the Triple Crown in contemporary reports,[8][9][10] as well as in modern sources, including The Independent,[11] The Daily Telegraph,[12] and the British Racing Hall of Fame.[13]
While most of the winning horses have been colts, there have been many fillies that have won legs of the Triple Crown as well, although no filly has ever won all three legs. Seven fillies have won the 2000 Guineas Stakes, seven have won the Derby, and 41 have won the St Leger Stakes. The only year in which a filly won each of the individual Triple Crown races was 1882.
Winners
| † | Denotes winners of the Triple Crown |
| ⁑ | Denotes winners of the 2000 Guineas Stakes and Epsom Derby that raced in the St Leger Stakes and lost[a] |
| ※ | Denotes winners of the 2000 Guineas Stakes and Epsom Derby that did not race in the St Leger Stakes[a] |
| # | Denotes winners of the other two combinations of 2 out of the 3 Triple Crown races |
| ♥ | Denotes a filly |
Notes
- 1 2 Source in the relevant St Leger Stakes's row shows whether the winning horse of the previous two legs ran in that year's race.
- ↑ Source for 1776 – 1987.[16] Results for 1988 onwards included under Reference subheader
- ↑ Zanga finished first, but was disqualified for jostling.[17]
- ↑ Running Rein finished first in the race, but was disqualified after it was discovered he was actually an ineligible four-year-old horse named Maccabeus.[22][23]
- ↑ Craganour finished first, but was disqualified after bumping into Aboyeur in the homestraight.[32][33]
- ↑ The 1939 St Leger Stakes was cancelled due to World War II.[36][37]
- ↑ Nureyev finished first, but was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry for impeeding Posse's progress.[42]
- ↑ While Simple Verse finished first, Bondi Beach was originally declared the winner after Simple Verse was disqualifed by stewards for race interference.[45] This was overturned by an appeal panel eleven days later, reinstanting Simple Verse as the winner.[46]
References
Results for the St Leger Stakes, 1988 - Present
References
- ↑ "The Triple Crown". HorseRacing.com. 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "What is a Classic?". The Jockey Club. Archived from the original on 15 December 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Carr, David (4 May 2025). "'Buzz' at home of St Leger after 2,000 Guineas hero Ruling Court sparks Triple Crown dream". Racing Post. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Betfred to offer £2million Triple Crown bonus once again". Betfred Insights. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "English Racing: The New Derby". The Press (Christchurch). Vol. LI, no. 15307. 17 June 1915. p. 6. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 "The Turf: Derby and Oaks Not to be Run: War-time Triple Crowns". The Birmingham Post. 25 January 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bahram and the "Triple Crown"". Edinburgh Evening News. 6 September 1935. p. 16.
- ↑ "Pommern and his "Triple Crown"". London Daily Chronicle. 16 September 1915. p. 10. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Triple Crown: Gay Crusader Wins the Substitute Leger". Liverpool Echo. 12 September 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Newmarket Third Extra: Taylor's Triple Crown Hero". Morning Advertiser. 12 September 1918. p. 12. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ Montgomery, Rob (16 September 2012). "Encke spoils the party to rob Camelot of the crown". The Independent. p. S27. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ Scott, Peter (16 September 2012). "Manton Stirs After Two-Year Slumber: Aid From Farming". p. 31. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Our Rich History: 20th Century, 1910 - 1919". British Racing Hall of Fame. 18 March 2025. Archived from the original on 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "2000 & 1000 Guineas Results". The Jockey Club. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "The Derby: Previous Winners". The Jockey Club. 25 February 2025. Archived from the original on 21 April 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Randall, John; Morris, Tony (1985). Horse Racing: The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 133–137. ISBN 0-85112-446-1.
- ↑ James Weatherby (1790). Racing Calendar: Containing an Account of the Plates, Matches and Sweepstakes, run for in Great Britain and Ireland, in the Year 1789. Vol. 17. H. Reynell. p. 120. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ Weatherby, Edward; Weatherby, James (1814). The Racing Calendar For The Year 1813. C H Reynell. pp. 135–136. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Doncaster Meeting". The Sporting Magazine. Vol. 22. M. A. Pittman. 1828. p. 395. Archived from the original on 24 February 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Weatherby, Edward; Weatherby, Charles; Weatherby, James (1837). "The Racing Calendar for the Year 1836". C & W Reynell. pp. 173–174. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Sporting Intelligence: The St. Leger". Weekly Chronicle. 17 September 1843. p. 5. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ Cassidy, Rebecca, ed. (2013). "Horseracing: A Chronology". The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing. Cambridge University Press. p. xviii. ISBN 978-1-107-01385-8.
- ↑ Church, Michael (14 May 2024). "The 1844 Running Rein Derby Scandal". Michael Church Racing Books. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "The St. Leger-Day". Otago Witness. 28 November 1863. p. 7. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ "The St. Leger". The Daily Telegraph. 16 September 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Racing in England: Doncaster, September 12, 13, 14, 15". Otago Witness. 25 November 1882. p. 20. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "The St. Leger". The Daily Telegraph. 13 September 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ladas Again Defeated". New-York Tribune. 13 September 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Pretty Polly". British Racing Hall of Fame. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Poker-face Alec: The Wizard of Manton". Sunday Independent. 12 July 1959. p. 15. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Exit Sunstar: Derby Winner Not to Run Again". Sporting Life. 21 August 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "The Epsom Derby: Craganour wins but is disqualified". Wanganui Chronicle. Associated Press. 6 June 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Extraordinary Derby: Incidents of the Race, Thrills All Through". Poverty Bay Herald. 10 July 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Bouverie (10 September 1925). "Solario Turns Tables On Manna: Derby Winner Unplaced in the St. Leger". The Daily Mirror. p. 15. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cameronian Runs Last". Evening Post. 24 September 1931. p. 10. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "The History of the St. Leger". The Winners Enclosure. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "St Leger: How it all began". BBC. 13 September 2001. Archived from the original on 19 September 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ridge Wood's Success in St. Leger". Derby Daily Telegraph. 10 September 1949. p. 12.
- ↑ Carr, David (3 June 2022). "'Unflinching courage' and controversy: Lester Piggott's nine Derby victories". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ Morris, Tony (1 February 2017). "Not to forget". The Owner Breeder. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ribero Wins the St Leger". Aberdeen Evening Express. 11 September 1968. p. 14.
- ↑ Scott, Brough (4 May 1980). "Nureyev cops a Paquet" (PDF). The Sunday Times. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 Mather, Victor (7 June 2012). "The English Are Waiting for a Triple Crown Winner, Too". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Camelot denied Triple Crown by Encke in St Leger". BBC Sport. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ Lewyn, Myra (12 September 2015). "Bondi Beach Awarded St. Leger on Filly's DQ". BloodHorse. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Simple Verse team win St Leger appeal against demotion at Doncaster". The Guardian. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2026.