English Triple Crown race winners
The English Triple Crown Winners is a three-race competition for Thoroughbred racehorses.
The English Triple Crown consists of the 2000 Guineas Stakes (at 1 mile), The Derby (at 1½ miles), and the St Leger Stakes (at 1 mile 6 furlongs and 127 yds) although the distances have varied throughout the years.
Runners who have won all three races in one year are in bold.
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. |
| # | Denotes winners of the other two combinations of 2 out of the 3 Triple Crown races, or winners of 2000 Guineas Stakes and Epsom Derby that did not race in the St Leger Stakes. |
- Notes
- [Fy] Denotes a filly. Seven fillies have won the 2000 Guineas Stakes, seven have won the Epsom 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, which was also the only year in which fillies won all five British Classic Races.
- RNR Race not run. The St Leger Stakes in 1939 was cancelled due to World War II.[1][2]
Notes
- In 1789, Zanga finished first in the St. Leger Stakes, but was disqualified for jostling.
- In 1844, Running Rein finished first in the Epsom Derby, but was disqualified as he was actually an ineligible four-year-old horse named Maccabeus.
- In 1913, Craganour finished first in the Epsom Derby, but was controversially disqualified.
- In 1980, Nureyev finished first in the 2000 Guineas, but was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry.
References
- ^ "The History of the St. Leger". The Winners Enclosure. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "St Leger: How it all began". BBC SPORT. 2001-09-13. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
Bibliography
- The History of the thoroughbred, 1978.