| OHSOSHARP | Winner of the English fillies' triple crown in 1985 |
| RIVARIDGE | Winner of two legs of the Triple Crown in 1972 |
| NIJINSKY | Russian ballet dancer, d. 1950 - racehorse, winner of the English Triple Crown, 1970 (8) |
| SECRETARIAT | Winner of the US Triple Crown in 1973 ridden by Ron Turcotte |
| WESTMEAD | and 2dn, 2005 and 2006 winner of the English Greyhound Derby (8,4) |
| HAWK | see 17ac, 2005 and 2006 winner of the English Greyhound Derby (8,4) |
| PREAKNESSSTAKES | Horse race run at Pimlico; second leg of the Triple Crown in the United States |
| PREAKNESS | Horse race run at Pimlico; second leg of the Triple Crown in the United States (9,6) |
| STAKES | Horse race run at Pimlico; second leg of the Triple Crown in the United States (9,6) |
| CAUTHEN | Steve, jockey who became the youngest to win the U.S. Triple Crown in 1978 (7) |
| SLEW | Seattle ___ (racehorse awarded the Triple Crown in 1977) |
| ASSAULT | Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 |
| ERA | Category in pitching's Triple Crown, in brief |
| MANTLE | Mickey, U.S. baseball player who won a rare Triple Crown in 1956 (6) |
| GUINEA | One of a thousand in the fillies' race? |
| OAKS | The ___, English horse race for fillies held at Epsom since 1779 (4) |
| STUD | Virile young man in place of fillies? (4) |
| STLEGER | Annual horse race for three-year-old colts and fillies run at Doncaster since 1776; the oldest of Britain's five Classics (2,5) |
| NULLIFIER | One voids last of wagers from run with fillies going wild (9) |
| ISRAELI | Regularly backed fillies at risk in National |
