The Canadian Triple Crown (branded as the OLG Canadian Triple Crown for sponsorship reasons) is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada. Established in 1959, the series is unique in that it shares the same distances as its American counterpart but is contested on three different track surfaces.[1]
The first leg, the King's Plate in August, is contested at 1¼ miles on Tapeta at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, whereas the Prince of Wales Stakes in September is a 1³/16 mile event run on dirt at Fort Erie Race Track in Fort Erie, Ontario. The final leg is the 1½ mile Breeders' Stakes in October, which is run on turf over one full lap of the E. P. Taylor Turf Course at Woodbine.
The Canadian Triple Crown shares another characteristic with its American counterpart – all of the races in both series are open to geldings. This differs from the situation in Europe, where many important flat races, notably the British and all but one of the French classics, bar geldings.
Since 2014, all of the races in the Canadian Triple Crown have been televised by TSN.[2]
Twelve horses are officially recognized as winning the Canadian Triple Crown:[3] [4] [5]
Champions:
| Denotes winners of the Canadian Triple Crown | ||
| Denotes winners of the King's Plate and the Prince of Wales Stakes but not the Breeders' Stakes | ||
| Denotes other winners of any other combination of 2 out of the 3 Canadian Triple Crown races |
| Canadian Triple Crown | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | King's Plate | Prince of Wales Stakes | Breeders' Stakes | |
| 1860 | Don Juan | |||
| 1861 | Wild Irishman | |||
| 1862 | Palermo | |||
| 1863 | Touchstone | |||
| 1864 | Brunette♥ | |||
| 1865 | Lady Norfolk♥ | |||
| 1866 | Beacon | |||
| 1867 | Wild Rose♥ | |||
| 1868 | Nettie♥ | |||
| 1869 | Bay Jack | |||
| 1870 | John Bell | |||
| 1871 | Floss♥ | |||
| 1872 | Fearnaught | |||
| 1873 | Mignonette♥ | |||
| 1874 | The Swallow♥ | |||
| 1875 | Young Trumpeter | |||
| 1876 | Norah P.♥ | |||
| 1877 | Amelia♥ | |||
| 1878 | King George | |||
| 1879 | Moss Rose♥ | |||
| 1880 | Bonnie Bird♥ | |||
| 1881 | Vice Chancellor | |||
| 1882 | Fanny Wiser♥ | |||
| 1883 | Roddy Pringle | |||
| 1884 | Williams | |||
| 1885 | Willie W. | |||
| 1886 | Wild Rose♥ | |||
| 1887 | Bonnie Duke | |||
| 1888 | Harry Cooper | |||
| 1889 | Colonist | Helen Leigh♥ | ||
| 1890 | Kitestring♥ | Periwinkle | ||
| 1891 | Victorious | Victorious | ||
| 1892 | O'Donohue | Jardine | ||
| 1893 | Martello | Bonnie Dundee | ||
| 1894 | Joe Miller | Nancy Lee♥ | ||
| 1895 | Bonniefield | Bonniefield | ||
| 1896 | Millbrook | Melcha♥ | ||
| 1897 | Ferdinand | Wicker | ||
| 1898 | Bon Ino♥ | Wenlock | ||
| 1899 | Butter Scotch♥ | Butter Scotch♥ | ||
| 1900 | Dalmoor | The Provost | ||
| 1901 | John Ruskin | John Ruskin | ||
| 1902 | Lyddite♥ | Lyddite♥ | ||
| 1903 | Thessalon | Ayrshire Lad | ||
| 1904 | Sapper | War Whoop | ||
| 1905 | Inferno | Will King♥ | ||
| 1906 | Slaughter | Slaughter | ||
| 1907 | Kelvin | Sea Wall♥ | ||
| 1908 | Seismic | Seismic | ||
| 1909 | Shimonese♥ | Courtier | ||
| 1910 | Parmer | Parmer | ||
| 1911 | St. Bass | St. Bass | ||
| 1912 | Heresy | Amberite♥ | ||
| 1913 | Hearts of Oak | Hearts of Oak | ||
| 1914 | Beehive | Beehive | ||
| 1915 | Tartarean | Fair Montague | ||
| 1916 | Mandarin | Mandarin | ||
| 1917 | Belle Mahone♥ | Tarahera♥ | ||
| 1918 | Springside | no race | ||
| 1919 | Ladder of Light♥ | no race | ||
| 1920 | St. Paul | St. Paul | ||
| 1921 | Herendesy | Herendesy | ||
| 1922 | South Shore♥ | Paddle | ||
| 1923 | Flowerful | Trail Blazer | ||
| 1924 | Maternal Pride | Vrana♥ | ||
| 1925 | Fairbank♥ | Jean Crest♥ | ||
| 1926 | Haplite | Tattling♥ | ||
| 1927 | Troutlet♥ | Mr. Gaiety | ||
| 1928 | Young Kitty♥ | Young Kitty♥ | ||
| 1929 | Shorelint | Lion Hearted | Circulet | |
| 1930 | Aymond | Spearhead | Whale Oil | |
| 1931 | Froth Blower | no race | Froth Blower | |
| 1932 | Queensway♥ | Queensway♥ | Queensway♥ | |
| 1933 | King O'Connor | Syngo | Khaki John | |
| 1934 | Horometer | no race | Horometer | |
| 1935 | Sally Fuller♥ | no race | Gay Sympathy♥ | |
| 1936 | Monsweep | Samoan | Samoan | |
| 1937 | Goldlure | Cease Fire | Fore Isus♥ | |
| 1938 | Bunty Lawless | no race | Mona Bell♥ | |
| 1939 | Archworth | Archworth | Archworth | |
| 1940 | Willie the Kid | Hood | Hood | |
| 1941 | Budpath | no race | Attrisius♥ | |
| 1942 | Ten to Ace | Ten to Ace | Shepperton | |
| 1943 | Paolita♥ | no race | Tulachmore | |
| 1944 | Acara | Ompalo | Broom Time | |
| 1945 | Uttermost | Uttermost | Uttermost | |
| 1946 | Kingarvie | no race | Windfields | |
| 1947 | Moldy | Burboy | Canada's Teddy | |
| 1948 | Last Mark | Lord Fairmond | Last Mark | |
| 1949 | Epic | Victory Arch♥ | Grilled | |
| 1950 | McGill | Nephisto | Nephisto | |
| 1951 | Major Factor | Major Factor | Libertine | |
| 1952 | Epigram | Acadian | Genthorn♥ | |
| 1953 | Canadiana♥ | Chain Reaction | Chain Reaction | |
| 1954 | Collisteo | Queen's Own | Queen's Own | |
| 1955 | Ace Marine | Ace Marine | Ace Marine | |
| 1956 | Canadian Champ | Canadian Champ | Canadian Champ | |
| 1957 | Lyford Cay | Our Sirdar | The Schreiber | |
| 1958 | Caledon Beau | White Apache | Dr. Em Jay | |
| 1959 | New Providence | New Providence | New Providence | |
| 1960 | Victoria Park | Bulpamiru♥ | Hidden Treasure | |
| 1961 | Blue Light | Song of Even♥ | Song of Even♥ | |
| 1962 | Flaming Page♥ | King Gorm | Crafty Lace | |
| 1963 | Canebora | Canebora | Canebora | |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | Canadillis | Arctic Hills | |
| 1965 | Whistling Sea | Good Old Mort | Good Old Mort | |
| 1966 | Titled Hero | He's A Smoothie | Titled Hero | |
| 1967 | Jammed Lovely♥ | Battling | Pine Point | |
| 1968 | Merger | Rouletabille | No Parando | |
| 1969 | Jumpin Joseph | Sharp-Eyed Quillo | Grey Whiz | |
| 1970 | Almoner | Almoner | Mary of Scotland♥ | |
| 1971 | Kennedy Road | New Pro Escar | Belle Geste♥ | |
| 1972 | Victoria Song | Presidial | Nice Dancer | |
| 1973 | Royal Chocolate | Tara Road | Come In Dad | |
| 1974 | Amber Herod | Rushton's Corsair | Haymaker's Jig | |
| 1975 | L'Enjoleur | L'Enjoleur | Momigi♥ | |
| 1976 | Norcliffe | Norcliffe | Tiny Tinker | |
| 1977 | Sound Reason | Dance in Time | Dance in Time | |
| 1978 | Regal Embrace | Overskate | Overskate | |
| 1979 | Steady Growth | Mass Rally | Bridle Path | |
| 1980 | Driving Home | Allan Blue | Ben Fab | |
| 1981 | Fiddle Dancer Boy | Cadet Corps | Social Wizard | |
| 1982 | Son of Briartic | Runaway Groom | Runaway Groom | |
| 1983 | Bompago | Archdeacon | Kingsbridge | |
| 1984 | Key to the Moon | Val Dansant | Bounding Away♥ | |
| 1985 | La Lorgnette♥ | Imperial Choice | Crowning Honors | |
| 1986 | Golden Choice | Golden Choice | Carotene♥ | |
| 1987 | Market Control | Coryphee | Hangin On A Star♥ | |
| 1988 | Regal Intention | Regal Classic | King's Deputy | |
| 1989 | With Approval | With Approval | With Approval | |
| 1990 | Izvestia | Izvestia | Izvestia | |
| 1991 | Dance Smartly♥ | Dance Smartly♥ | Dance Smartly♥ | |
| 1992 | Alydeed | Benburb | Blitzer | |
| 1993 | Peteski | Peteski | Peteski | |
| 1994 | Basqueian | Bruce's Mill | Basqueian | |
| 1995 | Regal Discovery | Kiridashi | Charlie's Dewan | |
| 1996 | Victor Cooley | Stephanotis | Chief Bearhart | |
| 1997 | Awesome Again | Cryptocloser | John The Magician | |
| 1998 | Archers Bay | Archers Bay | Pinafore Park♥ | |
| 1999 | Woodcarver | Gandria♥ | Free Vacation♥ | |
| 2000 | Scatter the Gold | Scatter the Gold | Lodge Hill | |
| 2001 | Dancethruthedawn♥ | Win City | Sweetest Thing♥ | |
| 2002 | T J's Lucky Moon | Le Cinquieme Essai | Portcullis | |
| 2003 | Wando | Wando | Wando | |
| 2004 | Niigon | A Bit O'Gold | A Bit O'Gold | |
| 2005 | Wild Desert | Ablo | Jambalaya | |
| 2006 | Edenwold | Shillelagh Slew | Royal Challenger | |
| 2007 | Mike Fox | Alezzandro | Marchfield | |
| 2008 | Not Bourbon | Harlem Rocker | Marlang | |
| 2009 | Eye of the Leopard | Gallant | Perfect Shower | |
| 2010 | Big Red Mike | Golden Moka | Miami Deco | |
| 2011 | Inglorious♥ | Pender Harbour | Pender Harbour | |
| 2012 | Strait of Dover | Dixie Strike♥ | Irish Mission♥ | |
| 2013 | Midnight Aria | Uncaptured | Up With the Birds | |
| 2014 | Lexie Lou♥ | Coltimus Prime | Ami's Holiday | |
| 2015 | Shaman Ghost | Breaking Lucky | Danish Dynaformer | |
| 2016 | Sir Dudley Digges | Amis Gizmo | Camp Creek | |
| 2017 | Holy Helena♥ | Cool Catomine | Channel Maker | |
| 2018 | Wonder Gadot♥ | Wonder Gadot♥ | Neepawa | |
| 2019 | One Bad Boy | Tone Broke | Tone Broke | |
| 2020 | Mighty Heart | Mighty Heart | Belichick | |
| 2021 | Safe Conduct | Haddassah | British Royalty | |
| 2022 | Moira♥ | Duke of Love | Sir for Sure | |
| 2023 | Paramount Prince | Velocitor | Touch'n Ride | |
Notes
In 2011, Luis Contreras became the first jockey to sweep the Triple Crown races with different horses. He won the then Queen's Plate on Inglorious and the next two races on Pender Harbour.[6]
In 2020, trainer Josie Carroll won all three legs of the Canadian Triple Crown with Mighty Heart winning the then Queen's Plate and Prince of Wales Stakes and Belichick winning the Breeders' Stakes.