British Classic Races
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The British Classics are five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season. They are restricted to three-year-old horses, and traditionally represent the pinnacle of
Sceptre, the only outright winner of four classics, painted by Emil Adam
Nijinsky, the last winner of the Triple Crown in 1970
Sceptre (horse)
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Sceptre was a British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred racemare whose career ran from 1901 to 1904. In 1902, she became the only racehorse to win four British Classic Races outright.
British Classic Races
…see also Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing) In 1902 Sceptre became the only racehorse to win four British Classic Races outright, winning both Guineas, the Oaks and the St Leger. Previously, in 1868, Formosa won…
Sceptre and her second foal, Maid of Corinth (1907)