There was a Handicap Triple Crown for decades.. The Met, Brooklyn and Suburban. Tom Fool, Kelso and Fit to Fight won it.
There was/is the Triple Tiara too which in various guises includes the Acorn, Mother Goose, CCA Oaks and Alabama. A number of great fillies have won it including Chris Evert, Ruffian and Mom's Command.
The Triple Crown works because it's a fixture on the American sports calendar. Duplicating it's success is difficult. The Jockey Club Tour on Fox will be expanding its' offering next season and beyond and probably has the best opportunity at organically building a series of races that can be tied together along the lines of the American Championship Racing Series that Devonshirehanover references. A big money overwrap like Visa's Triple Crown Bonus would speed things along.
Going back to three years olds though, I've always thought a summer Triple Crown of the Haskell, Pennsylvania Derby and Travers had potential to be a hit.
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