As Jmc says use the sender parameter in the event handler like:-
vbnet Code:
  1. '
  2.     Private Sub cmbA_DropDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmbA.DropDown,cmbB.DropDown, cmbC.DropDown
  3.         Dim cmb As ComboBox = DirectCast(sender, ComboBox)
  4.  
  5.         cmb.SelectedIndex = -1
  6.         cmb.Items.Clear()