Eclipse Stakes
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Eclipse Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain for three-year-olds and up, run annually over 1¼ miles at Sandown Park.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Stakes canonical | 10 |
| 1986 Eclipse Stakes | 1 |
| Eclipse Stakes (race named in his honour) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T594995 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eclipse Stakes Context triple: [Sandown Park Racecourse, notableRace, Eclipse Stakes]
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A.
Texas Derby
Texas Derby is an intense Major League Soccer rivalry match between FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo, contested for regional bragging rights in Texas.
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B.
Dubai World Cup (horse race)
The Dubai World Cup is one of the world’s richest and most prestigious thoroughbred horse races, attracting elite international competitors each year.
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C.
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most famous annual thoroughbred horse race, often called “the race that stops a nation,” held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
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D.
Ascot
Ascot is a village in Berkshire, England, best known for its prestigious racecourse and the annual Royal Ascot horse racing event.
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E.
Newbury Racecourse
Newbury Racecourse is a prominent British horse racing venue known for hosting both flat and National Hunt races, including major events like the Ladbrokes Trophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eclipse Stakes Target entity description: Eclipse Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain for three-year-olds and up, run annually over 1¼ miles at Sandown Park.
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A.
Texas Derby
Texas Derby is an intense Major League Soccer rivalry match between FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo, contested for regional bragging rights in Texas.
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B.
Dubai World Cup (horse race)
The Dubai World Cup is one of the world’s richest and most prestigious thoroughbred horse races, attracting elite international competitors each year.
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C.
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most famous annual thoroughbred horse race, often called “the race that stops a nation,” held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
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D.
Ascot
Ascot is a village in Berkshire, England, best known for its prestigious racecourse and the annual Royal Ascot horse racing event.
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E.
Newbury Racecourse
Newbury Racecourse is a prominent British horse racing venue known for hosting both flat and National Hunt races, including major events like the Ladbrokes Trophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Group 1 horse race
ⓘ
Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ flat horse race ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain ⓘ |
| distance |
10 furlongs
ⓘ
1¼ miles ⓘ about 2000 metres ⓘ |
| eligibility | three-year-olds and up ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | open to colts, fillies and mares ⓘ |
| grade | Group 1 ⓘ |
| hasRaceClass |
Group race
ⓘ
Pattern race ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | July ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1886 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Esher
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| location | Sandown Park Racecourse ⓘ |
| minimumAge | 3 years ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
18th-century racehorse Eclipse
ⓘ
Eclipse ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the first major middle-distance races in the British flat season for three-year-olds and older horses ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Jockey Club Racecourses ⓘ |
| partOf | British flat racing calendar ⓘ |
| qualification | three-years-old and older Thoroughbreds ⓘ |
| raceCategory | middle-distance race ⓘ |
| racecourse |
Sandown Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Sandown Park Racecourse
|
| raceType | flat ⓘ |
| sponsor | Coral ⓘ |
| sponsoredName | Coral-Eclipse ⓘ |
| sponsorType | bookmaker ⓘ |
| sport | horse racing ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| track | right-handed ⓘ |
| typicalSchedule | early July ⓘ |
| typicalWeightCondition | weight-for-age with penalties ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eclipse Stakes Description of subject: Eclipse Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain for three-year-olds and up, run annually over 1¼ miles at Sandown Park.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Eclipse Stakes
subject linked to:
18th-century racehorse Eclipse
subject linked to:
British racehorse Brigadier Gerard
linked to: Eclipse Stakes