Meydan Racecourse
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Meydan Racecourse is a premier horse racing venue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, renowned for hosting some of the world's richest and most prestigious thoroughbred racing events.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meydan Racecourse canonical | 8 |
| Nad Al Sheba Racecourse | 2 |
| Meydan Racecourse infield | 1 |
| Nad Al Sheba Racecourse grandstand | 1 |
| Nad Al Sheba Racecourse vicinity (historically associated) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T796769 — 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: Meydan Racecourse Context triple: [Dubai World Cup, location, Meydan Racecourse]
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A.
Epsom Downs Racecourse
Epsom Downs Racecourse is a historic English horse racing venue best known as the home of the Epsom Derby, one of the world’s most prestigious flat races.
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B.
Hamilton Racecourse
Hamilton Racecourse is a historic horse racing venue in Hamilton, Scotland, known for hosting flat racing events and serving as a prominent local sporting and entertainment facility.
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C.
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.
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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.
Aintree
Aintree is a village in Merseyside, England, best known for its racecourse that hosts the annual Grand National steeplechase.
- 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: Meydan Racecourse Target entity description: Meydan Racecourse is a premier horse racing venue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, renowned for hosting some of the world's richest and most prestigious thoroughbred racing events.
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A.
Epsom Downs Racecourse
Epsom Downs Racecourse is a historic English horse racing venue best known as the home of the Epsom Derby, one of the world’s most prestigious flat races.
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B.
Hamilton Racecourse
Hamilton Racecourse is a historic horse racing venue in Hamilton, Scotland, known for hosting flat racing events and serving as a prominent local sporting and entertainment facility.
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C.
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.
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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.
Aintree
Aintree is a village in Merseyside, England, best known for its racecourse that hosts the annual Grand National steeplechase.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horse racing track
ⓘ
racecourse ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| city | Dubai ⓘ |
| country | United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| designedBy | TAK Architects ⓘ |
| features |
Meydan Hotel
ⓘ
Meydan Museum ⓘ corporate suites ⓘ grandstand ⓘ hotel ⓘ restaurants ⓘ |
| hasFloodlights | true ⓘ |
| hasGrandstandCapacity | approximately 60000 ⓘ |
| hasLength |
approximately 1750 metres (dirt track)
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approximately 2400 metres (turf track) ⓘ |
| hasNightRacing | true ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType |
indoor seating
ⓘ
outdoor seating ⓘ |
| hasSurface |
dirt track
ⓘ
turf track ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.meydan.ae ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Al Quoz Sprint
ⓘ
Dubai Gold Cup ⓘ Dubai Golden Shaheen ⓘ Dubai Sheema Classic ⓘ Dubai Turf ⓘ Dubai World Cup ⓘ
linked to:
Dubai World Cup (horse race)
Dubai World Cup Carnival ⓘ
linked to:
Dubai Racing Club
Godolphin Mile ⓘ UAE Derby ⓘ |
| hostsRacingSeason | Dubai racing season ⓘ |
| inauguralDubaiWorldCupAtVenue | 2010 ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nad Al Sheba ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Dubai World Cup night
ⓘ
linked to:
Dubai World Cup (horse race)
hosting some of the richest horse races in the world ⓘ |
| opened | 2010 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Government of Dubai
ⓘ
Meydan Group ⓘ |
| partOf | Meydan City development ⓘ |
| primaryUse | thoroughbred horse racing ⓘ |
| region | Emirate of Dubai ⓘ |
| replaced |
Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
ⓘ
linked to:
Meydan Racecourse
|
| timeZone | Gulf Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international horse racing events
ⓘ
major racing carnivals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meydan Racecourse Description of subject: Meydan Racecourse is a premier horse racing venue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, renowned for hosting some of the world's richest and most prestigious thoroughbred racing events.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Dubai World Cup (horse race)
subject linked to:
Dubai World Cup (horse race)
linked to: Meydan Racecourse
subject linked to:
Dubai World Cup (horse race)
linked to: Meydan Racecourse
subject linked to:
Thunder Snow is the only two-time winner
linked to: Meydan Racecourse
linked to: Meydan Racecourse
linked to: Meydan Racecourse