Dubai World Cup (horse race)

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Thoroughbred horse race flat horse race international sporting event

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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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Dubai World Cup	4
Dubai World Cup (horse race) canonical	2
1996 Dubai World Cup	1
2000 Dubai World Cup	1
2008 Dubai World Cup	1
2017 Dubai World Cup	1
2018 Dubai World Cup	1
Dubai World Cup 2018	1
Dubai World Cup 2019	1
Dubai World Cup Carnival	1
Dubai World Cup Night	1
Dubai World Cup champion	1
Dubai World Cup night	1
Dubai World Cup night at Meydan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T145664 — 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: Dubai World Cup (horse race)
Context triple: [Dubai, hostsEvent, Dubai World Cup (horse race)]

A. Grand Prix
The Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious awards at the Cannes Film Festival, typically regarded as the festival’s second-highest honor after the Palme d’Or.
B. Secretariat
The Secretariat is the administrative and technical arm of the World Health Organization, responsible for implementing its programs and policies under the leadership of the Director-General.
C. Dubai
Dubai is a major global city in the United Arab Emirates known for its rapid development, luxury tourism, and status as a regional business and financial hub.
D. Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital and second-most populous city of the United Arab Emirates, known for its vast oil wealth, modern skyline, and role as a major political and economic center in the Arab world.
E. Supporters' Shield race
The Supporters' Shield race is Major League Soccer’s regular-season competition in which clubs vie to finish with the league’s best overall record and claim the Supporters' Shield 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: Dubai World Cup (horse race)
Target entity description: The Dubai World Cup is one of the world’s richest and most prestigious thoroughbred horse races, attracting elite international competitors each year.

A. Grand Prix
The Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious awards at the Cannes Film Festival, typically regarded as the festival’s second-highest honor after the Palme d’Or.
B. Secretariat
The Secretariat is the administrative and technical arm of the World Health Organization, responsible for implementing its programs and policies under the leadership of the Director-General.
C. Dubai
Dubai is a major global city in the United Arab Emirates known for its rapid development, luxury tourism, and status as a regional business and financial hub.
D. Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital and second-most populous city of the United Arab Emirates, known for its vast oil wealth, modern skyline, and role as a major political and economic center in the Arab world.
E. Supporters' Shield race
The Supporters' Shield race is Major League Soccer’s regular-season competition in which clubs vie to finish with the league’s best overall record and claim the Supporters' Shield trophy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ flat horse race ⓘ international sporting event ⓘ
approximateStartTimeLocal	evening ⓘ
associatedWith	Meydan grandstand complex ⓘ
attendanceType	invitation of elite international competitors ⓘ
breed	Thoroughbred ⓘ
broadcast	international television ⓘ
category	Horse races in the United Arab Emirates ⓘ Recurring sporting events established in 1996 ⓘ
country	United Arab Emirates ⓘ
currencyOfPurse	US dollar ⓘ surface form: United States dollar
distance	2000 metres ⓘ about 10 furlongs ⓘ
firstRunningWinner	Cigar ⓘ
firstRunningYear	1996 ⓘ
formerVenue	Meydan Racecourse ⓘ surface form: Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
founder	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ⓘ surface form: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
frequency	annual ⓘ
grade	Group 1 ⓘ
hasFeature	night-time race meeting ⓘ
heldInMonth	March ⓘ
inception	1996 ⓘ
location	Dubai ⓘ Meydan Racecourse ⓘ
movedToVenue	Meydan Racecourse ⓘ
notableRecord	Thunder Snow is the only two-time winner ⓘ
notableWinner	Arrogate ⓘ Cigar ⓘ Curlin ⓘ Dubai Millennium ⓘ Thunder Snow ⓘ
organizer	Dubai Racing Club ⓘ
partOf	Dubai World Cup (horse race) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dubai World Cup Carnival
purse	12000000 US dollars ⓘ
qualification	4-years-old and up ⓘ
raceDayIncludes	multiple Group races ⓘ
raceMeeting	Dubai World Cup (horse race) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dubai World Cup Night
raceType	flat racing ⓘ
reputation	one of the world’s most prestigious horse races ⓘ one of the world’s richest horse races ⓘ
sponsor	Emirates-related entities ⓘ
sport	horse racing ⓘ
status	international Group 1 flat race ⓘ
surface	dirt ⓘ
track	left-handed ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dubai → hostsEvent → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum → founded → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ

Dubai World Cup (horse race) → raceMeeting → Dubai World Cup (horse race) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Dubai World Cup

this entity surface form: Dubai World Cup Night

Dubai World Cup (horse race) → partOf → Dubai World Cup (horse race) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Dubai World Cup

this entity surface form: Dubai World Cup Carnival

Dubai Millennium → notableWin → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2000 Dubai World Cup

Godolphin Racing → competesIn → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dubai World Cup

Meydan Racecourse → hostsEvent → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dubai World Cup

Meydan Racecourse → notableFor → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dubai World Cup night

Cigar → notableRaceWin → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1996 Dubai World Cup

Curlin → notableWin → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2008 Dubai World Cup

Thunder Snow → raceWon → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2018 Dubai World Cup

Thunder Snow is the only two-time winner → won → Dubai World Cup (horse race) ⓘ