Whitney Stakes
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Whitney Stakes is a prestigious Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in New York.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephen Foster Handicap | 1 |
| Whitney Handicap | 1 |
| Whitney Stakes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3967243 — 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: Whitney Stakes Context triple: [Saratoga Race Course, notableRace, Whitney Stakes]
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A.
Eclipse Stakes
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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B.
Travers Stakes
The Travers Stakes is one of the oldest and most prestigious Grade I thoroughbred horse races in the United States, often called the "Mid-Summer Derby" for three-year-olds.
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C.
Lockinge Stakes
The Lockinge Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain for older thoroughbreds, run over a mile each year in May.
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D.
Greenham Stakes
The Greenham Stakes is a prominent Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain for three-year-olds, often used as a trial for the 2000 Guineas.
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E.
The Oaks Stakes
The Oaks Stakes is one of Britain’s five Classic flat horse races, a prestigious Group 1 event for three-year-old fillies run annually over 1½ miles.
- 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: Whitney Stakes Target entity description: Whitney Stakes is a prestigious Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in New York.
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A.
Eclipse Stakes
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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B.
Travers Stakes
The Travers Stakes is one of the oldest and most prestigious Grade I thoroughbred horse races in the United States, often called the "Mid-Summer Derby" for three-year-olds.
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C.
Lockinge Stakes
The Lockinge Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain for older thoroughbreds, run over a mile each year in May.
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D.
Glasgow Stakes
The Glasgow Stakes is a prominent flat horse race in Great Britain, contested by three-year-old thoroughbreds over a middle distance and serving as a notable event in the summer racing calendar.
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E.
Greenham Stakes
The Greenham Stakes is a prominent Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain for three-year-olds, often used as a trial for the 2000 Guineas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American horse race
ⓘ
Grade I stakes race ⓘ Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | 4 years old and older ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Whitney Stakes
ⓘ
surface form:
Whitney Handicap
|
| associatedWith | Breeders' Cup Classic qualification ⓘ |
| class | Grade I stakes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distance |
1⅛ miles
ⓘ
9 furlongs ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderEligibility | open to colts, geldings, and fillies/mares ⓘ |
| grade | Grade I ⓘ |
| hasPrestige | one of the premier races for older horses in the U.S. ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | August ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major summer target for older division champions ⓘ |
| horseRaceType | flat racing ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1928 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
Saratoga Springs, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Saratoga Race Course ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Whitney family ⓘ |
| namedForReason | to honor the Whitney family's contributions to American racing ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Dr. Fager
ⓘ
Easy Goer ⓘ Forego ⓘ Gun Runner ⓘ Invasor ⓘ Kelso ⓘ Knicks Go ⓘ Personal Ensign ⓘ |
| partOf | Saratoga Race Course stakes schedule ⓘ |
| purse | $1,000,000 ⓘ |
| qualification | Four-year-olds and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | middle-distance dirt race ⓘ |
| raceTrack | Saratoga Race Course ⓘ |
| raceType | Thoroughbred – Flat racing ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Whitney family
ⓘ
various commercial sponsors ⓘ |
| surface | dirt ⓘ |
| trackDirection | left-handed ⓘ |
| trackOperator | New York Racing Association ⓘ |
| typicalField | top older dirt horses in North America ⓘ |
| weight | weight-for-age with allowances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Whitney Stakes Description of subject: Whitney Stakes is a prestigious Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in New York.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stephen Foster Handicap
this entity surface form:
Whitney Handicap