King George VI Chase

E448389

Grade 1 race National Hunt steeplechase horse race

The King George VI Chase is one of Britain’s most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechases, run annually at Kempton Park on Boxing Day.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
King George VI Chase canonical	6
1988 King George VI Chase	1
1989 King George VI Chase	1
1990 King George VI Chase	1
1991 King George VI Chase	1
King George VI Chase meeting	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4509644 — 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: King George VI Chase
Context triple: [Jockey Club Racecourses, hasNotableEvent, King George VI Chase]

A. Goodwood Cup
The Goodwood Cup is a historic Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain, run over a long-distance staying trip at Goodwood Racecourse and regarded as one of the country’s premier races for stayers.
B. Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain, run over a mile at Ascot and regarded as one of Europe’s leading mile races.
C. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is one of Britain’s most prestigious mid-summer flat horse races, run over 1½ miles at Ascot and often regarded as Europe’s premier all-aged middle-distance contest.
D. Prince of Wales's Stakes
The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain, run over about 1¼ miles at Ascot and contested by top-class thoroughbreds aged four years or older.
E. Ascot Gold Cup
The Ascot Gold Cup is one of Britain’s most prestigious long-distance flat horse races, held annually at Royal Ascot and renowned as a premier test of stamina for top-class stayers.
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: King George VI Chase
Target entity description: The King George VI Chase is one of Britain’s most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechases, run annually at Kempton Park on Boxing Day.

A. Goodwood Cup
The Goodwood Cup is a historic Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain, run over a long-distance staying trip at Goodwood Racecourse and regarded as one of the country’s premier races for stayers.
B. Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain, run over a mile at Ascot and regarded as one of Europe’s leading mile races.
C. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is one of Britain’s most prestigious mid-summer flat horse races, run over 1½ miles at Ascot and often regarded as Europe’s premier all-aged middle-distance contest.
D. Prince of Wales's Stakes
The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain, run over about 1¼ miles at Ascot and contested by top-class thoroughbreds aged four years or older.
E. Ascot Gold Cup
The Ascot Gold Cup is one of Britain’s most prestigious long-distance flat horse races, held annually at Royal Ascot and renowned as a premier test of stamina for top-class stayers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grade 1 race ⓘ National Hunt steeplechase ⓘ horse race ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Boxing Day race ⓘ
associatedWith	Christmas holiday period ⓘ
broadcastOn	ITV Racing (UK television) ⓘ linked to: ITV Racing
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
distance	about 3 miles ⓘ approximately 3 miles (4,828 metres) ⓘ
firstRunLocation	Kempton Park Racecourse ⓘ
formerSponsor	King George VI Chase sponsored by King George VI Chase Chase (various bookmakers over time) ⓘ King George VI Chase sponsored by William Hill ⓘ William Hill ⓘ linked to: Totesport
governingBody	British Horseracing Authority ⓘ
grade	Grade 1 ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/kempton/ ⓘ
importance	key trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup ⓘ
inaugurated	1937 ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Kempton Park Racecourse ⓘ Sunbury-on-Thames ⓘ
meeting	Kempton Park Christmas Festival ⓘ
minimumAge	4 years ⓘ
namedAfter	King George VI ⓘ linked to: George VI
notableStatus	one of the mid-season championship chases ⓘ one of the most prestigious steeplechases in Britain ⓘ
notableWinner	Desert Orchid ⓘ Kauto Star ⓘ Long Run ⓘ
numberOfFences	18 ⓘ
partOf	British National Hunt racing calendar ⓘ linked to: National Hunt racing
qualification	four-years-old and up ⓘ
raceCategory	chase ⓘ
racecourse	Kempton Park Racecourse ⓘ
raceDiscipline	jump racing ⓘ
raceFormat	weight-for-age ⓘ
raceType	National Hunt ⓘ linked to: National Hunt racing steeplechase ⓘ
recordNumberOfWinsByHorse	Kauto Star (5 wins) ⓘ
region	England ⓘ
schedule	annually ⓘ
sponsor	King George VI Chase sponsored by Ladbrokes ⓘ Ladbrokes ⓘ linked to: Ladbrokes (for Ladbrokes Trophy)
surface	turf ⓘ
track	right-handed ⓘ
typicalField	top-class staying chasers ⓘ
typicalGoing	winter ground ⓘ
usualDate	26 December ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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

Jockey Club Racecourses → hasNotableEvent → King George VI Chase ⓘ

Kempton Park Racecourse → hasNotableRace → King George VI Chase ⓘ

Kempton Park Racecourse → hostsMeeting → King George VI Chase meeting ⓘ