Sir Gordon Richards
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Sir Gordon Richards was a legendary English jockey who became the first in his profession to be knighted, holding the record for the most British flat racing wins for many years.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Gordon Richards canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9151659 — 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: Sir Gordon Richards Context triple: [Adams' Grammar School, hasNotableAlumnus, Sir Gordon Richards]
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William Venn Gough
William Venn Gough was a British architect active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his work on prominent public and commemorative buildings.
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B.
Sir Iain Noble
Sir Iain Noble was a Scottish businessman and landowner best known for his efforts to promote the Gaelic language and culture, particularly on the Isle of Skye.
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C.
Gordon Juckes
Gordon Juckes was a prominent Canadian ice hockey administrator who played a key role in developing and promoting amateur hockey across Canada.
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D.
Sir David Baxter
Sir David Baxter was a prominent 19th-century Scottish industrialist and philanthropist from Fife, known for his significant contributions to education and public works.
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E.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
- 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: Sir Gordon Richards Target entity description: Sir Gordon Richards was a legendary English jockey who became the first in his profession to be knighted, holding the record for the most British flat racing wins for many years.
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A.
William Venn Gough
William Venn Gough was a British architect active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his work on prominent public and commemorative buildings.
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B.
Sir Iain Noble
Sir Iain Noble was a Scottish businessman and landowner best known for his efforts to promote the Gaelic language and culture, particularly on the Isle of Skye.
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C.
Gordon Juckes
Gordon Juckes was a prominent Canadian ice hockey administrator who played a key role in developing and promoting amateur hockey across Canada.
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D.
Sir David Baxter
Sir David Baxter was a prominent 19th-century Scottish industrialist and philanthropist from Fife, known for his significant contributions to education and public works.
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E.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British jockey
ⓘ
flat racing jockey ⓘ human ⓘ jockey ⓘ |
| activeYearsAsJockey | 1921–1954 ⓘ |
| activeYearsAsTrainer | 1954–1970s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | knighthood ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kintbury, Berkshire, England ⓘ |
| careerWins | 4870 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | bronchitis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-05-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-11-10 ⓘ |
| describedAs | legendary English jockey ⓘ |
| discipline | flat racing ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | Thoroughbred horse racing ⓘ |
| hasHonor | knight bachelor ⓘ |
| holdsRank | one of the most successful jockeys in British racing history ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Gordon Richards ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first jockey to be knighted in the United Kingdom
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held the record for most British flat racing wins ⓘ won the 1953 Epsom Derby on Pinza ⓘ |
| notableEvent | rode in the 1953 Epsom Derby on Pinza ⓘ |
| notableFor | dominance of British flat racing in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableRaceWon |
1,000 Guineas Stakes
ⓘ
linked to:
1000 Guineas Stakes
2,000 Guineas Stakes ⓘ
linked to:
2000 Guineas Stakes
Epsom Derby ⓘ
linked to:
Derby Stakes
Epsom Oaks ⓘ St Leger Stakes ⓘ |
| numberOfBritishChampionships | 26 ⓘ |
| occupation |
jockey
ⓘ
racehorse trainer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Donnington Wood, Shropshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Donnington Wood
|
| placeOfDeath | Kintbury, Berkshire, England ⓘ |
| recordHeld | most winners ridden in British flat racing ⓘ |
| residence | Kintbury, Berkshire, England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | horse racing ⓘ |
| title | British Champion Jockey ⓘ |
| trainedFor |
Sir Stanley Wootton
ⓘ
various British racehorse owners ⓘ |
| yearOfKnighthood | 1953 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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