Dubai Sheema Classic
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The Dubai Sheema Classic is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Dubai, attracting top international thoroughbreds to compete over a turf distance during the Dubai World Cup night.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dubai Sheema Classic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4412696 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dubai Sheema Classic Context triple: [Meydan Racecourse, hostsEvent, Dubai Sheema Classic]
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A.
Dubai World Cup (horse race)
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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B.
Dubai Derby
The Dubai Derby is a fiercely contested local football rivalry match in Dubai, primarily featuring Al Wasl FC against a neighboring city club.
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C.
Dubai Racing Club
Dubai Racing Club is the official horse racing authority in Dubai, best known for staging major international thoroughbred events at Meydan Racecourse.
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D.
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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E.
St Leger Stakes
The St Leger Stakes is a historic British flat horse race and the oldest of the five English Classics, run over a long distance for three-year-old thoroughbreds at Doncaster.
- 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 Sheema Classic Target entity description: The Dubai Sheema Classic is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Dubai, attracting top international thoroughbreds to compete over a turf distance during the Dubai World Cup night.
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A.
Dubai World Cup (horse race)
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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B.
Dubai Derby
The Dubai Derby is a fiercely contested local football rivalry match in Dubai, primarily featuring Al Wasl FC against a neighboring city club.
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C.
Dubai Racing Club
Dubai Racing Club is the official horse racing authority in Dubai, best known for staging major international thoroughbred events at Meydan Racecourse.
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D.
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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E.
St Leger Stakes
The St Leger Stakes is a historic British flat horse race and the oldest of the five English Classics, run over a long distance for three-year-old thoroughbreds at Doncaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Group 1 flat race
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horse race ⓘ international horse race ⓘ turf race ⓘ |
| ageRestriction |
3yo+ (Southern Hemisphere-bred)
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4yo+ (Northern Hemisphere-bred) ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Dubai World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Group 1 ⓘ |
| country | United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| currencyOfPurse | US dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentVenue | Meydan Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distance |
2410 metres
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about 1½ miles ⓘ |
| firstRunAsGroup1 | 2002 ⓘ |
| formerStatus |
Group 2 race
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Listed race ⓘ |
| formerVenue | Nad Al Sheba Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dubai Racing Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1998 ⓘ |
| location | Dubai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
attracts top international thoroughbreds
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one of the world’s richest turf races ⓘ |
| organiser | Dubai Racing Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dubai World Cup Carnival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purse |
US$6,000,000
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multi-million dollar race ⓘ |
| qualification | 4-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| racecourse | Meydan Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceDay | same card as Dubai World Cup ⓘ |
| raceDistanceChange | extended to 2400m in 2000s ⓘ |
| raceMeeting |
Dubai World Cup
NERFINISHED
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Dubai World Cup Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceType | flat racing ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| significance | major global turf championship race ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Dubai Sheema Classic Presented by Longines
NERFINISHED
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Longines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
Dubai World Cup night
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late March ⓘ |
| track | left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalField | international runners from Europe, Asia, America and Middle East ⓘ |
| upgradeToGroup1 | 2002 ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dubairacingclub.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dubai Sheema Classic Description of subject: The Dubai Sheema Classic is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Dubai, attracting top international thoroughbreds to compete over a turf distance during the Dubai World Cup night.
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