2008 Stephen Foster Handicap
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The 2008 Stephen Foster Handicap was a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race at Churchill Downs, best known as a major victory in the illustrious career of champion racehorse Curlin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2008 Stephen Foster Handicap canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4412809 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2008 Stephen Foster Handicap Context triple: [Curlin, notableWin, 2008 Stephen Foster Handicap]
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A.
Sword Dancer Stakes
The Sword Dancer Stakes is a prestigious Grade I American thoroughbred horse race run on turf at Saratoga Race Course, typically attracting top long-distance turf specialists.
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B.
Hopeful Stakes
Hopeful Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I horse race for two-year-olds, traditionally serving as an early showcase for promising Thoroughbreds with Kentucky Derby potential.
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C.
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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D.
Alabama Stakes
The Alabama Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, traditionally run each summer at Saratoga.
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E.
Whitney Stakes
Whitney Stakes is a prestigious Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in New York.
- 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: 2008 Stephen Foster Handicap Target entity description: The 2008 Stephen Foster Handicap was a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race at Churchill Downs, best known as a major victory in the illustrious career of champion racehorse Curlin.
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A.
Sword Dancer Stakes
The Sword Dancer Stakes is a prestigious Grade I American thoroughbred horse race run on turf at Saratoga Race Course, typically attracting top long-distance turf specialists.
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B.
Hopeful Stakes
Hopeful Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I horse race for two-year-olds, traditionally serving as an early showcase for promising Thoroughbreds with Kentucky Derby potential.
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C.
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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D.
Alabama Stakes
The Alabama Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, traditionally run each summer at Saratoga.
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E.
Whitney Stakes
Whitney Stakes is a prestigious Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I stakes race
ⓘ
Stephen Foster Handicap ⓘ horse race ⓘ |
| ageQualification | 3-year-olds and up ⓘ |
| breedsEligible | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| city | Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | handicap race ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 2008-06-14 ⓘ |
| distance |
1 1/8 miles
ⓘ
9 furlongs ⓘ |
| going | fast ⓘ |
| grade | Grade I ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Stephen Foster Handicap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Churchill Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stephen Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | major victory in Curlin's career ⓘ |
| purse | 1000000 USD ⓘ |
| raceType | Thoroughbred - Flat racing ⓘ |
| surface | dirt ⓘ |
| track | Churchill Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackDirection | left-handed ⓘ |
| winner | Curlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningHorse | Curlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningJockey | Robby Albarado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningMargin | about 4 1/4 lengths ⓘ |
| winningOwner |
Midnight Cry Stable
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stonestreet Stables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTrainer | Steve Asmussen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2008 Stephen Foster Handicap Description of subject: The 2008 Stephen Foster Handicap was a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race at Churchill Downs, best known as a major victory in the illustrious career of champion racehorse Curlin.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.