Wood Memorial Stakes
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The Wood Memorial Stakes is a prominent American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in early spring as a key prep race for the Kentucky Derby.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wood Memorial Stakes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5610605 — 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: Wood Memorial Stakes Context triple: [Aqueduct Racetrack, hasRace, Wood Memorial Stakes]
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A.
September Stakes
September Stakes is a prominent flat horse race in Great Britain, run annually at Kempton Park Racecourse and typically attracting high-caliber middle-distance runners.
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B.
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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C.
Nassau Stakes
The Nassau Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain for fillies and mares, run annually at Goodwood Racecourse over a middle distance.
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D.
Man o’ War Stakes
The Man o’ War Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I turf horse race for older thoroughbreds, named in honor of the legendary racehorse Man o’ War.
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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: Wood Memorial Stakes Target entity description: The Wood Memorial Stakes is a prominent American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in early spring as a key prep race for the Kentucky Derby.
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A.
September Stakes
September Stakes is a prominent flat horse race in Great Britain, run annually at Kempton Park Racecourse and typically attracting high-caliber middle-distance runners.
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B.
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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C.
Nassau Stakes
The Nassau Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain for fillies and mares, run annually at Goodwood Racecourse over a middle distance.
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D.
Man o’ War Stakes
The Man o’ War Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I turf horse race for older thoroughbreds, named in honor of the legendary racehorse Man o’ War.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade II stakes race
ⓘ
Kentucky Derby prep race ⓘ Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Wood Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | 3 years old ⓘ |
| approximatePurse | $750,000 ⓘ |
| approximateTimingRelativeToDerby | About four weeks before the Kentucky Derby ⓘ |
| breed | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distance |
1⅛ miles
ⓘ
9 furlongs ⓘ |
| formerRaceGrade | Grade I ⓘ |
| hasDistanceUnit |
furlongs
ⓘ
miles ⓘ |
| hasNotableWinner |
Affirmed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bold Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Eskendereya NERFINISHED ⓘ Fusaichi Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallant Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ I Want Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ Monarchos NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleasant Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle Slew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldAnnually | true ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1925 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Road to the Kentucky Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
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New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Aqueduct Racetrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eugene D. Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | New York Racing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Derby contender evaluation ⓘ |
| qualification | Three-year-olds ⓘ |
| raceCategory | American graded stakes race ⓘ |
| raceClass | Grade II event for three-year-olds ⓘ |
| raceCode | Wood ⓘ |
| raceGrade | Grade II ⓘ |
| raceType | Flat racing ⓘ |
| region | East Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | Spring ⓘ |
| sexRestriction | Open to colts, geldings, and fillies ⓘ |
| significance | Major Kentucky Derby prep race ⓘ |
| surface | Dirt ⓘ |
| trackDirection | Left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | April ⓘ |
| typicalWeightAssignment | Assigned weights ⓘ |
| usualSurfaceCondition | Fast dirt (weather permitting) ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wood Memorial Stakes Description of subject: The Wood Memorial Stakes is a prominent American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in early spring as a key prep race for the Kentucky Derby.
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