Poule d’Essai des Poulains (historically)
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The Poule d’Essai des Poulains is a prestigious French Group 1 flat horse race for three-year-old colts, historically regarded as France’s equivalent of the 2000 Guineas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poule d’Essai des Poulains (historically) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6088691 — 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: Poule d’Essai des Poulains (historically) Context triple: [Hippodrome de Longchamp, hosts, Poule d’Essai des Poulains (historically)]
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Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is one of the world’s most prestigious flat horse races, held annually at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris and attracting top thoroughbreds from around the globe.
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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.
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Hambletonian Stakes
The Hambletonian Stakes is one of the most prestigious American harness racing events, serving as the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown for three-year-old trotters.
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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.
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Epsom Derby
The Epsom Derby is one of the most prestigious and historic flat horse races in the world, forming part of the British Classics and run annually at Epsom Downs in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poule d’Essai des Poulains (historically) Target entity description: The Poule d’Essai des Poulains is a prestigious French Group 1 flat horse race for three-year-old colts, historically regarded as France’s equivalent of the 2000 Guineas.
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A.
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is one of the world’s most prestigious flat horse races, held annually at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris and attracting top thoroughbreds from around the globe.
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B.
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.
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C.
Hambletonian Stakes
The Hambletonian Stakes is one of the most prestigious American harness racing events, serving as the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown for three-year-old trotters.
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D.
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.
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E.
Epsom Derby
The Epsom Derby is one of the most prestigious and historic flat horse races in the world, forming part of the British Classics and run annually at Epsom Downs in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thoroughbred horse race
ⓘ
flat horse race ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | three-year-olds ⓘ |
| breedsCompeting | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| classification | French classic race ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| distance | 1600 metres ⓘ |
| distanceCategory | mile race ⓘ |
| distanceImperial | about 1 mile ⓘ |
| eligibility | three-year-old Thoroughbred colts ⓘ |
| equivalentCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | 2000 Guineas Stakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | French racing calendar ⓘ |
| hasCounterpartRace | Poule d’Essai des Pouliches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | Poule d’Essai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursorEndYear | 1882 ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursorStartYear | 1840 ⓘ |
| importance | major European three-year-old mile race ⓘ |
| inception | 1883 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Paris
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
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| location | Longchamp Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Trial Stakes for Colts ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
considered France’s equivalent of the 2000 Guineas
ⓘ
one of the French classic mile races ⓘ |
| organiser | France Galop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualification | three-year-old colts ⓘ |
| raceCategory | international Group 1 race ⓘ |
| raceClass | Group 1 ⓘ |
| raceForFilliesCounterpart | Poule d’Essai des Pouliches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceFormat | flat, no obstacles ⓘ |
| raceGroup | Poule d’Essai races ⓘ |
| raceSurface | grass ⓘ |
| raceType | flat racing ⓘ |
| raceTypeDetail | classic race ⓘ |
| sexRestriction | colts ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | spring ⓘ |
| track | right-handed ⓘ |
| typicalRunningStyle | turf mile for three-year-olds ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Hippodrome de Longchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usualSchedule | May ⓘ |
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Subject: Poule d’Essai des Poulains (historically) Description of subject: The Poule d’Essai des Poulains is a prestigious French Group 1 flat horse race for three-year-old colts, historically regarded as France’s equivalent of the 2000 Guineas.
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