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starting gate

machine used to ensure a fair start to a horse race
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starting gate

Summary

starting gate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • starting gate's subclass of is recorded as sports equipment[2].
  • starting gate's Commons category is recorded as Starting barriers[3].
  • starting gate's sport is recorded as horse racing[4].
  • starting gate's sport is recorded as greyhound racing[5].
  • starting gate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047grjq[6].
  • starting gate's different from is recorded as starting blocks[7].
  • starting gate's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 04311818-n[8].

Why It Matters

starting gate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . GF WordNet. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). starting gate. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/starting-gate
MLA “starting gate.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/starting-gate.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_starting-gate_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{starting gate}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/starting-gate}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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