Washington, D.C. International Stakes

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Grade I race
Washington, D.C. International Stakes

Location	Laurel Park Racecourse Laurel, Maryland
Inaugurated	1952
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Laurel Park Racecourse
Race information
Distance	1½ miles (12 furlongs)
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	3-Year-Olds and Up
Weight
Purse

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The Washington, D.C. International was an American Grade I invitational horse race run over a distance of 1½ miles (12 furlongs). It was held annually from 1952 to 1994 in Laurel, Maryland.

When it was founded by John D. Schapiro, owner of the Laurel Park Racecourse, it was the only international horse race in the United States. Usually just called the "International," in the 1980s the race drew the best Thoroughbreds from the U.S. and Europe when it was part of a million dollar bonus for any horse who won it plus the Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and the Turf Classic at Belmont Park in New York.

The Washington, D.C. International Stakes was raced at a distance of 1½ miles from its inception in 1952 until 1986 when it was modified to 1¼ miles. With the exception of 1993 when it was raced at one mile, the International remained at 1¼ miles until its final running in 1994.

Run the Gantlet won the International in 1971 and his son, Providential, won it in 1979. Providential was owned by Bertram R. Firestone whose wife Diana won the race the following year with her filly, April Run.

U.S. Hall of Famer Kelso finished 2nd three times in a row before finally winning the International at age 7 in 1964.

[edit] Records

Most wins:

2 - Bald Eagle (1959, 1960), Fort Marcy (1967, 1970)

Most wins by an owner:

3 - Nelson Bunker Hunt (1973, 1975, 1976)

Most wins by a jockey:

3 - Manuel Ycaza (1959, 1960, 1967, Lester Piggott (1968, 1969, 1980)

Most wins by a trainer:

4 - Maurice Zilber (1973, 1975, 1976, 1980)
3 - J. Elliott Burch (1967, 1970, 1971)

[edit] Past winners of the Washington, D.C. International:

Year	Winner	C	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1952	Wilwyn		4	Manny Mercer	John C. Waugh	Robert Boucher	2:30.80
1953	Worden		4	Charles Smirke	George Bridgland	Ralph B. Strassburger	2:36.00
1954	Fisherman		3	Eddie Arcaro	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	2:47.80
1955	El Chama		4	Raul Bustamente	Jose Israel La Belle	Carlos V. Rincones	2:36.20
1956	Master Boing		3	Guy Chancelier	Georges Pelat	Not found	2:39.00
1957	Mahan		6	Sam Boulmetis, Sr.	Harry Trotsek	Hasty House Farm	2:34.60
1958	Sailor's Guide		6	Howard Grant	J. Bowes Bond	Jaclyn Stable	2:33.20
1959	Bald Eagle		4	Manuel Ycaza	Woody Stephens	Cain Hoy Stable	2:28.00
1960	Bald Eagle		5	Manuel Ycaza	Woody Stephens	Cain Hoy Stable	2:33.00
1961	T.V. Lark		4	Johnny Longden	Paul Parker	Preston W. Madden	2:26.20
1962	Match II		4	Yves Saint-Martin	Francois Mathet	Haras d'Ouilly	2:28.20
1963	Mongo		4	W. Chambers	Frank A. Bonsal	Marion duPont Scott	2:27.40
1964	Kelso		7	Ismael Valenzuela	Carl Hanford	Bohemia Stable	2:23.80
1965	Diatome		3	Jean Deforge	Geoffroy Watson	Guy de Rothschild	2:28.20
1966	Behistoun		3	Jean Deforge	J. Lieux	Alec Weisweiller	2:28.80
1967	Fort Marcy		3	Manuel Ycaza	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables	2:27.00
1968	Sir Ivor		3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Raymond R. Guest	2:37.20
1969	Karabas		4	Lester Piggott	Bernard van Cutsem	Benjamin Guinness	2:27.00
1970	Fort Marcy		6	Jorge Velasquez	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables	2:42.80
1971	Run the Gantlet		3	Robert Woodhouse	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables	2:50.60
1972	Droll Role		4	Braulio Baeza	Thomas J. Kelly	John M. Schiff	2:38.80
1973	Dahlia		3	William Pyers	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt	2:31.80
1974	Admetus		4	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Sir Michael Sobell	2:29.60
1975	Nobiliary		3	Sandy Hawley	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt	2:31.20
1976	Youth		3	Sandy Hawley	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt	2:46.20
1977	Johnny D.		3	Steve Cauthen	Michael Kay	Dana S. Bray, Jr.	2:32.00
1978	Mac Diarmida		3	Jean Cruguet	Scotty Schulhofer	Jerome M. Torsney	2:27.00
1979	Bowl Game		5	Jorge Velasquez	John M. Gaver, Jr.	Greentree Stable	2:51.00
1980	Argument		3	Lester Piggott	Maurice Zilber	Bruce McNall	2:30.20
1981	Providential		4	Alain Lequeux	Charlie Whittingham	Bertram R. Firestone	2:31.20
1982	April Run		4	Cash Asmussen	Francois Boutin	Diana M. Firestone	2:31.00
1983	All Along		4	Walter Swinburn	Patrick Biancone	Daniel Wildenstein	2:35.00
1984	Seattle Song		3	Cash Asmussen	Francois Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	2:27.20
1985	Vanlandingham		4	Don MacBeth	C. R. McGaughey III	Loblolly Stable	2:35.60
1986	Lieutenant's Lark		4	Robbie Davis	Howard M. Tesher	Lowell T. Stevens	2:09.00
1987	Le Glorieux		3	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Robert Collet	Sieglinde Wolf	2:02.80
1988	Sunshine Forever		3	Angel Cordero, Jr.	John M. Veitch	Darby Dan Farm	2:03.00
1989	Caltech		3	Rene R. Douglas	Eduardo Aspurua, Jr.	David S. Romanik	2:07.60
1990	Fly Till Dawn		4	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Darrell Vienna	Josephine T. Gleis	2:01.20
1991	Leariva		4	Edgar Prado	David Smaga	Thierry van Zuylen	2:06.40
1992	Zoman		5	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	Prince Fahd bin Salman	2:01.40
1993	Buckhar		5	Jean Cruguet	Willard C. Freeman	John W. Meriwether	1:38.00
1994	Paradise Creek		5	Pat Day	William I. Mott	Masayuki Nishiyama	1:59.60