Washington, D.C. International
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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 racing course, it was the only international horse race in the United States. Usually just called the "International," in the 1980s the race drew the best Thorougbreds 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.
U.S. Hall of Famer Kelso finished 2nd three times in a row before finally winning the International at age 7 in 1964.
[edit] Past winners
The winners of the Washington, D.C. International are:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1952 | Wilwyn | Manny Mercer | J. Waugh |
| 1953 | Worden | Charles Smirke | George Bridgland |
| 1954 | Fisherman | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch |
| 1955 | El Chama | Raul Bustamente | J. Labelle |
| 1956 | Master Boing | Guy Chancelier | G. Pelet |
| 1957 | Mahan | Sam Boulmetis | Harry Trotsek |
| 1958 | Sailor's Guide | Howard Grant | J. B. Bond |
| 1959 | Bald Eagle | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens |
| 1960 | Bald Eagle | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens |
| 1961 | T.V. Lark | Johnny Longden | Paul Parker |
| 1962 | Match II | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet |
| 1963 | Mongo | W. Chambers | Frank A. Bonsal |
| 1964 | Kelso | Ismael Valenzuela | Carl Hanford |
| 1965 | Diatome | Jean Deforge | Geoffroy Watson |
| 1966 | Behistoun | Jean Deforge | J. Lieux |
| 1967 | Fort Marcy | Manuel Ycaza | Elliott Burch |
| 1968 | Sir Ivor | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1969 | Karabas | Lester Piggott | Bernard van Cutsem |
| 1970 | Fort Marcy | Jorge Velasquez | Elliott Burch |
| 1971 | Run the Gantlet | Robert Woodhouse | Elliott Burch |
| 1972 | Droll Role | Braulio Baeza | Horatio Luro |
| 1973 | Dahlia | William Pyers | Maurice Zilber |
| 1974 | Admetus | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington, Jr. |
| 1975 | Nobiliary | Sandy Hawley | Maurice Zilber |
| 1976 | Youth | Sandy Hawley | Maurice Zilber |
| 1977 | Johnny D. | Steve Cauthen | Michael Kay |
| 1978 | Mac Diarmida | Jean Cruguet | Scotty Schulhofer |
| 1979 | Bowl Game | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Gaver, Jr. |
| 1980 | Argument | Lester Piggott | Maurice Zilber |
| 1981 | Providential | Alain Lequeux | Charlie Whittingham |
| 1982 | April Run | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin |
| 1983 | All Along | Walter Swinburn | Patrick Biancone |
| 1984 | Seattle Song | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin |
| 1985 | Vanlandingham | Don MacBeth | Shug McGaughey |
| 1986 | Lieutenant's Lark | Robbie Davis | Howard M. Tesher |
| 1987 | Le Glorieux | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Robert Collet |
| 1988 | Sunshine Forever | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John M. Veitch |
| 1989 | Caltech | Rene Douglas | Eduardo Aspurua, Jr. |
| 1990 | Fly Till Dawn | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Darrell Vienna |
| 1991 | Leariva | Edgar Prado | David Smaga |
| 1992 | Zoman | Alan Munro | Paul Cole |
| 1993 | Buckhar | Jean Cruguet | Willard C. "Mike" Freeman |
| 1994 | Paradise Creek | Pat Day | Bill Mott |
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