Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Washington D.C. International was an American Grade I invitational horse race. Inaugurated in 1952 it was raced on turf in Laurel Maryland at a distance of 1½ miles (12 furlongs) and attracted the best horses in North America and Europe. It was held annually until 1994 when it could no longer compete with the Breeders’ Cup Turf. 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.