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The Baltimore Washington International Turf Cup is an American Grade III invitational horse race run over one mile. [1] Inaugurated in 1952 as the Washington, D.C. International Stakes, it was raced at Laurel Park Racecourse on the turf in Laurel, Maryland, at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs), and attracted top turf horses from North America and Europe.
After winning the 1983 Prix de la Salamandre and 1984 Baltimore Washington International Turf Cup, Seattle Song was scheduled to run in the inaugural Breeders' Cup Turf in 1984, but he fractured his left front cannon bone in a workout at Hollywood Park Racetrack and was retired from racing.
From 1950 to 1984, Laurel Park underwent a period of great change. The track was renamed Laurel Race Course and the Washington, D.C. International was introduced at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles on the turf. In 1953 Laurel opened a new clubhouse and turf club. In 1954, 14 horses were saved from another stable fire. In 1957 the grandstand was remodeled.
B. Baldwin Stakes; Ballston Spa Stakes; Baltimore Washington International Turf Cup; Bay Meadows Derby; Bay Meadows Handicap; Beaugay Stakes; Belmont Derby
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The Commonwealth Turf Cup is an American Thoroughbred horse race held each year since 2015 at Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland. It was previously known as the Colonial Turf Cup when it was held at Colonial Downs race track in New Kent County, Virginia. It is raced on turf at a distance of one mile and is open to horses aged three years old and ...