U.S. entries dominant
NZPA-Reuter Laurel The three-year-old colt. Mac Diarmid. on Saturday won the twenty-seventh running of the Washington International at Laurel, Maryland. The race was dominated by American entries The Florida-bred bay. beat Tiller, another American entry, by a head. Tiller was three lengths in front of Waya. the third place-getter and the third American entry in the $200,000 mile and a hall race. The favourite, Trillion, from France, was fourth, followed by Noble Dancer (U.S.). Stone (Italy), Overskate (Canada) and Frere Bastille (France). The victory was worth $120,000 for Dr Jerome Torsney, Mac Diarmid's owner.
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