and continued on to win the Washington D.C. International by six lengths. Run the Gantlet's 1971 performances earned him American Champion Male Turf Horse honors. In 1973 when The American Graded Stakes Committee was founded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association the event was immediately given the highest classification of Grade I. By the 1980s the event was scheduled to be run in summer usually in late July or August. Through the 1970s and 1980s the event produced notable winners. The 1974 winner Halo went on to become twice the Leading sire in North America in the 1980s. The 1978 winner, the English-bred Noble Dancer II was superbly ridden by U. S. Triple Crown winning jockey Steve Cauthen by six lengths which continues to be the largest margin of victory in the event. Noble Dancer II became the third horse to be a dual winner of the event in 1979. Entering the Breeders' Cup era the event continued to be a notable preparatory event. The 1986 winner as a three-year-old, Manila followed with wins in the Grade I Turf Classic at Belmont Park and Grade I Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park and was crowned US Champion Male Turf Horse. From 1990 through 1997, the event was known as the Caesars International Handicap with sponsorship from Caesars Atlantic City. From 1990 to 1993 the event held a Grade II classification. The 1989 US Champion Male Turf Horse, the English-bred Steinlen set a new track record in 1990 winning in 1:52 flat. The Canadian-bred Sky Classic won the 1992 renewal and which culminated in him winning US Champion Male Turf Horse honors. Duel Breeders' Cup Mile winner Lure proved that he could also win at a longer distance in 1994. While the Brazilian three-year-old champion from 1992, Sandpit would become the fifth horse to win the event twice in 1996. With the economic deterioration of the Atlantic City Race Course the event was not held in 1998 in a shortened meeting. In 1999, the event was moved to Monmouth Park and run over a longer distance of miles. The event was continued to be well supported stakes reaching $750,000 in 2003. In 2004 the conditions of the event were changed from handicap to stakes allowance and the name of the event was modified to the United Nations Stakes. Notable winners in the 2000s include 2004 Breeders' Cup Turf winner