Plugged Nickle

Plugged Nickle
Sire	Key To The Mint
Grandsire	Graustark
Dam	Toll Booth
Damsire	Buckpasser
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1977
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	John M. Schiff
Owner	John M. Schiff
Trainer	Thomas J. Kelly
Record	21: 11-3-1
Earnings	$647,206
Major wins
Laurel Futurity (1979) Remsen Stakes (1979) Hutcheson Stakes (1980) Florida Derby (1980) Wood Memorial Stakes (1980) Vosburgh Stakes (1980) Stuyvesant Handicap (1980) Jim Dandy Stakes (1980) Tom Fool Handicap (1980)
Awards
American Champion Sprint Horse (1980)
Last updated on September 4, 2008

Plugged Nickle (foaled 1977 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was voted American Champion Sprint Horse in 1980.

Bred and raced by John M. Schiff, he was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Tommy Kelly.

At age two in 1979, Plugged Nickle won the Laurel Futurity and Remsen Stakes. In 1980, his wins in the Hutcheson Stakes, Florida Derby, and Wood Memorial made him the second choice among bettors behind favorite Rockhill Native in the 1¼ mile Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series. The favorite finished fifth and Plugged Nickel, who raced near the lead until tiring in the homestretch, was seventh behind the winning filly, Genuine Risk.

Plugged Nickle did not run in the Preakness or Belmont Stakes but was switched to run in shorter sprint races. The move saw him win several more important Graded stakes races and be voted the 1980 Eclipse Award as American Champion Sprint Horse.