Key to the Mint

Key to the Mint
Sire	Excelsior Handicap (1973)
Awards
American Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1972)

Key to the Mint (1969–1996) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Bred by Paul Mellon and raced under his Rokeby Stable colors, Key to the Mint was trained by future Hall of Fame inductee Elliott Burch.

Key to the Mint did not run in the Kentucky Derby, the first race of the U.S. Triple Crown series, then finished third to winner Bee Bee Bee in the Preakness Stakes and fourth to Riva Ridge in the Belmont Stakes.

Following the Triple Crown races, Key to the Mint dominated his age group in 1972 and was voted the

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Retired to

. Key to the Mint was euthanized due to infirmities of old age on September 21, 1996.

Pedigree of Key to the Mint

Sire Graustark chestnut 1963	Ribot bay 1952	Tenerani bay 1944	Bellini
			Tofanella
		Romanella chestnut 1943	El Greco
			Barbara Burrini
	Flower Bowl bay 1952	Alibhai bay 1938	Hyperion
			Teresina
		Flower Bed bay 1946	Beau Pere
			Boudoir
Dam Key Bridge bay 1959	Princequillo bay 1940	Prince Rose bay 1928	Rose Prince
			Indolence
		Cosquilla bay 1933	Papyrus
			Quick Thought
	Blue Banner bay 1952	War Admiral brown 1934	Man o' War
			Brushup
		Risqué Blue bay 1941	Blue Larkspur
			Risqué

• Key to the Mint's pedigree and partial racing stats
• Video at YouTube of Key to the Mint winning the 1972 Travers Stakes