It is open to horses four-year-olds and up and is run at six furlongs on the dirt.
He was campaigned by his breeder and owner, Arthur Appleton, and trained by Bob Camac.
The gelding won or placed in 50 of his 54 lifetime starts, most of those races being sprints.
Half of his 29 victories came in graded stakes races, including the J. Edgar Hoover Stakes, the Maryland Breeders' Cup Handicap and the Roman Handicap.
The son of King of the North, Fire Plug retired in 1991 at the age of 8 after placing in three stakes that season and winning the final start of his career.