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She was sired by Dodger by Harmon Baker by Peter McCue. The dam of Dodger was Froggie by Joe Collins by Old Billy. Dodger was bred by Jim Harkey.
The dam of Nettie Hill was Gold Dust by Old Jim P-10. Old Jim was sired by Little Texas Chief by Texas Chief by Traveler. Little Sister was the dam of Old Jim. She was sired by Jim Ned by Pancho by Old Billy. Jim Ned was out of a Gardner Mare by Traveler. Pancho and Joe Collins were full brothers by Old Billy and out of Paisana.
An added note: The breeder of Old Jim P-10 is listed as Sam Harkey, but Garford Wilkinson in the article “Jim Harkey, He Bred Dodger” in the March 1960 issue of
The Quarter Horse Journal tells us that Old Jim was foaled on the Sam Harkey Ranch
but bred by his brother Jim Harkey. If you
are familiar with the name Jim Harkey, it
may be because he bred Do Good, the great foundation mare for the Vessels Stallion Farm.
The race record for Nettie Hill for the most part has been lost. She is listed many times in the 1945 American Quarter Racing Association Yearbook with the times she earned on the track. She became an ROM racehorse in 1944 when she ran 220 yards in a time of 12.6 seconds carrying 110 pounds winning the race by 1-length. One of her great performances came when she ran second by a neck to Effie, who set a track record for 330 yards at Rillito in a time of 17.6 seconds. Nettie Hill would run 330 yards at Eagle Pass in a time of 17.4 seconds in 1944.
Nettie Hill was never able to send a
foal to the track that would come close to duplicating her feats on the track. She is the dam of two starters with one ROM. The ROM runner was Melody Hill by Balmy L. Her leading arena point earner was Hill King with 17 halter and five performance points.
Hyglo, foaled in 1944, was sired by Hygro and out of Jetty H by King P-234. The dam of Jetty H was a mare by Dogie Beasley. Dogie Beasley was a full brother to Jenny, the dam of Little Joe. Hyglo was bred by Charlie Miller of Kerrville, Texas. J. O. Hankins bought her for $500 and, if she ran AAA, he would give him another $500.
J. O. had to pay the extra $500 as this mare ran AAA time on her way to eight wins, twelve seconds and seven thirds in 31 official starts. She was stakes placed with
a third in the Silver City Quarter Horse Championship. She would also set a New Track Record at Albuquerque going 330 yards in :17.300 and equal a track record at Val Verde Downs for 400 yards in :20.600. The 400-yard record was co-held with the 3-time World Champion Miss Princess.
Hyglo would produce only seven foals
Hank H, a halter class winner known for his
great conformation, was purchased by Tom Smith
at the 1944 Fort Worth Stock Show from J. O. Hankins. Hank H is shown below after winning a 330-yard race at Rillito Park in 1946.
with two starters, including Hy Balmy by Balmy L who was a AAA rated runner that was stakes placed in the Rocky Mountain QHA Futurity, and Hyglobar by Three Bars, another AAA runner. Hyglobar was the dam of Recon So, the winner of the 1973 Florida Classic Stakes.
J. O Hankins bought the mare he registered as Queen H in about 1938 at around two years of age. He bought her from a Mr. Hay, who got the filly as an orphaned weanling from a tractor salesman named Henry Antley and she was bred by Jim Nail. She was raced by the Antley kids against other horses ridden by other kids, and was a noted winner for the family.
Queen H was a daughter of a horse named Dan by Old Joe Bailey who was sired by Eureka by Shelby by Tom Driver, a son of Steel Dust. His dam was Susie McWhorter by Ben Burton by Blind Barney by Steel Dust. Steel Dust is a foundation sire of the American Quarter Horse. He was also the broodmare sire of Old Billy. The dam of Queen H was a Nail Quarter Mare and her pedigree is unknown.
Queen H produced nine race starters with eight ROM, including one stakes winner
and one stakes placed runner. Her race foals
include Booger H (AA) by King P-234, Paleface H by Joe Traveler (by Little Joe), Miss Della Moore (AA) by Joe Moore (by Little Joe), Queen Cheta by Balmy L, Your Highness (AA) by King P-234, Hygro Jr (AAA) by Hygro TB, Hank H (AA) by King P-234, and Squaw H (AAA) by King P-234.
The stakes placed runner out of Queen
H was Hygro Jr. This 1949 foal came in the last crop of Hygro, but wasn’t the only runner out of the last crop of Hygro with Hankins ties. Hygro Jr was third in the 1952 Rocky Mountain QHA Derby.
Hank H was an AA rated runner with six starts with two wins, one second and three thirds. He was purchased by Tom Smith
and his sons Jack and Paul of Indiahoma, Oklahoma. Hank H sired 28 starters with 17 racing ROM, including three stakes placed runners. One of the stakes placed runners was Hanka, who finished third in the 1950 Oklahoma Futurity.
The daughters of Hank H produced 48 racing ROM and five stakes winners. The five stakes winners won 25 stakes, and the leading money winner was out of Hanka. His name was Tonto Bars Hank, a 3-time Champion
as a 2-Year-Old Colt, 3-Year-Old Colt and Aged Stallion. He won 11 of the 25 stakes
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photo courtesy Joan Smith Cotton