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in the races he ran, and he was also raced as a Thoroughbred. Hickory Bill, who was used as a sire by George Clegg, is the sire of Old Sorrel, the foundation sire for the King Ranch Quarter Horses. Peter McCue stood in Oklahoma and Texas, where he sired horses like Jack McCue and A D Reed. A D Reed was also raced on Thoroughbred tracks and Jack McCue was raced during his life with no official record available. Peter McCue then went to Colorado, where several of his daughters were born and then bred to Old Fred in the Coke Roberds breeding program. The Roberds breeding program spawned the Warren Shoemaker and Hank Wiescamp breeding program. All three of these men are in the AQHA Hall of Fame for their success as breeders.
Glencoe was foaled in 1831 in England. He is by Sultan, who is by Selim by Buzzard by Woodpecker, a son of Herod. The dam of Glencoe is Trampoline by Tramp. The dam of Trampoline is Web. Web is by Waxy and out of Penelope by Trumpator. Web is one of the most important mares in the history of the Thoroughbred as well as a full sister to Whalebone, who is a key sire in the modern sire line of the Phalaris branch that has given
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Up to this point we have focused on how the Thoroughbred has contributed through the sire line to the development of the American Quarter Horse. Glencoe introduces us to a different way the Thoroughbred has influenced the American Quarter Horse and that is through the broodmare side of the pedigree.
The great Peter McCue is out of a Thoroughbred mare named Nora M. She
is by Voltigeur by Vandal by Glencoe. The dam of Voltigeur is Duet by Highlander by Glencoe. The dam of Nora M is Kitty Clyde by Star Davis by Glencoe. This gives Nora M
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a breeding pattern of 3x4x3 to Glencoe. This makes Glencoe a very important sire in the American Quarter Horse as Peter McCue is one of our great foundations sires.
Leamington was foaled in 1853 sired
by Faugh-A-Ballagh. He is out of a mare by Pantaloon. Faugh-A-Ballagh is by Sir Hercules by Whalebone, the full brother to Web found in the pedigree of Glencoe. Leamington was a successful racehorse winning such important races as the Goodwood Stakes Cup and the Chester Cup, and he won that one twice. He was imported in 1865 to America, where he became a leading sire.
Leamington sired Enquirer, foaled in
1867, and this takes us to our next Quarter Horse influence. Enquirer was out of Lida
by Lexington. Historical reports on Enquirer shows that he was considered the best son of Leamington as a sire and as a racehorse. He was the Champion 3 Year Old of 1870. He won such stakes as the Phoenix Hotel Stakes, the Robbin Stakes and the Continental Hotel Stakes.
The importance of Enquirer as an influence on Quarter Horses is very significant. We will start our look at Enquirer with his son Faustus, foaled in 1877. Lizzie G, by War Dance, is the dam of Faustus.
War Dance is by Lexington. The dam of War Dance is Reel by Glencoe. The dam of Lizzie G is a mare known as the Lecomte Mare
by Lecomte by Boston and out of Reel by Glencoe. The dam of the Lecomte Mare is Edith by Sovereign. Edith is out of Judith by Glencoe, giving Lizzie G a breeding pattern of 3x4x4 to Glencoe. Glencoe has been an important broodmare sire and Reel is the best of his American bred daughters.
Faustus sired Bonnie Joe, who was foaled
in 1894 and who became an important sire
that stood in Oklahoma. He sired Joe Blair,
the famous racehorse whose race record is overshadowed by a race he lost. He was beaten in the famous race he had with Pan Zareta, a mare that was dominant in her racing career. She had 151 starts with 76 wins, 31 seconds and 21 thirds. She reportedly set or equaled eleven track records. When she ran against and beat Joe Blair, she set a track record at Juarez going five furlongs in :57 1/5. Joe Blair reportedly ran three furlongs at Juarez in the record time of :39 a year later.
Joe Blair then had his sire record overshadowed by one of his foals. When
Joe Blair was bred to the Cajun-Bred mare Della Moore, he sired Joe Reed P-3 in 1921. A book titled Foals of 1921 is a listing of mares that shows the foals born in 1921.
An appendix registered mare named Myrtle Reed produced a colt by Joe Blair named Joe Reed. This again was common to get horses registered in the appendix to give them the right to race.
of Lady Bug is June Bug by Harry Bluff, from the Whip sire line to Eclipse. This gives Lady Bug a breeding pattern of 3x2 to Harry Bluff.
Peter McCue raced on recognized racetracks as a Thoroughbred. His Thoroughbred sire is Duke Of Highlands. It was common for breeders to register horses like Peter McCue as sired by a Thoroughbred when actually sired by a Quarter Horse. Peter McCue had an official race record of 45 starts with nine wins, five seconds and seven thirds. He also had many starts on bush tracks that weren’t official.
Peter McCue became an important sire because he stood at various locations around the country. He stood in Illinois, where he sired horses like John Wilkins, Harmon Baker and Hickory Bill – with all three of these stallions going to Texas. John Wilkins would be raced, but the thin walls of his hooves meant he couldn’t hold up for racing. John Wilkins sired Joe Hancock, a racehorse that was “open to the world up to 3/8 of a mile.” Harmon Baker was a sire for Billy Anson, the English Nobleman who came to America to ranch. It was reported that Harmon Baker was virtually unbeatable
The important sire Peter McCue, who traces to Old Billy and Glencoe, stood across the country.
Joe Hancock, by John Wilkins by Peter McCue, was a racehorse that was “open to the world up to 3/8 of a mile,” and is another foundation sire.
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