Quarter Horse and/or Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
Peter McCue (1895–1923) was a racehorse and sire influential in the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA), although he died before the AQHA was formed.
Life
Peter McCue (foaled 1895) was registered in the American Stud Book as a Thoroughbred , sired by Duke of the Highlands, but his breeder and his breeder's family always maintained that he was actually sired by a Quarter Horse stallion named Dan Tucker.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] His dam was a Thoroughbred mare named Nora M, who was a double-bred descendant of the imported stallion Glencoe .[ 2] One story has it that, the horse was named after a neighbor of the Watkins' family, Peter McCue.[ 4] '
Racing Career and breeding record
Peter McCue raced for a number of years, then was retired to stud, standing in Illinois , Texas , Oklahoma , and Colorado before his death in 1923.[ 5] Among his offspring were Hickory Bill, A D Reed, Shiek P-11, Chief P-5, Harmon Baker, John Wilkens and Jack McCue.[ 1]
Honors
Peter McCue was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1991.[ 6]
Pedigree
Old Billy Cold Deck Dollie Coker (Maudy) Barney Owens unknown Dollie Overton unknown Dan Tucker Steel Dust Jack Traveler Queen Lady Bug (Butt Cut) Harry Bluff June Bug Munch Meg Peter McCue Glencoe (TB) Vandal (TB) Sister to Lucy Lea (TB) Voltigeur (TB) Highlander (TB) by Glencoe (TB) Duet (TB) Delta (TB) Nora M (TB) Glencoe (TB) Star Davis (TB) Margaret Wood (TB) Kitty Clyde (TB) *Margrave (TB) Margravine (TB) Gabriella (TB)
Notes
^ a b Short Unregistered Foundation Sires of the American Quarter Horse pp. 60–61
^ a b All Breed Pedigree of Peter McCue
^ Welch "Peter McCue's Family Tree" Quarter Horse Journal pp. 26–29, 48–52
^ Dover "How Peter McCue Got His Name" Quarter Horse Journal p. 33
^ Simmons, et al. Legends 2 pp. 36–45
^ American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Peter McCue" . AQHA Hall of Fame . American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 1, 2017 .
References
All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Peter McCue retrieved on June 23, 2007
AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on September 1, 2017
Dover, Otto (April 1953). "How Peter McCue Got His Name". Quarter Horse Journal : 33.
Short, Victoria (1998). Unregistered Foundation Sires of the American Quarter Horse . Houston: Loshadt Publishing.
Simmons, Diane; Goodhue, Jim; Holmes, Frank Wakefield; Livingston, Phil, eds. (1994). Legends 2: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares . Colorado Springs, CO: Western Horseman. ISBN 0-911647-30-9 .
Welch, William (January 1964). "Peter McCue's Family Tree". Quarter Horse Journal : 26– 29, 48– 52.
Further reading
Burlingame, Milo "Peter McCue – As I Knew Him ..." Quarter Horse Journal, July 1959
Burlingame, Milo "The Truth About Peter McCue" Texas Livestock Journal December 15, 1949
Chamberlain, Richard "Quarter Paths" Quarter Racing Journal August 1988
Denhardt, Robert M. "About Peter McCue" Quarter Horse Journal June 1971
Denhardt, Robert M. " 'Peter McCue': A Wonder Horse" The Cattleman October 1939
Dinsmore, Wayne "The Racing Record of Peter McCue" Quarter Horse Journal November 1951
Estes, J. A. "Pedigree Points: Folklore of the Southwest" The Blood-Horse January 15, 1944
Estes, J. A. "Pedigree Points: Peter McCue, Quarter Horse" The Blood-Horse July 11, 1942
Estes, J. A. "Pedigree Points: Peter McCue's Pop" The Blood-Horse January 30, 1943
Estes, J. A. "Pedigree Points: The Peter McCue Argument Ends" The Blood-Horse February 9, 1946
Estes, J. A. "Pedigree Points: The Peter McCue Scrap" The Blood-Horse November 6, 1948
Estes, J. A. "Pedigree Points: The Strange Case of Peter McCue" The Blood-Horse November 28, 1942
Groves, Lesli Krause " 'How Peter Won the Race' " Quarter Horse Journal March 1995
Groves, Lesli Krause "Happy Birthday, Peter McCue" Quarter Horse Journal February 1995
Reynolds, Franklin "His Blood is Everywhere" Western Livestock May 1949
"The Story of Peter McCue" The Quarter Horse September 1948
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