Peter McCue
Quarter Horse and/or Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
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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.
| Peter McCue | |
|---|---|
Peter McCue (left) with Tom Caudill | |
| Breed | registered with The Jockey Club as a Thoroughbred, but sired by a Quarter Horse |
| Sire | Dan Tucker |
| Grandsire | Barney Owens |
| Dam | Nora M (TB) |
| Maternal grandsire | Voltigeur (TB) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1895 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Samuel Watkins |
| Owner | Milo Burlingame Coke Roberds John Wilkens |
| Record | |
| 41 starts: 9-5-7 | |
| Earnings | |
| $2655.00 | |
| Honors | |
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
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
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) | |||||||||||||||||||