Peter McCue (horse)
Peter McCue with Tom Caudill
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| Breed | registered with The Jockey Club as a Thoroughbred, but sired by a Quarter Horse |
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| 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 | |
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 (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. His dam was a Thoroughbred mare named Nora M, who was a double-bred descendant of the imported stallion Glencoe. One story has it that, the horse was named after a neighbor of the Watkins' family, Peter McCue.
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. Among his offspring were Hickory Bill, A D Reed, Shiek P-11, Chief P-5, Harmon Baker, John Wilkens and Jack McCue.
Peter McCue was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.
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