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Peter McCue (1895–1923) was a racehorse and sire influential in the American Quarter Horse Association
American Quarter Horse Association

The American Quarter Horse Association , based in Amarillo, Texas, is an international organization dedicated to the preservation, improvement and record-keeping of the American Quarter Horse....
 (or AQHA), although he died before the AQHA was formed.

Life
Peter McCue (foaled 1895) was registered in the American Stud Book
American Stud Book

The American Stud Book is the stud book for the Thoroughbred horse in the United States. It was founded by Sanders Bruce, with assistance from his brother B....
 as a Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds best known for its use in Thoroughbred horse race. Although the word "thoroughbred" is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed....
, 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 *Glencoe.






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Peter McCue (1895–1923) was a racehorse and sire influential in the American Quarter Horse Association
American Quarter Horse Association

The American Quarter Horse Association , based in Amarillo, Texas, is an international organization dedicated to the preservation, improvement and record-keeping of the American Quarter Horse....
 (or AQHA), although he died before the AQHA was formed.

Life


Peter McCue (foaled 1895) was registered in the American Stud Book
American Stud Book

The American Stud Book is the stud book for the Thoroughbred horse in the United States. It was founded by Sanders Bruce, with assistance from his brother B....
 as a Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds best known for its use in Thoroughbred horse race. Although the word "thoroughbred" is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed....
, 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 *Glencoe. One story has it that, the horse was named after a neighbor of the Watkins' family, Peter McCue.

He raced for a number of years, then was retired to stud, standing in Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma

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, and Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
 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.

He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame

The American Quarter Horse Association has created a Hall of Fame to honor both people and horses who contributed to the growth of the Quarter horse. Any one may nominate either people or horses to be considered....
.

Pedigree


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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