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Bred by Matador Cattle & Land Co. Grandson of the great Peter McCue at maturity was a bay stallion standing 16 hands and weighing 1,430 pounds. He was a prepotent stallion who was bred and raised in Illinois. From the time he started his first race in April 1897 until his last in October 1899, there were few horses that could run with him. From the time he entered stud, there were even fewer that could stay with him. Almost all Quarter Horses today carry his blood (diluted, of course, by many generations). Today, there are 5.3 million Quarter Horses. Of those, 5.1 million trace to Peter McCue. The first twenty foundation sires registered with the AQHA are all descended from Thoroughbreds. Actually of the first twenty, Rialto, Chief, Colonel, Sheik, Whiskaway, and Little Richard have Thoroughbred grandparents, and Joe Reed and Oklahoma Star have Thoroughbred parents. Another grandson of the great Peter McCue Hall of Fame QH is Joe Hancock 1926
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