Billy Clegg
| Billy Clegg | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Quarter Horse |
| Sire | Paul Ell |
| Grandsire | Hickory Bill |
| Dam | Bivarita |
| Maternal grandsire | Billy Sunday |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1932 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Bernard Adams |
| Owner | Guy M. Troutman |
| Honors | |
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
A Quarter Horse stallion, Billy Clegg (foaled 1932) was a sire during the early years of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA).
Life[edit]
Billy Clegg was registered as number 427 with the AQHA. His stud book entry gives his information as a bay stallion foaled in 1932, bred by Bernard Adams of Alfred, Texas and his owner at registration as Guy M. Troutman of Tucumcari, New Mexico.[1] His sire was Paul El by Hickory Bill by Peter McCue and his dam was Bivarita by Billy Sunday.[1][2]
During his breeding career, Billy Clegg sired two AQHA Race Register of Merit earners – Billy Big Enuf and Dust Storm.[3] Nine of his daughters went on to produce Register of Merit earners.[3] He sired on AQHA Champion, Billie B Fisher, and several Superior Performance horses, including Chickasha Mike.[4] Twenty-nine of his daughters produced point earning show horses or racers.[4] Billy Clegg died in 1958.[5]
Billy Clegg was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1998.[5]
Pedigree[edit]
| Dan Tucker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nora M (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hickory Bill | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Hero (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lucretia M | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bird | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Ell | |||||||||||||||||||
| McCoy Billy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sykes' Rondo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grasshopper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Baby Ruth | |||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony | |||||||||||||||||||
| May Mangum | |||||||||||||||||||
| Belle Nellie | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Clegg | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prince Plenty (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Horace H (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hindoo Queen (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Sunday | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Carrie Nation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Little Easter (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bivarita | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Bass | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rattler | |||||||||||||||||||
| Desha Martin | |||||||||||||||||||
| mare by Rattler | |||||||||||||||||||
| unknown | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b AQHA Official Stud Book and Registry Combined Books 1–5 p. 92
- ^ "Pedigree of Billy Clegg" All Breed Pedigree Database
- ^ a b Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 108-109
- ^ a b Wagoner Quarter Horse Reference: 1974 Edition p. 58
- ^ a b American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Billy Clegg". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
References[edit]
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Billy Clegg". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- American Quarter Horse Association (1961). Official Stud Book and Registry Combined Books 1-2-3-4-5. Amarillo, TX: American Quarter Horse Association.
- "Pedigree of Billy Clegg". All Breed Pedigree Database. AllBreedPedigrees.com. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- Wagoner, Dan (1974). Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research.
- Wagoner, Dan (1976). Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research.
External links[edit]
- Billy Clegg at Quarter Horse Directory
- Billy Clegg at Quarter Horse Legends Archived July 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine