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
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 was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.[5]
Pedigree
| 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
- 1 2 AQHA Official Stud Book and Registry Combined Books 1–5 p. 92
- ↑ "Pedigree of Billy Clegg" All Breed Pedigree Database
- 1 2 Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 108-109
- 1 2 Wagoner Quarter Horse Reference: 1974 Edition p. 58
- ↑ American Quarter Horse Association "AQHA Hall of Fame"
References
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "AQHA Hall of Fame". American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- 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.