Joe Hancock

Joe Hancock P-455
Breed Quarter Horse
Sire John Wilkens
Grandsire Peter McCue
Dam Hancock mare
Maternal grandsire Percheron stud
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1926
Country United States
Color brown
Breeder John Jackson Hancock
Owner 6666 Ranch
Record
unraced officially
Earnings
unraced officially
Major wins
unraced
Awards
unraced and unshown
Honors
AQHA Hall of Fame

Joe Hancock (1926–1943) was an influential Quarter Horse sire in the early years of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA).

Life

Joe Hancock was registered as number 455 in the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA).[1] He was foaled most probably in 1926, although the dates are somewhat hazy.[2] He was a brown stallion, registered as bred by an unknown breeder, but later research determined that his breeder was John Jackson Hancock.[1][2] His sire was a son of Peter McCue named John Wilkens and his dam was a half Percheron mare, although the AQHA's stud book gives his dam as "unknown."[1][2][3] John Wilkens was inbred to the Thoroughbred stallion Voltigeur, as well as being a descendant of the Thoroughbred Glencoe.[4] When he was registered, he was owned by the Tom L. Burnett Estate in Fort Worth, Texas, which later became the 6666 Ranch.[5]

Joe Hancock had a streak on his face and, when grown, stood 15.3 hands high. Unlike his sire, he had good feet.[3]

Joe Hancock raced in match races for a number of years, although no official records of these races exist. At one point, there were advertisements run in the Fort Worth Star Telegram and the Daily Oklahoman stating that "Joe Hancock is open to the world, from standing start to ⅜ths of a mile." There were no folks willing to match their horses against Joe Hancock.[3] All of Joe Hancock's racing took place before the formation of the AQHA in 1940.[2] By the time the AQHA was founded, Joe Hancock was busy siring ranch horses on the 6666 Ranch. He sired seven foals that earned their Race Register of Merit with the AQHA.[6] He also sired two foals that earned their Performance Register of Merit with the AQHA – Brown Joe Hancock and Red Man.[7]

Joe Hancock died in 1943 and in 1992[8] he was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.[9] In 2007 Western Horseman magazine chose Joe Hancock as number three on their list of top ten ranch horse bloodlines.[10]

Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barney Owens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dan Tucker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lady Bug
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peter McCue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Voltigeur (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nora M (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kitty Clyde (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Wilkens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alarm (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wawekus (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maggie B B (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Katie Wawekus (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Voltigeur (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lucy Hitt (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Miss Hitt (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joe Hancock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percheron stallion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hancock mare
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mundell mare
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 AQHA Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 1–5 p. 93
  2. 1 2 3 4 Close and Simmons (ed.) Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares p. 88
  3. 1 2 3 Beckman "Legends: Joe Hancock" Quarter Horse Journal pp. 36–37
  4. ↑ Joe Hancock Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree retrieved on June 22, 2007
  5. ↑ History of the 6666 Ranch retrieved July 4, 2007
  6. ↑ Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 553
  7. ↑ Wagoner Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition p. 314
  8. ↑ American Quarter Horse Foundation – Joe Hancock accessed on November 10, 2010
  9. ↑ AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on November 10, 2010
  10. ↑ Denison and Hecox "Top Ten Ranch Horse Bloodlines" Western Horseman pp. 34–41

References

  • All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Joe Hancock retrieved on June 22, 2007
  • American Quarter Horse Foundation – Joe Hancock accessed on November 10, 2010
  • AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on 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. 
  • Beckman, Bruce (April 1990). "Legends: Joe Hancock". Quarter Horse Journal. 
  • Close, Pat; Simmons, Diane (editors) (1993). Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares. Colorado Springs, CO: Western Horseman. ISBN 0-911647-26-0. 
  • Denison, Jennifer and Ross Hecox (ed.) (October 2007). "The Top Ten Ranch Horse Bloodlines: Western Horseman ranks the top bloodlines used in today's working ranch remudas". Western Horseman: 34–41. 
  • History of the 6666 Ranch retrieved July 4, 2007
  • Wagoner, Dan (1976). Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research. 
  • Wagoner, Dan (1974). Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research. 

Further reading

  • Denhardt, Bob (February 1964). "Joe Hancock P-455". Quarter Horse Journal. 
  • Hancock, Billie Jack (November 1994). "Joe Hancock's Dam: Unlikely and Unimportant?". Western Horseman. 
  • Reynolds, Franklin (September 1957). "Franklin Reynolds Tells ... The Story of Joe Hancock". Quarter Horse Journal. 
  • Staff (April 1949). "The Story of Joe Hancock". The Quarter Horse. 

External links

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