| Joe Hancock P-455 | |
|---|---|
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| 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 influentialQuarter Horse sire in the early years of theAmerican Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA).
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 brownstallion, 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 ofPeter McCue named John Wilkens and his dam was a halfPercheron mare, although the AQHA'sstud book gives his dam as "unknown."[1][2][3] John Wilkens was inbred to theThoroughbred stallion Voltigeur, as well as being a descendant of the ThoroughbredGlencoe.[4] When he was registered, he was owned by the Tom L. Burnett Estate inFort Worth, Texas, which later became the6666 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 inmatch races for a number of years, although no official records of these races exist. At one point, there were advertisements run in theFort Worth Star Telegram and theDaily Oklahoman stating that "Joe Hancock is open to the world, from standing start to3⁄8ths 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 sevenfoals 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 theAQHA Hall of Fame.[8] In 2007Western Horseman magazine chose Joe Hancock as number three on their list of top ten ranch horse bloodlines.[9]
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| Voltigeur (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nora M (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Percheron stallion | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Mundell mare | |||||||||||||||||||
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