Billy Clegg

Quarter horse stallion and sire

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

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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

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| Peter McCue|

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| Nora M (TB)

| Hickory Bill|

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| The Hero (TB)

| Lucretia M|

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| Bird

| Paul Ell|

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| McCoy Billy

| Sykes' Rondo|

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| Grasshopper

| Baby Ruth|

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| Anthony

| May Mangum|

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| Belle Nellie

| Billy Clegg|
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| Prince Plenty (TB)

| Horace H (TB)|

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| Hindoo Queen (TB)

| Billy Sunday|

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| Peter McCue

| Carrie Nation|

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| Little Easter (TB)

| Bivarita|

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| Sam Bass

| Rattler|

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| Desha Martin

| mare by Rattler|

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| unknown|

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## Notes

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1. ^ a b AQHA Official Stud Book and Registry Combined Books 1–5 p. 92
2. ^ "Pedigree of Billy Clegg" All Breed Pedigree Database
3. ^ a b Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 108-109
4. ^ a b Wagoner Quarter Horse Reference: 1974 Edition p. 58
5. ^ a b American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Billy Clegg". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 20, 2017.

## References

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* 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

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* Billy Clegg at Quarter Horse Directory
* Billy Clegg at Quarter Horse Legends Archived July 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine