Joe Reed II

This article is about the Quarter Horse stallion who foaled in 1936. For other uses, see Joe Reed (disambiguation).
Joe Reed II
Breed Quarter Horse
Discipline Racing
Sire Joe Reed P-3
Grandsire Joe Blair (TB)
Dam Nellene
Maternal grandsire Fleeting Time (TB)
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1936
Died 1964
Country United States
Color Chestnut
Breeder J. W. House
Awards
  • 1942 Champion Quarter Running Stallion
  • AA speed rating speed rating
Honors
AQHA Hall of Fame

Joe Reed II (1936–1964) was a Quarter Horse racehorse from the early days of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) that became an influential sire with the breed.

Life

Joe Reed II was registered number 985 in the AQHA's stud book. He was registered as a chestnut stallion that foaled in 1936. His breeder was recorded as J. W. House of Cameron, Texas, and his owner when he was registered was Bert H. Wood of Tucson, Arizona.[1] He was the son of Joe Reed P-3 and Nellene, a daughter of Fleeting Time (TB).[2] He was over half Thoroughbred by breeding, as both his sire and his dam were by Thoroughbreds. On his dam's side he traced twice to Traveler.[3] His paternal granddam, Della Moore, was a Louisiana bred mare.[4]

In 1942 Joe Reed beat the famous Clabber to be proclaimed Champion Quarter Running Stallion.[2] He raced three times that meet, and won all three races. He had a foot injury and the last race he bled from the foot the whole race, but managed to win the race anyway.[5] After his racing career was cut short by that injury, Joe went on to sire such outstanding horses as Leo P-1335, Little Sister W, Joak, Joe Queen, and Tonta Lad.[6][7] Joe Reed II died in 1964 at Fort Bridger, Wyoming.[2]

Joe Reed was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.[8]

Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Faustus (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bonnie Joe (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bonnie Rose (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joe Blair (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bowling Green (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Miss Blair (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Com-I-Cut (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joe Reed P-3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crazy Cue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Old DJ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mignon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Della Moore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shamrock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Belle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dilly
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joe Reed II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ultimus (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High Time (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noonday (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fleeting Time (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Great Britain (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
British Fleet (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Belle Nutter (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nellene
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pancho
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brown Billy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
mare by Traveler
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Little Red Nell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Texas Chief by Traveler
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Red Nell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mandy
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes

  1. AQHA Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 1–5 p. 110
  2. 1 2 3 Close and Simmons (ed.), Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares pp. 152-154
  3. Pedigree of Joe Reed II at All Breed Pedigree retrieved on June 22, 2007
  4. LeBlanc Cajun-Bred Running Horses pp. 32-34
  5. Nye "A Dash of Greatness" The Quarter Horse November 1946
  6. Pitzer Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires pp. 62-63
  7. Wagoner Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition p. 316
  8. AQHA Hall of Fame

References

  • All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Joe Reed II retrieved on June 22, 2007
  • 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. 
  • Close, Pat; Simmons, Diane (editors) (1993). Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares. Colorado Springs, CO: Western Horseman. ISBN 0-911647-26-0. 
  • LeBlanc, Francis S. (1978). Cajun-Bred Running Horses: Notes on Horse Racing in Southwest Louisiana. Lafayette, LA: The Acadiana Press. 
  • Nye, Nelson C. (November 1946). "A Dash of Greatness: Some Interesting Facts about Joe Reed II". The Quarter Horse. 
  • Pitzer, Andrea Laycock (1987). The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires. Tacoma, WA: Premier Pedigrees. 
  • Wagoner, Dan (1974). Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research. 

Further reading

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