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Joe Hancock
Joe Hancock was registered as number 455 in the American Quarter Horse
Association. He was foaled 1926, A brown stallion, registered as bred by John Jackson
Hancock. His sire was a son of Peter McCue named John Wilkens and his dam was a
half Percheron mare that was raced. When he was registered, he was owned by the
Tom L. Burnett Estate in Fort Worth, Texas, which later became the 6666 Ranch.
Joe Hancock had a streak on his face and, when grown, stood 15.3 hands high. He
raced in match races for a number of years, although no official records of these
races exist. All of Joe Hancock’s racing took place before the formation of the AQHA
in 1940.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.He also sired two foals that earned their Performance Register
of Merit with the AQHA – Brown Joe Hancock and Red Man.
Joe Hancock died in 1943 and in 1992 he was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame. In
2007 Western Horseman magazine chose Joe Hancock as number three on their list
of top ten ranch horse bloodlines.
Red Man
Texas Blue Bonnet
Plenty Coup
Plenty Coup had a quiet
but strong influence
on the success of these
bloodlines. You’ll see him
in a lot of pedigrees.
Blue Valentine
Roan Ambrose
Bonny Blues
Gooseberry
Ruano Rojo
Gerries Blue (M)
Leo Hancock Hayes
Blues Beard
Blue Fox Hancock
Hancock Red Fox
Gerries Valentine
Plenty Try
Jo Jo Flamewood
Rojo Valentine Blue Bridgets Rojo
Gerries Blue Twist
Blue Valentine JR
Rojos Klassy Roan
