Life
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. His sire was Paul El by Hickory Bill by Peter McCue and his dam was Bivarita by Billy Sunday.
During his breeding career, Billy Clegg sired two AQHA Race Register of Merit earners – Billy Big Enuf and Dust Storm. Nine of his daughters went on to produce Register of Merit earners. He sired on AQHA Champion, Billie B Fisher, and several Superior Performce horses, including Chickasha Mike. Twenty-nine of his daughters produced point earning show horses or racers.
Billy Clegg was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.
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