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    PETER MCCUE

    Nov 20, 2018 2 minutes

    In this shot, Peter McCue is 4 years old and still in racing condition. A big horse at 16-plus hands and 1,400 pounds, he had plenty of “bone” with substantial knees, ankles and hocks. Long-bodied, Peter McCue is quite different in conformation from the punchy, ponylike Missouri Rondos and Texas Billys

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