Horse · 1989
NRHA Hall of Fame · Inducted 1989
Joe Cody
NRHA Futurity Sire Line · Foundation Stallion · 1989
Joe Cody is one of reining's foundational sires, best known as the father of Topsail Cody — the 1980 NRHA Open Futurity Champion and NRHA Million Dollar Sire (HOF 1996). Joe Cody's bloodline threads directly through two generations of Hall of Fame horses: from Joe Cody to Topsail Cody to Topsail Whiz (NRHA's first $12 Million Sire). His genetics represent the deep Old Line Quarter Horse roots that shaped the reining horse into the modern athlete it became.
Career Highlights
- Sire of Topsail Cody (HOF 1996) — Topsail Cody won the 1980 NRHA Futurity with Bob Loomis and became the NRHA's fourth Million Dollar Sire; Topsail Cody in turn sired Topsail Whiz, NRHA's first $12M Sire
- Foundation bloodline — Joe Cody's line produced three generations of HOF horses; bred by C.T. Fuller of Willow Brook Farm, Pennsylvania (Fuller inducted People HOF 1989)
Class of 1989