Leo, by Joe Reed II, by Joe Reed P-3, and out of the mare, Little Fanny, who was also by Joe Reed P-3!!! What a pedigree, and what a huge piece of Americana would be produced by these three stallions.

Leo, possibly the best known, was born in 1940, and lived to be twenty-seven years old. Best known as a speed horse, he has, over the years, established himself as a great producer of broodmares, with 554 registered foals to his credit, over 24 crop years.

When Leo was three years old, and just getting known as a horse no-one should bet against, he was involved in a trailer accident that injured both of his knees, and caused his left one to remain swollen and misshapen for the rest of his life. Over half of the twenty-two races Leo would officialy run, were actually completed after his injury. This has led many to believe, that even though he won twenty of twenty-two, had he not been injured, his racing career would have been even more illustrious.

The fact that Leo was a double bred Joe Reed P-3, made him also a double bred Della Moore, who was possibly the top racing mare of her era, being extremely fast, and a legend in her own right.

Some of the better known sons and daughters of Leo, were Leo Tag, Miss Meyers, Oleo, Croton Oil, Etta Leo, and Flit, all famous in their own ways, and all showing the prepotency of their sire.