He raced for eight years up against some of the best thoroughbreds from the 1930’s era

A gelding who walked awkwardly at the Brisbane yearling sales and was scorned by practically all buyers was realised for only 100 guineas, and went on to win nearly £20,000 in prizemoney, developing into one of the most versatile horses in the history of the Australian turf. The plain gelding who could not walk far without stumbling was such a superb galloper that he broke an Australasian record and beat stars of the track.

Lough Neagh knew how to gallop, and only one other horse has had two victories in the Tatt's Tramway Handicap of seven furlongs in the 72 years' history of the race, but Lough Neagh won easing up each time and was beaten by a head in a third attempt. Queensland's outstanding horse achieved remarkable success by winning this prestigious race at Randwick, leaving  Sydney racegoers in awe of his exceptional performance. In fact, Lough Neagh made the field look like a lot of ordinary hack horses, speeding away from them over the final stages as he reached the judge. Brisbane jockey Fred Shean, who was having his first ride in Sydney and could not have made a more auspicious debut, handling Lough Neagh with good judgement and timed his final run well after coming from the rear of the field. Shean would go on to win a Melbourne Cup on Catalogue and a Caulfield Cup on Buzzalong.

Lough Neagh also won the Doomben 10,000, the Newmarket of six furlongs (1200m), the 1936 Brisbane Cup of two miles and countless weight-for-age races. The sharp galloper came close to being the complete racehorse. He could sprint or stay, lead or come from behind. He was an outstanding weight carrier, and was just as good on wet tracks as dry ones. He did not have one real spell, but raced for eight years, and was as brilliant as ever when he was nine. He loved racing, and when he retired at 10 years of age, he still looked great.

Lough Neagh was bred by Bill Glasson of Manapouri Stud on the Darling Downs, Queensland by the unraced sire Bachelor's Persse (IRE), who was purchased at the Brisbane yearling sales for 100 guineas and was imported as a yearling by Mr De Burgh Persse in 1914. Dam Terentia (AUS) was bred at the Lyndhurst Stud at Warwick, Queensland by the stud's then owner C.E. McDougall, one of Australia's greatest studmasters.

Lough Neagh raced between 1930 -1938 during a golden era of the Australian turf and raced for nine seasons winning many major races and defeated the champions Nightmarch, Peter Pan, Rogilla and Hall Mark and holds a rare distinction of being a triple major race winner of the Rawson Stakes and Chipping Norton Stakes. Lough Neagh always spelled in the stables of his trainer and his racing colours were white jacket and green cap that were also carried to victory by champion jockey George Moore on The Diver when winning the 1948 AJC Doncaster Handicap. Tim Brosnan's Brisbane stables were located at Charlton Street Ascot, Brisbane. He was also the original trainer of the champion Australian sprinter Winooka. Lough Neagh's racing record is supreme for a horse that had so many race starts, never to be equaled in the modern era of racing.

RACE RECORD - 127: 32-23-21
EARNINGS - £19,871

Queensland Derby (1931)
Queensland Guineas (1931)
QTC Sires Produce Stakes (1931)
QTC Tattersall's Cup (1932)
AJC Randwick Plate (1932)
Rawson Stakes (1933, 1936 & 1937)
Chipping Norton Stakes (1933,1936 & 1937)
Doomben Newmarket Handicap (1934)
Canterbury Stakes (1934)
Tramway Handicap (1935 &1937)
Brisbane Cup (1936)
AJC Cumberland Plate (1937)