Lough Neagh (horse)

Lough Neagh
	Lough Neagh and Ted Tanwan
Sire	Bachelor's Persse (IRE)
Grandsire	Bachelor's Double (IRE)
Dam	Terentia (AUS)
Damsire	Bezonian (GB)
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1928
Country	Australia
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	W. Glasson
Owner	Tim Brosnan
Trainer	Tim Brosnan
Record	127: 32,23,21
Earnings	£19,871
Major wins
	QTC Derby (1931); QTC Guineas (1931); QTC Sires Produce Stakes (1931); 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)
Honours
	Lough Neagh Stakes, Doomben Racecourse

Lough Neagh (1928-1945) was an Australian chestnut Thoroughbred gelding, developed into an 'Iron Horse' of the Australian turf by Brisbane trainer and owner Tim Brosnan raced from a two-year-old to a ten-year-old winning on wet or dry tracks recording 32 wins from 5 furlongs to 2 miles with regular jockey's being Ted Tanwan and Fred Shean.[1][2][3][4]

Breeding

Lough Neagh was bred by Bill Glasson of Manapouri Stud on the Darling Downs, Queensland by the unraced sire Bachelor's Persse (IRE) 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.

Racing career

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 also carried to victory by jockey George Moore on The Diver winning the 1948 AJC Doncaster Handicap.[5]

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: 127 starts for 32 wins, 23 seconds, 21 thirds

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References

National Library of Australia (19 September 1937). "Lough Neagh Has Stood All Tests" (P8). The Sunday Mail Brisbane. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
National Library of Australia (8 April 1937). "The Iron Horse of Queensland" (P34). The Queenslander. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
National Library of Australia (26 October 1952). "Lough Neagh Knew How to Gallop" (P11). The Sunday Herald Sydney. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
"Lough Neagh Breeding". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
National Library of Australia (28 March 1948). "The Diver 1948 Doncaster Handicap" (P 9). The Sun Sydney. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

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[1] National Library of Australia (19 September 1937). "Lough Neagh Has Stood All Tests" (P8). The Sunday Mail Brisbane. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[2] National Library of Australia (8 April 1937). "The Iron Horse of Queensland" (P34). The Queenslander. Retrieved 8 December 2018.

[3] National Library of Australia (26 October 1952). "Lough Neagh Knew How to Gallop" (P11). The Sunday Herald Sydney. Retrieved 8 December 2018.

[4] "Lough Neagh Breeding". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.

[5] National Library of Australia (28 March 1948). "The Diver 1948 Doncaster Handicap" (P 9). The Sun Sydney. Retrieved 23 February 2019.