The John F. Feehan Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 meters at Moonee Valley Racecourse in September. The prize money is A$500,000.
History The original race was named after John F. Feehan, who was the landowner of where the Moonee Valley Racecourse is located now. The race was named between 2005 and 2018 as the Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes after the Malaysian entrepreneur and racehorse owner Dato' Tan Chin Nam.
1950 racebook
Name
1948 – Glenroy Stakes 1949–1955 – J.F. Feehan Stakes 1956–1969 – J.F. Feehan Handicap 1970–1982 – J.F. Feehan Stakes 1983 – Centennial Stakes 1984–2004 – J.F. Feehan Stakes 2005–2018 – Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes 2019 – J.F. Feehan Stakes
Distance 1948–1971 – 1 mile (~ 1600m) 1972–1986 – 1600 metres 1987 – 1619 metres 1988 onwards – 1600 metres Grade 1948–1978 – Principal Race 1979 onwards – Group 2
Venue 1995 – held at Caulfield Racecourse
Winners
2025 - Pride Of Jenni 2024 - Pride Of Jenni 2023 - Pinstriped 2022 – Mr Brightside 2021 – Superstorm 2020 – Humidor 2019 – Homesman 2018 – Magic Consol 2017 – Bonneval 2016 – Awesome Rock 2015 – The Cleaner 2014 – The Cleaner 2013 – Fiorente 2012 – Happy Trails 2011 – Rekindled Interest 2010 – Whobegotyou 2009 – Whobegotyou 2008 – Guillotine 2007 – El Segundo 2006 – Lad of the Manor 2005 – Lad of the Manor 2004 – Delzao 2003 – Natural Blitz 2002 – Fields of Omagh 2001 – Northerly 2000 – Sunline 1999 – Inaflury 1998 – Aerosmith 1997 – Arctic Scent 1996 – Toil 1995 – Beaux Art 1994 – Tristalove 1993 – Palace Reign 1992 – Naturalism 1991 – Mannerism 1990 – Better Loosen Up 1989 – Our Westminster 1988 – Our Poetic Prince 1987 – Rubiton 1986 – Dazzling Duke 1985 – King Delamere 1984 – Penny Edition 1983 – Strawberry Road 1982 – Lawman 1981 – Lawman 1980 – Arbogast 1979 – Gondolier 1978 – So Called 1977 – Vice Regal 1976 – Wave King 1975 – Tontonan 1974 – Arama 1973 – Audaciter 1972 – Grand Scale 1971 – Upstairs 1970 – Shorengro 1969 – Shorengro 1968 – Shorengro 1967 – Bellition 1966 – †race not held 1965 – Winfreux 1964 – Heroic Stone 1963 – Sometime 1962 – Royal Belltor 1961 – Mardene 1960 – †race not held 1959 – Malarno 1958 – Summalu 1957 – On Parade 1956 – Arlunya 1955 – Townsville 1954 – Rising Fast 1953 – Quite Talk 1952 – Zezette 1951 – Iron Duke 1950 – Chicquita 1949 – Ellerslie 1948 – Phoibos
† 1960 & 1966 Race meeting cancelled because of rain
See also List of Australian Group races Group races
References