John F. Feehan Stakes


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.

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

Grade

  • 1948–1978 – Principal Race
  • 1979 onwards – Group 2

Venue

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
  • 1977Vice 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