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Horse race
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.
[1] 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
Front page 1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes racebook
1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes raceday officials
1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes showing the winner, Chicquita
Back page showing admission charges and transfers
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
[2]
1988 onwards – 1600 metres
Grade
1948–1978 – Principal Race
1979 onwards – Group 2
Venue
Winners
2022 – Mr Brightside
[3]
2021 – Superstorm
[4]
2020 – Humidor
[5]
2019 – Homesman
[6]
2018 – Magic Consol
[7]
2017 –
Bonneval
[8]
2016 – Awesome Rock
[9]
2015 – The Cleaner
[10]
2014 – The Cleaner
[11]
2013 –
Fiorente
[12]
2012 – Happy Trails
[13]
2011 – Rekindled Interest
[14]
2010 –
Whobegotyou
[15]
2009 –
Whobegotyou
[16]
2008 – Guillotine
[17]
2007 –
El Segundo
[18]
2006 – Lad of the Manor
[19]
2005 – Lad of the Manor
[20]
2004 – Delzao
[21]
2003 – Natural Blitz
[22]
2002 –
Fields of Omagh
[23]
2001 –
Northerly
[24]
2000 –
Sunline
[25]
1999 – Inaflury
[26]
1998 – Aerosmith
[27]
1997 – Arctic Scent
[28]
1996 – Toil
[29]
1995 – Beaux Art
[30]
1994 – Tristalove
[31]
1993 – Palace Reign
[32]
1992 –
Naturalism
[33]
1991 – Mannerism
[34]
1990 –
Better Loosen Up
[35]
1989 – Our Westminster
[36]
1988 – Our Poetic Prince
[37]
1987 –
Rubiton
[2]
1986 – Dazzling Duke
[38]
1985 – King Delamere
[39]
1984 – Penny Edition
[40]
1983 –
Strawberry Road
[41]
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
[42]
See also
References