The John F. Feehan Stakes is a

Moonee Valley Racing Club The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) was founded by William Samuel (W.S.) Cox), in 1883 is located at The Valley Racecourse on McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds (a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). It is one of three racing clubs in the Melb ...

Group 2 Australian

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horse race Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

held under Weight for Age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 meters at

Moonee Valley Racecourse Moonee Valley Racecourse, currently marketed as The Valley, is a horse-racing track in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria Australia. History Moonee Valley Racecourse was established in 1883 by William Samuel (W.S.) Cox, who purchased a farm ...

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

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

File:1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, Front page 1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes racebook. File:1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, 1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes raceday officials. File:1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes Racebook P3.jpg, 1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes showing the winner, Chicquita. File:1950 MVRC John F. Feehan Stakes Racebook P4.jpg, 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 * 1988 onwards – 1600 metres

Grade

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

Venue

* 1995 – held at

Caulfield Racecourse Caulfield Racecourse Reserve is located nine kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs. The Reserve was set aside for three purposes, racing, recreation and a publi ...

Winners

* 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 Fiorente (foaled 2008) is a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland and trained in Australia. When racing in Europe, he showed high-class form, winning the Princess of Wales's Stakes in 2012. He had greater success when campaigned in Australia, ...

* 2012 – Happy Trails * 2011 – Rekindled Interest * 2010 –

Whobegotyou Whobegotyou (19 August 2005 - 12 September 2012) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. The horse won nine races, including the Group One (G1) Caulfield Guineas and Yalumba Stakes for $3,115,450 in prize money. He was a chestnut gelding ...

* 2009 –

* 2008 – Guillotine * 2007 – El Segundo * 2006 – Lad of the Manor * 2005 – Lad of the Manor * 2004 – Delzao * 2003 – Natural Blitz * 2002 –

Fields of Omagh Fields Of Omagh (foaled 1997) is a champion middle distance Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the early-mid-2000s. He was a half-brother to the stakeswinners, King Brian (Bunbury Cup, Pinjarra Cup), Malcolm (STC Canterbury Stakes, Ajax Stake ...

* 2001 –

Northerly Northerly (17 October 1996 – 9 May 2012) was an Australian racehorse who is considered arguably Australia's best middle distance Thoroughbred horse of the early 2000s. Northerly, trained by Western Australian harness racing legend Fred Kersley ...

* 2000 –

Sunline Sunline (29 September 1995 – 1 May 2009) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the world's highest earning race mare of her time. She won 32 of her 48 races with earnings of NZ$14,200,000. She was named the New Zealand ...

* 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 Better Loosen Up (foaled 29 August 1985 – died 15 March 2016) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Japan Cup in 1990 and was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1991. He campaigned from two to seven years of age, and won ...

* 1989 – Our Westminster * 1988 – Our Poetic Prince * 1987 –

Rubiton Rubiton (18 October 1983 – 25 November 2005) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the mid-1980s. He was bred by the Oamaru Stud in Victoria. Rubiton's name was a combination of "Ruby" and "ton", a colloquial term for 100 runs ...

* 1986 – Dazzling Duke * 1985 – King Delamere * 1984 – Penny Edition * 1983 –

Strawberry Road Strawberry Road (28 September 1979 – 1 June 1995) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who went on to race in Germany, France, the United States, and Japan. Bred in New South Wales, he was by the 'superbly-bred' Whiskey Road (Ni ...

* 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 Rising Fast (1949 - 1978) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to complete the Spring Grand Slam, winning the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, and Cox Plate in 1954. He also won the 1955 Caulfield Cup and c ...

* 1953 – Quite Talk * 1952 – Zezette * 1951 – Iron Duke * 1950 – Chicquita * 1949 – Ellerslie * 1948 – Phoibos † 1960 & 1966 Race meeting cancelled because of rain

References

{{reflist Horse races in Australia Open mile category horse races 1948 establishments in Australia Recurring sporting events established in 1948