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John F. Feehan Stakes
Rising Fast, 1954 winner
ClassGroup 2
LocationMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
Inaugurated1948
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorLadbrokes (2025)
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
WeightWeight for Age
Purse$500,000 (2025)
BonusesExempt from ballot in the W. S. Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup

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.

Chicquita, 1950 winner

History

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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

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Name

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  • 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

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  • 1948–1971 – 1 mile (~ 1600m)
  • 1972–1986 – 1600 metres
  • 1987 – 1619 metres[2]
  • 1988 onwards – 1600 metres

Grade

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

Venue

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Winners

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† 1960 & 1966 Race meeting cancelled because of rain[45]

See also

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References

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