Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes

Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes (registered as John F. Feehan Stakes)
Group 2 race
Rising Fast,1954 winner
Location	Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
Inaugurated	1948
Race type	Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Weight	Weight for Age
Purse	$250,000 (2014)

The Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes, registered as 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 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse in September.^[1] The prize money is A$250,000.

Race 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 renamed in 2005 for Malaysian entrepreneur and racehorse owner Dato Tan Chin Nam.

Race 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 onwards - Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes

Race distance

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

Race grade

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

Race venue

• 1995 - held at Caulfield Racecourse

The winners

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races

References