![]() Rising Fast, 1954 winner | |
Class | Group 2 |
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Location | Moonee Valley Racecourse,Melbourne |
Inaugurated | 1948 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Clamms Seafood (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Weight | Weight for Age |
Purse | $500,000 (2022) |
Bonuses | Exempt from ballot in theW. S. Cox Plate andCaulfield Cup |
TheJohn F. Feehan Stakes is aMoonee Valley Racing ClubGroup 2 AustralianThoroughbredhorse race held underWeight for Age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 meters atMoonee Valley Racecourse in September.[1] The prize money is A$500,000.
The original race was named after John F. Feehan, who was the landowner of where theMoonee Valley Racecourse is located now. The race was named between 2005 and 2018 as theDato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes after the Malaysian entrepreneur and racehorse ownerDato' Tan Chin Nam.
† 1960 & 1966 Race meeting cancelled because of rain[44]