Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes
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The Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes is a Group
2 Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race held under Weight for Age
conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres. It is held at Moonee Valley Racecourse
in Melbourne
in September.
For a majority of its history it was known as the John F Feehan Stakes. It is named for Malaysian entrepreneur and racehorse owner Dato Tan Chin Nam
.
1972 onwards held over 1600m
1948 – 1978 was a Principal Race
1979 onwards Group 2
1948 the race was known as the ‘Glenroy Stakes’
1949 - 1955 the race was known as the ‘J.F. Feehan Stakes’
1956 - 1969 the race was known as the ‘J.F. Feehan Handicap’
1970 - 1982 the race reverted back to the ‘J.F. Feehan Stakes’
1983 the race was known as the ‘Centennial Stakes’
1984 - 2004 the race reverted back to the ‘J.F. Feehan Stakes’
2005 onwards the race has been known as the ‘Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes’
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
2 Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race held under Weight for Age
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres. It is held at Moonee Valley Racecourse
Moonee Valley Racecourse
Moonee Valley Racecourse is a horse-racing track in Melbourne, Australia which hosts races for Thoroughbreds. Located six kilometers from the Melbourne CBD, it is the home of the Moonee Valley Racing Club...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in September.
For a majority of its history it was known as the John F Feehan Stakes. It is named for Malaysian entrepreneur and racehorse owner Dato Tan Chin Nam
Dato Tan Chin Nam
Dato' Tan Chin Nam is an entrepreneur and developer in Malaysia and an owner of Australian-based Thoroughbred racehorses. His family is the majority shareholder of IGB Corporation Berhad....
.
Race history
1948 - 1971 held over 8 furlongs (approx. 1600m)1972 onwards held over 1600m
1948 – 1978 was a Principal Race
1979 onwards Group 2
1948 the race was known as the ‘Glenroy Stakes’
1949 - 1955 the race was known as the ‘J.F. Feehan Stakes’
1956 - 1969 the race was known as the ‘J.F. Feehan Handicap’
1970 - 1982 the race reverted back to the ‘J.F. Feehan Stakes’
1983 the race was known as the ‘Centennial Stakes’
1984 - 2004 the race reverted back to the ‘J.F. Feehan Stakes’
2005 onwards the race has been known as the ‘Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes’
The winners
- 2011 - Rekindled Interest
- 2010 - WhobegotyouWhobegotyouWhobegotyou is a good Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that has now won nine races, including the Group One Caulfield Guineas and Yalumba Stakes for $3,115,450 in prize money....
- 2009 - WhobegotyouWhobegotyouWhobegotyou is a good Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that has now won nine races, including the Group One Caulfield Guineas and Yalumba Stakes for $3,115,450 in prize money....
- 2008 - Guillotine
- 2007 - El SegundoEl Segundo (horse)El Segundo is a Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a bay son of Pins from the mare Palos Verdes by Flying Spur.Foaled in 2001 at Ancroft Stud, Matamata, New Zealand he was sold as a yearling for $140,000 and has spent his entire racing career in Australia under the care of trainer Colin Little.Amongst...
- 2006 - Lad Of The Manor
- 2005 - Lad Of The Manor
- 2004 - Delzao
- 2003 - Natural Blitz
- 2002 - Fields Of OmaghFields Of OmaghFields Of Omagh was a champion middle distance Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the early-mid 2000s. He was a half-brother to the stakeswinners, King Brian , Malcolm and Timeless Grace .Fields Of Omagh was trained at Lindsay Park, South Australia by Peter...
- 2001 - NortherlyNortherlyNortherly, foaled in 1996, was arguably Australia's best middle distance Thoroughbred horse of the early 2000s. Northerly, trained by Western Australian harness racing legend Fred Kersley, won nine Group One races, including the Australian Cup twice, and the Cox Plate, regarded as the Weight for...
- 2000 - SunlineSunlineSunline was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the world's highest earning racemare of her time, competing on 48 occasions for 32 wins, 9 seconds and 3 thirds to earn A$11,351,607. She won races in three different countries, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. She won successive...
- 1999 - Inaflury
- 1998 - Aerosmith
- 1997 - Arctic Scent
- 1996 - Toil
- 1995 - Beaux Art
- 1994 - Tristalove
- 1993 - Palace Reign
- 1992 - NaturalismNaturalism (horse)Naturalism Naturalism Naturalism (foaled 1988 in New Zealand was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse whose wins included three Group One races. Out of the mare Zephyr Souba, he was sired by the Kentucky-born Palace Music who also sired the great United States Hall Racing of Fame inductee, Cigar...
- 1991 - Mannerism
- 1990 - Better Loosen UpBetter Loosen UpBetter Loosen Up was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who 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 17 of his 45 starts, including eight Group One races...
- 1989 - Our Westminster
- 1988 - Our Poetic Prince
- 1987 - RubitonRubitonRubiton was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse of the mid-1980s.He was bred by the Oamaru Stud in Victoria...
- 1986 - Dazzling Duke
- 1985 - King Delamere
- 1984 - Penny Edition
- 1983 - Strawberry RoadStrawberry RoadStrawberry Road was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who went on to race in Germany, France, the United States, and Japan...
- 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 FastRising FastRising Fast was an outstanding New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1954 he became the only horse in history to win the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate races in the same season - the Spring Grand Slam - and since that time no Melbourne Cup winner has performed such a feat...
- 1953 - Quite Talk
- 1952 - Zezette
- 1951 - Iron Duke
- 1950 - Chicquita
- 1949 - Ellerslie
- 1948 - Phoibos