The Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes is a Group 2 race run over a distance of 1600 metres at Moonee Valley during the spring racing carnival in Melbourne. From 1984 to 2004 the race was known as the ‘John F. Feehan Stakes’ and from 2005 onwards the race has been the ‘Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes’ and is an annual event for open horses raced under weight-for-age conditions.
The race was worth $350,000 in 2008, but prizemoney increased to $500,000 in 2009 to give this race more status. The 2009 winner was Whobegotyou from Mic Mac with Singapore galloper Jolie's Shinju third.
| Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes info |
| Date: |
Saturday, September 11th, 2010 |
| Track: |
Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne |
| Distance: |
1600 metres |
| Race Type: |
Weight-For-Age |
| Status: |
Group 2 |
| Prizemoney: |
$500,000 |
| 2009 Winner: |
Whobegotyou |
The Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes takes place at the tight Moonee Valley race track over 1600 metres early in the spring and generally attracts quality milers and often some top class horses on the way to bigger and better things. The race has grown in stature in recent times and many of our best horses now compete in this race and have gone on to victory in some of our biggest feature races of the spring.
The Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes has been a great guide to spring feature races over the past few years with winners and placegetters providing Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup winners and a high percentage of WS Cox Plate winners.
The race has been won by many well known topliners over the years, including El Segundo (2007), Fields Of Omagh (2002), Northerly (2001), mighty mare Sunline (2000), and the very talented Better Loosen Up in 1990.
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El Segundo (2007) later won the 2007 WS Cox Plate, while Apache Cat (2nd in 2006) went on to become one of the great sprinters in recent years after placing in this race.
Lad of the Manor (2005-06) won 2005 Mackinnon Stakes and champion mare Makybe Diva (2nd in 2004-05) won the 2005 WS Cox Plate before going on to greatness winning three Melbourne Cups from 2003 through 2005.
Fields Of Omagh (2002) won the 2003 and 2006 WS Cox Plate and Northerly (2001) won the 2001-02 WS Cox Plate double and 2002 Caulfield Cup. The brilliant mare Sunline (2000) won this race between winning the 1999-2000 WS Cox Plate double
Whobegotyou (2009) went on to run second in the Gr1 Underwood Stakes after winning this race, before scoring a top win in the Gr1 Yalumba Stakes. Mic Mac (2nd in 2009) ran second in the Gr2 Schweppes Stakes on Cox Plate day later in the spring.
2009 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes result
1. $2.40 Whobegotyou 58.5 D Oliver
2. $3.40 Mic Mac 58.5 D Nikolic
3. $10.00 Jolie's Shinju 57.0 R Stewart
Then followed:
4. $26.00 Magical Pearl 59.0 N Callow
5. $6.50 El Segundo 59.0 L Nolen
6. $91.00 Majestical 59.0 C Symons
7. $61.00 Tears I Cry 59.0 D Gauci
8. $151.00 Precedence 58.5 B Rawiller
9. $51.00 Baughurst 59.0 M Zahra
10. $26.00 Zipping 59.0 E Cassar
Margins: Len, 2-3/4 len
Time: 1:37.39
2009 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes: Whobegotyou rounded up the field around the turn and finished too strongly in the straight to score from a gallant Mic Mac who raced on the pace and battled on well for second, while international galloper Jolie's Shinju held on for third after leading until the turn.
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Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes recent results
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
| 2009 |
Whobegotyou |
Mic Mac |
Jolie's Shinju |
1:37.3 |
| 2008 |
Guillotine |
Casual Pass |
Tears I Cry |
1:35.9 |
| 2007 |
El Segundo |
Haradasun |
Cinque Cento |
1:36.2 |
| 2006 |
Lad Of The Manor |
Apache Cat |
Spinney |
1:35.8 |
| 2005 |
Lad Of The Manor |
Makybe Diva |
Fields of Omagh |
1:37.6 |
| 2004 |
Delzao |
Makybe Diva |
Studebaker |
1:42.5 |
| 2003 |
Natural Blitz |
Vocabulary |
De Gaulle Lane |
1:36.7 |
| 2002 |
Fields Of Omagh |
Magical Miss |
Le Zagaletta |
1:40.4 |
| 2001 |
Northerly |
Sunline |
Sir Clive |
1:37.1 |
| 2000 |
Sunline |
Le Zagaletta |
Citra's Prince |
1:37.9 |
| 1999 |
Inaflury |
Londolozi |
Streak |
1:40.0 |
| 1998 |
Aerosmith |
Willoughby |
Doriemus |
1:37.4 |
| 1997 |
Arctic Scent |
Derobe |
Sir Boom |
1:40.0 |
| 1996 |
Toil |
Poetic King |
Cheviot |
1:39.3 |
| 1995 |
Beaux Art |
Sharscay |
Count Chivas |
1:35.9 |
| 1994 |
Tristalove |
Redding |
Primacy |
1:34.3 |
| 1993 |
Palace Reign |
Pearl Prince |
Kiwi Golfer |
1:39.9 |
| 1992 |
Naturalism |
My Brilliant Star |
Ramyah |
1:40.8 |
| 1991 |
Mannerism |
Redelva |
Ivory Way |
1:40.7 |
| 1990 |
Better Loosen Up |
Stylish Century |
Our Westminster |
1:35.5 |
| 1989 |
Our Westminster |
Vo Rogue |
King's High |
1:33.1 |
| 1988 |
Our Poetic Prince |
Flotilla |
Vo Rogue |
1:33.1 |
