John F. Feehan Stakes prize money
The John F. Feehan Stakes is worth AU$500,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 259th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 50th richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the John F. Feehan Stakes is
Group 2 · 1,600 metres · Turf · Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
- Racecourse
- Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,600 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1948
We hold the total fund for the John F. Feehan Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Every John F. Feehan Stakes winner
78 runnings, 1948 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pride Of Jenni | ||
| 2024 | Pride Of Jenni | ||
| 2023 | Pinstriped | ||
| 2022 | Mr Brightside | ||
| 2021 | Superstorm | ||
| 2020 | Humidor | ||
| 2019 | Homesman | ||
| 2018 | Magic Consol | ||
| 2017 | Bonneval | ||
| 2016 | Awesome Rock | ||
| 2015 | The Cleaner | ||
| 2014 | The Cleaner | ||
| 2013 | Fiorente | ||
| 2012 | Happy Trails | ||
| 2011 | Rekindled Interest | ||
| 2010 | Whobegotyou | ||
| 2009 | Whobegotyou | ||
| 2008 | Guillotine | ||
| 2007 | El Segundo | ||
| 2006 | Lad of the Manor | ||
| 2005 | Lad of the Manor | ||
| 2004 | Delzao | ||
| 2003 | Natural Blitz | ||
| 2002 | Fields of Omagh | ||
| 2001 | Northerly | ||
| 2000 | Sunline | ||
| 1999 | Inaflury | ||
| 1998 | Aerosmith | ||
| 1997 | Arctic Scent | ||
| 1996 | Toil | ||
| 1995 | Beaux Art | ||
| 1994 | Tristalove | ||
| 1993 | Palace Reign | ||
| 1992 | Naturalism | ||
| 1991 | Mannerism | ||
| 1990 | Better Loosen Up | ||
| 1989 | Our Westminster | ||
| 1988 | Our Poetic Prince | ||
| 1987 | Rubiton | ||
| 1986 | Dazzling Duke | ||
| 1985 | King Delamere | ||
| 1984 | Penny Edition | ||
| 1983 | Strawberry Road | ||
| 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 Fast | ||
| 1953 | Quite Talk | ||
| 1952 | Zezette | ||
| 1951 | Iron Duke | ||
| 1950 | Chicquita | ||
| 1949 | Ellerslie | ||
| 1948 | Phoibos |
0 of the 78 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the John F. Feehan Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Shorengro | 3 | 1968, 1969, 1970 |
| Pride Of Jenni | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| The Cleaner | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Whobegotyou | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Lad of the Manor | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Lawman | 2 | 1981, 1982 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the John F. Feehan Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249 | Breeders' StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | AU$507,276 | CA$500,000 |
| 250 | A D Hollindale StakesGold Coast Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 251 | AJC St LegerRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 252 | Alister Clark StakesCaulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 253 | Bendigo CupBendigo Racecourse, Bendigo, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 254 | Breeders ClassicRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 255 | Carbine Club StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 256 | Challenge StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 257 | Geelong CupGeelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 258 | Gloaming StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 260 | Karrakatta PlateAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 261 | Peter Young StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 262 | The Bart CummingsFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 263 | The Damien OliverFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 264 | WA GuineasAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 265 | New Zealand 1000 GuineasRiccarton Park | New Zealand | AU$499,981 | NZ$600,000 |
| 266 | New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders StakesTrentham, Ellerslie, Te Aroha or Te Rapa | New Zealand | AU$499,981 | NZ$600,000 |
| 267 | Perryville StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$497,368 | $350,000 |
| 268 | Queen's VaseAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$496,125 | £262,500 |
| 269 | Prix de RoyallieuLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$484,615 | €300,000 |
The 20 races closest to the John F. Feehan Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 50th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbine Club Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| Challenge Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Geelong Cup | Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| Gloaming Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| Karrakatta Plate | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Peter Young Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| The Bart Cummings | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| The Damien Oliver | Flemington Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total John F. Feehan Stakes prize money?
AU$500,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the John F. Feehan Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
259th of 997. 258 races pay more, the nearest of them Breeders' Stakes. In Australia it is 50th of 291.
Which horse has won the John F. Feehan Stakes most often?
Shorengro, 3 times, in 1968, 1969, 1970.
When was the John F. Feehan Stakes first run?
1948. This page holds 78 runnings, from 1948 to 2025.
How far is the John F. Feehan Stakes?
1,600 metres, on turf, at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money