22 Oct Huge Racing Investor Dies Aged 92 574959
Legendary Malaysian racing investor well known for ing and partnering with the immortal Bart Cummings, Dato’ Tan Chin Nam has ed away at the age of 92. Bart Cummings and Dato raced horses together for nearly 40 years, winning the Caulfield Cup, Doncaster Mile, 3 Cox Plates and 4 Melbourne Cups throughout. Winning this many of Australia’s feature races puts Tan Chin Nam in a high class of great racing investors. Owning legendary horses like Viewed, Catlan Opening, Think Big, Saintly and So You Think adds prestige to his legacy. A major lead up to the Cox Plate is run in his honour at Moonee Valley, named Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes, with the 2018 installment of the race being won by Magic Consol. 1t6om