Four-time Melbourne Cup winning owner, Malaysian businessman and philanthropist, Dato Tan Chin Nam has died aged 93.

His Melbourne Cup winners – Think Big (twice) Saintly and Viewed – were all trained by his long-time friend, the late Bart Cummings who also prepared his dual Cox Plate winner So You Think.

Dato Tan’s investment in Australian racing includes his Think Big Stud in the NSW Southern Highlands.

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