Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes The Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes, registered as the John F. Feehan Stakes, is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse in September. The prize money is A$250,000. The original race was named after John F. Feehan, who was the landowner of where the Moonee Valley Racecourse is located now. The race was renamed in 2005 for Malaysian entrepreneur and racehorse owner Dato' Tan Chin Nam. †
Horse racing in the United States Horse racing in the United States Horse racing in the United States dates back to 1665, which saw the establishment of the Newmarket course in Salisbury, New York, a section of what is now known as the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York. This first racing meet in North America was supervised by New York's colonial governor, Richard Nicolls. The area is now occupied by the present Nassau County, New York, region of Greater Westbury and East Garden City. Horse racing remains a popular sport throughout the United States. The American Stud Book was started in 1868, prompting the