jockey club

American  

noun

1. an association for the regulation and promotion of thoroughbred horse racing, usually composed of racing officials and thoroughbred owners at a specific racetrack or in a particular region.

2. a section at a racetrack reserved for members of such an association, containing box seats, a restaurant, and sometimes rooms for social gatherings.

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Jockey Club British  

noun

1. the governing body that regulates and controls horse-racing both on the flat and over jumps

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Etymology

Origin of jockey club

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Its jockey club had accumulated operating losses of over $311 million, the Macau News Agency earlier reported.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2024

Its jockey club runs various gambling activities and is the city’s major donor of many charity works.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2024

Bruno returned to the capital, and the first time that he left his house was to visit the jockey club, which was now in session.

From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold

Then he would face whatever charges were against him, and seek restoration from the jockey club, though it took his lifetime.

From Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course by Ferguson, W. B. M. (William Blair Morton)

Talk of eau-de-cologne, and millefleurs, and jockey club!

From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville