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.
a section at a racetrack reserved for members of such an association, containing box seats, a restaurant, and sometimes rooms for social gatherings.
First recorded in 1765–75
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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
I left the course before matters were decided, so do not know what decision this jockey club came to on the knotty question.
From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)
Hilary’s father, a power alike on the turf and in the street, had built it, and controlled it absolutely—of course through the figment of an obedient jockey club.
From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various
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
The Jockey Club, a thoroughbred registry and leading industry group, brought in consultants from McKinsey to help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
He was a former president and board member of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Assn. and served on the board of the Thoroughbred Owners of California and the National Jockey Club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
Around £8,500 worth of hospitality passes went to MPs attending the Grand National, given by companies including private health firm Randox, commercial racing company The Jockey Club and Cheltenham Racecourse.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
In 2019, the Maryland Jockey Club closed off nearly 7,000 grandstand seats, citing the “safety and security of all guests and employees.”
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Neither he nor Smith wanted to run in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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