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jockey club

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.


Jockey Club

noun

  1. the governing body that regulates and controls horse-racing both on the flat and over jumps
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jockey club1

First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences

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

In December and January, jockey club officials said the projects were on schedule.

But the jockey club did not provide the structural analysis to the stadium authority team conducting the assessment.

Four businesses ranging from builders to the jockey club told Reuters they had spent months chasing payments they say are owed by Tinkler firms.

From Reuters

How did 20-odd state racing associations and jockey clubs, scores of racetrack proprietors, breeders and owners — all with conflicting interests — agree to stage horse racing’s greatest day?

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