jockey club


noun

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.

Origin of jockey club

First recorded in 1765–75

British Dictionary definitions for jockey club

Jockey Club

noun

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