jockey club

noun

: an association for the promotion and regulation of horse racing

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The jockey club said horses in the barn will train separately from the general population while other barns continue regular racing and training activities. Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024 All three horses were cleared to compete, the jockey club said. Victoria Albert, CBS News, 15 May 2021 Like much of Hong Kong, the jockey club learned from the city’s experience with the SARS epidemic in 2003. Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2020 Mainlanders keen for a flutter must travel to Macau’s extravagant casinos or to Hong Kong’s jockey clubs. The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jockey club was in 1775

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“Jockey club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jockey%20club. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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