What is "jockey club"

n. a club to promote and regulate horse racing

For the North American thoroughbred horse racing industry see: The Jockey Club. For the club that was a fixture of high society in 19th century Paris see: Jockey-Club de Paris. For the horse racing track, known simply as Jockey Club, located in Paraguay see: Jockey Club del Paraguay. ''For the music venue: see: Jockey Club (Atlantic City, New Jersey)

The Jockey Club is the largest commercial organisation in British horseracing, however as it is governed by Royal Charter, all profits it makes are reinvested back into the sport. No longer responsible for the governance and regulation of British horseracing, today it owns 15 of Britain's famous racecourses, including Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom Downs and both the Rowley Mile and July Course in Newmarket, amongst other concerns such as the National Stud, and the property and land management company, Jockey Club Estates. The registered charity Racing Welfare is also a company limited by guarantee with the Jockey Club being the sole member.

Formerly the regulator for the sport, the Jockey Club's responsibilities were transferred to the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (now the British Horseracing Authority) in 2006.

The Jockey Club was a jazz club in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was one of the oldest jazz venues in the city, operating from the 1920s. According to author Michael Pollock it was "home to mellow jazz musicians and tired prostitutes". "Guitarist Pat Martino notes that Jimmy Smith and Kenny Burrell would frequently play at the club. It was at the Jockey Club that he had first seen Jimmy Smith with Charles Earland.

The Jockey Club was destroyed by a fire in September 1982, but was scheduled to reopen the following May.