Reduced Horse Power: The Jockey Club and the Regulation of British Horseracing

The Jockey Club, founded in 1752, has influenced racing for two centuries and controlled it by the consent of the racing industry since the 1870s. Despite legal challenges and public criticism of a self-perpetuating, private club governing a major British sport, it maintained its pre-eminent positio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tarik Sabry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Westminster Press 2016-06-01
Series:Entertainment and Sports Law Journal
Online Access:https://www.entsportslawjournal.com/article/id/710/