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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Westminster Press
2016-06-01
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Series: | Entertainment and Sports Law Journal |
Online Access: | https://www.entsportslawjournal.com/article/id/710/ |