Jockey Club

The Jockey Club in England is the final authority for all matters flat racing.

The club was founded in 1750 in Newmarket. Among its tasks, the definition of the Rules of Racing belongs on the national level and monitoring. He also issued the licenses for trainers, jockeys, horses and owners, sets the standards for racecourses, monitors the medical care of the horses and take care of all your questions about doping. In addition, a large part of the British Centre for thoroughbred breeding in Newmarket owned by the Jockey Club.

Stewart to be the Jockey Club in England is considered a special social distinction of a person.

His German counterpart was before the Second World War, the Union Club, today it is the Governing Board for thoroughbred breeding and racing.