The Louisiana Jockey Club

The Louisiana Jockey Club
Founded1837
FoundersBernard de Marigny, Henry A. Tayloe, Julius C. Branch
HeadquartersNew Orleans, Louisiana. 29°58′59″N 90°04′53″W / 29.983050°N 90.081347°W / 29.983050; -90.081347

The Louisiana Jockey Club was an American sporting association founded in 1837 with the completion of the Carrollton Race Course, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Today this is the only remaining Thoroughbred Race Course of the old-line tracks, the others which have closed are the Metairie Race Course (Metairie Jockey Club), the Eclipse Race Course (The New Orleans Jockey Club), and the Jackson Race Course; it exists today as the Fair Grounds Race Course, where races are still held-making it the 2nd oldest continuous racing track in operation in the United States, after the Freehold Raceway and before the Saratoga Race Course.

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