The Manila Jockey Club, Inc. (MJC) is a horse racing institution in the Philippines. One of the oldest race clubs in the Asia-Pacific region, the club was established in 1867 in Manila and is based in Carmona, Cavite. It is also a member of the Asian Racing Federation.
History
As one of the oldest racing clubs still existing in the Asia-Pacific region, the Manila Jockey Club was established in 1867[1] by Governor General José de la Gándara y Navarro along with about 100 people from Spanish, American and Filipino clans from Manila.[2] Initially, the club founded in Quiapo, held races that were only for recreation purposes where no betting is involved. Annual horse races called "fun runs" were organized by the club which ran from San Sebastian Church to Quiapo Church was held.[3]
By the 1880s, the club moved out of Quiapo which was then becoming a commercial and residential hub for business tycoon to a rice field along the