 The Louisiana Jockey Club, formerly The Luling Mansion (b.1865) | |
| Founded | 1837 |
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| Founders | Bernard de Marigny, Henry A. Tayloe, Julius C. Branch |
| Headquarters | New Orleans, Louisiana. 29°58′59″N 90°04′53″W / 29.983050°N 90.081347°W |
The Louisiana Jockey Club was an American sporting association founded in 1837 with the completion of the Carrollton Race Course, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] 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.
- ^ "The Times-Picayune 12 Mar 1837, page Page 2". Newspapers.com.