The Macau Jockey Club (MJC;, Portuguese: Jockey Clube de Macau) was an organization providing horse racing and betting entertainment in Macau, China. At its peak, the Club was one of the largest private employers of Macau with around 1,400 employees and around 1,100 part-timers. The Macau Jockey Club ceased operation on April 1, 2024, with the final meeting held at Taipa Racecourse two days earlier on March 30, 2024.

History

The club began as the Macau Trotting Club in 1980 in an attempt to introduce harness racing in Asia, but it was not a popular sporting event and gave way to the formation of the current thoroughbred racing club in 1989. The Macau Jockey Club ceased operation on April 1, 2024, with the final meeting held at Taipa Racecourse two days earlier on March 30, 2024. Plummeting wagering turnover and a substantial reduction in the horse population meant that the Club was no longer economically viable. The Macau Jockey Club halted its operations six months before its close partner, the Singapore Turf Club, was also due to close its doors.

Taipa Racecourse

The Macau Jockey Club has one track on Taipa converted from the old trotting track. The old track is now the 1400 m inner sand track and the 1600 m newer outer track is turf. The track has a grandstand seating area for 15000 spectators and Race Complex for 3000. The main stables at the MJC can house 1183 horses, 60 at a quarantine stable and 28 at spelling stables. The track has an equine hospital to handle minor care to surgery.