Horse Racing
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- 1740 — Parliament introduces an Act "to restrain and to prevent the excessive increase in horse racing", though it is largely ignored; eventually, the Jockey Club is formed in 1752 to establish rules for British racing
- 1752 — the Jockey Club is formed to establish rules for British racing; it is the governing body of the sport until 1993 when it hands over control to the new British Horseracing Board
- 1752 — the first recorded steeplechase takes place in County Cork over a distance of 4.5 miles between the towns of Buttevant and Doneraile, the name of this type of race being derived from the practice of racing the horses across country by going from church steeple to church steeple.
- 1758 — the Society of Sportsmen of the Curragh, a precursor of the Irish Turf Club is formed.
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