Jersey Act

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   The Jersey Act was a British regulation passed in 1913 by the Jockey Club to prevent the registration of most American-bred Thoroughbred horses in the British General Stud Book.
   
   he Jersey Act did not have the force of law, as it was promulgated by the registration authorities of the Thoroughbred horse, and not by the United Kingdom government. However, it required that any horse registered in the General Stud Book, the stud book for the UK's Thoroughbred breed, trace in every line to a horse that had already been registered in the General Stud Book. This effectively excluded most American-bred Thoroughbreds.The outlawing of race-track betting in some of the United States had led to a large influx of American-bred horses into the UK, giving rise to fears among British breeders that they would be swamped by the American bloodlines, and their own stock would become worthless. At a meeting of the Jockey Club in the spring of 1913 Lord Jersey, a steward of the club, proposed a resolution limiting the registration of American bloodlines.The proposal was carried, and a new regulation was placed in the General Stud Book Volume 22

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