The Jockey Club of Canada was formed in 1973 to oversee thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the club is responsible for the annual Sovereign Awards program and the Canadian Graded Stakes Committee.
Founding members:
- Colonel Charles "Bud" Baker
- Douglas Banks
- Warren Beasley
- Richard A. N. Bonnycastle
- Charles F. W. Burns
- Arthur B. Christopher
- Harry J. Carmichael
- George C. Frostad
- George R. Gardiner
- W. Preston Gilbride
- Caryl Nicholas Charles Hardinge, 4th Viscount Hardinge
- George C. Hendrie
- Charles John "Jack" Jackson
- Sydney J. "Jim" Langill
- Richard R. Kennedy
- Jean-Louis Levesque
- Frank M. McMahon
- John Angus "Bud" McDougald
- J. E. Frowde Seagram
- Frank H. Sherman
- Conn Smythe
- E. P. Taylor
- Donald G. "Bud" Willmot