Macau Jockey Club was formerly the Macau Trotting Club. In 1989, the Trotting Club changed ownership and was transformed into the present Macau Jockey Club for flat-racing. The first race was held on 10 September 1989. In 1991, the Macau Jockey Club was acquired by a consortium led by Dr Stanley Ho. The Board of Directors appoints a Chief Executive to handle the daily administration and management of the Club while the Management Committee composed of members of the Board of Directors is responsible for major policy-making.

The Macau Jockey Club is one of the largest private employers of Macau with around 800 employees (of which about 400 are stable hands) and over 300 part-timers.

The Macau Jockey Club has races all year round. Racing Season starts in September and ends at the end of August in the following year. Basically, there are two racemeetings per week, night meeting on Fridays and day meeting or twilight meeting on weekends. The Club also simulcasts Hong Kong race on Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday.

The races of the Macau Jockey Club are conducted in a clockwise direction. The most common distances for turf races are: Short distances 1200M, Middle distances 1400M and 1500M and long distances of 1800M. The most frequent distances for sand races are 1050M, 1350M, 1510M and 1600M.

Races are overseen by a team of professional Stipendiary Stewards with the aid of 6 video cameras which are capable of replaying races instantly in different angles of the track. All races are conducted under the MJC Rules of Racing.