baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ðə dʒˈɑːki klˈʌb sˈɔːt tə mˌeɪk ðə dʒˈuːbɪlˌiː spˈoːɹts sˈɛntɚ ænd ˈoʊʃən pˈɑːɹk ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ˈɛntᵻɾiz, ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻdli ɔnðɪ ɐdvˈaɪs ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tə fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn ɹˈeɪsɪŋ æktˈɪvᵻɾiz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ dˈoʊpɪŋ ænd fˈɪksɪŋ skˈændəlz ænd ɔnðə klˈʌbz ˈoʊn pˈɑːlɪsi tuː "lˈiːv ðə mˈænɪdʒmənt ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾiz tʊ ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt bˈɑːdi wˈʌns ðə klˈʌbfaɪnˈænst pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts kæn stˈænd fˈɜːm ˌɔn ðɛɹ fˈiːt".
By 1986, the Jockey Club sought to make the Jubilee Sports Centre and Ocean Park independent entities, reportedly on the advice of the government to focus on racing activities following doping and fixing scandals and on the club's own policy to "leave the management responsibilities to an independent body once the club-financed projects can stand firm on their feet".