Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 3 hours ago Journalists Posted 3 hours ago With reporting 85-90% complete for the 2024 season, 1,099 covered 27,180 mares in North America which resulted in 17,103 lives foals in 2025, the Jockey Club announced Tuesday. The reporting of live foals of 2024 is down 3.4% from last year at this time when The Jockey Club had received reports for 17,700 live foals of 2024. In addition to the 17,103 live foals of 2025 reported through October 13, The Jockey Club also received 1,887 No Foal Reports for the 2025 foaling season. Ultimately, the 2025 registered foal crop is projected to reach 17,300. The number of stallions declined 6.9% from the 1,181 reported for 2023 at this time last year, while the number of mares bred declined 3.3% from the 28,104 reported for 2023. The full 2025 breeding statistics are available alphabetically by stallion name through the online Fact Book on The Jockey Club website. Kentucky annually leads all states and provinces in terms of Thoroughbred breeding activity with Kentucky-based stallions accounting for 61.4% of the mares reported bred in North America in 2024 and 66% of the live foals reported for 2025. The 16,686 mares reported bred to 204 Kentucky stallions in 2024 have produced 11,288 live foals, a 2.7% decrease on the 11,605 Kentucky-sired live foals of 2024 reported at this time last year. The number of mares reported bred to Kentucky stallions in 2024 decreased 2.2% compared to the 17,056 reported for 2023 at this time last year. California ranked second in mares bred with 1,507 mares producing 980 foals, a decrease of 6.3%. Out of the top ten, only two states showed an increase year over year. New York came third overall at 1,185 mares and 704 foals reported, an increase of 4.8% and New Mexico also increasing marginally with 446 mares and 239 foals showing a 0.8% increase. The biggest drop went to Maryland who reported 499 mares and 302 foals for a 12.2% decrease. Florida also saw double-digit decreases at 1,330 mares and 700 foals with a 10.5% drop. Internationally, 272 progeny were born by stallions standing in North America but foaled aboard led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with 57 foals followed by Japan at 45 and the Republic of Korea at 40. The report also includes 66 mares bred to 20 North American stallions on Southern Hemisphere time. The post Foal Crop, Stallions Decline In 2024 Jockey Club Breeding Stats appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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