The live foal crop of 2024 is down 2.4 percent from 2023, from 18,143 lives foals in 2023 to a current reported foal crop of 17,700 for 2024, according to statistics compiled through Oct. 13 of this year, The Jockey Club reported in a press release on Friday.
The organization estimates that the number of live foals reported so far is 85-95 percent complete. In 2023, 1,181 stallions covered 28,104 mares in North America which yielded 17,700 live foals in 2024.
The Jockey Club also received 1,979 No Foal Reports for the 2024 foaling season. Ultimately, the 2024 registered foal crop is projected to reach 18,000.
The number of stallions declined 5.4 percent from the 1,248 reported for 2022 at this time last year, while the number of mares bred declined 1.6 percent from the 28,548 reported for 2022.
In 2024, New York's Americanrevolution bred more mares than any other non-Kentucky stallion. Win Win Win led all Florida stallions by breeding 140 mares. Star Guitar topped Louisiana with 103 mares, and Mo Forza led the way in California with 90 mares. In the Midlantic region, Blofeld led Maryland with 76 mares, and Warrant topped Pennsylvania stallions with 49.
The top 20 by number of mares covered in 2024 are listed below:
Practical Joke–277
Justify–263
Gunite–256
Golden Pal–209
Elite Power–203
Uncle Mo–202
Gun Runner–200
Pappacap–200
Taiba–200
Vekoma–200
Yaupon–197
Authentic–196
Forte–196
Into Mischief–193
Not This Time–191
Vino Rosso–190
Omaha Beach–188
Life Is Good–186
McKinzie–185
Jackie's Warrior–183
Kentucky annually leads all states and provinces in terms of Thoroughbred breeding activity. Kentucky-based stallions accounted for 60.7 percent of the mares reported bred in North America in 2023 and 65.6 percent of the live foals reported for 2024.
The 17,056 mares reported bred to 211 Kentucky stallions in 2023 have produced 11,605 live foals, a .4 percent increase on the 11,564 Kentucky-sired live foals of 2023 reported at this time last year. The number of mares reported bred to Kentucky stallions in 2023 increased 1.4 percent compared to the 16,827 reported for 2022 at this time last year.
The following table shows those 10 states and provinces with the most mares covered in 2023 sorted by number of state/province-sired live foals of 2024 reported through Oct. 13.
Jockey Club 2023 Breeding & 2024 Life Foal Statistics
St/Prv '23 Mares Bred '23 L Foals '24 L Foals % Ch. in L Foals
KY 17,056 11,564 11,605 +0.4%
CA 1,658 1,138 1,046 -8.1%
FL 1,475 829 782 -5.7%
NY 1,088 590 672 13.9%
LA 903 564 525 -6.9%
MD 572 498 344 -30.9%
ON 584 301 316 +5.0%
NM 461 234 237 +1.3%
OK 413 220 195 -11.4%
IN 437 243 178 -26.7%
The statistics include 176 foals by stallions standing in North America but foaled abroad, as reported by foreign stud book authorities at the time of publication. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia counted 61 live foals, and Japan was second with 52.
The report also includes 66 mares bred to 24 stallions in North America on Southern Hemisphere time; most of these mares have not foaled. In 2022, there were 67 mares bred to 23 stallions in North America on Southern Hemisphere time.
The 2024 breeding statistics are available alphabetically by stallion name through the online Fact Book on The Jockey Club website.
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