Thoroughbred foal crop for 2021 estimated at 19,200

Posted: Sept. 9, 2020

The Jockey Club is projecting a 2021 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 19,200. The estimation for the 2020 foal crop remains at 20,500.

The foal crop projection, traditionally announced in mid-August, is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred received to date for the 2020 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by Aug. 1 of each breeding season.

“The Jockey Club delayed publication of the estimation of the 2021 foal crop to provide stud farms that may have been affected by COVID-19 additional time to submit their RMBs,” said Matt Iuliano, The Jockey Club Executive Vice President and Executive Director.

Additional foal crop information is available in The Jockey Club’s online Fact Book and in the online State Fact Books.

Stallion owners who have not returned their RMBs for the 2020 breeding season are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Interactive Registration, which enables registered users to perform virtually all registration-related activities on the Internet, is the most efficient means of submitting RMBs and is available at The Jockey Club Registry.