In Ontario, current tabulations include a five percent increase in live foals in 2024 over 2023; other Canadian provinces have number drops.
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Additional information on provincial and state foal crops for 2024 will be released later this month by The Jockey Club.
The rate of fatal injury in 2023 from participating racetracks was the second-lowest in 15 years, but up slightly from 2022.
The Jockey Club released its 2023 Fact Book on March 23 and Canadian Thoroughbred has sorted statistics for Canadian provinces.
Five academic scholarships will be awarded for 2023-2024 and are available to residents of the USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Canadian stallions Souper Speedy in Ontario and Fed Biz in Alberta reported the most mares bred in 2022 - 77 and 75, respectively.
The Jockey Club released breeding statistics on October 6 and just four states/provinces showed a 2022 increase in live foals.
The Jockey Club has released statistics on foal crops throughout North America as well as racing, breeding, and auction results.
Two years after approving a rule to cap the number of mares bred to a stallion, The Jockey Club has taken the rule out of the American Studbook.
Positive gains shown across the board in breeding stats; “I think there’s a lot of potential here in the province of Ontario going forward.”
The Jockey Club released its 2021 Report of Mares Bred on October 25, listing stallions in North America and the number of mares each bred.
The Jockey Club released statistics on live foals for North America through October 4 in advance of the Report of Mares Bred release.
Canadian provinces also report drops in foal numbers for 2020 according to statistics through Sept. 1 released by The Jockey Club.
Jockey Club statistics from EID since 2009 hit overall new low; Woodbine data shows slight increase from 2020 racing.
The Jockey Club board of stewards has announced a final rule limiting the annual breeding of individual stallions born in 2020 or after to 140.
