The Jockey Club today released Report of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics for the 2021 breeding season. Based on RMBs received through October 18, 2021, The Jockey Club reports that 1,016 stallions covered 27,829 mares in North America during 2021.
The Jockey Club estimates an additional 2,500 to 3,500 mares will be reported as bred during the 2021 breeding season.
Kentucky traditionally leads North America in Thoroughbred breeding activity. During 2021, Kentucky’s 200 reported stallions covered 16,727 mares, or 60.1% of all of the mares reported bred in North America. The number of mares bred to Kentucky stallions increased 2.0% percent compared with the 16,391 reported at this time last year.
Of the top 10 states and provinces by number of mares reported bred in 2021, stallions in Kentucky, California, Ontario, and Indiana covered more mares in 2021 than in 2020, as reported at this time last year. The following table shows the top 10 states and provinces ranked by number of mares reported bred in 2021:
Note: Each incident in which a mare was bred to more than one stallion and appeared on multiple RMBs is counted separately. As such, mares bred totals listed in the table above may differ slightly from counts of distinct mares bred.
Full lists here.
RELOAD, a son of Hard Spun, led all Canadian stallions by mares bred in 2021 at 90. Standing at Northern Dawn Farm in Hillsburgh, the graded stakes winner was Canada’s leading first crop sire in 2020.
At 85 mares bred is FED BIZ (Giant’s Causeway) who stands at Highfield Stock Farm in Aldersyde, Alberta. Fed Biz, who was relocated to Alberta early in 2021, is currently Canada’s leading sire by progeny earnings.
SOUPER SPEEDY (Indian Charlie) bred 55 mares and he stands at John Carey’s T C Westmeath Stud in Shelburne, ON and Adena Springs North stallions SILENT NAME (JPN), with 51 mares breds, and SHAMAN GHOST, 44 mares bred, round out the top five.
Fed Biz, who moved to Canada in 2021 to stand at Alberta’s Highfield Stock Farm, bred 85 mares in 2021 – photo from Highfield Stock Farm website
Canadian Stallions by Number of Mares Bred 2021
Stallion/Mares Bred/Province
Reload – 90 ON
Fed Biz – 85 AB
Souper Speedy – 55 ON
Silent Name (JPN) – 51 ON
Shaman Ghost – 44 ON
Point of Entry – 42 ON
Frac Daddy – 32 ON
Sungold – 32 BC
Bakken – 28 BC
Nonios – 28 MB
Ami’s Holiday – 27 ON
Seattle Serenade – 27 ON
Signature Red – 26 ON
Billy’s Star – 21 ON
Old Forester – 20 ON
Passion for Action – 20 ON
Society’s Chairman – 20 ON
Danish Dynaformer – 19 ON
Speculating – 19 MB
Lent – 15 BC
Tour de Force – 15 AB
Amis Gizmo – 14 ON
Big Screen – 14 ON
Perfect Timber – 14 ON
Counterforce – 13 BC
Ralis – 12 BC
Gamble’s Exchange – 11 ON
Hyper – 10 ON
American Guru – 8 ON
Firespike – 8 AB
Vengeful Wildcat – 8 MB
Almasty – 7 ON
Heavenly Chorus – 7 AB
Noholdingback Bear – 7 ON
Where’s the Ring – 7 ON
Bench the Judge – 5 AB
Italian Lover – 5 BC
Not Bourbon – 5 BC
Ready Intaglio – 5 AB
Second in Command – 5 BC
True Sense – 5 AB
Stallions With Over 200 Mares Bred
Stallion/Mares Bred/State
Goldencents – 230 KY
Authentic – 229 KY
Practical Joke – 223 KY
Vekoma – 222 KY
Maclean’s Music – 221 KY
Munnings – 217 KY
Omaha Beach – 215 KY
Into Mischief – 214 KY
McKinzie – 214 KY
Mitole – 208 KY
American Pharoah – 204 KY
Mo Town – 204 KY
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