Figures show further decline in US thoroughbred breeding

Figures to engagement betoken the thoroughbred foal crop from 2011 inwards the USA is downward well-nigh 4.5 per cent.

The Jockey Club, inwards releasing the 2011 breeding statistics, reported that 2620 stallions covered 39,838 mares inwards North America during 2011, according to statistics compiled through to September 10, 2012.

These breedings resulted inwards 22,500 alive foals of 2012 beingness reported to The Jockey Club on Live Foal Reports received equally of September 10, 2012.

The Jockey Club estimates that the let out of alive foals reported in addition to then far is well-nigh 85 per cent complete. The reporting of alive foals of 2012 is downward 4.5 per cent from in conclusion twelvemonth at this time, when The Jockey Club had received reports for 23,558 alive foals of 2011.

“The information shows the refuse inwards breeding activeness inwards recent years continued inwards the 2011 breeding season,” said Matt Iuliano, The Jockey Club’s executive vice-president in addition to executive director.

“The charge per unit of measurement of refuse for alive foals reported for 2012 foals of 4.5 per cent compares to a refuse of 13.5 per cent reported a twelvemonth agone in addition to 14.2 per cent of 2 years ago, in addition to then the downward tendency appears to move subsiding.”

The 2012 registered foal crop projection of 24,700 takes into concern human relationship that non all alive foals choke registered. In add-on to the 22,500 alive foals of 2012 reported through to September 10, The Jockey Club had likewise received 3056 No Foal Reports for the 2012 foaling season.

The let out of stallions declined 9.8 per cent from the 2904 reported for 2010 at this fourth dimension in conclusion year, spell the let out of mares bred decreased 9.8 per cent from the 44,184 reported for 2010.

The 2011 breeding statistics are available alphabetically past times stallion mention through the Publications in addition to Resources link on The Jockey Club homepage at jockeyclub.com.

Iuliano stated that the breeding statistics are non a criterion of the alive foals born inwards each solid reason or province, simply are a count of alive foals past times innovation area, regardless of where the foals were born. He said the statistics should non move taken to correspond the in conclusion fertility tape of whatsoever unmarried stallion or innovation area.

Kentucky annually leads all states in addition to provinces inwards damage of Thoroughbred breeding activity. Kentucky-based stallions accounted for xl per cent of the mares reported bred inwards North America inwards 2011 in addition to 48.7 per cent of the alive foals reported for 2012.

The 15,918 mares reported bred to 257 Kentucky stallions inwards 2011 require maintain produced 10,960 alive foals, a 0.9 per cent decrease on the 11,065 Kentucky-sired alive foals of 2011 reported at this fourth dimension in conclusion year. The let out of mares reported bred to Kentucky stallions inwards 2011 declined 8.5 per cent against the 17,401 reported for 2010 at this fourth dimension in conclusion year.

Among the transcend 10 innovation areas for alive foals of 2012, solely Florida stallions produced to a greater extent than alive foals inwards 2012 than inwards 2011 equally reported at this fourth dimension in conclusion year. The transcend 10 innovation areas for alive foals of 2012 reported through September 10 in addition to regardless of where the foals were born are shown inwards the higher upwards table.

The statistics include 444 progeny of stallions standing inwards North America simply foaled abroad, equally reported past times unusual stud mass government at the fourth dimension of publication. In this category, 110 alive foals past times North American stallions were reported from Republic of Korea, 66 from Saudi Arabia, in addition to 64 were reported from Venezuela. Remaining countries on the listing are Ireland, 41; Great Britain, 27; Japan, 22; Thailand, 19; Philippines, 18; Brazil, 17; France, 15; Mexico, 12; Peru, 11; Chile, 10; India, 7; Trinidad in addition to Tobago, 4; Qatar, 1.

The study likewise includes 99 mares bred to 32 stallions inwards North America on southern hemisphere time. The bulk of these mares require maintain non foaled.

 

 

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