Jockey Club projects 2014 foal crop of 22,000

The Jockey Club is projecting a 2014 North American registered Thoroughbred

foal crop of 22,000, it was announced Saturday by Matt Iuliano, the

organization's executive vice president and executive director.

The Jockey Club also announced downward revisions for the 2012 and 2013 foal

crops to 23,500 and 23,000, respectively. The original projection for both the

2012 and 2013 foal crops was 24,700.

Additional foal crop information is available in The Jockey Club's Online

Fact Book at

jockeyclub.com/factbook.asp and in the state fact books at

jockeyclub.com/statefactbook.asp.

The foal crop projection, traditionally announced in mid-August, is computed

by using Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) received to date for the 2013 breeding

season. RMBs are to be filed by August 1 of each breeding season.

"The revisions to the 2012 and 2013 foal crops are the result of receiving

fewer reports after the August 1 reporting deadline of mares being bred,"

Iuliano said.

The 22,000 foal crop projection for 2014 represents a decline of 4.3 percent

from the revised projection of 23,000 foals for 2013.

Stallion owners who have not returned their RMBs for the 2013 breeding season

are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Interactive Registration, which

enables registered users to perform virtually all registration-related

activities over the Internet, is the most efficient means of submitting RMBs and

is available at

registry.jockeyclub.com.

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