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| The Jockey Club Releases 2024 Breeding Statistics and 2025 Live Foal Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Jockey Club today reported that 1,099 stallions covered 27,180 mares in North America during 2024, according to statistics compiled through October 13, 2025. These breedings have resulted in 17,103 live foals of 2025 being reported to The Jockey Club on Live Foal Reports. The Jockey Club estimates that the number of live foals reported so far is 85-90 percent complete. The reporting of live foals of 2025 is down 3.4 percent from last year at this time when The Jockey Club had received reports for 17,700 live foals of 2024. In addition to the 17,103 live foals of 2025 reported through October 13, The Jockey Club also received 1,887 No Foal Reports for the 2025 foaling season. Ultimately, the 2025 registered foal crop is projected to reach 17,300. The number of stallions declined 6.9 percent from the 1,181 reported for 2023 at this time last year, while the number of mares bred declined 3.3 percent from the 28,104 reported for 2023. The 2025 breeding statistics are available alphabetically by stallion name through the online Fact Book on The Jockey Club website at jockeyclub.com. Kentucky annually leads all states and provinces in terms of Thoroughbred breeding activity. Kentucky-based stallions accounted for 61.4 percent of the mares reported bred in North America in 2024 and 66 percent of the live foals reported for 2025. The 16,686 mares reported bred to 204 Kentucky stallions in 2024 have produced 11,288 live foals, a 2.7 percent decrease on the 11,605 Kentucky-sired live foals of 2024 reported at this time last year. The number of mares reported bred to Kentucky stallions in 2024 decreased 2.2 percent compared to the 17,056 reported for 2023 at this time last year. The following table shows those 10 states and provinces with the most mares covered in 2024 sorted by number of state/province-sired live foals of 2025 reported through October 13, 2025.
The statistics include 272 progeny, 45 more than in 2023, of stallions standing in North America but foaled abroad, as reported by foreign stud book authorities at the time of publication.
The report also includes 66 mares bred to 20 stallions in North America on Southern Hemisphere time; the majority of these mares have not foaled. In 2023, there were 66 mares bred to 24 stallions in North America on Southern Hemisphere time. The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed registry for Thoroughbreds in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. In fulfillment of its mission, The Jockey Club provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives, and directly or through subsidiaries, it serves the information and technology needs of the sport of Thoroughbred racing. Among its many supported initiatives are America’s Best Racing (americasbestracing.net), OwnerView (ownerview.com), and the Thoroughbred Incentive Program (tjctip.com). Additional information is available at jockeyclub.com. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||