TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN THOROUGHBREDS OVER 25-YEAR PERIODS
25-Year Period Total North America
1999 - 2023625,740
1998 - 2022640,854
1997 - 2021654,577
1996 - 2020667,787
1995 - 2019680,099
1994 - 2018692,204
1993 - 2017705,757
1992 - 2016719,660
1991 - 2015736,250
1990 - 2014754,770
1989 - 2013777,197
1988 - 2012800,395
1987 - 2011825,006
1986 - 2010848,711
1985 - 2009868,475

25-year period (based on the average lifespan of a horse) running totals of registered Thoroughbreds in North America, including imported Thoroughbreds, that have no death report on file with The Jockey Club and were not exported as their last movement.

Source: The Jockey Club
Current through 9/19/2025