2011 Foal Crop down 13%

The Jokey Club released information which shows the decline in Thoroughbred breeding has continued in 2011. Based on Live Foal Reports it had received by Sept. 7, the Jockey Club said the 2011 foal crop stands at 23,558, down 13.5 percent from the number reported last year at this point.
Kentucky continued to lead in breeding activity. Bluegrass stallions accounted for 39.4 percent of mares reported bred in North America last year and for 47 percent of live foals reported so far this year. But Kentucky’s breeding numbers also fell. The state’s live-foal reports so far are down 14.4 percent to 11,065 as the number of active broodmares dropped 9.6 percent, from 19,252 last year at this time to 17,401.