Foal Crop

[1hooper]

The Jockey Club is projecting a North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 17,300 in 2025. This represents 700 fewer foals than the 2024 foal crop estimate of 18,000.
Practical Joke had the highest number of mare’s bred in 2024 with 277 followed by Justify (263), Gunite (256), Golden Pal (209), Elite Power (203), Uncle Mo (202), Gun Runner (200), Pappacap (200), Taiba (200), Vekoma (200).
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I had to look up Pappacap's record. 1 maiden win in his first 2yo start at 5F in 58.40 and 1 stakes win in his second 2yo start at 6F in 1.11.66. He ran 10 more times (9 stakes) at 2 and 3 and never won again. What type of foal are you expecting for your $12,500 fee?

[eye123]

The trajectory is disturbing. Since 2002 the foal count(national) has been cut by more than half. California by two thirds.

[eye123]

Friday, October 4, 2024 at 12:44 pm   ( Total wagering of $783,857,564 on races during the month represented a 10.96% decrease over the same period from 2023)


Wagering on U.S. races was lower, but available and paid purses both saw increases when compared to a year ago in September, while the number of race days and races themselves saw an uptick during the month, according to information released by Equibase on Friday.

Total wagering of $783,857,564 on races during the month represented a 10.96% decrease over the same period from 2023, while available purses of over $138 million were up by 2.90%. The figure of over $131 million for paid purses in September was up 2.26%. As for the total number of race days, they went from 375 to 390 (+4.00%) and the number of U.S. races was up from 2,930 in September 2023 to last month's tally of 2,996 (+2.25%).

Average field size in September was lower from over a year ago when it was 7.34, and checked in at an average of 7.25 runners, a decrease of 1.30%. Average daily wagering decreased by 14.39% to $2,009,891 and the average available purse number per race day was down 1.05% to $354,078 from the figure of $357,846 in 2023.


When it comes to the year-to-date figures, through September of 2023 wagering on U.S. races came in at $9.1 billion, while this year the amount is 8.865 billion (-2.89%). Those numbers include worldwide commingled wagering on U.S. races.



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