North American foal crop estimated to drop slightly in 2020

The Jockey Club is projecting a 2020 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 20,500, slightly smaller than the foal crop of 2019, the Thoroughbred breed organization reported on Sunday.

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The Jockey Club said in the release that it is projecting the 2019 foal crop at 20,800, revised from an earlier estimate of 21,500. This adjustment is based on the number of live foal reports received to date for the 2019 foaling year.

The foal crop projection is computed by using reports of mares bred received to date for the 2019 breeding season. The reports are to be filed by Aug. 1. The Jockey Club said in its release that it estimates approximately 80 percent of those reports have been received.