The Jockey Club is projecting a 2006 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 37,300, a marginal increase against the 2005 registered foal crop estimate of 37,200 announced at this time last year.

The foal crop projection is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) received to date for the 2005 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by Aug. 1 of each breeding season.

The 37,300 estimate for 2006 represents an increase of 0.3 percent over the 37,200 registered foals projected for both 2005 and 2004.

Foal registration is to be completed within 12 months of the birth of the foal. However, late registration is available for additional fees, making actual foal crop counts problematic before Dec. 31 of the crop’s two-year-old year, the time by which the vast majority of the foal crop has been registered.

Stallion owners and managers who have not yet submitted their RMBs for the 2005 breeding season should do so at their earliest convenience. Submission of RMBs can be accomplished quickly and easily through Interactive RegistrationTM (IR), the online service that enables registered users to perform virtually all registration-related activities over the Internet.

IR is available at no charge through http://www.registry.jockeyclub.com.

Additional foal crop information is available in The Jockey Club’s Online Fact Book, accessible through http://www.jockeyclub.com.