The Jockey Club is reminding Thoroughbred breeders that digital foal certificates will be replacing hard copies beginning with the 2018 foal crop.

The transition to digital foal certificates was first announced at the Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing on Aug. 14, 2016.

Breeders, as well as breeders’ agents, who do not already have an Interactive Registration account should sign up for one at registry.jockeyclub.com.

“We encourage those who manage Certificates of Foal Registration to sign up for an Interactive Registration account between now and early 2018 if they have not already done so,” said Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club. “The use of digital foal certificates will allow foal papers to be easily transferred between entities at the click of a button, and we are looking forward to implementing this much-needed change