The Jockey Club announced Aug. 21 a projected 2011 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 27,000, a decline of 10% from the estimate of 30,000 registered foals for 2010.

The foal crop projection, traditionally announced in mid-August, is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) received to date for the 2010 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by Aug. 1 of each breeding season.

The 2011 foal crop is projected to be the smallest foal crop since 1973, when 26,811 foals were registered.

Stallion owners that have not returned their RMBs for the 2010 breeding season should do so as soon as possible, The Jockey Club said in a release. Submission of RMBs can be accomplished quickly through Interactive Registration (IR), the online service that enables registered users to perform virtually all registration-related activities on the Internet. The IR is available at registry.jockeyclub.com

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