The Jockey Club reported that 3,881 stallions covered 63,629 mares in North America during 2006. These matings resulted in 36,317 live foals for 2007 being reported to The Jockey Club on Live Foal Reports as of this Sept. 6.

As in past years, The Jockey Club estimates the reporting of live foals is presently 90% complete. The reporting of 2007 live foals is slightly behind last year’s pace, when The Jockey Club had received reports for 36,630 live foals of 2006 for the same week in September.

“Although live foal reporting is a little behind last year at this time, we will receive additional reports in the coming months and we expect our previously announced projection of 37,500 registered foals for North America in 2007 to be on target,” said Matt Iuliano, The Jockey Club’s vice president of registration services.

“Breeders who have yet to report their 2007 live foals should do so immediately to complete the registration of their foals within the one-year deadline and avoid late registration fees,” he added.

In addition to the 36,317 live foals of 2007 reported through Sept. 6, The Jockey Club had also received 7,425 No Foal Reports for the 2007 foaling season