September, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Commissioner McCauley Resigns From Illinois Racing Board; Quorum No Longer In Place

Commissioner Tom McCauley has issued his resignation from the Illinois Racing Board, citing “personal reasons,” reports bloodhorse.com. The Board now has just five members remaining, one shy of the quorum necessary to conduct official business like the approval of racing dates for 2021.

According to executive director Domenic DiCera, the Illinois Governor and Senate are working to appoint replacement members, and McCauley will be missed “tremendously” by the IRB.

“Tom has been a huge support mechanism for the management team, both because of his depth of knowledge and history but because of the person he is,” DiCera told bloodhorse.com. “His racing knowledge and his character is off the charts.

“He was a source to go to when we needed any type of interpretation or background.”

The Jockey Club Projects Foal Crop Of 19,200 In 2021

The Jockey Club is projecting a 2021 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 19,200. The estimation for the 2020 foal crop remains at 20,500.

The foal crop projection, traditionally announced in mid-August, is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) received to date for the 2020 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by August 1 of each breeding season.

“The Jockey Club delayed publication of the estimation of the 2021 foal crop to provide stud farms that may have been affected by COVID-19 additional time to submit their RMBs,” said Matt Iuliano, The Jockey Club's executive vice president and executive director.

Additional foal crop information is available in The Jockey Club's online fact book at jockeyclub.com/factbook.asp and in the online state fact books.

Stallion owners who have not returned their RMBs for the 2020 breeding season are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Interactive Registration, which enables registered users to perform virtually all registration-related activities over the Internet, is the most efficient means of submitting RMBs and is available at registry.jockeyclub.com.

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Jockey Club Projects Foal Crop of 19,200 in 2021

The Jockey Club is estimating that the 2021 North American Foal crop will be 19,200, which would mark the first time since 1965 that the number has been below 20,000.

The Jockey Club released the projections Wednesday, some three weeks later than normal. The delay was to allow farms that have been affected by the coronavirus more time to submit their reports of mares bred.

The North American foal crop hit an all-time high in 1986 when 51,296 horses were born. By 2006, it was down to 38,104 and with the exception of 2015, when there was a slight uptick in the numbers, the foal crop has declined every year since. Based on the Jockey Club’s projections, the foal crop in 2021 will be about half of what it was in 2006.

Wirth the 2020 foal crop estimated at 20,500, the 2021 number equals a decline of 7.3%.

The North American foal crop numbers include horses bred in Puerto Rico and Canada. The Jockey Club did not release a separate number for the U.S. foal crop, which was estimated to be 18,950 on 2020.

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‘Unconditional Love’: Thoroughbred Star Of Children’s Book Debuts Wednesday At Emerald Downs

Two years ago, owner Tim Floyd was able to connect his orphaned Thoroughbred colt with a mare who'd lost her own foal. The colt, sired by Haynesfield and called “Baby Haynes” during his formative years, inspired Floyd to record the story of his “adoption” by the nurse mare, according to the Seattle Times.

“People were telling me, 'You ought to think about writing a book,' ” Floyd said. “I decided to go the children's book route. I'm adopted myself, so it had a connection to me.”

The book, titled “Baby Haynes: A True Story About Adoption and Unconditional Love,” was published in April. Now, five months later, the colt is preparing to make his racing debut at Emerald Downs on Wednesday. His Jockey Club name? Myuddermamasapaint.

“It would be an incredible story to have him win his debut, just because of the book,” Floyd said. “It might lead to a second book if he's a stakes horse and he's really good.”