In Mares Bred Category, Uncle Mo Back on Top

According to The Jockey Club, which released its annual Report of Mares Bred (RMB) Friday, Uncle Mo covered 257 mares this year, the most among any stallion standing in North America. That puts Uncle Mo back on top for the first time since 2016 when he was bred to 253 mares. He was bred to 241 mares in 2019.

With the year winding down, it was the latest positive development for the 12-year-old Coolmore sire. His progeny have accounted for 19 graded stakes wins in the U.S. on the year and he has shown that he is a sire of sires as the first-crop stallions Nyquist, Outwork and Laoban, all sons of Uncle Mo, are among the leading first-crop sires in North America.

Uncle Mo edged out Into Mischief, who was second with 248 mares covered. Into Mischief is a perennial leader in this category, having topped it in 2017 and 2018 before finishing third last year behind Justify and Mendelssohn.

For 2020, Mendelssohn came in third, covering 242 mares. The Spendthrift stallion and GI Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Vino Rosso was fourth, covering 238 mares. He was tops among all first-year stallions.

As has been the case over the last several years, Coolmore and Spendthrift stallions dominated the list. Eight of the top 10 on the list stand at either Coolmore or Spendthrift, with each having four sires among the top 10.

Their dominance, however, was challenged this year by WinStar, which had two horses place in the top 10. Constitution checked in fifth with 231 mares and Audible was eighth with 219. With GI Florida Derby, GI Belmont S. and GI Travers winner Tiz the Law leading the way for Constitution on the racetrack, he went from 85 mares to the 231 in a year’s time. Audible is a first-year sire. Last year, the top sire on the list among WinStar’s group was 2017 GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming, who came in 19th place after being bred to 165 mares.

The horses in the top 10 represented a number of different levels when it comes to stud fees. While Uncle Mo, whose 2020 stud fee was $125,000, and Into Mischief, whose stud fee this year was $175,000, took down the top two spots, several modestly priced stallions were also among the leaders. That list includes three sires that stood for $35,000 or less in Mendelssohn ($35,000), Vino Rosso ($30,000), Mitole ($25,000) and Audible ($25,000).

Darby Dan had a good showing, with three sires in the top 20, all of them standing for $10,000 or less. The list consists of Tapiture (186 mares, $7,500), Flameaway (183 mares, $7,500) and Klimt (172 mares, $10,000).

As expected, Kentucky-based sires dominated the list. Khozan, who stands in Florida at Journeyman Stallions, was the leading non-Kentucky sire. Having been bred to 181 mares, he was in 17th place.

In the years ahead, the list of sires who have covered the most mares will change drastically. In May, The Jockey Club adopted a rule that will limit the number of mares a horse can be bred to to 140. There is, however, a grandfather clause, and the rule will only cover horses born in 2020 or later. A total of 42 stallions exceeded the 140 number in 2020. In 2019, 41 stallions covered 140 mares or more.

In terms of individual state RMB leaders beyond Kentucky and Florida, the following stallions topped the covers list for their respective states/provinces:

New York–Solomini, 123

California–Stay Thirsty, 108

Pennsylvania–Hoppertunity, 107

Maryland–Golden Lad, 103

Oklahoma–Flat Out, 85

Ontario–Frac Daddy, 76

The Jockey Club disclosed a total of 1,067 individual stallions covered 27,970 mares in North America this year, with an estimated 2,500-3,500 additional mares having not yet been reported. The 200 reported stallions in Kentucky covered 16,391 mares (58.6% of all mares reported), a decrease of 4.3% compared to this time last year. Of the top 10 states and provinces (by number of mares bred), stallions in Louisiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Mexico covered more mares in 2020 than in 2019.

Statistics for all reported stallions of 2020 are available at The Jockey Club’s Fact Book.

 

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Jockey Club Releases 2020 Report Of Mares Bred Statistics

The Jockey Club today released Report of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics for the 2020 breeding season. Based on RMBs received through Oct. 18, 2020, The Jockey Club reports that 1,067 stallions covered 27,970 mares in North America during 2020.

The Jockey Club estimates an additional 2,500 to 3,500 mares will be reported as bred during the 2020 breeding season.

RMB statistics for all reported stallions in 2020 are available through the Fact Book section of The Jockey Club's website at jockeyclub.com.

Kentucky traditionally leads North America in Thoroughbred breeding activity. During 2020, Kentucky's 200 reported stallions covered 16,391 mares, or 58.6% of all of the mares reported bred in North America. The number of mares bred to Kentucky stallions decreased 4.3% percent compared with the 17,123 reported at this time last year.

Of the top 10 states and provinces by number of mares reported bred in 2020, stallions in Louisiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico covered more mares in 2020 than in 2019, as reported at this time last year. The following table shows the top 10 states and provinces ranked by number of mares reported bred in 2020:

State/Province 2019 Stallions 2020 Stallions Pct. Change 2019 Mares Bred 2020 Mares Bred Pct. Change
Kentucky 220 200 -9.1% 17,123 16,391 -4.3%
California 124 103 -16.9% 2,018 1,766 -12.5%
Florida 81 73 -9.9% 1,863 1,721 -7.6%
Louisiana 79 74 -6.3% 984 1,017 3.4%
New York 43 37 -14.0% 1,058 1,002 -5.3%
Maryland 31 29 -6.5% 780 806 3.3%
Pennsylvania 28 37 32.1% 686 734 7.0%
Ontario 29 24 -17.2% 538 519 -3.5%
Oklahoma 38 40 5.3% 479 476 -0.6%
New Mexico 51 48 -5.9% 437 453 3.7%

Note: Each incident in which a mare was bred to more than one stallion and appeared on multiple RMBs is counted separately. As such, mares bred totals listed in the table above may differ slightly from counts of distinct mares bred.

In addition, Report of Mares Bred information on stallions that bred mares in North America is available through report 36P or a subscription service at equineline.com/ReportOfMaresBred.

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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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Reports Of Mares Bred Due At The Jockey Club By August 1

The Jockey Club reminds stallion managers to submit their Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) for the 2020 breeding season by Aug. 1. 

“To ensure that the breeding statistics we release in the fall are as accurate as possible, we request that RMBs be submitted by Aug. 1,” said Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club. “In addition to the utility of covering information in mare produce records and catalog-style pedigrees available through equineline, the number of mares reported bred each year is an important economic indicator of the health of the Thoroughbred breeding industry.”

Stallion managers who submit completed RMBs by Aug. 1 are among the first to receive their Stallion Service Certificates, which facilitates the timely registration of 2021 foals.

Reports of Mares Bred may be submitted via Interactive Registration at registry.jockeyclub.com or a form is available by email, fax, or mail by contacting inquiries@jockeyclub.com.

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