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Ontario’s Breeding Industry Shows 2021 Growth

Statistics for Ontario's part in the North American breeding industry were among The Jockey Club (TJC)'s annual reports released recently, with Ontario showing positive gains across the board.

The number of Ontario-sired live foals reported to TJC through Oct. 4 was up 2.6% from last year, while the number of stallions registered in the province increased by 12.5% and the number of mares reported bred through Oct. 18 was up 13.9%. Ontario was the only jurisdiction with positive gains in all three categories.

“Ontario, in terms of growth on the breeding side, is the number one jurisdiction in North America,” said David Anderson, breeder representative on the board of Ontario Racing and member of the Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) Committee. “I just got back from the fall sales and quite honestly that's all everyone wants to talk about, are our programs. I think they are innovative and they are forward thinking, and we're going to bolster our numbers and bolster our quality going forward.”

Among Ontario's programs are the 2021-22 Mare Recruitment (MRP) and Purchase Programs (MPP), as well as the Ontario Sire Heritage Series and Sales Credit Program. For more information, visit tip.ontarioracing.com or contact tbprogram@ontarioracing.com.

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Applications Open For The Jockey Club’s Academic Scholarships

The Jockey Club announced today that applications are open for its five academic scholarships. The scholarships will apply to the 2022-2023 academic year and are as follows:

– The Jockey Club Scholarship ($15,000; $7,500 per semester) is for students in academic pursuit of majors for future employment in the equine industry. Open to any equine breed or discipline; preference will be given to candidates with the expressed desire to secure employment in the Thoroughbred industry.

– The Jockey Club Advancement of Women in Racing Scholarship ($20,000; $10,000 per semester) is open to women pursuing a career in the equine industry who are enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student at a college or university. Open to any equine breed or discipline; preference will be given to candidates with the expressed desire to secure employment in the Thoroughbred industry.

– The Jockey Club Vision Scholarship ($20,000; $10,000 per semester) is open to students from a minority racial or ethnic group who are pursuing a career in the equine industry. Applicants must be enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student at a college or university. Open to any equine breed or discipline; preference will be given to candidates with the expressed desire to secure employment in the Thoroughbred industry.

– The Jockey Club Benevolence Scholarship ($15,000; $7,500 per semester) is a need-based award to enable a student to attend a full-time program at a college, university, or trade program. Preference will be given to backstretch and horse farm employees and their family members. Applicants are not required to be pursuing a career in the equine or Thoroughbred industries.

– The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarship ($6,000; $3,000 per semester) is open to students enrolled in the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program (RTIP). Goodman was a resident of Tucson, a longtime member of The Jockey Club, and one of three founders of the RTIP.

Applications for all five scholarships are open now through Feb. 1, 2022. More information and links to applications for the scholarships can be found here: jockeyclub.com/Default.asp?section=Initiatives&area=15.

The recipients of each scholarship will be announced in the spring of 2022 in advance of the initial distribution of funds for the fall 2022 semester.

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The Jockey Club Releases 2021 Report Of Mares Bred Statistics

The Jockey Club today released Report of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics for the 2021 breeding season. Based on RMBs received through Oct. 18, 2021, The Jockey Club reports that 1,016 stallions covered 27,829 mares in North America during 2021.

The Jockey Club estimates an additional 2,500 to 3,500 mares will be reported as bred during the 2021 breeding season.

RMB statistics for all reported stallions in 2021 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 2021, Kentucky's 200 reported stallions covered 16,727 mares, or 60.1 percent of all of the mares reported bred in North America. The number of mares bred to Kentucky stallions increased 2.0 percent compared with the 16,391 reported at this time last year.

Of the top 10 states and provinces by number of mares reported bred in 2021, stallions in Kentucky, California, Ontario, and Indiana covered more mares in 2021 than in 2020, 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 2021:

State/Province	2020 Stallions	2021 Stallions	Pct. Change	2020 Mares Bred	2021 Mares Bred	Pct. Change
Kentucky	200	200	0%	16,391	16,727	2.0%
California	103	104	1.0%	1,766	1,843	4.4%
Florida	73	62	-15.1%	1,721	1,562	-9.2%
New York	37	38	2.7%	1,002	948	-5.4%
Louisiana	74	64	-13.5%	1,017	890	-12.5%
Maryland	29	25	-13.8%	806	778	-3.5%
Ontario	24	27	12.5%	519	591	13.9%
Pennsylvania	37	29	-21.6%	734	524	-28.6%
Indiana	42	45	7.1%	427	475	11.2%
Oklahoma	40	46	15.0%	476	441	-7.4%

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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Goldencents Leads the Way By 2021 Mares Bred

The Jockey Club has released its annual Report of Mares bred for 2021 and there's a new name atop the leader board. The Spendthrift Farm stallion Goldencents led all sires, having been bred to 230 mares. He was bred to 204 in 2020. His ascension to the top spot came after Spendthrift cut his stud fee from $25,000 to $15,000 and after a strong showing by his progeny in 2020.

Goldencents was the leading third-crop sire in 2020 with $6,653,183 in earnings. His top performer during the year was By My Standards, the winner of the GII New Orleans Classic S., GII Oaklawn H., GII Alysheba S. and second in the GI Whitney S.

The RMB statistics for the 2021 season report that 1,016 stallions covered 27,829 mares during the breeding season. Kentucky's 200 stallions covered 16,727 mares, or 60.1% of all of the mares reported bred in North America. The number of mares bred to Kentucky stallions increased 2.0% percent compared with the 16,391 reported at this time last year.

Of the top 10 states and provinces by number of mares reported bred in 2021, stallions in Kentucky, California, Ontario, and Indiana covered more mares in 2021 than in 2020, as reported at this time last year. Declines were registered in Florida (-9.2%), New York (-5.4%), Louisiana (-12.5%), Maryland (-3.5%), Pennsylvania (-28.6%) and Oklahoma (-7.4%).

Authentic, also a Spendthrift stallion, was a close second with 229 mares with what was his first book of mares. He stands for $70,000. Both Goldencents and Authentic are by Spendthrift's Into Mischief.

That a horse with a modest stud fee led the way was a departure from recent years when superstar stallions Uncle Mo and Into Mischief dominated the standings. Uncle Mo was the leading sire in the mares bred category in 2020 and 2016, while Into Mischief topped the list in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, there was a tie for first between Justify and Mendelssohn.

After being bred to 257 mares in 2020, Uncle Mo came in tied for 15th place, having been bred to 189 mares. Into Mischief, bred to 248 mares in 2020, was eighth in 2021 with 214 mares. In 2018, he was bred to 296 mares, including 53 on Southern Hemisphere time, the most during his stud career.

For the 2021 breeding season, Uncle Mo's stud fee was increased from $125,000 to $175,000. Into Mischief's fee was $225,000, up from $175,000 in 2020.

The Coolmore stallion Practical Joke was third on the 2021 list, having been bred to 223 mares. First-year stallion Vekoma was next with 222.

The most notable addition to the top 10 was Maclean's Music, who went from 57 mares in 2020 to 221 this year, good for fifth place. Maclean's Music, who stands at Hill 'n' Dale Farms, has no doubt seen his star rise thanks to his son Jackie's Warrior. Jackie's Warrior won the GI Hopeful S. and the GI Champagne S. last year at two and is in the midst of another stellar season that has included a win in the GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. at Saratoga.

Munnings (217) and Omaha Beach (215) were next. After Into Mischief, McKinzie (214) and Mitole (208) rounded out the top 10.

Six of the top 10 are Spendthrift stallions. Coolmore had two on the list and Hill 'n' Dale and Gainesway each had one.

In the years ahead, the list of sires who have covered the most mares should change drastically. Last year, The Jockey Club adopted a rule that will limit the number of mares a horse can be bred to 140. There is a grandfather clause and the rule will only cover horses born in 2020 or later. In 2021, 47 stallions were bred to 140 mares.

Kentucky stallions again dominated the list, accounting for the top 52 spots. The leader among non-Kentucky stallions was the New York sire Honest Mischief, who was bred to 127 mares.

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

California–Sir Prancelot (125)
Florida–Khozan (116)
Ontario–Reload (90)
Maryland–Golden Lad (77)
Oklahoma–Flat Out (77)
Pennsylvania-Warrior's Reward (67)

Last month, The Jockey Club reported that the projected foal crop for 2022 was 18,700. That represents a decline of 2.6% from 2021, the sixth straight year the number has fallen. The 2022 foal crop is set to be the smallest since 1965, when the foal crop was 18,846.

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