Career

The foaling dates for the 2022 foal crop in Great Britain are presented by month of foaling, combined with their intended future career This demonstrates that 85% of Flat bred foals are born between February and April, compared to foals bred for Jump racing, where 85% are born between March and May.

Intended Career Statistics 2019 - 2022

Flat Dual Jump

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This data is taken from the foal registration applications, which are completed by the breeder, for foals born in Great Britain. The percentage of foals bred for flat racing, jump racing and a dual racing career have remained fairly constant over the last 4 years.

Young stock registered outside their year of foaling are termed “late returns”. When these figures are added into the relevant year, a more complete total is achieved for that year’s foal crop Therefore, more progeny may be registered in the future for any foaling year and hence the figures shown here may be subject to further adjustment.

The range of colours for Thoroughbred foals confirms that bay is the most prevalent colour Of these reported foal coat colours, subsequent changes may be received when the horse matures. For example, a brown foal may mature to grey if the sire and/or dam is grey When advised of a colour change, the information is updated in the passport and on the database