FACT BOOK 2022
WEATHERBYS GSB
British (GB) Section
Broodmares: Page 3
• Active Broodmares 2019 - 2022
• Broodmare Classification
• Initial Broodmare Registrations 2019 - 2022
• Retired/Deceased
• Gestation Ranges - 2022 produce
• Age Profile of Broodmares
• Live Produce per Active Broodmare
• Country of Birth
• Permanent Exports
Stallions: Page 9
• Registered Stallions
• Standing Purpose
• 1st Season Sires
• 2nd Season Sires
• Established Sires
• GB Domiciled Mares Visiting Stallions
• Country of Birth
• Mares Covered per Stallion
• Coverings per Week - 2022
• Age Profile of Stallions
Foals: Page 15
• Foals Born 2019 - 2022
• Foaling Dates and Intended Career
• Intended Career Statistics 2019 - 2022
• Foal Crop incl. Late Returns 2019 - 2022
• Foal Colours
• Historical Foal Crops
General:............................................................Page 21
• Permanent Exports of GB Bred Horses
• Permanent Imports into GB
• Breeders by County
• Number of GB Broodmares Owned per Breeder
Irish (IRE) Section (incl. N. Ireland)
Broodmares: Page 27
• Active Broodmares 2019 - 2022
• Broodmare Classification
• Initial Broodmare Registrations 2019 - 2022
• Retired/Deceased
• Gestation Ranges - 2022 produce
• Age Profile of Broodmares
• Live Produce per Active Broodmare
• Country of Birth
• Permanent Exports
Stallions: Page 33
• Registered Stallions
• Standing Purpose
• 1st Season Sires
• 2nd Season Sires
• Established Sires
• IRE Domiciled Mares Visiting Stallions
• Country of Birth
• Mares Covered per Stallion
• Coverings per Week - 2022
• Age Profile of Stallions
Foals: Page 39
• Foals Born 2019 - 2022
• Foaling Dates and Intended Career
• Intended Career Statistics 2019 - 2022
• Foal Crop incl. Late Returns 2019 - 2022
• Foal Colours
• Historical Foal Crops
General:...........................................................Page 45
• Permanent Exports of IRE Bred Horses
• Permanent Imports into IRE
• Breeders by County
• Number of IRE Broodmares Owned per Breeder
Contents
Broodmares - British 3
The chart shows all registered broodmares, in known ownership, that have either produced a foal, been covered and/or for which a result has been received in the last two breeding seasons. These figures exclude those which are known to have been retired, died or permanently exported.
The active broodmare population has decreased by 6% over the last four years.
GB BROODMARES CLASSIFICATION (AS INDICATED BY FOAL INTENDED CAREER TYPE)
Assessing the types of broodmares actively breeding in Great Britain has been achieved by using the foal career information provided in 2022 (for foals out of GB domiciled mares) and applying relative percentages across the total broodmare population.
N.B: This can only be an estimate as mares are not classified as part of the broodmare registration process.
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No of Br oodmar es 8,571 8,297 8,191 8,055
6,148 (76.3%) 1,290 (16%) 615 (7.68%) 2 (0.02%) Flat Dual Jump Other/Unclassified
Active Broodmares 2019 - 2022 / Broodmare Classification 4
GB ACTIVE BROODMARES 2019 - 2022
Initial Broodmare Registrations 2019 - 2022 / Retired/Deceased 0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Br oodmar es 1,229 1,116 1,135 1,104 Each year, new fillies enter the breeding population and this is reflected in the number of Initial Broodmare registrations processed. No . of Br oodmar es 598 553 755 868 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 2022 2021 2020 2019 900 Year Retirement and death naturally impact the broodmare population each year. GB INITIAL BROODMARE REGISTRATIONS 2019 - 2022 GB RETIRED/DECEASED 5
Gestation Ranges - 2022 Produce / Age Profile of Broodmares
GB GESTATION RANGES 2022 PRODUCE
Broodmares can vary greatly in the length of time they carry their foal. This graph reflects the spread of the gestation dates of British domiciled broodmares based on reported 2021 coverings for 2022 foals. From the standard 11 month (330-350 days) gestation period, Thoroughbred mares carried successfully for a range of between 10 to over 13 months.
AGE PROFILE OF BROODMARES
In 2022, British mares aged from 4 to over 25 years of age formed the breeding population. Of the active broodmare population, 65% were aged 6 – 13 years (66% in 2021).
Gestation Range (Days) No of Br oodmar es 0.02% 0.10% 0.49% 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 401405 396400 391395 386390 381385 376380 371375 366370 361365 356360 351355 346350 341345 336340 331335 326330 321325 316320 311315 306310 1.46% 4.37% 10.10% 20.66% 19.72% 13.66% 6.92% 3.09% 0.08% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.54% 1.26% 17.24% 0.19% 0.02% 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 25+ 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Age No . of Br oodmar es 344 55 552 716 674 738 758 671 606 538 517 422 352 293 245 211 153 96 34 6 19 55
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LIVE PRODUCE PER ACTIVE BROODMARE (AS AT END OF 2022)
The number of live foals produced by a broodmare over her career can vary significantly. This graph shows the number of live produce per broodmare currently breeding in Great Britain. Only 15% (15% in 2021) of the current population has produced more than 6 live foals.
Of the British broodmare population, 54% (54% in 2021) were foaled in Great Britain. The chart shows the origins of the total current population.
No of live Foals No . of Br oodmar es 1,400 1,253 1,140 947 795 606 481 316 205 118 70 28 17 2 0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 15+ 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8
Live Produce per Active Broodmare / Country of Birth
COUNTRY OF BIRTH OF GB BASED BROODMARES
Country of Birth No. of Broodmares Great Britain 4,336 Ireland 2,688 France458 USA414 Germany97 Japan 14 Australia 11 South Africa 8 Argentina 6 Italy 6 Country of Birth No. of Broodmares Brazil 4 Canada 3 New Zealand 3 Chile 2 Greece2 Poland 1 Spain 1 Turkey 1 Total 8,055 7
Permanent Exports
PERMANENT EXPORTS
Australia has taken over from France as the top importer of British broodmares, with Japan importing the second largest number of broodmares from GB in 2022; the 2022 figure will increase as export applications are frequently received in the following year (Movement of mares between Great Britain and Ireland is not recorded as such movements are within the General Stud Book area).
BROODMARE PRODUCTION SUMMARY
In preparation for covering, many Thoroughbred broodmares travel, before foaling, to the stud where the stallion of choice resides – this can often be in another country. This therefore masks the full productivity of British mares, as foals out of those mares would not be born in
Britain.
This table shows the total number of foals produced by British domiciled mares, as well as the number of GB born foals out of non-GB domiciled mares.
Great
GB
Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 Australia 29 21 29 49 Japan 28 34 39 42 France143 113 75 33 India 24 12 16 23 USA22172219 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 21 15 916 Turkey 31 19 13 14 Bahrain 15 30 12 8 Germany9 87 7 Qatar 16 15 13 7 Libya 1202 Argentina 61 Cyprus 1 Italy 19 93 1 Sweden 47 51 Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 Uruguay1 Belgium 1 Denmark 21 3 Hungary 56 4 Kuwait 4 Morocco 4 New Zealand 11 Norway 3 Pakistan 67 Poland 2 South Africa 12 2 Spain 94 United Arab Emirates 23 1 Total 391326 288 225 Number of GB mares at stud 8,055 Total number of known 2021 coverings of GB mares 6,946 Total number of GB born foals 4,601 Number of foals born in GB and abroad from GB domiciled mares 4,925 Number of GB foals born to GB domiciled mares 4,195 Number of foals born in GB to mares domiciled outside GB 406 8
Stallions - British
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GB STALLIONS REGISTERED FOR COVERINGS
This graph shows all stallions registered for coverings standing in Great Britain.
*N.B: The 2022 figure will increase as stallion notifications are frequently received in the following year and the figures here are as at 31/12/22.
The percentage of stallions standing for National Hunt racing purposes has increased from 7% of stallions in 2019 to 18% of stallions in 2022. We expect further stallion registrations for 2022 as noted above.
0 50 100 150 200 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Stallions 152 120* 152 147 Standing Purpose No . of St allions 54 52 48 65 79 77 10 18 17 22 32 2019 2020 2021 2022 6 73 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 N.H. Unclassified Dual Flat 9 8 1
Registered Stallions / Standing Purpose
*AS AT 31/12/22
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GB STALLIONS STANDING PURPOSE
GB 1ST SEASON SIRES
The proportion of first season sires has decreased from 14% in 2019 to 8% in 2022.
*N.B: The 2022 figure will increase as stallion notifications are frequently received in the following year and the figures here are as at 31/12/22.
Established sires, i.e. those in their 3rd covering season or more, account for 84% (80% in 2021) of the British based stallion population.
1st
Season Sires / 2nd Season Sires / Established Sires
0 5 10 15 20 25 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Stallions 21 9* 16 17 95 100 105 110 115 120 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No of Stallions 116 119 101* 115 0 5 10 15 20 25 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No of Stallions 17 15 15 10*
GB ESTABLISHED SIRES *as at 31/12/22
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GB 2ND SEASON SIRES
GB Domiciled Mares Visiting Stallions
These charts show the percentages of mares visiting stallions in their first covering season, second covering season and established stallions.
N.B: Not covered includes mares where no result has been made available
In line with the drop in the number of first season sires, the proportion of mares visiting first season sires has dropped by 5% since 2019
First Season Sire Established Sire Second Season Sire Mare not covered 4,948 (59.6%) 1,645 (19.8%) 867 (10.5%) MARES VISITING STALLIONS IN 2020 837 (10.1%) 5,059 (61.8%) 1,450 (17.7%) 861 (10.5%) MARES VISITING STALLIONS IN 2021 821 (10%) 4,584 (53.5%) 2,000 (23.3%) 773 (9%) 1,214 (14.2%) MARES VISITING STALLIONS IN 2019 5,114 (63.5%) 1,426 (17.7%) 776 (9.6%) MARES VISITING STALLIONS IN 2022 739 (9.2%) 12
Country of Birth / Mares Covered per Stallion
COUNTRY OF BIRTH - GB BASED STALLIONS 2022
Stallions standing in Great Britain originate from throughout the world. Of the stallions standing in Great Britain over three quarters are British or Irish bred.
MARES COVERED PER GB STALLION
This table reviews the trends in stallion book size over the last four breeding seasons. The proportion of stallions covering books of over a hundred mares has risen from 14% in 2019, to 17% in 2022, although no stallions have covered over 200 mares since 2019.
55 (45.9%) 10 (8.3%) 4 (3.3%) 44 (36.7%) Great Britain France Ireland Australia USA Canada Germany Italy 5 (4.2%) No. Mares Covered 2019 2020 2021 2022 Coverings not returned 8171414 07 23 0 1-5 36 34 36 16 6-10 14 12 10 11 11-20 14 14 13 19 21-30 712116 31-40 810105 41-50 5104 3 51-60 83 14 61-707 49 10 71-80 36 63 81-90 80 45 91-100 57 44 101 - 150 17 15 13 16 151 - 200 46 94 201 - 250 10 00 Total 152152 147120 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.8%) 13
Coverings per Week - 2022 / Age Profile of Stallions
GB COVERINGS PER WEEK 2022
This shows the 2022 covering season and the range, in weeks, from late January during which mares were covered. Most coverings occurred between weeks 7 and 23 (February to mid June). Some mares have been covered for Southern Hemisphere foalings, which explains the later covering dates. This data refers to the last covering date for each mare.
AGE PROFILE OF STALLIONS - 2022
The age range of British based stallions has a wide span, from 4 years to 25+ years, with 26% of stallions aged over 15 years old.
No . of Br oodmar es 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 Week 49 383 438 269 358 446 493 500 331 423 478 484 423 412 133 190 46 83 10 3 2 3 3 2 0 25 5 1 0 1 5 3 0 1 501 3 0 21 3 462 488 1 1 1
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 25+ 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Age No . of Stallions 9 1 10 4 5 10 10 13 5 6 10 6 5 44 7 1 4 3 11 1
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Foals - British 15
Foals Born 2019 - 2022
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Fo als Fillies Colts 4,601* 2,151 2,187 4,748* 2,305 2,296 4,470* 2,326 2,422 2,258 2,212 4,338*
GB FOALS BORN 2019 - 2022 *AS AT 31/12 16
The foal crop for 2022 has increased by 6% from last year
Foaling Dates and Intended
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.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 12 19 242 Month Pe rc entage of Fo als Born Flat Jump Dual Other/Unclassified 44 71 840 1,100 976 269 96 180 110 271 77 213 5 29 26 3 4 2 1 7 3 1 17
GB FOALING DATES AND INTENDED CAREER
Intended Career Statistics 2019 - 2022
Flat Dual Jump
Other/Unclassified
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.
635 (14%) 438 (9.9%) 3,394 (76%) 3 (0.1%) INTENDED CAREER STATISTICS 2020 781 (17%) 374 (8%) 3,446 (75%) INTENDED CAREER STATISTICS 2022 696 (16%) 399 (8.9%) 3,240 (75%) 3 (0.1%) INTENDED CAREER STATISTICS 2021 671 (14%) 454 (9.8%) 3,614 (76%) 9 (0.2%) INTENDED CAREER STATISTICS 2019 18
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
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Fo als 4,821* 4,373* 4,601* 4,554* 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Pe rc entage 78.5% 16.1% 2.5% 2.2% 0.6% 0.1%
Other Black Grey Brown Chesnut Bay Colours
*AS
31/12/22
GB FOAL CROP INCL. LATE RETURNS 2019 - 2022
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Foal Crop incl. Late Returns 2019 - 2022 / Foal Colours 19
GB FOAL COLOURS 2022 CROP
Historical Foal Crops
Following a decline in the number of foals born in Great Britain from 2019 to 2021, the number of foals has increased in 2022. These figures are as at the 31st December
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Year No . of Fo als 5,429 5,515 5,726 5,485 5,839 5,920 5,595 4,665 4,635 4,366 4,420 4,569 4,663 4,328 4,778 4,826 4,748 4,470 4,338 4,601
GB FOAL CROP 2003-2022 20
General - British 21
Permanent Exports of GB Bred Horses
This table shows the 50 countries (50 in 2021) to which horses bred in Great Britain have been permanently exported over the last 4 years (i.e. for a period longer than 9 months). Movement of horses between Great Britain and Ireland is not recorded as such movements remain within the General Stud Book. The 2022 figure will increase as export applications are frequently received in the following year.
PERMANENT EXPORTS OF GB BRED HORSES
Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total France84313 118 515 110 340 103 553 122 25951 432 111 211 16 338 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 81821 47 24 14 23 61 22 17 28 67 26 35 58 119 United Arab Emirates 32 20 82 134 32 12 67 111 26 788 121 29 13 72 114 USA286736 131 21 53 10 84 30 57 21 108 25 53 15 93 Australia 12 18 25 55 17 23 27 67 20 36 22 78 17 48 25 90 Italy 92 90 19 201 75 99 35 209 53 48 13 114 29 38 12 79 Germany294338 110 28 56 14 98 21 33 13 67 82910 47 Japan 13 18 31 16 15 31 831 39 18 27 45 Qatar 11 14 19 44 14 20 10 44 14 10 16 40 16 416 36 Spain 18 15 8 41 15 22 12 49 10 15 5 30 14 511 30 Bahrain 59 13 27 41821 43 97 12 28 64 13 23 Hong Kong 621 27 322 25 512 17 413 17 Greece202719 66 144 9 1 1 48 4 16 Czech Republic 98 3 20 65 1 12 74 1 12 75 1 13 Sweden 8167 31 6257 38 12 19 6 37 444 12 Turkey 20 20 214 16 26 8 10 10 India 120 21 17 8 18 9 35 8 Norway 23 5 111 3 58 13 23 3 8 Denmark 21 3 2102 14 211 4 34 7 Belgium 86 14 55 10 33 6 31 4 Netherlands 17 4 12 54 9 1 1 22 4 Singapore5 1 6 1 1 1 1 13 4 China 3 3 12 3 Libya 14 5 44 8 114 15 3 3 South Africa 11 2 13 4 2 2 3 3 Austria 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 Hungary 416 20 11 20 1 32 813 21 2 2 Poland 17 15 32 65 11 23 5 2 2 Portugal 12 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 Argentina 1 1 6 6 1 1 Chile 1 1 Kazakhstan 85 13 14 1 6 1 1 Oman 11 2 1 1 Serbia 31 4 21 3 222 6 1 1 Switzerland 41 5 11 2 12 3 1 1 Uruguay1 1 Brazil 2 2 Bulgaria 15 6 13 1 5 311 5 Cyprus 11 2 31 3 7 Iran 1 1 11 2 Kuwait 31125 39 67 37 50 33 24 30 Lithuania 12 3 1 1 1 1 Macau 32 5 1 1 Malaysia 322 7 21 3 11 2 Morocco 14 5 6 6 1 1 New Zealand 15 1 7 3 3 Pakistan 1 1 15 6 47 11 Romania 1 1 Russia 2 2 11 2 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 1 1 14 5 Total 437819 476 1,732420 825 413 1,658 420 625 322 1,346 339523 2791,141 22
Permanent Imports into GB
This table shows the 29 countries (30 in 2021) from which horses have been permanently imported into Great Britain over the last 4 years (i.e. where an Export Certificate has been received). The 2022 figure will increase as export certificates are frequently received in the following year
PERMANENT IMPORTS INTO GB
Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total France73448 489 1,010 73 371377 821 134 374353 861 155 264 213 632 USA 32 131 55 218 27 70 39 136 36 88 27 151 57 89 8 154 United Arab Emirates 34 50 116 200 20 48 96 164 17 35 94 146 16 31 85 132 Germany8 50 50 108 17 50 34 101 23 34 24 81 21 26 11 58 Australia 2131 16 6 6 12 1 13 2121 15 Hong Kong 111 12 15 6 10 10 110 11 Italy 3216 30 3133 19 73 2 12 26 8 Qatar 22 4 42 6 611 17 15 6 Argentina 12 3 3 3 Japan 7 7 2 2 4 4 2 2 Spain 19 10 2131 16 1 1 2 2 Bahrain 9245 38 14 16 30 811 19 1 1 Belgium 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 1 1 1 1 Netherlands 1 1 Norway 31 4 12 3 1 1 1 1 Sweden 2 2 14 2 7 1 1 1 1 Denmark 1 1 1 1 Greece1 1 Hungary 31 4 Kuwait 1 1 New Zealand 1 1 Poland 1 1 11 2 Portugal 1 1 Russia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 South Africa 13 4 1 1 34 7 Turkey 3 3 Uruguay1 1 Total 166 771738 1,675 161605 561 1,327161 578518 1,327258 442 329 1,029 23
Breeders by County
This table shows the distribution of the 3014 breeders of Thoroughbreds between 80 British Counties and 2 Crown Dependencies It also highlights the number of mares owned and number of foals produced by those mares.
Included in this data is a figure for breeders not resident in a British county but which have breeding stock permanently domiciled in Britain. This has been categorised as “Other”.
GB BREEDERS BY COUNTY
County Breeders Mares Foals Suffolk 331 1,7661,153 Yorkshire221 468 285 Gloucestershire141 316 201 Berkshire130 325 219 Shropshire121 301207 Wiltshire118 278 181 Somerset 92 220 157 London 89 240157 Lincolnshire83133 81 Oxfordshire82149 101 Hampshire75286 188 Devon67117 89 Sussex63146 81 Warwickshire63158 90 Worcestershire63123 84 Dorset 62 128 78 Surrey 62 147101 Cheshire57115 78 Nottinghamshire49131 86 Cambridgeshire46112 68 Hertfordshire45162 104 Lancashire43101 67 Norfolk 43 222 137 Essex42119 75 Herefordshire428141 Kent 42 82 61 Leicestershire379165 Northamptonshire355030 Buckinghamshire327950 Staffordshire294526 Cumbria 23 63 43 Glamorgan 23 41 27 Powys22108 70 County Durham 21 99 63 West Midlands 21 25 13 Carmarthenshire205636 Roxburghshire203225 Cornwall 17 28 19 Derbyshire163525 Ayrshire15238 Dyfed 14 19 9 Gwent 14 73 32 Middlesex142415 County Breeders Mares Foals Northumberland 14 23 13 Bedfordshire132914 Lanarkshire12169 Cleveland 10 17 9 Pembrokeshire9 11 6 Avon 8112 Tyne and Wear 81310 Angus 77 5 Clwyd 72115 Guernsey7 10 5 Midlothian 7106 Aberdeenshire6 19 9 Monmouthshire6 18 13 Flintshire5 11 6 Greater Manchester5 85 Perthshire4 53 Denbighshire3 33 Dumfriesshire3 14 10 Fife3 44 Kinross-shire3 32 Renfrewshire3 4 Rutland 31915 Selkirkshire3 53 Anglesey2 31 Berwickshire2 63 East Lothian 23 2 Gwynedd 22 1 Isle of Man 24 3 Isle of Wight 22 1 Peeblesshire2 43 Ross-shire2 33 West Lothian 24 2 Banffshire1 11 Caithness1 11 Ceredigion 12 1 Dunbartonshire1 51 Kirkcudbrightshire1 10 8 Stirlingshire1 21 Western Isles 11 Sub Total 2,819 7,651 4,925 Other 195404 228 Total 3,0148,055 5,153 24
Number
This table shows the distribution of British broodmares between breeders by county, with 90% of breeders owning fewer than 5 broodmares.
Included in this data is a figure for breeders not resident in a British county but which have breeding stock permanently domiciled in Britain. This has been categorised as “Other”.
of GB Broodmares Owned per Breeder GB
BROODMARES OWNED PER BREEDER
County 1-2 3-4 5-10 11-20 21-30 31+ Total Suffolk 264 29 17 669 331 Yorkshire178 23 16 30 1221 Gloucestershire115 13 75 10 141 Berkshire9914115 10 130 Shropshire104 64 61 0121 Wiltshire9211114 00 118 Somerset 73 87 31 092 London 65 13 82 01 89 Lincolnshire728 21 00 83 Oxfordshire699 31 00 82 Hampshire636 300 375 Devon587 11 00 67 Sussex516 50 10 63 Warwickshire4777 200 63 Worcestershire4977 000 63 Dorset 49 76 000 62 Surrey 50 72 300 62 Cheshire494 22 00 57 Nottinghamshire384 60 10 49 Cambridgeshire356 32 00 46 Hertfordshire308 42 01 45 Lancashire363 22 00 43 Norfolk 35 23 10 243 Essex31353 00 42 Herefordshire3444 000 42 Kent 31 83 000 42 Leicestershire320 311 037 Northamptonshire322 1000 35 Buckinghamshire254 21 00 32 Staffordshire254 0000 29 Cumbria 20 11 01 023 Glamorgan 19 31 000 23 Powys154 100 222 County Durham 14 40 111 21 West Midlands 20 10000 21 Carmarthenshire153 10 10 20 Roxburghshire182 0000 20 Cornwall 14 30000 17 Derbyshire141 01 00 16 Ayrshire132 0000 15 Dyfed 12 20000 14 Gwent 91 211 014 Middlesex112 1000 14 County 1-2 3-4 5-10 11-20 21-30 31+ Total Northumberland 12 11 000 14 Bedfordshire9 22 000 13 Lanarkshire111 0000 12 Cleveland 82 0000 10 Pembrokeshire9 0000 09 Avon 71 0000 8 Tyne and Wear 71 0000 8 Angus 700000 7 Clwyd 51 01 00 7 Guernsey6 10000 7 Midlothian 700000 7 Aberdeenshire4 02 000 6 Monmouthshire4 11 000 6 Flintshire4 01 000 5 Greater Manchester 41 0000 5 Perthshire4 00000 4 Denbighshire3 00000 3 Dumfriesshire2 00 100 3 Fife3 00000 3 Kinross-shire3 00000 3 Renfrewshire3 00000 3 Rutland 11 01 00 3 Selkirkshire2 10000 3 Anglesey2 00000 2 Berwickshire1 01 000 2 East Lothian 200000 2 Gwynedd 200000 2 Isle of Man 11 0000 2 Isle of Wight 200000 2 Peeblesshire1 10000 2 Ross-shire2 00000 2 West Lothian 11 0000 2 Banffshire1 00000 1 Caithness1 00000 1 Ceredigion 10000 01 Dunbartonshire0 01 000 1 Kirkcudbrightshire0 01 000 1 Stirlingshire 1 00000 1 Western Isles 100000 1 Sub Total 2,269 279 172621720 2,819 Other 158 19 14 31 0 195 Total 2,427 298 186 65 18 20 3,014 25
Broodmares - Irish 27
The chart shows all registered broodmares, in known ownership, that have either produced a foal, been covered and/or for which a result has been received in the last two breeding seasons. These figures exclude those which are known to have been retired, died or permanently exported.
The active broodmare population has shown an increase in the last two years.
Assessing the type of broodmares actively breeding in Ireland has been achieved by using the foal career information provided in 2022 (for foals out of IRE domiciled mares) and applying relative percentages across the total broodmare population.
N.B: This can only be an estimate as mares are not classified as part of the broodmare registration process.
Active
2022 / Broodmare Classification 8,131 (54.8%) 4,831 (32.5%) 1,849 (12.5%) 41 (0.2%) 0 2500 5000 7500 10000 12500 15000 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Br oodmar es 14,747 14,441 14,505 14,852
Broodmares 2019 -
Flat Dual Jump Other/Unclassified IRE ACTIVE BROODMARES 2019 - 2022 28
IRE BROODMARES CLASSIFICATION (AS INDICATED BY FOAL INTENDED CAREER TYPES)
Each year, new fillies enter the breeding population and this is reflected in the number of Initial Broodmare registrations processed. There has been an increase in new fillies entering the breeding population in the last two years.
IRE INITIAL BROODMARE REGISTRATIONS 2019 – 2022 IRE RETIRED/DECEASED
Retirement and death naturally impact the broodmare population each year.
Initial Broodmare Registrations 2019 – 2022 / Retired/Deceased 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No of Br oodmar es 1,668 1,757 1,871 1,681
0 175 350 525 700 875 1050 1225 1400 1575 1750 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Br oodmar es 1,461 1,237 1,711 1,686
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Gestation
Ranges - 2022 Produce / Age Profile of Broodmares
IRE GESTATION RANGES 2022 PRODUCE
Broodmares can vary greatly in the length of time they carry their foal. This graph reflects the spread of the gestation dates of Irish domiciled broodmares based on reported 2021 coverings for 2022 foals. From the standard 11 month (330-350 days) gestation period, Thoroughbred mares carried successfully for a range of between 10 to over 13 months.
AGE PROFILE OF BROODMARES
In 2022, Irish mares aged 4 to over 25 years of age were part of the breeding population. Of the active breeding broodmare population, 67% (67% in 2021) were aged 7-15 years.
Gestation Ranges (Days) No of Br oodmar es 0.1% 0 425 850 1275 1700 396400 391395 386390 381385 376380 371375 366370 361365 356360 351355 346350 341345 336340 331335 326330 321325 316320 311315 306310 0.18% 0.41% 1.25% 3.31% 8.92% 14.52% 19% 18.28% 13.41% 9.56% 5.25% 2.88% 0.76% 0.35% 0.07% 0.05% 1.55% 0.15% 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 25+ 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Age No . of Br oodmar es 52 336 747 990 1,134 1,237 1,296 1,239 1,118 1,023 997 933 805 693 610 486 395 282 215 135 78 51
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LIVE PRODUCE PER ACTIVE BROODMARE (AS AT END OF 2022)
The number of live foals produced by a broodmare over her career can vary significantly This graph shows the number of live produce per broodmare currently breeding in Ireland. Of the current population, 17% (17% in 2021) have produced more than 6 live foals.
Of the Irish broodmare population 70% (70% in 2021) were foaled in Ireland. The chart shows the origins of the total current population.
Produce
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 15+ 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No of live Foals No . of Br oodmar es 2,376 2,256 2,130 1,931 1,611 1,238 969 633 422 245 141 78 41 6 13
Live
per Active Broodmare / Country of Birth
COUNTRY OF BIRTH OF IRE BASED BROODMARES
Country of Birth No. of Broodmares Ireland 10,438 Great Britain 2,441 France907 USA694 Germany259 Australia 28 Italy 20 Canada 14 United Arab Emirates 10 Japan 8 South Africa 7 Argentina 5 Spain 5 Country of Birth No. of Broodmares New Zealand 3 Brazil 2 Denmark 2 Peru 2 Bahrain 1 Chile 1 Poland 1 Portugal 1 Sweden 1 Switzerland 1 Tunisia 1 Total 14,852 31
Permanent Exports PERMANENT EXPORTS
This chart shows the destination of any Irish broodmares which have been permanently exported. France remains the top importer of Irish broodmares, with the USA importing the second largest number of mares in 2022. (Movement of mares from Ireland to Great Britain is not recorded as such movements are within the General Stud Book area)
In preparation for covering, many Thoroughbred broodmares travel, before foaling, to the stud where the stallion of choice resides – this can often be in another country. This therefore masks the full productivity of Irish mares, as foals out of those mares would not be born
This table shows the total number of foals produced by Irish domiciled mares, as well as the number of IRE born foals out of non-IRE domiciled mares.
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IRE BROODMARE PRODUCTION SUMMARY Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 France118 85 10171 USA23251124 Germany15242017 Italy 33 37 24 16 Libya 85 Sweden 33 75 Turkey 11 15 24 Australia 12 Denmark 32 12 South Africa 2 China 1 Czech Republic 12 1 Spain 21 Bahrain 2 Chile 2 Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 India 18 3 Iran 2 Japan 34 1 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2 Morocco 1 Netherlands 1 Norway 2 Pakistan 1 Poland 1 Qatar 84 Romania 2 Russia 33 United Arab Emirates 1 Total 233 217 191 151 Total number of IRE mares at stud 14,852 Total number of known 2021 coverings of IRE mares 13,149 Total number of IRE born foals 9,402 Number of foals born in IRE and abroad from IRE domiciled mares 8,252 Number of IRE foals born to IRE domiciled mares 8,136 Number of foals born in IRE to mares domiciled outside IRE 1,266 32
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Stallions - Irish
*N.B: The 2022 figure will increase as stallion notifications are frequently received in the following year and the figures here are as at 31/12/22.
The proportion of stallions standing for National Hunt racing purposes has increased from 33% in 2019 to 39% in 2022. Conversely, the proportion of stallions standing for Dual Purpose has decreased by 9% in the same period.
We expect further stallion registrations for 2022 as noted above
Registered Stallions / Standing Purpose 0 52 104 156 208 260 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Stallions 204* 232 229 232 0 22 44 66 88 110 Unclassified Dual N.H. Flat
No . of Stallions 2019 2020 2021 2022 60 59 54 34 77 79 77 75 100 95 91 95 00 1 0
Standing Purpose
This chart shows all stallions registered for coverings standing in Ireland.
IRE STALLIONS REGISTERED FOR COVERINGS *AS AT 31/12/22
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IRE STALLIONS STANDING PURPOSE
The 2022 figure will increase as stallion notifications are frequently received in the following year and the figures here are as at 31/12/22.
The proportion of first season, second season and established sires in the active stallion population has remained fairly constant over the last 4 years.
1st Season Sires / 2nd Season Sires / Established Sires
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No of Stallions 26 22 25 24* 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Stallions 180 188 186 159* 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Stallions 23 19 24 21* IRE
IRE ESTABLISHED SIRES *as at 31/12/22
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1ST SEASON SIRES
IRE 2ND SEASON SIRES
IRE Domiciled Mares Visiting Stallions
These charts show the percentages of mares visiting stallions in their first covering season, second covering season and established
N.B: Not covered includes mares where no result has been made available
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First Season Sire Established Sire Second Season Sire Mare not covered 8,357 (57.9%) 2,891 (20%) 1,586 (11%) 1,607 (11.1%) MARES VISITING STALLIONS IN 2020 9,182 (61.8%) 2,580 (17.4%) 1,926 (13%) 1,164 (7.8%) MARES VISITING STALLIONS IN 2022 8,667 (59%) 3,515 (24%) 1,475 (10%) 1,090 (7%) MARES VISITING STALLIONS IN 2019 8,851 (61%) 2,539 (17%) 1,679 (12%) 1,436 (10%) MARES VISITING STALLIONS IN 2021 36
proportion of the active broodmare population that have not been covered has decreased by 7% over the last four years.
Country of Birth / Mares Covered per Stallion
COUNTRY OF BIRTH - IRISH BASED STALLIONS 2022
Stallions standing in Ireland originate from all over the world. Of the stallions standing in Ireland, over three quarters were Irish or British bred.
*as at 31/12/22
MARES COVERED PER IRE STALLION
This table reviews the trends in stallion book size over the last four breeding seasons. Two stallions have covered books of over 300 mares in 2021 and 2022.
Ireland Germany Great Britain Australia USA Japan France 56 (27.5%) 3 (1.4%) 14 (6.9%) 9 (4.4%) 105 (51.5%) 15 (7.4%)
No. Mares Covered 2019 2020 2021 2022 Coverings not returned 44 920 00 00 2 1-5 40 44 30 16 6-10 17 20 24 18 11-20 22 23 23 14 21-30 19 16 15 19 31-40 10 91515 41-50 13 16 16 7 51-60 14 11 99 61-709 767 71-80 98 53 81-90 11 55 9 91-100 83 57 101 - 150 24 32 28 27 151 - 200 17 21 27 19 201 - 250 13 10 610 251 - 300 23 40 300 +0 02 2 Total 232 232 229 204* 2 (0.9%) 37
Coverings per Week - 2022 / Age Profile of Stallions
IRE COVERINGS PER WEEK 2022
This graph shows the 2021 covering season and the range, from mid January during which mares were covered. 86% of the coverings occurred between weeks 9 and 24 (early March to mid June). This data refers to the last covering date for each mare.
PROFILE OF STALLIONS
The age range of Irish based stallions is from 3 years to over 25 years old. Of the total stallion population, 24% were aged over 16 years old.
Age No . of Stallions 0 5 10 15 20 25 25+ 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 5 16 9 23 16 11 17 16 12 6 5 7 11 7 8 7 8 7 22 1 7
AGE
Week No . of Br oodmar es 1 196 428 689 540 1,164 44 983 1,121 1,228 920 1,186 685 704 782 891 699 557 250 70 112 223 32 27 3 3 4 1 0 4 0 1 383 5 1,117 980 1,178 10 1 13 3 2 1 0 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 38
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Foals Born 2019 - 2022
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year Fillies Colts No . of Fo als 9,182* 9,155* 4,456 4,472 4,683 4,734 9,402* 9,295* 4,781 4,726 4,668 4,514
The foal crop has increased by 3% since last year
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IRE FOALS BORN 2019 - 2022
Foaling Dates and Intended Career
The foaling dates for the 2022 foal crop in Ireland are presented by month of foaling, combined with their intended future career This demonstrates that 83% of Flat bred foals are born between February and April, compared to foals bred for Jump racing, where 82% are born between March and May.
IRE FOALING DATES AND INTENDED CAREER
5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 396 1,136 1,614 556 225 1,675 915 364 518 902 254 342 Month Pe rc entage of Fo als Born Flat Jump Dual Other/Unclassified 41 27 13 218 13 4 2 1 4 3 7 71 3 10 82 1 342 41
This data is taken from the foal registration forms, which are completed by the breeder, for foals born in Ireland. The proportion of foals bred for Flat, Jump and Dual Purpose racing has remained virtually constant over the last four years.
Flat Dual Jump Other/Unclassified 2,858 (31%) 5,132 (56%) 1,178 (12.8%) 14 (0.2%) INTENDED CAREER STATISTICS 2020
Intended Career Statistics 2019 - 2022
2,874 (30.9%) 5,157 (55%) 1,255 (14%) 9 (0.10%) INTENDED CAREER STATISTICS 2019 2,899 (31%) 5,362 (57%) 1,116 (11.8%) 25 (0.2%) INTENDED CAREER STATISTICS 2022 2,722 (30%) 5,226 (57%) 1,176 (12.7%) 31 (0.3%) INTENDED CAREER STATISTICS 2021 42
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
Foal Crop incl. Late Returns 2019 -
1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 2022 2021 2020 2019 Year No . of Fo als 9,616* 9,564* 9,473* 9,402* 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
2022 / Foal Colours
Pe rc entage 78% 15% 4.1% 0.1% 2.7% 0.1%
Other Black Grey Brown Chesnut Bay Colours
IRE FOAL CROP INCL. LATE RETURNS 2019 - 2022 *AS
AT 31/12/22
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IRE FOAL COLOURS 2022 CROP
Historical Foal Crops
Following a steady decline from 2018 to 2021, the Irish foal crop has shown an upturn in 2022. These figures are as at the 31st December
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Year No of Fo als 7,546 7,757 7,999 8,780 9,381 9,689 10,574 10,992 11,748 12,004 12,633 12,419 10,167 7,588 7,550 9,569 9,295 9,182 9,155 9,402
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FOAL CROP 2003-2022
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Permanent Exports of IRE Bred Horses
This table shows the 50 countries (52 in 2021) to which horses bred in Ireland have been permanently exported over the last 4 years (i.e. for a period longer than 9 months). Movement of horses between Ireland and Great Britain is not recorded as such movements remain within the General Stud Book. The 2022 figure will increase as export applications are frequently received in the following year.
PERMANENT EXPORTS OF IRE BRED HORSES
Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total France136 452142 730 145 386 90 621 219 39263 674 214 37624 614 USA66159 59 284 70 134 36 240 100 17957 336 76 134 51 261 Italy 230 25735 522 211 212 38 461 175187 23 385 80 78 21 179 United Arab Emirates 41 16 80 137 31 22 80 133 24 21 87 132 40 33 81 154 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 71816 41 18 15 15 48 31 21 36 88 32 43 70 145 Australia 12 35 23 70 27 26 26 79 57 38 49 144 32 75 32 139 Germany397743 159 33 79 23 135 53 81 15 149 24 65 22 111 Qatar 25 18 30 73 19 21 16 56 19 23 23 65 24 20 42 86 China 66 12 41 26 67 Japan 22 19 41 14 29 43 16 21 37 11 47 58 Bahrain 61519 40 15 33 18 66 59 21 35 91132 52 Spain 26 16 13 55 20 11 9 40 16 18 2 36 25 19 8 52 Czech Republic 22 15 4 41 18 23 12 53 27 37 7 71 18 32 1 51 Hong Kong 950 59 949 58 18 32 50 11 36 47 Poland 29 34 4 67 37 22 4 63 20 30 50 17 17 1 35 Sweden 25 26 14 65 25 920 54 32 24 7 63 12 17 4 33 Norway 49 2 15 77 4 18 69 2 17 4123 19 Denmark 69 2 17 7132 22 10 93 22 85 2 15 India 121 22 6 6 7 7 213 15 Hungary 18 31 2 51 11 19 1 31 21 20 1 42 74 1 12 Greece282041 89 94 3 16 311 5 64 1 11 Libya 22 4 6 6 215 17 28 10 Slovakia 32 5 410 14 67 3 16 64 10 Belgium 615 21 32 6 11 153 9 63 9 Singapore3 15 9 11 4 6 12 3 18 9 Turkey 115 16 117 18 110 11 6 6 Austria 1 1 12 3 21 2 5 23 5 Switzerland 222 6 41 5 41 2 7 31 4 Netherlands 55 10 21 8 11 41 5 3 3 Portugal 21 3 12 3 1 1 11 2 South Africa 1 1 25 7 24 6 11 2 Uruguay2 2 Bulgaria 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 Cyprus 222 6 2 2 1 1 Kazakhstan 37 10 27 9 1 1 Malaysia 21 3 122 5 1 1 1 1 Serbia 111 3 75 1 13 58 13 1 1 Argentina 2 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Chile 3 3 Croatia 2 2 Iran 12 3 1 1 Kuwait 64 32 42 54 25 34 15 18 24 Lithuania 1 1 Macau 2 2 2 2 Malta 1 1 Morocco 11 2 41 5 52 7 New Zealand 19 10 4 4 1 1 Oman 1 1 Pakistan 2 2 13 4 14 5 Romania 2 2 3 3 Russia 66 12 34 7 23 5 Tunisia 1 1 Ukraine 13 4 Total 923 1,916 1,105 3,944 911 1,708812 3,431 911 1,827720 3,734 878 1,385 559 2,822 46
Permanent Imports into IRE
This table shows the 29 countries (28 in 2021) from which horses have been permanently imported into Ireland over the last 4 years (i.e. where an Export Certificate has been received). The 2022 figure will increase as export certificates are frequently received in the following year
PERMANENT IMPORTS INTO IRE
Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total Colt Filly Gelding Total France56349 392 797 63 297269 629 133 376234 743 68 207106 381 USA61140 48 249 69 14132 242 125 123 14 262 90 54 2 146 Germany 24118 61 13810 49 9255 39 7282 37 Italy 3281 32 237 39 2432 47 114 15 Spain 12 3 22 4 25 7 Australia 37 1 11 21 3 32 5 21 3 Bahrain 12 3 22 25 47 11 2 Hungary 1 1 2 2 Sweden 1 1 4 4 11 2 Argentina 21 3 21 3 4 4 1 1 Norway 1 1 Poland 6 6 1 1 1 1 Qatar 2 2 36 9 1 1 Austria 1 1 Belgium 1 1 1 1 Cyprus 2 2 Czech Republic 1 1 2 2 2 2 Denmark 1 1 1 1 Hong Kong 2 2 2 2 2 2 Japan 39 12 24 6 1 1 Libya 1 1 Netherlands 1 1 Peru 1 1 Russia 3 3 South Africa 2 2 1 1 3 3 Switzerland 2 2 2 2 Tunisia 1 1 Turkey 1 1 United Arab Emirates 31 4 42 6 Total 130 586 464 1,180 143 543 313 999 143 627259 1,185 169318 112 599 47
Breeders by County
This table shows the distribution of the 6,593 breeders of Thoroughbreds between 32 Irish Counties. It also highlights the number of mares owned and number of foals produced by those mares. The largest number of individual breeders are found in County Cork, but the largest concentration of mares are in County Kildare.
Included in this data is a figure for breeders not resident in an Irish county, but which have breeding stock permanently domiciled in Ireland. This has been categorised as “Other”.
IRE BREEDERS BY COUNTY
County Breeders Mares Foals Co Cork 843 1,6031,020 Co Tipperary 7981,8031,039 Co Kildare744 1,892 1,182 Co Wexford587 1,100 660 Co Meath 426 1,083 616 Co Kilkenny413 1,038620 Co Waterford264 675447 Co Limerick 255 604 349 Co Galway 205 402198 Co Westmeath 196 692 436 Co Down 195412 238 Co Wicklow165 365 209 Co Carlow138 442 258 Co Laois 137262 145 Co Offaly 125 284 169 Co Dublin 124235 137 Co Clare102 17298 Co Roscommon 72 122 73 County Breeders Mares Foals Co Armagh 58 83 32 Co Mayo 49 73 38 Co Tyrone 43 75 41 Co Antrim 41 81 53 Co Louth 40 78 45 Co Kerry 36 58 40 Co Longford294329 Co Monaghan 22 34 18 Co Cavan212919 Co Sligo 16 30 15 Co Donegal 11 14 7 Co Leitrim 10 15 6 Co Londonderry 10 21 11 Co Fermanagh 48 4 Sub Total 6,17913,828 8,252 Other 4141,024 542 Total 6,593 14,8528,794 48
Number of IRE Broodmares Owned per Breeder
This table shows the distribution of Irish broodmares between breeders by county, with 92% of breeders owning fewer than 5 broodmares.
IRE BROODMARES OWNED PER BREEDER
Included in this data is a figure for breeders not resident in an Irish county, but which have breeding stock permanently domiciled in Ireland. This has been categorised as “Other”.
County 1-2 3-4 5-10 11-20 21-30 31+ Total Co Cork 70488381111 843 Co Tipperary 63892576 23 798 Co Kildare587 83 47 17 46 744 Co Wexford488 63 31 500 587 Co Meath 33750278 13 426 Co Kilkenny328 46 25 10 22 413 Co Waterford203 36 19 222 264 Co Limerick 204 27 16 60 2 255 Co Galway 168 21 14 10 1 205 Co Westmeath 142 33 14 42 1 196 Co Down 148 31 15 100 195 Co Wicklow136 16 10 20 1 165 Co Carlow120 51000 3 138 Co Laois 111 18 62 00 137 Co Offaly 99 18 52 10 125 Co Dublin 102165 01 0 124 Co Clare85134 000 102 Co Roscommon 59 94 000 72 County 1-2 3-4 5-10 11-20 21-30 31+ Total Co Armagh 53 41 000 58 Co Mayo 45 31 000 49 Co Tyrone 37 42 000 43 Co Antrim 34 24 100 41 Co Louth 33 34 000 40 Co Kerry 29 61 000 36 Co Longford2711 000 29 Co Monaghan 19 21 000 22 Co Cavan201 0000 21 Co Sligo 13 21 000 16 Co Donegal 10 10000 11 Co Leitrim 91 0000 10 Co Londonderry 72 1000 10 Co Fermanagh 30 1000 4 Sub Total 4,998 697 365 78 16 25 6,179 Other 329 37 33 12 21 414 Total 5,327 734 398901826 6,593
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