Just-released data from the Equine Injury Database shows that the rate of fatlities dipped to 1.39 per 1,000 starts in 2021, the lowest it’s ever been.
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While the just-released report of of mares bred showed essentially flat national numbers, the MId-Atlantic saw a 15% drop.
The number of foals born in 2021 is 3.3 percent lower than in 2020, the Jockey Club estimates, with Maryland just one of three top states to see growth.
Based on reports of mares bred received to date, The Jockey Club projects the 2022 foal crop will drop to 18,700, 500 fewer than its 2021 estimate.
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Mirroring a national trend, the rate of equine fatality in the Mid-Atlantic dropped in 2020 to its lowest level in the dozen years that records have been kept.