Racing Australia Annual Report 2015
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BREEDING
At 30 June 2015, 19,122 mares have recorded coverings by 574 stallions, a decrease of 6.1% on last year’s
coverings. However, the gap is expected to be narrowed to 5% after late lodgements are received for a total of
19,177 coverings by 583 stallions.
The official 2014 covering season runs from 1 September 2014 to 31 May 2015 producing the 2015 foal crop.
3. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF MARES COVERED
Covering
Season
NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT
NT O/S Total
2014
9,401
4,691
2,375 1,701
6,26 284
0
1
43 19,122
2013
9,672 5,105 2,793 1,756 619 273
2
0 133 20,353
Variance
-271
-414 -418 -55
+7
+11
-2
+1
-90 -1,231
OWNERS AND BREEDERS
SERVICES
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25 (5%) stallions covered more than
150 mares compared to 23 (4%) in
2013 and 0 in 1994 (Danehill had the
largest book in 1994 with 127 covers).
230 (45%) stallions covered fewer than
10 mares compared to 305 (49%) in
2013 and 62% in 1994.
2. NUMBER OF MARES COVERED
2014
Covering
Season
2013
Covering
Season
Variance
19,122
20,353
-1,231 (-6.4%)
1. NUMBER OF STALLIONS STANDING
2014
Covering
Season
2013
Covering
Season
Variance
574
632
-58 (-10.1%)
Jacqueline Stewart
Owners and Breeders Services Manager (Keeper of the Stud Book)
Given the final estimate of 19,177 coverings for the season, the 2015 foal crop has been calculated to be 13,616,
a decrease of 3.3% of the 2014 foal crop estimate currently at 14,081 foals.
