How many horses in training right now?

[Toccet02]

"in training" meaning training, racing, or laid up. but not yet officially retired.

Jockey Club says the average foal crop is about 25,000 a year. Anyone know or care to estimate how many actively racing or training to race horses are active at any given time?

Thanks

[karenkarenn]

Its hard to say because between Nov and now the smaller training tracks have been gearing up for the End of the winter meet. Mine is in training but she is with horses that have been training since Nov and not racing. She is at a smaller track where she has better care so there is no telling how many training or smaller tracks that are open and training now. I know in Idaho, NV. and Ut we ship in Nov to start training to hopefully get somewhere in feb /March. I know that they are training here in our smaller town but mainly babies, just getting them out and exposed... about twenty here. Mabey-- 150 horses where my horse is ....
K

[RandomThoughts]

According to Equibase, there were about 60,000 starters in 2012.

For whatever it's worth, based upon some rough projections given recent foal crops, I'd say that this number will decline about 25% in 2014.

[madelyn]

The 2012 foal crop was only around 12K, so I see potential for a horse shortage in three years or so..

I have two in training.

[LB]

The 2012 foal crop was only around 12K, so I see potential for a horse shortage in three years or so..

Actually the JC reported that the size of the 2012 crop was at least 22,500 based on reports received by 9/10/12. They expect the total crop to possibly be as big as 24,700. That was a 4.5% drop from 2011.

The article with the facts and figuress is here: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... ip-from-11

[karenkarenn]

But that doesn't mean that they will be trained as racehorses, or not born crooked, hurt as yearlings/weanlings ect. ect.. There is no predicting how many will actually go to training like the OP is trying to find out.

[Toccet02]

true...but the starters statistic is probably the closest to what I need. Thanks everybody!