The Weatherbys Return of Mares Supplement was released on Monday and once again both Britain and Ireland showed increases to their 2017 foal crops. Britain rose to 4,778 from 4,663, a gain of 2.5%, while Ireland's rose to 9,689 from 9,381, a gain of 3.3%. The supplement contains all foalings registered during 2017, including those added since the publication of the main Return of Mares in November of 2017. Last year also marks the fifth consecutive year of growth across Britain and Ireland. The latest low point was in 2012, with Britain producing only 4,366 and Ireland responsible for 7,546.
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