Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) publishes updated figures every two weeks for applications for 2025 foal passports through the Horse Source online passporting system.
For the 2025 breeding season so far, HSI has received 1116 applications and issued 96 completed applications.
From these 1116 applications, 1112 are with pedigree, with four non-pedigree applications received.
1071 pedigree applications have had their foal kit sent to the applicant, with the remainder issued imminently.
It is important to note that, to date, 693 foal kits have not been yet returned from breeders to HSI for pedigree applications.
Of the 378 applications who have returned their foal kits to HSI, 96 have been completed and the passport issued and 23 are currently undergoing quality control checks, while the remaining 259 applications’ DNA samples are currently with the laboratory for analysis.
Of the 119 passport applications, where the DNA samples have been returned to HSI from the laboratory, 96 are complete.