IN 2025, Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) received 5,797 pedigree foal passport applications and issued 4,778 completed passports. Of the total applications, 5,785 had a foal kit sent to the applicant (12 to go out imminently) and, of the 5,148 returned foal kits, 4,778 have been completed with 104 currently undergoing quality control checks. The remaining applications’ DNA samples are with the laboratory for analysis. 637 foal kits have not yet been returned from breeders to HSI for pedigree applications, which is 11 per cent of all applications.