On Aug. 8, 2023, The Jockey Club Registry issued its 100,000th digital certificate of foal registration to a gray or roan colt by Tacitus , out of Jibboom by Mizzen Mast. The foal, born Feb. 10, 2023, was bred and is owned by Juddmonte, which is also the original certificate manager.
"We are pleased that digital certificates have been so well-received," said Rick Bailey, registrar for The Jockey Club. "The purpose was to streamline the entire digital certificate process, and we believe that has happened."
The transition to digital foal certificates from hard copies began with the 2018 foal crop. The first digital certificate was issued to a foal born at WinStar Farm on Feb. 19, 2018, by Pioneerof the Nile out of Mildly Offensive , later named Chiu Chow Warrior.