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There are rare reports about equine industrial data especially equine neonatology and pediatrics in Korea. The object of this study was to evaluate incidence of death and rate of entering stable in foals. A retrospective study was carried out to investigate numbers of survival foals by 45 days old and entering stable of racing authority in mainland and Jeju island from 2001 to 2010. And incidence of death and euthanasia caused by disorders in a population of Thoroughbred foals during their first 12 months post partum in Jeju in 2010 only. Among 11,321 foals, 1,210 did not survive to 45 days of age. In addition, 9,034 foals entered racing stables without veterinary problems. So, rate of survival foal and entering stable were 89.3% and 79.8% respectively during 10 years. Of 79 foals were dead through growing in Jeju: respiratory infection was the most common cause of death (27.8%, 22/79 foals) followed by catastrophic fractures (24.0%, 19/79), neonatal maladjustment syndrome (20.2%, 16/79), non-infectious gastrointestinal problems (13.9%, 11/79), septicemia (7.6%, 6/79) and congenital defects (6.5%, 5/79). Infection was the single most common cause of death accounting for 35.5% (28/79) of all death incidents in this population. Young animal infection remains a leading cause of mortality in the equine industry, despite advances in prevention and treatment. Findings from this study provide information regarding the causes of death in the young Korean Thoroughbred horses.