Races Open to Entry for Foreign-Bred Horses

( figures in italic indicate the total number of foreign-bred horses which entered Graded Races )

Year Races Run (1) Races for
Foreign-bred
Horses (2)		 (2) / (1)   (%) Total Number of
Foreign-bred
Runners		 Total Number of
Runners		 Ratio of
Foreign-breds (%)
1990 108
3,353		 47
784		 43.5%
23.4%		 20
390		  
38,397		  
1.02
1991 108
3,389		 50
959		 46.3%
28.3%		 25
539		  
38,911		  
1.39
1992 108
3,399		 55
1,104		 50.9%
32.5%		 46
719		  
40,193		  
1.79
1993 108
3,425		 65
1,334		 60.2%
38.9%		 77
850		  
40,776		  
2.08
1994 113
3,429		 78
1,478		 69.0%
43.1%		 124
1,412		  
41,181		  
3.43
1995 113
3,431		 86
1,578		 76.1%
46.0%		 151
2,448		  
42,801		  
5.72
1996 122
3,435		 97
1,624		 79.5%
47.3%		 284
3,649		  
42,782		  
8.53
1997 124
3,440		 98
1,700		 79.0%
49.4%		 333
4,680		  
43,876		  
10.67
1998 125
3,450		 103
1,798		 82.4%
52.1%		 341
5,381		  
44,517		  
12.09
1999 127
3,415		 108
1,884		 85.0%
55.2%		 362
5,187		  
44,321		  
11.70
2000 127
3,451		 109
1,898		 85.8%
55.0%		 408
4,709		  
45,815		  
10.28
2001 128
3,448		 110
1,897		 85.9%
55.0%		 335
4,641		  
47,382		  
9.79