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 47 43.5% 20    
  3,353 784 23.4% 390 38,397 1.02
1991 108 50 46.3% 25    
  3,389 959 28.3% 539 38,911 1.39
1992 108 55 50.9% 46    
  3,399 1,104 32.5% 719 40,193 1.79
1993 108 65 60.2% 77    
  3,425 1,334 38.9% 850 40,776 2.08
1994 113 78 69.0% 124    
  3,429 1,478 43.1% 1,412 41,181 3.43
1995 113 86 76.1% 151    
  3,431 1,578 46.0% 2,448 42,801 5.72
1996 122 97 79.5% 284    
  3,435 1,624 47.3% 3,649 42,782 8.53
1997 124 98 79.0% 333    
  3,440 1,700 49.4% 4,680 43,876 10.67
1998 125 103 82.4% 341    
  3,450 1,798 52.1% 5,381 44,517 12.09
1999 127 108 85.0% 362    
  3,415 1,884 55.2% 5,187 44,321 11.70
2000 127 109 85.8% 408    
  3,451 1,898 55.0% 4,709 45,815 10.28
2001 128 110 85.9% 335    
  3,448 1,897 55.0% 4,641 47,382 9.79
2002 128 111 86.7% 300    
  3,452 1,900 55.0% 4,524 48,920 9.25
2003 127 110 86.6% 238    
  3,451 1,899 55.0% 4,118 49,057 8.39
2004 129 115 89.1% 212    
  3,452 1,900 55.0% 3,546 47,533 7.46