The World All-Star Jockeys (WASJ) is an international event launched by the Japan Racing Association. Initially established in 1987 under the name "the World Super Jockeys Series," it has welcomed more than 250 top-caliber jockeys from Europe, North America, South America, Oceania and Asia. Renamed the World All-Star Jockeys as a summer event at Sapporo Racecourse in Hokkaido in 2015, a team competition was added to the regular individual contest in which the overseas and NAR jockeys' "Team WAS (World All-Star)" compete against "Team JRA" to attain the most points as a team.
The first two of the four-race series will be conducted on August 26th (Sat), while the third and fourth will be held the following day.
Date
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Sunday, August 27, 2023
Venue
Sapporo Racecourse
Races
Saturday, August 26
| 10th race | : | 2023 | World All-Star Jockeys 1st Leg |
| Three-Year-Olds & Up, 2 Wins Class | |||
| turf, 1,200 meters (about 6 furlongs) | |||
| 11th race | : | 2023 | World All-Star Jockeys 2nd Leg |
| Three-Year-Olds & Up, 3 Wins Class | |||
| turf, 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) |
Sunday, August 27
| 10th race | : | 2023 | World All-Star Jockeys 3rd Leg |
| Three-Year-Olds & Up, 2 Wins Class | |||
| dirt, 1,700 meters (about 8.5 furlongs) | |||
| 12th race | : | 2023 | World All-Star Jockeys 4th Leg |
| Three-Year-Olds & Up, 2 Wins Class | |||
| turf, 1,800 meters (about 9 furlongs) |
Jockeys
| a. | JRA will invite a total of six overseas jockeys except for when JRA chooses an NAR jockey for his or her outstanding achievements in addition to the one chosen according to article "b" in which case five overseas jockeys will be invited. | |
| b. | JRA will choose an NAR jockey and one substitute based on recommendations from the NAR. | |
| c. | Seven JRA-affiliated jockeys obtaining the following status will be chosen in that order. | |
| 1) | Winning jockey of the 2023 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | |
| 2) | 2022 JRA Award Most Valuable Jockey winner | |
| 3) | Leading jockeys (from January 1 to June 25), one each from the Eastern and Western districts | |
| 4) | The rest will be chosen according to the most outstanding achievements this season (in the absence of such candidates, participants will be chosen by rankings) | |
| d. | In the following cases, replacements will be chosen from JRA jockeys by rankings. | |
| ・Overseas or NAR jockey cancelling participation after August 19 | ||
| ・JRA jockey cancelling participation after the mounts are drawn | ||
Drawing for Mounts
Wednesday, August 23, at Miho Training Center, Ibaraki Prefecture
Points to Determine Winner (Individual)
The jockey who earns the most points in the four races will be declared the World All-Star Jockeys winner. If a jockey is unable to ride due to scratching or other reasons beyond their control, they will be awarded six points. Any jockey who fails to finish will attain the same points as the last-place finisher in that race. No point is awarded for disqualifications, in which the jockey is at fault.
| 1st | : | 30 points | 2nd | : | 20 points | 3rd | : | 15 points | 4th | : | 12 points | 5th | : | 10 points |
| 6th | : | 8 points | 7th | : | 6 points | 8th | : | 4 points | 9th | : | 2 points | below 10th | : | 1 point |
Awards
| a. | The top three jockeys will receive the following awards: | ||
| 1st | : | ¥ 3 million (about US$ 22,901) & trophy valued at ¥ 300,000 (about US$ 2,290) | |
| 2nd | : | ¥ 2 million (about US$ 15,267) | |
| 3rd | : | ¥ 1 million (about US$ 7,634) | |
| Note: US$1 = ¥131 | |||
| b. | The participants will also form two teams—the overseas and NAR jockeys will compete the JRA jockeys—and the team with the most points attained in total will be awarded prizes (each team member will earn ¥ 200,000 (about US$ 1,527)). In the occasion of a tie, the team that has more jockeys with higher placings in the races will be determined as the winner. | ||
| *1 | The season records of the overseas jockeys are as of July 31 and that of the NAR jockey is as of June 25. |
| *2 | The season records of the JRA jockeys are as of June 25 and include NAR and overseas starts designated by JRA. However, career records in data and in context cover JRA races only unless otherwise specified. |
| *3 | NAR=National Association of Racing (local public racing) |
| *4 | "Participation in the WASJ" include participations in the World Super Jockeys Series. |
