The World All-Star Jockeys (WASJ) is an international event launched by the JRA and it will be held on 23rd & 24th of August 2025.
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 260 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 23rd (Sat.), while the remaining two will be held the following day.
DateSaturday, August 23, 2025
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Venue
Sapporo Racecourse
Races
Saturday, August 23
| 10th race | : | 2025 | World All-Star Jockeys 1st Leg |
| Three-Year-Olds & Up, 2 Wins Class | |||
| turf, 1,200 meters (about 6 furlongs) | |||
| 11th race | : | 2025 | World All-Star Jockeys 2nd Leg |
| Three-Year-Olds & Up, 3 Wins Class | |||
| turf, 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) |
Sunday, August 24
| 10th race | : | 2025 | World All-Star Jockeys 3rd Leg |
| Three-Year-Olds & Up, 2 Wins Class | |||
| dirt, 1,700 meters (about 8.5 furlongs) | |||
| 12th race | : | 2025 | 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 (National Association of Racing (local public racing)) 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 2025 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | |
| 2) | 2024 JRA Award Most Valuable Jockey winner | |
| 3) | Leading jockeys (from January 1 to June 22), one each from the Eastern and Western districts | |
| 4) | Jockeys recognized for their significant achievements this season | |
| 5) | The rest will be chosen according to rankings | |
| d. | In the following cases, replacements will be chosen from JRA jockeys by rankings. | |
| ・Overseas or NAR jockey cancelling participation after August 16 | ||
| ・Jockeys from either team cancelling participation after the mounts are drawn | ||
Draw for Mounts
Wednesday, August 20, at Miho Training Center, Ibaraki Prefecture
Points to Determine Winner (Individual)
| a. | 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 points will be awarded for disqualifications, in which the jockey is at fault.
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| b. | The participants will also form two teams—the overseas and NAR jockeys will compete against the JRA jockeys—and points earned by individuals are reflected in the team's score. In the occasion of a tie, the team that has more jockeys with higher placings in the races will be determined as the winner. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards
| a. | The top three jockeys will be awarded the following: | ||
| 1st | : | ¥ 3 million (about US$ 19,100) & trophy valued at ¥ 300,000 (about US$ 1,910) | |
| 2nd | : | ¥ 2 million (about US$ 12,700 | |
| 3rd | : | ¥ 1 million (about US$ 6,360) | |
| Note: US$1 = ¥157 | |||
| b. | In the team competition, each member of the winning team will be awarded ¥ 200,000 (about US$ 1,270). | ||
| *1 | The season records of overseas jockeys are as of July 31 and that of NAR jockey is as of June 22. |
| *2 | The season records of JRA jockeys are as of June 22 and include NAR and overseas starts designated by JRA. However, career records in data and context cover JRA races only unless otherwise specified. |
| *3 | "Participation in the WASJ" include participations in the World Super Jockeys Series. |
