2016 World All-Star Jockeys
2016 WORLD ALL-STAR JOCKEYS The World All-Star Jockeys (WASJ) is an international event launched by the Japan Racing Association. Formerly called the World Super Jockeys Series since its establishment in 1987, it has welcomed more than 200 top-caliber jockeys from Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia and held over two days in late November or early December at either Tokyo or Hanshin Racecourse. The event was given a new title, and was moved to the last weekend of August and to Sapporo Racecourse in northern Japan last year. This year’s event welcomes six outstanding jockeys from France, the United States, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada in joining one NAR (National Association of Racing; local public racing) jockey and seven JRA jockeys in their bid for the title. A team competition has been added to the regular individual contest beginning last year, in which the overseas and NAR jockeys will form “Team WAS (World All-Star)” and 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 27th (Sat), while the third and fourth will be held the following day (Sun). 2015 World All-Star Jockeys (closing ceremony) August 2016 The Japan Racing Association 1 The 2016 World All-Star Jockeys 1. Date Saturday, August 27, 2016 Sunday, August 28, 2016 2. Venue Sapporo Racecourse 3. Races Saturday, August 27 9th race : 2016 World All-Star Jockeys First Leg Three-Year-Olds & Up, Allowance (5Million & Less) turf, 2,600 meters (about 13 furlongs) 11th race : 2016 World All-Star Jockeys Second Leg Three-Year-Olds & Up, Allowance (16Million & Less) turf, 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) Sunday, August 28 10th race : 2016 World All-Star Jockeys Third Leg Three-Year-Olds & Up, Allowance (10Million & Less) turf, 1,200 meters (about 6 furlongs) 12th race : 2016 World All-Star Jockeys Fourth Leg Three-Year-Olds & Up, Allowance (10Million & Less) turf, 1,800 meters (about 9 furlongs) 4.
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