Draft:Most Valuable Jockey

The MVJMost Valuable Jockey)is a JRA Award that was newly created in 2013.[1]

The MVJ is given to a jockey based on the total points earned based on winning points, winning averages, money earned, and number of times a jockey entered a JRA race, as well as designated NAR and foreign races.[1]

From 2014 and onwards, recipients of the MVJ receive an entry slot for the following year's World All Star Jockeys [ja][2][3]

Past Winners edit

Year Jockey Point
2013 Yuichi Fukunaga 50P
2014 Keita Tosaki 56P
2015 Keita Tosaki 54P
2016[4] Keita Tosaki 58P
2017[5] Christophe Lemaire 51P
2018[6] Christophe Lemaire 50P
2019 Christophe Lemaire 44P
2020 Christophe Lemaire 54P
2021 Christophe Lemaire 52P
2022 Keita Tosaki 47P
2023[7] Kohei Matsuyama 47P

References edit

  1. ^ a b 日本中央競馬会. "JRA賞(騎手部門)選定基準の変更と「MVJ」新設". Japan Racing Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  2. ^ "札幌競馬場で「2015ワールドオールスタージョッキーズ」を開催!" (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. 2015-04-12. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ 7 JRA jockeys are allowed to enter every year. Of the 7, an MVJ recipient earns a 2nd slot after the winning jockey of the Tokyo Yushun.
  4. ^ 「2016年度JRA賞」調教師及び騎手部門・受賞者が決定日本中央競馬会、2017年1月3日閲覧[dead link]
  5. ^ 「2017年度JRA賞」調教師及び騎手部門・受賞者が決定日本中央競馬会、2018年1月4日閲覧[dead link]
  6. ^ "「2018年度JRA賞」調教師および騎手部門・受賞者が決定". JRA (in Japanese). 日本中央競馬会. 2019-01-04. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  7. ^ "2023年度 MVJポイントランキング" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

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