Mos Espa is a small city on the planet of Tatooine, part of the Outer Rim ring of planets. It is the home to Anakin Skywalker and his mother, Shmi Skywalker. Mos Espa is the only place on Tatooine that the popular sport of Pod Racing can be witnessed. The Boonta Eve Race, held annually, is the favorite sports spectacle of the Jabba the Hutt, the vile gangster who has control of Tatooine. Mos Espa is also the home of the junkyard owner, Watto and the perennial Pod Racing champion, Sebulba.