2018 Longines World’s Best Racehorse and Longines World’s Best Horse Race Ceremony Set for London
The 2018 Longines World’s Best Racehorse and Longines World’s Best Horse Race Ceremony will be held on 23 January 2019 in London, England. For the first time, Longines and theInternational Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) have selected The Landmark as the host site.
The trophies for the 2018 Longines World’s Best Racehorse and 2018 Longines World’s Best Horse Race are on display in the Longines Boutique of London at 411 Oxford Street; photo: longines world’s best racehorse rankings
On 23 January, Longines and the IFHA will be proud to award the 2018 Longines World’s Best Racehorse, as well as the 2018 Longines World’s Best Horse Race in the iconic Landmark hotel in London, England. The ceremony, now in its sixth year, will honour the three highest-rated horses in the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings as well as the Longines World’s Best Horse Race. In the previous edition, Arrogate (USA) was celebrated as the 2017 Longines World’s Best Racehorse, while the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, which was won by Enable (GB), won the title of 2017 Longines World’s Best Horse Race.
The Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings are established by international handicappers according to the performance of the horses in top races. The highest rated race is determined by averaging the rankings of the first four placed horses. The full list and further information on the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings are both available on the IFHA website ifhaonline.org.
The trophy celebrating the Longines World’s Best Racehorse is a crystal vase named Equus, whereas the Longines World’s Best Horse Race trophy represents a proud horse head. Every year, the trophies are engraved with the name of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse and Horse Race respectively, and the representatives of the winners are presented with an elegant Longines watch.
Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings; photo: facebook.com/longinesworldsbestracehorserankings
Frankie Dettori Crowned the 2018 Longines World’s Best Jockey
Last month, legendary rider Lanfranco “Frankie” Dettori was crowned the 2018 Longines World’s Best Jockey at the Longines Hong Kong International Races Gala dinner. He has won the award twice in the last four years, as he first took the title in 2015. With a total of 128 points, he claimed the award ahead of Oisin Murphy (114 points), and Ryan Moore (112 points). Frankie Dettori was presented with a Longines timepiece, as well as a crystal vase, by Walter von Känel, President of Longines, and Louis Romanet, Chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).
The Longines World’s Best Jockey Award was established five years ago by Longines and the IFHA as a way to quantitatively recognise a jockey as the best among his or her global peers. It marked the first time a jockey was honoured in such a way.
