The Longines World Racing Awards 2022 will be held live on January 17 in London, England. The event, organized by the Swiss watch brand Longines and the International Equestrian Federation, will take place at the Banqueting House. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the building, which is one of the Historic Royal Palaces and the only surviving part of the lost Whitehall Palace.
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, IFHA President, said: “Over the past year, racing fans have been excited by a number of notable sporting performances around the globe. “Together with our partner Longines, the International Federation is delighted to honor the horses that have excelled in the world arena through our World’s Best Racehorse Award and also to celebrate. World’s Best Horse Race.”
The ceremony, now in its 10th year, will honor the highest-rated horses in the 2022 Longines World Horseracing Ranking, as well as the Longines World Best Jockey Tournament. Knicks Go, who has raced in the United States and is campaigned by the Korea Racing Authority, was named Longines World’s Best Racehorse of 2021 in the previous edition, while the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, won by Torquator Tasso, takes the title of Longines World’s Best Horse Race.
The Longines World Best Racehorse rankings are established by international competitors based on horse performance in the top races. The highest rated race is determined by averaging the rankings of the four first placed horses. A complete list and further information on the Longines World Best Race Ranking are available on the IFHA website http://www.ifhaonline.org.
The Longines World Best Equestrian trophy is a crystal vase named Equus, while the Longines World Best Equestrian trophy represents a proud horse’s head. Each year, trophies are engraved with the names of Longines World’s Best Racehorse and Horse Race, respectively, and the winners’ representatives are presented with elegant Longines timepieces.
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