Knicks Go Named Longines World’s Best Racehorse Of 2021

Co-organized by Swiss watch brand Longines and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), the ninth edition of the Longines World Racing Awards honoured the top Thoroughbred racehorses, horse race, and jockey of the previous year.

From the National Horse Racing Museum in Newmarket, England, presenter Francesca Cumani revealed that the title of 2021 Longines World's Best Racehorse belonged to Knicks Go, while the 2021 Longines World's Best Horse Race was the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) in France. During the ceremony, Ryan Moore was also celebrated as the 2021 Longines World's Best Jockey.

Knicks Go finished 2021 on a rating of 129, which was the highest in the world. He earned that rating in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) in his final start of the year. Knicks Go began his season by taking the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) last January, and he added additional victories in the Whitney Stakes (G1), Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (G3), and Lukas Classic Stakes (G3) before his dominant win at the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

There was a three-way tie for second between Europe's Adayar (IRE), Mishriff (IRE), and St Mark's Basilica (FR), who all finished 2021 on a rating of 127. Adayar earned his rating in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes (G1); Mishriff achieved that mark with his victory in the Juddmonte International Stakes (G1); and St Mark's Basilica received his rating from having won the Coral-Eclipse (G1).

The Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings are established by international handicappers according to the performance of the horses in top races. In the previous edition, Ghaiyyath (IRE) was awarded the 2020 Longines World's Best Racehorse title.

The Longines World Racing Awards also celebrated the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), held at ParisLongchamp in France, as the 2021 Longines World's Best Horse Race with a rating of 124.75. This award recognizes the best-rated race of the highest-rated Group 1 international races as established by a panel of international handicappers. The ratings of the top four finishers in each race serve as basis for the assessment.

This is the fifth time the Arc has won the award, with additional recognition coming in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. America's Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) won in 2016, while England's Juddmonte International Stakes (G1) took the title in 2020.

During the ceremony, Ryan Moore was also honoured as the Longines World's Best Jockey of the year. The awarding of the Longines World's Best Jockey title is based upon performances in the 100 highest-rated Group 1 and Grade 1 races as established for the year by the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings Committee. Moore also was named the Longines World's Best Jockey in 2014 and 2016.

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Longines World Racing Awards To Be Held Virtually

The Longines World Racing Awards will be held virtually for the second straight year on Jan. 25. The Longines World's Best Racehorse and World's Best Horse Race will be revealed during the ceremony, and Ryan Moore, the 2021 Longines World's Best Jockey, will be honoured.

The ninth edition of the ceremony will be released on multiple digital platforms including the social media accounts of Longines and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, which collaborate to organise the event.

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Virtual Longines Awards On Tuesday

The Longines World Racing Awards ceremony will take place virtually on Tuesday, Jan. 26 beginning at 2 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. EST. Francesca Cumani will host the show, which will be released on multiple digital platforms including the social media accounts of Longines, the IFHA and World Horse Racing, from the National Horse Racing Museum in Newmarket.

The ceremony will reveal the highest-rated horses in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings in 2020, as well as the Longines World's Best Horse Race for 2020. The 2020 Longines World's Best Jockey, Frankie Dettori, will also be honoured during the ceremony.

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Longines World’s Best Racing Awards Ceremony To Be Held Virtually On Jan. 26

The 2020 Longines World Racing Awards ceremony will be held virtually on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The event, which is organized by the Swiss watch brand Longines and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), represents the epitome of horseracing. In this eighth edition, the ceremony will celebrate the Longines World's Best Racehorse, the Longines World's Best Horse Race and – new to this particular event – the Longines World's Best Jockey of the 2020 season.

The ceremony will be released on multiple digital platforms including the social media accounts from Longines and the IFHA.

“We are glad to celebrate once again the Best of the Best in horseracing,” commented Longines Vice President Marketing, Matthieu Baumgartner. “With this first digital edition, we encourage racing fans from all over the world to interact and post their contents using the hashtag #LonginesWorldRacingAwards.”

“We hope everyone will enjoy the behind-the-scenes moments this virtual ceremony allows us to present,” said IFHA Chairman Louis Romanet. “We are looking forward to celebrating the accomplishments of our honorees in this interactive format.”

The ceremony will honor the highest-rated horses in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings as well as the 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. Additionally, the 2020 Longines World's Best Jockey, Frankie Dettori, will be honored at this time.

The full list and further information on the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings are both available on the IFHA website http://www.ifhaonline.org.

 

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