The 2022 Longines World Racing Awards will be held in person Jan. 17 in London, England. The event, which is organized by the Swiss watch brand Longines and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, will take place at Banqueting House. This year marked the 400th anniversary of the building, which is one of the Historic Royal Palaces and is the only surviving portion of the lost Palace of Whitehall.
"Over the past year racing fans have been thrilled by some remarkable athletic performances across the globe," said Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chair of the IFHA. "Together with our partner Longines, the International Federation is excited to honor those horses which have excelled on the world stage through our World's Best Racehorse Awards and to also celebrate the World's Best Horse Race."
The ceremony, now in its 10th year, will honor the highest-rated horses in the 2022 Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, as well as the Longines World's Best Horse Race. Knicks Go, who raced in the United States and was campaigned by the Korea Racing Authority , was celebrated as the 2021 Longines World's Best Racehorse in the previous edition, while the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, which was won by Torquator Tasso, won the title of 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.
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 elegant Longines timepieces.
