With a rating of 134, Arrogate was declared the 2016 Longines World’s Best Racehorse, and Longines had the pleasure to time his great victories throughout the year, namely at the Breeders’ Cup Classic in California and the Travers Stakes in New York. California Chrome, at 133, was honoured as the second-highest rated horse in the world during the ceremony. Among other victories, the American-based runner travelled to the Middle East to win the 2016 Dubai World Cup. Finally, the Australian mare Winx occupied third place in the 2016 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. With a rating of 132, she was also the highest rated turf horse and highest rated filly/mare in the world. This classification is established by international handicappers according to the performance of the horses in top international races.
The representatives of the three winning horses were presented with Longines watches by Juan-Carlos Capelli, Vice President of Longines and Head of International Marketing. The connections of Arrogate also received a replica of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse vase and a commemorative frame from Louis Romanet, IFHA Chairman.
During the same ceremony, Longines and the IFHA also named the Breeders’ Cup Classic as the 2016 Longines World’s Best Horse Race. The Longines World’s Best Horse Race award recognizes the best-rated race of the highest-rated Group 1 international races as established by a panel of international handicappers.
Craig Fravel, CEO and President of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and Bryan Pettigrew, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sponsorship, received the award for the 2016 Longines World’s Best Horse Race. They were presented with an elegant Longines watch from Juan-Carlos Capelli and with a commemorative frame from Louis Romanet. They also received a replica of the trophy of the Longines World’s Best Horse Race, which represents a horse head.
