On Saturday 9 April 2016, Lucia Valentina and Damien Oliver won one of the richest races in the world set to draw runners from right around the globe, the Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Longines had the honor to lend its name to this race, as well as be the Official Timekeeper and Watch of the Royal Randwick racecourse and the Australian Turf Club. The winning owner, trainer and jockey were awarded a Longines watch from the hands of Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
As the Official Watch of the Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Longines showcased a timepiece from the Longines DolceVita collection, illustrating contemporary elegance of the Longines watchmaking brand worldwide.
The Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes holds a special place in Longines illustrious history in equestrian timekeeping dating back to 1878 with the creation of a chronograph, which was used at New York racetracks three years later. It was indeed during this raceday that the Swiss watch brand launched the latest and game-changing development for timekeeping and tracking technology in thoroughbred racing: the Longines Positioning System (LPS). The innovative new LPS inaugurates totally new data-handling dimensions and deepens the understanding of the races.
