The 2022 Longines World Racing Awards ceremony, which is organized by the Swiss watch brand Longines and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), will be held on Tuesday, 17 January 2023. The event will honour the Longines World’s Best Racehorse and the Longines World’s Best Horse Race of the 2022 season, and the winners will be announced beginning at approximately 14:15 GMT/9:15 EST (10:15pm Hong Kong time, 17 January 2023).

The in-person event will take place at Banqueting House in London. The live stream of the ceremony will be released on multiple digital platforms including the social media accounts of Longines and the IFHA, as well as World Horse Racing. Additionally, multiple other racing industry players from around the globe will show the awards.

The highest-rated horses in the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings and the 2022 Longines World’s Best Horse Race will be revealed and celebrated. 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.

This is the 10th ceremony honouring the Longines World’s Best Racehorse and the eighth time the Longines World’s Best Horse Race will be named. The connections of the winning horse will be presented with an elegant Longines watch and a replica of the vase of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse. The connections of the Longines World’s Best Horse Race will also be presented with a watch and a replica of a trophy representing a proud horse head.

Additionally, the IFHA’s annual list of the Top 100 Group/Grade 1 races will be released, as well as the rankings for all horses around the world rated 115 or higher. The full list and further information on the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings will be available on the IFHA website ifhaonline.org.

The event can be watched via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYWEFkPQsDI