The Gentleman Magazine Issue 7 | February 2018 | Page 72

American Thoroughbred and 2016 Longines World’s Best
Racehorse Arrogate set himself apart again in 2017 with a rating
of 134 and was given the prestigious Longines World’s Best
Racehorse Award for the second consecutive year. Incidentally,
the watch brand Longines proudly timed his victory in the
Dubai World Cup. Arrogate’s owner Juddmonte Farms Inc.,
represented by Lord Teddy Grimthorpe, and trainer Bob
Baffert were presented with a unique Longines watch and an
iconic Longines Equus Crystal Vase.
Australian mare Winx, who occupied third place in 2016, was
honoured as the second highest-rated horse with a rating of 132
in 2017. Currently the richest horse in Australian history and
the highest rated turf horse in the world, she won all nine of her
starts in 2017. Winx’s regular jockey, Hugh Bowman, claimed
the 2017 Longines World’s Best Jockey title, a recognition
he received last December during the Longines Hong Kong
International Races Gala Dinner.
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