The Gentleman Magazine Issue 7 | February 2018 | Page 73

Third place was taken by both Cracksman (GB) and Gun
Runner (USA) with a rating of 130. Cracksman earned his
rating in the QIPCO Champion Stakes, timed by Longines. His
primary jockey, Frankie Dettori, received the Longines World’s
Best Jockey Award in 2015. Gun Runner’s victories in 2017
include the Breeders’ Cup Classic, a feat timed by the Swiss
watch brand, the Official Timekeeper of the Breeders’ Cup
World Championships.
Additionally, the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe claimed the
title of 2017 Longines World’s Best Horse Race. France Galop
President Edouard de Rothschild was in London to accept the
award and was presented with an elegant Longines timepiece
and a replica trophy representing a proud horse head.
The first four finishers of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
in 2017 were Enable, Cloth of Stars, Ulysses and Order of St
George. The Arc was also the inaugural winner of the Longines
World’s Best Horse Race Award in 2015.
The Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings are determined
by international handicappers according to the performance
of horses around the world, while the Longines World’s Best
Horse Race Award recognizes the highest rated race of all the
Group 1 international races, with the ratings of the top four
finishers in each race serving as basis for the assessment.
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