Longines World's Best Jockey
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Longines World's Best Jockey Scoring
| Current Jockeys Standings |
| *** as of 21 March 2026 |
1st = 12 points 2nd = 6 points and 3rd = 4 points, see rules for dead heats |
|
| Jockey |
1st Place(s) |
2nd Place(s) |
3rd Place(s) |
1st Place Points |
2nd Place Points |
3rd Place Points |
Total Points |
|
James McDonald
|
4 |
0 |
2 |
48 |
0 |
8 |
56 |
|
Zac Purton
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
48 |
0 |
4 |
52 |
|
Craig A. Williams
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
32 |
|
Cristian Demuro
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
|
Christophe Patrice Lemaire
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
|
Ryusei Sakai
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
|
Hugh Bowman
|
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
|
Tyler Gaffalione
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Maxime H. Guyon
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Takayuki Yano
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
K. C. Leung
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
|
Christophe Soumillon
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
|
Andrea Atzeni
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Brenton Ali Avdulla
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Luke Richard Currie
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Yuga Kawada
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Zac Lloyd
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Jye McNeil
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Flavien Prat
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Nash Rawiller
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Kazuo Yokoyama
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Takeshi Yokoyama
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Declan J. Bates
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
James Doyle
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Damian Lane
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Kohei Matsuyama
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Joel Rosario
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Keita Tosaki
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
Each year, the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) and LONGINES present to the jockey with the best performance in the world’s highest-rated races the LONGINES WORLD’S BEST JOCKEY AWARD.
The scoring for the award is based upon performances in the 100 highest-rated Group 1 and Grade 1 races established for the year by the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee. The scoring incorporates races from 1 December of the previous year until 30 November of the current year. Jockeys accrue 12 points for a win, 6 points for placing second, and 4 points for placing third.
The current scoring, the top 100 G1 races, schedule, and results can be found above.
2025 Longines World's Best Jockey: James McDonald
2025 Jockeys Standings
2024 Longines World's Best Jockey:
James McDonald
2024 Jockeys Standings
2023 Longines World's Best Jockey:
Ryan Moore
2023 Jockeys Standings
2022 Longines World's Best Jockey:
James McDonald
2022 Jockeys Standings
2021 Longines World's Best Jockey:
Ryan Moore
2021 Jockeys Standings
2020 Longines World's Best Jockey:
Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori
2020 Jockeys Standings
2019 Longines World's Best Jockey:
Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori
2019 Jockeys Standings
2018 Longines World's Best Jockey:
Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori
2018 Jockeys Standings
2017 Longines World's Best Jockey:
Hugh Bowman
2017 Jockeys Standings
2016 Longines World's Best Jockey:
Ryan Moore
2016 Jockeys Standings
2015 Longines World's Best Jockey:
Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori
2015 Jockeys Standings
2014 Longines World's Best Jockey:
Ryan Moore
2014 Jockeys Standings
