British jockey Ryan Moore was honoured as the inaugural recipient of the Longines World’s Best Jockey Award during a ceremony at the gala dinner of the Longines Hong Kong International Races, held 12 December 2014 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

The awarding of the Longines World’s Best Jockey Award is based upon performances in the 100 highest-rated Group 1 and Grade 1 races as 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.
 
For the 2013-2014 season, Mr Moore won 5 of the referenced highest-rated Group 1 and Grade 1 races for the year, finished 2nd three times, and finished 3rd four times, accumulating an overall total of 94 points. The title of Longines World’s Best Jockey crowns a remarkable year for Mr Moore, which in 2014 has seen him victorious in 15 Group 1 or Grade 1 races across 7 different countries.

Longines Vice President and Head of International Marketing Juan-Carlos Capelli and Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and IFHA Vice-Chairman Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges presented the award to Mr Moore.

“Longines is very proud to pay tribute to the incredible athletes that lead horses to accomplish their feats: the jockeys,” said Mr Capelli. “The Longines World’s Best Jockey Award aims to recognize the accomplishments of the most skilled jockeys in the 100 highest-rated Group 1 races all around the world as established by international handicappers.”

“Great jockeys combine a number of attributes including balance, a sense of pace, instinct, strategy, intelligence, courage, and a hunger to win,” said Mr Engelbrecht-Bresges. “There can be no doubt that the recipient of the inaugural Longines World’s Best Jockey Award, Ryan Moore, has all of these attributes.”  

Christophe Soumillon finished in 2^nd place with 88 points, Joseph O’Brien finished in 3rd place with 72 points, James Doyle finished in 4^th place with 70 points, Zac Purton finished in 5^th place with 58 points, Damien Oliver finished in 6^th place with 48 points, John Velazquez and Richard Hughes finished in joint 7^th place with 46 points, while jockeys Joel Rosario, Michael Rodd, Tommy Berry, and William Buick tied for 10^th place with 42 points. The full and final standings can be found at ifhaonline.org.

Contact:
 
For further details on the Longines World’s Best Jockey Award, please contact:
 
Andrew Chesser
Deputy Secretary General, International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA)
Telephone +1 859 224 2741
Email achesser@jockeyclub.com

 

Ryan Moore
 
Performance in the Top 100 Group 1 or Grade 1 Races, 1 December 2013 through 30 November 2014