Karandagan named 2025 World’s Best Racehorse, Eternal Youth and Sovereignty tied for 2nd place in group

On January twentieth, the racing world gathered in London to have fun the thirteenth time that Longines and the Worldwide Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) have honored the earlier yr’s prime thoroughbred racehorses. Moreover, the Longines World’s Greatest Horse Race is now in its eleventh yr.

“Equestrian sports activities have been a part of Longines’ historical past for greater than a century,” stated Yannick Geni, Vice President of Worldwide Gross sales at Longines. “Horse racing is a sport that displays what our model stands for: respect for custom, excessive efficiency and timeless magnificence. Our partnership with IFHA is constructed on these identical ideas. Collectively, we work to assist horse racing around the globe and spotlight the achievements of its best champions.”

“At present is about recognition. We’re right here to have fun a rare race, a rare horse, and the many individuals behind it: homeowners, trainers, jockeys, groups, and all those that make this sport particular by their dedication.”

On the Longines World Racing Awards Ceremony held at The Savoy, Karandagan Karandagan gained recognition within the Group 1 QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot.

He was a top-level winner in three international locations in 2025, along with his different Group 1 wins coming within the Saint-Cloud Grand Prix, King George VI Stakes, Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Japan Cup in affiliation with Longines.

The successful individuals have been offered with a sublime Longines watch and a reproduction Longines World’s Greatest Racehorse vase named Equus by Longines and IFHA representatives. The Longines World’s Greatest Racehorse Rankings are decided by worldwide handicappers primarily based on horses’ efficiency in prime races.

The 2025 Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic Japan-based winner Perpetually Younger and the superb American 3-year-old mare Sovereignty have been among the many five-horse group tied for second with a ranking of 128. Sovereignty additionally gained the Kentucky Derby offered by Woodford Reserve, the Belmont Stakes offered by NYRA Bets, and the DraftKings Travers Stakes.

As well as, the Longines-affiliated Kipco Champion Stakes and Japan Cup have been each acknowledged as Longines World’s Greatest Horse Races with the identical ranking of 126.25. That is the primary time the Champion S shall be celebrated, whereas the Japan Cup gained the title for the primary time in 2023.

The Longines World’s Greatest Horse Race Awards acknowledge the very best rated Group/Grade 1 worldwide races set by a panel of worldwide handicappers. The evaluations of the highest 4 rivals in every race type the idea of the analysis. Karandagan, the world’s highest-rated horse, gained each contests, marking the primary time there was a tie on this class.