Horse racing

Racing enthusiasts from across the world turned out in style from September 9th to 10th for the Longines Irish Champions Weekend, of which the Swiss watch brand is the Title Partner and Official Watch.

The first race day, which took place in Leopardstown, saw the victory of Decorated Knight ridden by Andrea Atzeni in the much-awaited QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes. At Curragh on Sunday, the Comer Group International Irish St. Leger was claimed by Order of St George and 2014 & 2016 Longines World’s Best Jockey Ryan Moore.%break%The winning connections of these two featured races were rewarde...

One of Germany’s most important horse racing events took place this Sunday in Iffezheim: the Longines Grosser Preis von Baden, of which the Swiss watch brand Longines is the Title Partner and Official Timekeeper for the seventh consecutive year. The most awaited race of the day was claimed by Guignol, led by Filip Minarik. In addition to sporting performance on the racetrack, elegance was also celebrated by the brand which was looking for the most elegant woman in attendance. Janine George was crowned winner of the Longines Prize for Elegance, and received an elegant Longines timepiece.

On the occasion of the Longines Grosser Preis von Berlin, Longines launched its new horse racing application. Based on the Longines Positioning System technology, this innovative tool provides a live experience of horse races and real-time data. As Official Partner of this important race day, Longines timed the victory of Dschingis Secret ridden by Adrie de Vries and also honoured Bianca Prz. V. Preussen as the most elegant lady present at the racetrack with the Longines Prize for Elegance.

During the Longines Grosser Preis von Berlin, Longines had the pleasure to present its new se...

On August 26, 2017 the Swiss watch brand Longines, Official Watch and Timekeeper of the Saratoga racetrack, timed West Coast’s exciting victory at Travers Stakes. To honor West Coast’s victory, Longines presented owners (Gary and Mary West and New York Racing Association CEO and President Chris Kay), trainer (Bob Baffert, represented by his assistant Jimmy Barnes) and jockey (Mike Smith) with elegant Longines timepieces.%break%

The Official Watch of the event is a model from The Longines Master Collection, featuring a sunray blue dial and mounted on a blue alligator leather strap. This l...

On Saturday 29 July, Katie Walsh on Georgian Bay won The Longines International Handicap Stakes at Ascot. The winning connections received elegant Longines watches from the hands of Maxime de Turckheim, Brand Manager of Longines UK, for this amazing performance. The highlight race of the day, the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes, was claimed by Enable.

The highlight race of the 168th Prix de Diane Longines was marked by the victory of Senga ridden by Stéphane Pasquier on Sunday 18 June. In front of the tens of thousands spectators at the Chantilly racecourse, the pair won the Prix de Diane Longines, the world's top race for fillies, which the Swiss watchmaker has been timing since 2010. This victory was celebrated by the watchmaker, the Title Partner, Official Timekeeper and Watch of the event, who had an elegant Longines watch handed by its Ambassador of Elegance and alpine skiing champion Mikaela Shiffrin to Senga’s owner, trainer and j...