Horse racing

On October 28, 2020, at Happy Valley racecourse (HK SAR), Longines was proud to time the Longines Night Races: the much-awaited horseracing event kicking off the Longines Hong Kong International Races week. Best Alliance galloped to victory, ridden by jockey Keith Yeung in that evening’s highlight race, the Longines Cup. The winning owner, jockey and trainer each received an elegant Longines timepiece, presented by Ms. Nancy Tse, Vice President of Longines Hong Kong.

During the event, the brand highlighted a black-dial model from the Longines Spirit collection, designed in the same ...

On Saturday, September 5, Longines was proud to time the victory of Authentic, ridden by John Velazquez, in the 146th Kentucky Derby in Louisville (USA). To mark their remarkable victory in what is considered “the most exciting two minutes in sports”, the Swiss watchmaker awarded Authentic’s owner, trainer and jockey with Longines timepieces. Second place was taken by Tiz The Law followed by Mr. Big News. Earlier that day, the Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile prize was claimed by Beau Recall, ridden by Manuel Franco, who established a lead over Newspaperofrecord, close behind.

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The 171st edition of the Prix de Diane Longines held at the idyllic Chantilly racecourse on July 5th 2020, saw the triumph of Fancy Blue ridden by Pierre-Charles Boudot. The French jockey claimed victory for the second consecutive year as he already took first place in 2019 with Channel. Second place was taken by Alpine Star and Stéphane Pasquier followed by Peaceful ridden by James Anthony Heffernan. The three winning fillies have one thing in common, all three are trained in Ireland.

As the Title Partner and Official Timekeeper of the event, Longines was proud to celebrate Fancy Blue’s...

As the Official Partner and Official Timekeeper of the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club, Longines was proud to time the victory of French King, ridden by Olivier Peslier, in the much-anticipated HH the Amir The Trophy presented by Longines, on February 22. The thrilling race took place during the annual 3-raceday HH The Amir’s Sword Festival, held at the Al Rayyan Racecourse in Doha (Qatar) from February 20-22. To mark this great victory, the Swiss watchmaker was delighted to present elegant timepieces to the winner’s team.

The Official Watch of the Festival was a blue dial chronograph fro...

The ties which unite Longines and St. Moritz date backs to over a century. In 1894, Longines sent two chronograph counters to the already famous resort of the Engadin, which would be used as timing devices. It was the beginning of regular partnerships for timekeeping activities, particularly for alpine skiing, and horse racing events.

Since 2015, Longines is the Official Partner and Watch of the village of St. Moritz. In the context of this partnership, the Tourist Office, the Swiss Ski School and the ski lifts of the glamorous alpine resort are featuring the colours of the brand.

The Saint-Imier-based company Longines, which has long-term ties with the world of international horseracing, will act as Official Partner, Official Watch and Official Timekeeper of this much-awaited equestrian event, culminating in the SAUDI CUP race itself where its USD$20 million purse will make it one of the world’s most valuable horseraces.

In addition, Longines will become the Title Partner of the LONGINES TURF HANDICAP – a contest over 3000m (1m 7f) on the track’s new, sate-of-the art turf course – the first ever turf competition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The race, orig...

The Swiss watchmaker Longines was delighted to time the first Sunday race of the White Turf St. Moritz, for which the brand is Official Partner, Official Timekeeper and Official Watch. As part of its partnership with the St. Moritz Racing Association, Longines was also the Title Partner of the featured horse race of the day: the Grand Prix Longines, which is a preparatory race for the Longines Grosser Preis von St. Moritz to be held on 16th February.

Samurai ridden by Cheryl Schoch won the Grand Prix Longines, ahead of Torochica ridden by Kieran O’Neill and Fiesta led by Dennis Schi...