Moore to be Honored as World's Best Jockey
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Ryan Moore aboard Cartier Horse of the Year Minding
Ryan Moore dominated his competition for much of the year en route to winning the title of 2016 Longines World's Best Jockey. It is the second time in three years that the British jockey has won the award.
Moore won eight of the world's top 100 group I/grade I races to claim the title, and his victories came in five different countries aboard six different horses. They include the Longines Hong Kong Mile (Maurice), Longines Hong Kong Vase (Highland Reel), Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World (Real Steel), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Sponsored by QIPCO (Highland Reel), Qatar Sussex Stakes (The Gurkha), Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Found), Queen Elizabeth II Sponsored by QIPCO (Minding), and Tenno Sho Autumn (Maurice).
The scoring process awards jockeys for finishing in the top three, and Moore was also second nine times and third four times in qualifying races. In all, that gave him a total of 166 points, by far the largest margin of victory since the award was created. Moore won the 2014 title with 94 points, while Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori won in 2015 with 100 points.
Finishing second behind Moore in this year's competition was Christophe Soumillon with 98 points. Several of his qualifying victories came aboard Europe's champion 3-year-old colt Almanzor. Hugh Bowman, the regular rider of Australia's star mare Winx, finished third with 94 points. The full and final standings can be found at www.ifhaonline.org.
Moore will be recognized at a ceremony held during the gala dinner of the Longines Hong Kong International Races Dec. 9 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.