Classic-winning rider Saffie Osborne will join Ryan Moore, William Buick and Dylan Browne McMonagle as part of the jockey line-up for the 2026 Longines International Jockeys' Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, December 9.The full list of Hong Kong International Jockeys' Championship riders so far are as follows: Ryan Moore, Zac Purton, Christophe Lemaire, Dylan Browne McMonagle, James McDonald, Joao Moreira, Mickael Barzalona, Rachel King, Saffie Osborne and William Buick.Moore currently leads the Longines World's Best Jockey standings, while Buick is third, James McDonald, Mickael Barzalona and Zac Purton make up the top five on that list. Moore, Purton, Barzalona, Moreira and Lemaire are previous winners of the Longines IJC, with Moore and Purton three-time victors of the event.The Longines IJC is the most prestigious jockey challenge in the world and the most lucrative for the winning rider. The four races are worth a combined HK$7.5 million (approx. £720,000) in prize-money. Meanwhile, a total bonus prize fund of HK$1 million (approx. £96,000) for the most successful riders will be split three ways, with the winner set to receive HK$600,000 (approx. £58,000), HK$250,000 (approx. £24,000) being awarded to second place and HK$150,000 (approx. £14,000) to third.The final two berths on the 12-rider roster for the Longines IJC will go to the leading homegrown rider and the highest-ranked eligible rider in the Hong Kong standings at the selection cut-off date, which follows the race meeting on Wednesday, November 25.Andrew Harding, executive director, racing, HKJC, said, “The 2026 edition of the Longines International Jockeys' Championship is shaping to be one of our best, featuring Ryan Moore, James McDonald, William Buick, Mickael Barzalona and our champion Zac Purton. To have the current top five in the Longines World's Best Jockey rankings taking part in the IJC says everything necessary about the quality of this year's competition.“I'm especially pleased to welcome Saffie Osborne for the first time. She is without a shadow of a doubt one of the best up-and-coming young riders anywhere in the world, and she captured the imagination of racing fans all over the world this year with her history-making victory in the G1 St Leger. To also have Irish Champion Jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle, as well as Rachel King, Christophe Lemaire and Joao Moreira, rounds out the international competitors perfectly.“With this star-studded line-up and the iconic and spectacular Happy Valley racecourse as the setting we have all the ingredients for a thrilling night of great sport.”The post Osborne, Moore, Buick And McMonagle Take On The World In 2026 Longines International Jockeys’ Championship appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.