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Plattner wins Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award Lexington, Ky. — Offerings From a Rust Belt Jockey, by Andrew Plattner and published by Dzanc Books of Ann Arbor, Mich., was named winner of the $10,000 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award at an...

2014 BOOK AWARD TOP-THREE Castleton Lyons is delighted to announce the three finalists for the ninth annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award. The judges were very impressed with the quality and diversity of this year’s submissions that highlighted the increasing...

BOOK AWARD SEMI-FINALISTS  Now in its ninth year, the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award again drew a broad assortment of well-penned entries, from scholarly histories and biographical works—both human and equine—to fast-paced novels, witty short stories, and vintage photo collections....

GRAND NATIONAL TALE CAPTURES BOOK AWARD By Mary Simon BRITISH AUTHOR DAVID OWEN ACCEPTS THE 2013 CASTLETON BOOK AWARD AT A RECEPTION ON APRIL 9 IN LEXINGTON. In 1967, a seven-year-old boy watched chaos unfold on a black-and-white television, as some...

LEXINGTON, KY. — David Owen’s book, Foinavon: The Story of the Grand National’s Biggest Upset, was honored with the prestigious Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award at a reception hosted by Castleton Lyons on the evening of April 9. The award, worth...

All three finalists for the 2013 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award are tales of unexpected equine stars who grabbed racing’s headlines in their respective eras—with two being set against the dramatic backdrop of England’s Grand National Steeplechase, and two featuring...