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Semifinalists Announced For Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award
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The late businessman/philanthropist Dr. Tony Ryan launched it in 2006 as the Castleton Lyons/Thoroughbred Times award, to recognize a long-overlooked segment of race-writing: the book. After Dr. Ryan's passing a year later, his son Shane carried on, while changing the name of the award to honor his late father. Three finalists will be announced in the coming weeks, and a winner will be crowned this fall at a cocktail reception at the Ryan family's Castleton Lyons farm near Lexington. Advertisement For additional information, contact Kerri Cahill at kcahill@ Following is a synopsis of the six semifinalists published during the 2024 calendar year, listed alphabetically by title. 'A Beggar's Ride' by John Perrotta Author Perrotta's latest mystery is a sequel to his 2015 novel If Wishes Were Horses, in which he introduced runaway teenager and New York backstretch worker Hamilton Greer. In A Beggar's Ride, Greer is ten years older and still learning the hard lessons of life. 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