Castleton Lyons and Thoroughbred Times Establish Book Award
Equestrian News Release
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Castleton Lyons, a leading Thoroughbred breeding farm, and Thoroughbred Times, a leading Thoroughbred industry publising company, have joined forces to establish an annual award of $10,000 for the year's best book on Thoroughbreds. The inaugural Castleton Lyons/Thoroughbred Times Book Award will be presented to the author of the best book on Thoroughbreds published in 2006.
The Castleton Lyons/Thoroughbred Times Book Award is the first of its kind. Traditionally the Eclipse Awards and other horse industry accolades are presented annually to honor editorial coverage of Thoroughbred racing and breeding that is published in newspapers and magazines. But with dozens of Thoroughbred-related books written every year, Dr. Tony Ryan, owner of Castleton Lyons, felt something needed to be done to recognize great literature related to Thoroughbreds.
"Kentucky is the horse capital of the world," said Dr. Ryan. "It is only right to promote the horse through literature. Castleton Lyons, in cooperation with the Thoroughbred Times, creates an award for the book of the year on the horse, i.e., racing or just a great horse story."
"We are delighted to be able to honor writers in such a generous way," said Mark Simon, president of Thoroughbred Times. "Books have long been overlooked by the racing industry when it comes to acknowledging excellence, and this award will give worthy authors the recognition they deserve."
The inaugural winner of the Castleton Lyons/Thoroughbred Times Book Award will be announced in the spring of 2007, with the award being presented at a reception at Castleton Lyons.
Nominees for the Castleton Lyons/Thoroughbred Times Book Award can fall into any category: fiction, non-fiction, handicapping, training, children's, health care, photography, etc., as long as it pertains to an aspect dealing with Thoroughbreds. Judges selected by Thoroughbred Times will critique books on content, plus design, layout, and artwork, if relevant.
To submit nominees to the Castleton Lyons/Thoroughbred Times Book Award, authors or publishing companies should send four copies of the book to: Book Award, Thoroughbred Times, 2008 Mercer Rd, Lexington, KY 40511. Nominees must be submitted by December 31, 2006.
About Castleton Lyons:
Owned by Dr. Tony Ryan, founder of Ireland-based Ryanair, Castleton Lyons is a full-service Thoroughbred Farm based in Lexington that is situated on land with a distinguished history with horses dating back more than 200 years. The 1,200-acre farm stands the successful sires Malibu Moon and Bernstein, and the promising young stallions Action This Day, Toccet, and Wiseman's Ferry.
About Thoroughbred Times:
Thoroughbred Times Company publishes the Thoroughbred Times, a weekly newsmagazine for owners, breeders, trainers, and racing enthusiasts worldwide. Thoroughbred Times also publishes an annual Stallion Directory, the Buyer's Guides for auctions, an annual Auction Review, the daily electronic newsletter Thoroughbred Times TODAY, the annual Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac, and maintains a comprehensive website at http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/.
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