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Mark Shrager Wins Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award For Diane Crump Biography Sponsored by: Veteran turf writer Mark Shrager has won the 15th Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, presented by Castleton Lyons, for Diane Crump, A Horse-Racing Pioneer's Life in the Saddle. The winner was announced on May 10 via Zoom conference for the second straight year due to pandemic concerns. Previously, the by-invitation winner's reception had been held on-site at the Ryan family's Lexington-based farm, and hopes are that it will return to that venue in the future. Shrager, a previous Book Award finalist for The G...

Three Finalists Named For Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award Sponsored by: Three finalists have been selected for the 15th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award from more than a dozen quality submissions published in 2020. These include two comprehensive biographies about barrier-breaking women and an engaging novel of hope and heartbreak. “This was the year of debut authors, including the fiction finalist,” said judge Kay Coyte, a former Washington Post and racing publications editor. “Part of the mission of the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award is to encourage new writers to cover the sport he so lo...

Demosthenes · February 11, 2021 at 9:04 pm Cal2 - You're right. It is time to just walk away from this platform. Too many people here are living in a different reality, and there isn't much of a point in arguing against the insane. Fauquier Times doesn't allow for anonymous and hate-filled postings. I might be better off getting my news there from now on. CAL2 · February 11, 2021 at 8:17 am hypocrisy2021: You could spend a lifetime calling out the hypocrisy, lies, fallacies, BS, slander, hate, paranoia, and craziness of the right wing cultists. So I guess it's actually lucky that a h...

Fauquier has 3,143 infections since pandemic started, up 19 Tuesday, health department reports

“Fate” unites local author, pioneering horse trainer Contributed Photos I believe in fate. I believe fate brought me to Sylvia. — Author Vicky Moon By .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Staff Journalist The Rectortown author and journalist’s new book chronicles the life of West Virginian Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop — the first Black woman licensed to train racehorses in the United States. Ms. Bishop “prevailed to break barriers, shatter stereotypes and celebrate countless transforming victories in the winner’s circle with many wealthy cli...