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2025 Holiday Book Guide for the Horse Lover

Another holiday season is right around the corner and again 2025 presents us with a nice list of literary looks at the sport of horse racing in its many forms. Whether you seek an immersive coffee table book or an examination of a moment in racing’s past, this list has something for the horse lover reader in your life.

Check out this year’s list of 11 titles ripe for gifting, with names like Man o’ War, Silver Charm, Stymie, and more in the mix of this year’s new titles.

Sporting Art Auction, Keeneland, Cross Gate, gallery, sculpture, paintings, art, equine, horse racing, Thoroughbred, artist, Howell, Neiman, Corum, Fitzgerald, Curlin, Justify, Munnings, Flannery, Faulkner, Ashley, Hall, Woods, ABR

Upcoming Sporting Art Auction Celebrates the Beauty of the Thoroughbred

It’s a racing highlight that equestrians and sporting art enthusiasts look forward to every year. Keeneland Association and Cross Gate Gallery continue their collaboration by offering the 13th annual Sporting Art Auction on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. ET at the Keeneland Sales Pavilion.

Ken Freirich, Breeders Cup, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Thoroughbred Charities of America

Thoroughbred Philanthropist Ken Freirich Leads By Example, Breeders' Cup Weekend and Beyond

Whether endowing an entrepreneurship competition he founded at his alma mater, Skidmore College, supporting disabled jockeys, or donating to Thoroughbred aftercare, Ken Freirich believes in leading by example, and last week at the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar, he was seemingly everywhere all at once, spreading the message.

“Sure did. It was non-stop,” he said a few days after the event when asked if he’d had fun.

Tony Ryan, Book Award, literary, horse racing, Thoroughbred, fiction, nonfiction, Josh Pons, Letters from Country Life, Country Life Farm, Maryland, history, John Perrotta, Beggar’s Ride, Arthur Hancock, Dark Horses, ABR

Josh Pons’ ‘Letters from Country Life’ Wins 2024 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award

Noted racing journalist and horseman Josh Pons has been named the 19th recipient of the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, presented by the Ryan family’s Castleton Lyons, for excellence in Thoroughbred racing literature published in 2024. He received the winner’s $10,000 check during a Nov. 6 reception at the Lexington, Ky., farm. The ceremony was held in a loft above the historic stallion barn that once housed 19th century champions Domino and Commando.

Griffin Johnson, America’s Best Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds, Sandman, A Stake in Stardom, horse racing, ABR

Griffin Johnson Awarded 2025 New Owner of the Year

OwnerView announced today that the 2025 New Owner of the Year, sponsored by 1/ST RACING, is being awarded to Griffin Johnson.

Johnson is an American content creator, social media influencer, actor, and singer with more than 14 million followers. Johnson was a founding member and resident of the Sway House, a Bel Air mansion and hub for famous TikTok creators. He is also a co-founder and operating partner of venture capital firm Animal Capital.

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