The six semifinalists for books published in the 2021, listed alphabetically by title, are as follows:

• Death by Equine, by Annette Dashofy
• Dinky Becomes a Racehorse, by J. M. Chodkowski
• Head to Head, Conversations With a Generation of Horse Racing Legends, by Lenny Schulman
• Run With a Mighty Heart, by Jennifer Morrison
• The Magic of Horses, edited by Joe Clancy and Nina Gardner

With a $10,000 winner's prize, the award was launched in 2006 by the late businessman and philanthropist Dr. Tony Ryan. Three finalists will be announced via press release in June and a winner will be crowned on Nov. 3 at a by-invitation winner's cocktail reception to be held at the Ryan family's Castleton Lyons farm near Lexington.

For more information, contact Betsy Hager at bhager@castletonlyons.com.

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