Turf writers elect Hirsch to NY shrine
Few wrote longer about horse racing and with more eloquence than Joe Hirsch.
Bob Wisener is a sports columnist for The Sentinel-Record in Hot Springs. Wisener has been named Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year five times.
Few wrote longer about horse racing and with more eloquence than Joe Hirsch.
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