Three Join Racing Museum’s Media Roll of Honor

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Three writers have joined the National Museum of Racing’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor: Dick Jerardi, Paul Moran, and John L. Hervey.

Jerardi has written about horse racing for Baltimore News American, Sports First, Daily Racing Forum, and the Philadelphia Daily News. At the Daily News, Jerardi covered every Triple Crown race from 1987 to 2017. He was also an ESPN Kentucky Derby panelist from 2005 to 2007. He’s a five-time winner of the Red Smith Award for Kentucky Derby coverage.

Moran was a long-time sports writer for Newsday on Long Island, where he covered Triple Crown races for decades. He won two Eclipse Awards, including one in 1985 for a Daily Racing Forum profile of Joe Hirsch. He also won the Red Smith Award for Kentucky Derby coverage, as well as the Associated Press Sports Editors Award. After battling cancer, Moran died in 2013. His ashes were scattered at the Saratoga Race Course, per his wishes.

Hervey, who died in 1947, was best known for his work as a Thoroughbred Record editor. He also wrote for the Chicago Tribune and Daily Racing Forum. He authored three volumes of the “Racing in America” series, as well as “The American Trotter.”  

The National Museum of Racing’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor recognizes distinguished journalists who specialize in thoroughbred racing.