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01-09-2009, 09:44 AM

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Turf scribe legend Joe Hirsch passes away..

Joe Hirsch, the longtime columnist for Daily Racing Form and dean of American turf writers, died early Friday morning at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City. He was 80.

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R.i.p.

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01-09-2009, 09:52 AM

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RIP.

I just saw the article in the DRF and came here to post. Steve beat me to it.

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RIP Mr. Hirsch.

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Can I start just making stuff up out of thin air, too?

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01-09-2009, 10:51 AM

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RIP. We will miss you.

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