Edward Hotaling, a journalist who wrote three horse racing books, including two about African-American jockeys, died on June 3 at a hospital in New York City from heart disease, according to numerous reports. Hotaling was 75.A native of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Hotaling wrote “They’re Off! Horse Racing at Saratoga” (1995), “The Great Black Jockeys” (1999), and “Wink” (2002), a biography of the African-American jockey Jimmy Winkfield, one of the sport’s most prominent riders at the turn of the 20th century. Hotaling was more widely known as an Emmy-winning journalist, most prominently for his interview with Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder that resulted in the oddsmaker being fired from CBS as a television sports analyst. In the interview, Snyder made remarks that were considered offensive to African-Americans.Hotaling worked for the NBC television affiliate in Washington D.C. for 25 years. Early in his career, he was the Middle East bureau chief for CBS News.Hotaling suffered a brain injury in a car accident in 2007. He retired and moved to New York to be closer to his family, according to reports.