Ed Bowen, the prolific writer, editor, researcher, and equine advocate who died earlier this year, has been selected to be included in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor, along with journalist Ray Kerrison and photographer Charles Cook, the Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday. Bowen – who spent his entire adult life in racing, from odd jobs on the track to serving as the longtime president of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation – was inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame in August of this year as a Pillar of the Turf. His inclusion in the Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor will make him the first member to be selected for both honors. “Ed contributed to the betterment of racing in so many ways, and the historical record of his outstanding writing will live on forever,” said Brien Bouyea, the communications director for the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. “Ed built a reputation on integral reporting and captivating storytelling. He loved horses and horse racing and that passion shined through in his vivid work.” Kerrison, a native of Australia who died in 2022, was a longtime reporter for the New York Post. His early work at the paper uncovered two high-profile New York racing scandals in the late 1970s and early 1980s. For one of the series, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. The other led to charges of race fixing against more than 20 individuals. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. “Ray was smart, kind, dryly witty, and as committed to his craft as any journalist I’ve ever known,” said Bob McManus, the Post’s retired editorial page editor, after Kerrison’s death. “He was a man of unshakable principle, which was obvious in his writing, but also a fellow who respected his readers’ intelligence. His goal was to persuade, not to lecture, and while his work could be controversial, it always was honest.” Cook, who died in 1954, was “one of racing’s first and most influential photographers,” the Hall of Fame said in a release. A native of Illinois, Cook specialized in animal photography before becoming a full-time racing photographer in both Chicago and New York. A private collection of his work, including 18,000 glass plates and negatives, was donated to the Keeneland Library by horse owner Arnold Hanger. “Cook was a prolific photographer who established trends in U.S. racing photography as both an artist and as a pioneer of track photography equipment that evolved heavily in the early decades of the 20th century,” said Roda Ferraro, the director of the Keeneland library. “The Cook Collection remains a pillar of Keeneland Library’s vast photography collections, and Cook’s seminal body of work is alive and influential as we connect people daily to his captured race day moments for use in international articles, books, films, exhibits, social media, and track and farm marketing campaigns. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.