Comments on: Racetrack plunger Riley Grannan, 1869-1908

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:13:35 +0000

Great post…as usual. Great research. Love the articles that focus on the characters from horse racings past. J.M.

By: The_Knight_Sky

The_Knight_Sky — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:12:43 +0000

Wow you did a lot of research on this.
I was not aware of plunger Grannan out west.

It took me a couple of readings to understand
the nature of these high rollers.
To have a bank of $250,000, well that was just enormous in their day.

Love the picture of the bookies on their stools.
Horse racing needs to get back to the basics because the parimutuel system is not working well for their customers.

Very enlightening. Mr. Colin's Ghost.

By: SaratogaSpa

SaratogaSpa — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:42:01 +0000

Fantastic Post. I nominate Tim Mara for consideration