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		<title>Pittsburg Phil, the most famous man in racing, 1898</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this past Saturday&#8217;s edition of DRF Weekend there was another solid historical article from author Ryan Goldberg about Pittsburg Phil. Ryan contacted me a few weeks ago about the piece, and I was glad to see that he found information on my site useful. I especially appreciated his mention of Pack McKenna. As you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Handicap the Races, 1895</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a week ago, the Hello Race Fans site was launched. I have mentioned HRF here before and it has come together beautifully under the steady hand of the site&#8217;s captain Dana Byerly.  The philosophy behind the site is to provide a non-intimidating and, hopefully, entertaining space to learn about thoroughbred racing. Dana has put together a talented group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Racetrack plunger Riley Grannan, 1869-1908</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It&#8217;s all a joke; it doesn&#8217;t amount to anything.&#8221; These were the last words of Riley Grannan as he lay dying of pneumonia in Rawhide, Nevada. Grannan was a gambler and bookmaker, who won and lost his fortune multiple times playing the races. Image: Sketch of Riley Grannan from an 1895 newspaper article The name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&quot;Pack&quot; McKenna &#8211; One of Racing&#8217;s Original Handicappers</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received an email a few months back from Jim McKenna of Carlsbad, California. He wrote to me about his great-grandfather, Patrick &#8220;Pack&#8221; McKenna (pictured, circa 1890), a well known New York-based handicapper who started playing the races in the 1880s and became somewhat of a celebrity in racing circles for the remainder of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Killed Pittsburg Phil? 1905</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently stumbled across an interesting site (www.fultonhistory.com) that has thousands of pages from New York state newspapers as well as other historical documents and images. It is difficult to navigate but worth the effort once you figure it out. In doing my usual searches, I came across a fascinating article on a familiar topic. [...]]]></description>
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