A sampling of headlines from the late-1800s and early-1900s, when Pittsburg Phil earned his riches at the races. Read more about one of history's greatest horseplayers in Ryan Goldberg's June 2011 DRF Weekend article The Godfather of handicappers: Pittsburg Phil changed the game forever.   New York Times Aug. 7, 1887   (click to read full article)   New York Times Aug. 22, 1887   (click to read full article)   New York Times May 28, 1888   (click to read full article)   New York Times Sept. 4, 1891   (click to read full article)   New York Times June 30, 1894   (click to read full article)   Brooklyn Daily Eagle July 14, 1895   (click to read full article)   New York Times June 25, 1897   (click to read full article)   Daily Racing Form July 29, 1897   (click to read full article)   New York Times Aug. 29, 1897   (click to read full article)   Brooklyn Daily Eagle June 16, 1899   (click to read full article)   Daily Racing Form May 11, 1900   (click to read full article)   Brooklyn Daily Eagle Feb. 13, 1902   (click to read full article)   Brooklyn Daily Eagle Dec. 8, 1902   (click to read full article)   New York Times Jan. 4, 1905   (click to read full article)   New York Times Feb. 2, 1905   (click to read full article)   New York Times Feb. 16, 1905   (click to read full article)