In 1988, a fearless gray filly named Winning Colors set out to do what almost no female horse had done before: beat the boys and win the Kentucky Derby.
For gamblers Mark “Miami” Paul and Dino Mateo, her run became far more than a horse race. Convinced Winning Colors was destined for greatness, they placed a massive long-shot bet at a racetrack in Tijuana, Mexico. If she won, they stood to collect a fortune.
Then they discovered the track might have ties to a dangerous drug cartel.
In The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told, Mark Paul recounts an unbelievable true story filled with horse racing, friendship, enormous risks, cartel threats, border detentions, and one of the most dramatic Kentucky Derby finishes in history.
Winning the bet was only the beginning. Collecting the money may have been the most dangerous gamble of all.
Read the Instaread summary to discover how one extraordinary horse turned a bold wager into the adventure of a lifetime.
