: For his final leg, he picked a horse named Lupita, which had lost its previous 28 races.
: At age 37, Larry King was broke with only $42 left. He bet his last dollar on a longshot filly at the track and won $8,000 , which helped reboot his career. Horse Betting
In 2011, , a 61-year-old heating engineer, experienced what many call the ultimate stroke of luck. : For his final leg, he picked a
A gripping true story involves three gamblers—Miami Paul, Dino Mateo, and Big Bernie—who bet everything on a filly named for the 1988 Kentucky Derby. : For his final leg