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Snap Judgment

Winning Colors

Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment and PRX

Storytelling, Performing Arts, Music, Society & Culture/personal Journals, Snap, Society & Culture/documentary, Personal Journals, Arts/performing Arts, Arts

4.711.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

She’s stunning grey, sleek as a race car, and stronger than all the boys. Her name is Winning Colors and for Dino and Miami she’s the long shot of a lifetime.

This story contains strong language and includes descriptions of gambling, sensitive listeners please be advised.

If gambling has become a problem for you or for someone you know, you can call 1-800-GAMBLER (426-2537) to seek free, confidential, 24/7 problem gambling assistance.

A huge thank you to Mark “Miami” Paul for sharing his story with Snap!

Wondering what happened to Winning Colors? After her 1988 Kentucky Derby crown the big grey filly retired the following year with eight career wins. In 2000, she was inducted into the U.S. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In 2008, at the age of 23 Winning Colors was laid to rest in Lexington, Kentucky.

To find out more about Miami and Winning Colors’ story - check out Miami’s book, “The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told” 

Original score by Renzo Gorrio, produced by Bo Walsh, artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 14 - Episode 11

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because we have just a very short time to make this happen and I get this note from Kathy.

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Kathy says, Glenn, I just want to tell you that I donated as much as I could this month.

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I love to do more but a fixed income is pretty much gone the day it hits the bank.

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I don't know what I do without Snap. It's without a doubt the highlight of my week every week.

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I'll try to do more next month. I hope others will too sincerely Kathy, a dedicated Snap.

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Fixed income.

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No Snap is.

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No, no, no, no, no. We are not going to allow this.

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You are not going to allow this. Kathy gets Snap for free.

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Snap Nation, we need 5,000 Snap as to step up because you are not going to have a lady on a fixed income

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stretch to support this program. That's not who we are.

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So please, stop the show for just a moment.

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Yes, it is a bang and but please stop the show.

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Go to snapjudgment.org. Pick a level support that works for you.

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And for monthly supporters, we've added some good stuff including and you heard it here first.

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Backstage passes to join me at Spook Live in San Francisco or join us for a virtual Snap recording session.

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But the only way this works is if Kathy can listen for free because this is a community that supports each other.

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I know it is. Snapjudgment.org.

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Thanks.

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So I want my buddy Simon.

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