Level Playing Field
Season 1 • Episode 3: Down the Backstretch • Watch with subtitles
Episode 3: Down the Backstretch
September 28, 2021
Episode 3 explores how the shift in United States immigration policy towards Central America during the Trump administration impacted the horse racing industry. With laborers from Latin America making up a predominant number of backstretch workers at racetracks across the country, the “sport of kings” – typically associated with big money trainers and owners – suddenly found itself with a shortage of some of its most overlooked and undervalued figures.
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