There’s a quiet and a peace ensconced within the rhythm of the racetrack backstretch that most people aren’t lucky enough to ...
Organizations celebrate hundreds of employees who care for horses, maintain track ...
Behind the Kentucky Derby's glamour, unseen workers keep racing’s biggest stage running. Immigrant grooms work year-round on the hidden “backside” of Churchill Downs. Rising before dawn, they care for ...
The backside of Churchill Downs houses 1,400 thoroughbreds and serves as a home for trainers, jockeys and staff. See the ...
In the documentary film, Backside, director/ filmmaker Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana (Border South), has lovingly composed a poetic ...
The Backside Learning Center (BLC) , an independent non-profit organization providing support and resources for the diverse community of racetrack workers and their families at Churchill Downs and ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - As Derby season is fast approaching, one nonprofit is working to ensure the workers on Churchill Downs’ backside, and their families, are supported. The organization also ...