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BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing

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S27 • E9    Apr 13, 2026    56m
Immigrant grooms work year-round on the hidden “backside” of Churchill Downs. Rising before dawn, they care for some of the world’s most prized Kentucky Derby racehorses, revealing how race, labor, and class shape an elite American industry. BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing honors the resilience that’s behind the spectacle.

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Cast of BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing

  • Stanley Tucci

 

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