An afterschool program provides academic support and a safe community for children of Churchill Downs backside workers, many ...

Ever wonder why backside tuberiding is nicknamed “pigdogging?” Well, the term comes from Australian slang for pit bulls, specifically when hunting wild boar. The dogs crouch down on all fours, bite ...

Seventeen years ago, Odilia Castillo, now 37, traveled from her home in Chiapas, Mexico, north to work as a "hot walker" on Kentucky's race tracks. Every morning she wakes up at 3 a.m. and heads to ...

This fall, the Speed Art Museum will host screenings of "Backside," a compelling, observational documentary by Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana that honors the primarily immigrant workforce quietly sustaining the ...

Organizations celebrate hundreds of employees who care for horses, maintain track ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — So many people are involved in making the excitement of horse racing what it is, which goes beyond the horses and jockeys. Hundreds of workers are on the grounds here around ...