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 ...

As Sierra Leone charged across the wire first in the Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday at Del Mar Racetrack in California, he had a large cheering section extending back to Louisville, Kentucky. The ...

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 ...

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 ...