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Immigrant grooms work year-round on the hidden \u201cbackside\u201d of Churchill Downs. Rising before dawn, they care for some of the world\u2019s most prized Kentucky Derby racehorses, revealing how race, labor, and class shape an elite American industry. BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing<\/em> honors the resilience that\u2019s behind the spectacle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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