Level Playing Field Season 1 Episode 3 - Down the Backstretch

Airdate: 2021-Sep-28

Episode summary:

Episode 3 explores how the shift in United States immigration policy towards Central America during the Trump administration impacted the horse racing industry. With laborers from Latin America making up a predominant number of backstretch workers at racetracks across the country, the "sport of kings" – typically associated with big money trainers and owners – suddenly found itself with a shortage of some of its most overlooked and undervalued figures.

About Level Playing Field series:

Level Playing Field examines how multi-billion-dollar industries in and out of sports have historically underpaid their most valuable assets, polit...Show more >