Racing Featured in HBO Sports Documentary

Level Playing Field, a sports documentary series featuring a range of stories that illuminate how public policies have contributed to inequities in the sports landscape, kicks off Sept. 14. Produced by Vox and Vox Media Studios, the series will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max. Included in the four-part series is “Down the Backstretch,” which airs Tuesday, Sept. 28 from 8-8:30p.m. ET. The episode explores how the recent shift in United States immigration policy towards Central America 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 found itself with a shortage in its vital workforce.

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