And of the Backside workers who make the track and its crown jewel race – the Kentucky Derby – run, about 70-80% are estimated to be Latino immigrants. Chaplain Joseph Del Rosario walks in a stable in Churchill Downs. There’s an exclusive section of Churchill Downs called Millionaires Row, but even that is not the ritziest place to watch the fastest two minutes in sports. Exercise rider Ramiro Vargas, 42, started coming to Churchill Downs more than a decade ago. The center even acts as an unofficial post office to distribute mail to Backside workers and puts on social activities like movie nights.

Source: The Guardian May 01, 2021 06:56 UTC