Premieres Monday, April 13, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Set at Churchill Downs, Backside is a portrait of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The backside at Churchill Downs is one of the most unique spaces in all of sports. Denoted by its signature green roof barns, the backside is home to nearly 1,400 horses during the racing and training ...

The Backside Learning Center (BLC) , an independent non-profit organization providing support and resources for the diverse community of racetrack workers and their families at Churchill Downs and ...