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An estimated 70 percent of the horse industry's behind-the-scenes workers are migrant workers.

Tech

Harsh realities of life "on the backside"

For Kentucky Derby week, the Innovation Trail is partnering with WEKU and Louisville Public Media to explore how technology is changing the horse racing…

Tech

How equine medicine became big business

For Kentucky Derby week, the Innovation Trail is partnering with WEKU and Louisville Public Media to explore how technology is changing the horse racing…

Horses at Pimlico Race Course - as well as at the other two Triple Crown venues - run on dirt. Experts say synthetic surfaces have a better track record of minimizing horse injuries.

Tech

In dirt track vs. synthetic, safety comes second

For Kentucky Derby week, the Innovation Trail is partnering with WEKU and Louisville Public Media to explore how technology is changing the horse racing…

A common sight at many racetracks across the country.

Business

Can horse racing return to relevance?

For Kentucky Derby week, the Innovation Trail is partnering with WEKU and Louisville Public Media to explore how technology is changing the horse racing…

Larry Scott watches the races from the many screens at the off-track betting parlor in Phoenix, N.Y. He says he doesn't have any desire to bet on the horses online and prefers the OTB.

Tech

Why betting on horses is legal, when gambling elsewhere is not

Ryan Delaney, WRVO

For Kentucky Derby week, the Innovation Trail is partnering with WEKU and Louisville Public Media to explore how technology is changing the horse racing…

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