BASTARD? -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (2022)

Episode Overview

Before the sun touches the track at Churchill Downs, immigrant grooms are already moving through the stables on the backside. Hidden from the cheering crowds, they work year-round, feeding, grooming, and tending to the thoroughbreds destined for the Kentucky Derby. Their unseen labor reveals a deeper story—one of race, class, and survival behind an elite sport. *Backside: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing* honors the quiet resilience that makes the spectacle possible.