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Ahead of Kentucky Derby, worker shortage looms for trainers

by Associated Press/Report for America
| August 30, 2020 6:03 AM

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Trump administration’s immigration squeeze and the hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic threaten to leave the horse racing industry short of workers, racing officials warn as they prepare for a reconfigured Kentucky Derby.

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