Apr 16, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Nineteen years ago, I was born as Quinn O’Neill, but keep that to yourself. For the next week I must be known as Katie Smith. I’m traveling from South Carolina to Georgia with my father, stepbrother and uncle. We’re all using false names. The tags and company name on...
Apr 20, 2018 | A Day In My Life
I’m Fia McKee, and I work for the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau. Right now, I’m undercover at New York’s Saratoga racetrack investigating horse trainer, Mars Pizutti. He’s suspected of dirty dealings, like filing fake workout times for his horses and using...
Apr 17, 2017 | A Day In My Life
It’s dawn, and dense fog covers the Saratoga backstretch as I do my undercover work for the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau. The heavy mist leaves Saratoga’s training track virtually invisible, but I can smell its sandy dirt and sense the expanse of the mile...
May 15, 2013 | A Day In My Life
My name is Nikki Latrelle. I’m a twenty-three-year-old female jockey, who ran away from home ten years ago when my mom died and left me in the hands of a pedophile stepfather. That night, I climbed a fence onto Pimlico racetrack and slept in a stall with a surprised...
