Juan Salcido Sanchez interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-12
Summary
Juan Salcido Sanchez is a groom who works for Kieran McLaughlin, a trainer for the Darley Farms. The interviewee speaks about migration from Mexico, pride of work, wages, and the role of family. The interview provides details about the work environment, relationships among people within the stable hierarchy, and some day-to-day details of working with valuable thoroughbred racehorses.
Darley Farms is an international horse breeding and training operation, which is headquartered in Dubai and owned by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is the United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Darley Farms in America is headquartered in Kentucky.
Recorded at the Palm Meadows Training Facility, Boynton Beach, Florida, February 12, 2013.
Stable Views--Voices and Stories from the Thoroughbred Racetrack : Archie Green Fellows Project, 2012-2013 (AFC 2012/034: 00481) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers.
In English.
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