A Line Crossed
A horse and trainer are banned from competing in the Kentucky Derby because of a suspected doping violation in Florida–the first time in Churchill Down's 147-year history. A Florida track owner is knee-deep in illicit activities of his own trying to prevent his antiquated facility from being shut down. A congressman wants to bring down the racetrack by sponsoring tougher federal drug legislation aimed at decimating the local horse population. The largest Indian tribe in South Florida entertains the idea of bankrolling the politician's plan to bolster their casino business. The track’s general manager and his girlfriend are caught in the middle as they work behind the scenes trying to figure out what’s going on and what they can do to save their beloved track and sport. It will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish!
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Sugar Hill
It’s not often you get to accomplish something meaningful at seventy-seven years old, but Ray Claiborne does just that. His white supremacist parents left an indelible mark on him, and he chooses to invest millions of his own money in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the Everglades. He doesn’t just write a check as most wealthy benefactors would do. He rolls up his sleeves and leads the charge to turn his idealistic dream into reality. The property he wants is owned by USA Sugar, owners of the Clewiston mill that employs many of the area’s residents. But they aren’t selling, not for what he wants to build. When all hope seems lost, Claiborne organizes a rally on the lawn of a Baptist church. The rally backfires when a dozen white men show up in pickup trucks to disrupt the event, playing loud music and waving Confederate and MAGA flags. The police arrive and arrest the men. Weeks later it’s discovered the agitators used racist language. Rather than going public, Claiborne uses the evidence to blackmail USA Sugar into leasing the property to him, paving the way for his upscale affordable housing development to be built and ensuring a sweeter life for the residents of Harlem, Florida.
