Spanish Belmont-Aqueduct Announcer Sues Alleging Latino Bias (1)

The U.S.'s first full-time Spanish-language horse racing announcer was paid substantially less than his English-language counterparts for calling horse races in New York, because they are white and he is a Black Latino, a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday says.

Luis Alberto Grandison filed the suit Tuesday against the New York Racing Association Inc. under federal, state, and city discrimination laws and a state pay equity law.

He was denied equal pay despite raising the NYRA’s profile and wagering levels by drawing in Hispanic racing enthusiasts and performing extra advertising and social media duties, Grandison told the U.S. District Court for ...