HP wrote:

> Chuckles,
>
> "Shatter a lung or break a neck and see how far 100k or even
> 300k gets you. The jockeys assume the risk to some extent, but
> it is a workplace injury. Its covered everywhere else."
>

HP if your job at the office required you to use a ladder to reach the books on the top shelf and you slipped and fell breaking your neck my understanding is the business insurance would cover the medical costs. Additionally, you'd be set up for workman's compensation. What does a Jockey get? He gets none of the above in Kentucky. Churchill wants to tell the jocks they are not employees when it comes to insurance and workmans compensation and tell them they are employees when they don't want to ride. Which is it?

I agree with you this should be worked out as a group thing, but my hunch is theres thousands of jockeys that really can't afford it. My guess is the number of broken necks is not prevalent enough to dissuade insurers. So I agree with you to a great extent. How is Rick Wilson doing? I lost track of his spill.



Post Edited (11-11-04 12:24)