Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-6626 - Classification 6626

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
6626-00 Horse racing - Track (major track) (to be
				assigned only by the horse racing underwriter)
Applies to licensed exercise riders, licensed pony riders and
				any other licensed employee employed by a licensed trainer and working at a
				Washington race track during the race track's licensed race meet and periods of
				training. Duties anticipated in this classification include, but are not
				limited to:
. Leading/escorting a horse around the track during morning
				training;
. Escorting a horse from the saddling paddock to the starting
				gate during the post parade; escorting the horse from the track to the stable
				area after the running of the race;
. Saddling a race horse prior to a morning workout;
. Riding a race horse on the track during morning conditioning
				from a jog to a full-speed workout;
. Unsaddling the race horse and cleaning tack used following
				the morning workout.
This classification excludes all grooms, assistant trainers,
				and excludes exercise riders and pony riders working off the grounds of a
				Washington race track.
Premiums to cover licensed exercise riders, pony riders, and
				any other employee working for a licensed trainer on the grounds of a
				Washington race track will be assessed on the number of horses, per day, in a
				month a licensed trainer has horses on the grounds. The number of horses will
				include all horses of the trainer on the grounds. Premiums will be paid at the
				end of each month, or before the trainer leaves the track taking his/her
				horses.
Jockeys while racing are not included in this
				classification.
6626-01 Horse racing - Track (nonprofit track) (to be
				assigned only by the horse racing underwriter)
Applies to licensed exercise riders, licensed pony riders and
				any other licensed employee employed by a licensed trainer and working at a
				Washington race track during the race track's licensed race meet and periods of
				training. Duties anticipated in this classification include, but are not
				limited to:
. Leading/escorting a horse around the track during morning
				training;
. Escorting a horse from the saddling paddock to the starting
				gate during the post parade; escorting the horse from the track to the stable
				area after the running of the race;
. Saddling a race horse prior to a morning workout;
. Riding a race horse on the track during morning conditioning
				from a jog to a full-speed workout;
. Unsaddling the race horse and cleaning tack used following
				the morning workout.
This classification excludes all grooms, assistant trainers,
				and excludes exercise riders and pony riders working off the grounds of a
				Washington race track.
Premiums to cover licensed exercise riders, pony riders, and
				any other employee working for a licensed trainer on the grounds of a
				Washington race track will be assessed on the number of horses, per day, in a
				month a licensed trainer has horses on the grounds. The number of horses will
				include all horses of the trainer on the grounds. Premiums will be paid at the
				end of each month, or before the trainer leaves the track taking his/her
				horses.
Jockeys while racing are not included in this
				classification.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  51.04.020,
				  51.16.035, and
				  51.16.210. 12-24-067, §
				  296-17A-6626, filed 12/4/12, effective
				  1/4/13.