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Kentucky lags behind other states in protections for race workers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers.)

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| February 01, 2005 | Patton, Janet; Lannen, Steve | COPYRIGHT 2005 McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Janet Patton and Steve Lannen

LEXINGTON, Ky. _ Alejandro Miranda, one of dozens of freelance galopadores, was making about $160 a day exercising horses when one abruptly fell on him, breaking his right hand and cracking bones in his arm and shoulder.

Because his accident happened at a California racetrack, Miranda was completely covered by workers' compensation insurance, in this case by the horse's owner.

"It was easy," said Miranda, 37, who was interviewed in Spanish. "The owner and trainer agreed on everything. I Everything was good. There wasn't any problem."

Miranda would have found a roughly similar safety net had he ...

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