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Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund, Inc. - a charitable, non-profit organization for the racing industry

  The Kentucky Racing Health & Welfare Fund, Inc. is a charitable, non-profit organization that helps certain eligible individuals in the Kentucky thoroughbred racing industry who demonstrate need. It was founded in 1978.  It provides benevolent funding toward the payment of medical, hospital, vision and funeral expenses. It is not an insurance company. It does not provide insurance benefits. The information found at this website should not be construed as a policy and shall not be considered as an offer to extend assistance, benefits, coverage or payment.

The Fund provides benefits for off-the-job injuries and illnesses which are not covered by welfare plans, worker’s compensation, social security, public welfare, military benefits, veterans benefits or any other type of health, medical, dental or accident insurance.

Did you know that in 2010 the Kentucky Racing Health & Welfare Fund:

v     Provided assistance for 838 Kentucky race track licensees.

v     Assisted Kentucky thoroughbred licensees with health related benefits 3,257 times while paying 6,104 invoices.

v     Provided $1.49 million in health benefits.

v     Surpassed $34.5 million in total health benefits paid out since our inception in 1978.

v     Contributed $500,000 to the Kentucky Race Track Retirement Plan, sponsored by the Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund. In nine years the Fund has contributed $4.25 million to the Retirement Plan.

v     Signed up 275 eligible individuals to the Kentucky Race Track Retirement Plan; active membership as of December 31, 2010 is 444.

v     Received 18 requests for retirement distributions. Since its inception 198 people have received retirement benefits.

v     The Kentucky Racing Health Services Center, sponsored by the Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund provided free treatment or medical services for 1,168 clients. Since opening in April 2005 there have been over 7,900 patient visits. The Health Services Center is located at The Old School, 422 Heywood Avenue, Louisville, KY  40208.  Call (502) 636-2900 if you have questions or to schedule an appointment. Click here for hours of operation.

v     80% of all 2010 expenditures made by the Fund directly benefited licensed Kentucky racetrack workers and their families in the form of health or retirement benefits.

The Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund Guidelines are subject to change without notice. The Board of Directors serves on a voluntary basis and meets to consider requests at its own discretion. It is the applicant's responsibility to supply the Fund with the information necessary for the Board to give proper consideration of his or her request.


Our office is located at 422 Heywood Ave. (at the corner of 5th St.) just a block north of Central Ave. and Churchill Downs. Please come to the 5th street entrance. The 107 year old building that once was the John Heywood Elementary School has been transformed from a boarded up eyesore to a model race track worker’s resource center, known as “The Old School” (2004 Ida B. Willis Historic Preservation Award).

Located one block north of Churchill Downs, the facility has 40 modern one bedroom and studio apartments for race track workers who are 55 years and older or disabled, with income limitations. The building is also the home of the Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund, Inc., the Kentucky Race Track Retirement Plan, the Thoroughbred Addiction Council of Kentucky, Certified Counseling Services, and the Kentucky Racing Health Services Center which provides free medical assistance for certain Kentucky Horse Racing Commission licensees.

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