Famous jumper Arkle nuzzles the hand of his owner , Anne , Duchess of Westminster as stable boy John Lumley looks on at Kempton Park stables , Surrey , England . Arkle , the biggest draw in jumping and the greatest money spinner in the history of the sport , with more than £75 000 prize money to his credit , fractured a hoof bone in his off fore during the King George VI Steeple Chase at Kempton Park 27 December , and may never race again . His veterinary surgeon Maxie Cosgrove believes there is an even money chance that he will recover but a lot depends on developments in the next month . 28
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Famous jumper Arkle nuzzles the hand of his owner , Anne , Duchess of Westminster as stable boy John Lumley looks on at Kempton Park stables , Surrey , England . Arkle , the biggest draw in jumping and the greatest money spinner in the history of the sport , with more than £75 000 prize money to his credit , fractured a hoof bone in his off fore during the King George VI Steeple Chase at Kempton Park 27 December , and may never race again . His veterinary surgeon Maxie Cosgrove believes there is an even money chance that he will recover but a lot depends on developments in the next month . 28 December 1966