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

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 Stock Photo
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Smith Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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3339 x 5316 px | 28.3 x 45 cm | 11.1 x 17.7 inches | 300dpi

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28 December 1966

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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

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