All his many fans will be very sad to hear that Chico (Orfebre) went acutely lame in his right fore a few weeks ago during a training session. A subsequent scan at Willesley shows a massive tear to the sesamoid ligament. He will be on box rest for a long time, and the prognosis is not that good. I know that you will all be hoping, as I am, that he will make sufficient recovery to come back to some sort of work, but I fear that my dream of coming down the centre line in a Grand prix with him is shattered. Ten years of training, and he did manage to learn all of the requirements, so he has been a great servant and I will do everything possible to make him comfortable.
He is not the best patient, so lets hope the time passes quickly!
