Sébastien Ernault made his decision Monday morning. Two months after a fall in training due to a harness strap which suddenly broke while the mare he was working on was launched at full speed, the professional suffered a humerus fractured into three pieces which required the installation of a titanium plate which goes from the tip of the shoulder to the elbow and he is still not in a condition to be able to drive in a race again. “I feel that I am progressing as the days go by, but I am still suffering and as I have always said, there is no question of driving my horse in the Prix d’Amérique without having been able to drive the two or three weeks preceding the race. It’s a disappointment, of course, but I hope to be recovered to be able to drive it in the Prix de Paris. Éric Raffin told me he wouldn’t let me down. I warned him this Monday morning and he confirmed that he would replace me once again in the Prix d’Amérique. As expected, Josh Power will not be at the start of the Prix de Belgique on Sunday. Everything is fine. He did light work last week and will intensify the work from now on.”
