Five Prix d'Amérique and nearly 3,700 victories!
Indispensable in the pelotons, Franck Nivard had a good scare a month ago but everything is back to normal for the 42-year-old driver.
What happened on Friday, June 24?
FRANCK NIVARD.
I woke up with pain below my heart.
I was not worried but my wife preferred to call the emergency services.
When he arrived, the emergency doctor took fright.
I then realized that it could be serious, because he thought I was having a heart attack.
In the end, it was not that but I was still diagnosed with pericarditis.
Where are you now?
I simply have to undergo treatment for three months before having new tests.
The medical team especially insisted on not making too much physical effort.
As I no longer run at a mounted trot, I manage to manage.
How was your team organized in your absence?
It was really bad timing, because I had two employees on sick leave at that time.
Fortunately, I was able to count on a couple settled near our home.
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From a sporting point of view, how do you view your year 2022?
It's not the best, that's for sure!
I received many suspensions which prevented me from being regular.
As I used to say: when it's going badly, it's that we're not far from getting better (laughs).
What are your hopes for the days and weeks to come?
I trust my agent (Alexandre Prod'homme) to be associated with good horses.
Fly Speed (No. 10), which runs the fifth, is one of them.
He likes Enghien and left an excellent impression on me when I drove him on this track.
With a good run, it has the means to finish in the top three.
Regarding my team, I have a lot of hopes on Kingmambo, who qualified well and should start at the end of the summer…
