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This was pure racing box-office as champion jockeys James McDonald and Hugh Bowman rode to the finish at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

James McDonald and Damian Lane are set to be amongst the first jockeys to leave our shores and race internationally since Australia's borders reopened.

James McDonald dominated the Flemington carnival winning 10 races and he's now been cleared to make a hit-and-run assault on Hong Kong for International Week.

Champion jockey James McDonald has undergone three COVID-19 tests this week and is expected to be cleared to return to race riding.

Racing Victoria says jockey James McDonald and two other riders have tested negative for Covid-19 after attending a Melbourne Cup celebration party that has produced more than a dozen cases of the virus.

James Mcdonald completed riding history at the Melbourne Cup Carnival when Zaaki became his tenth winner of the week at Flemington. His win on the Annabel Neasham-trained galloper in the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) on Saturday gave McDonald the …

James McDonald created Melbourne Cup carnival history on Saturday, becoming the first jockey in 160 years to ride 10 winners across the week.

He surpasses fellow jockey Brett Prebble’s record of nine, a number which has stood tall for 21 years. McDonald, 29, grew up idolising Prebble, and it’s fitting the duo are re

Getty They say winning a Melbourne Cup changes your life and after a couple of days I can confirm that is true. It’s been some week but th

James McDonald is within sight of Brett Prebble's Melbourne Cup Carnival record after an early double at Flemington on Thursday was highlighted by the astonishing victory of filly Espiona. Espiona, who was $1.