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James McDonald's childhood idol welcomed him to the Melbourne Cup-winning jockeys' club after his triumph on Verry Elleegant.

James McDonald is looking to put a testing week behind him when he steps out at Flemington as the champion jockey gives an overview of his Derby Day rides. I don’t even get to touch them. They fall apart before I get to them. First Zaaki on Cox Plate …

Jockey James McDonald has lost his ride in next Tuesday’s Group 1 $8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) with the news European visitor Away He Goes has been ruled out of the two-mile classic with a tendon injury.

Tony Pike has been stirring up his former Kiwi countryman James McDonald for years about hardly ever riding for him, but the great mates are combining for a gilt-edged chance to win Saturday’s Group 1 Victoria Derby.

Champion jockey James McDonald has flicked the $7.5 million Golden Eagle to be a part of Melbourne Cup week at Flemington.

Jockey James McDonald has won a hat-trick of Sydney jockeys' premierships and is virtually at unbackable odds to win a fourth straight title this season.

Champion jockey James McDonald has been cleared of any wrongdoing after steering Waihaha Falls to a luckless last in the final event at Gosford on Wednesday.

Champion jockeys James McDonald and Hugh Bowman have each been fined $1000 after a Racing NSW stewards investigation over allegations they contravened pandemic protocols on a recent Queensland holiday.

Some star hoops will be missing from the action at Flemington and Randwick on Saturday with Damien Oliver and James McDonald both late withdrawals.

As Annabel Neasham prepares to welcome Cox Plate favourite Zaaki back into her Warwick Farm stable on Monday, she has deliberately avoided stirring up champion jockey James McDonald about his huge spring riding decision.