Champion Kiwi expat jockey James McDonald charged with betting offenceVince Caligiuri/Getty Images James McDonald has been charged by Sydney racing stewards with a betting offence. Kiwi-born champion Australian rider James McDonald has stood himself down after being charged with a betting offence. Racing NSW stewards interviewed and charged McDonald on Tuesday with having an interest in a bet on Astern who he rode to win his debut on December 5 last year. McDonald, 24, is Sydney's reigning premier jockey and spent the Australian winter riding for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin team in England and Ireland. He joined Godolphin last year and has ridden for them in Europe as well as in Australia, where he is No 1 jockey for their Sydney trainer John O'Shea.

Source: Stuff November 15, 2016 07:24 UTC