Champion jockey James McDonald sanctioned for breaching whip rules on Fireball in $2m victory

Champion jockey James McDonald has been suspended and fined for breaching whip rules while riding Fireball to a first-up victory in the $2m Inglis Millennium at Randwick. Spelled after scoring on debut at Rosehill in November, the James Harron-owned colt and $4.60 favourite powered down the outside to deny Ghana’s Akan ($17) by a half-length with Alibaba ($26) another head away third.