Jockey James Mcdonald Jockey wins the Melbourne Cup 2021 as the curse about barrier no. 18 is finally broken.
James Mcdonald Jockey is a New Zealand professional jockey and the winner of the Melbourne Cup 2021.
Mcdonald as a renowned jockey has established a respectable name in Australia for the past three years through different competitions and races.
The only thing that was missing from his belt was the title win and the man has now achieved that feat as well.
Along with the cup win, Fox Sports also mentions that the rumoured curse about barrier no. 18 has also been broken after the racer from the same barrier won the race.
As the jockey is celebrating his win, people are seemingly curious to know more about him.
Hence, here is everything available to know about the James Mcdonald Jockey.
How Old Is James Mcdonald Jockey?
The Kiwi jockey James Mcdonald’s age is 29 years old.
He was born on January 6, 1992, in Ohaupo, New Zealand as per his Wikipedia bio.
Interested in horse riding from an early age, James has been racing professionally since the age of around 20 in 2012.
Since then, Mcdonald has participated in numerous races and has massively impressed the crowd.
What Is James Mcdonald Net Worth?
James Mcdonald Jockey is believed to have a decent net worth of around $10- $20 million.
Punters has ranked Mcdonald as the highest-earning jockey in Australia with his total prize money won around $17.9 million.
From this also, we can expect him to have a net worth value of at least around $10 million.
However, despite the speculations, the official sources have not yet confirmed the exact net worth figure of the jockey.
Is Katelyn Mallyon James Mcdonald Wife?
James Mcdonald and Katelyn Mallyon are officially dating each other but Katelyn is not his wife yet.
Mcdonald and Mallyon have been together for a couple of years now and are seemingly pretty happy with each other.
Amid their beautiful relationship, despite people’s demands, the couple has not tied the knot yet.
James’ girlfriend Katelyn is also a former jockey and the granddaughter of former champion jockey Mick Mallyon.
She retired at the age of only 24 to support James in his career.
Hence, Mcdonald is yet to get married but might decide pretty soon to make Katelyn his wife.
Meet James Mcdonald Jockey On Instagram
James Mcdonald can be found on Instagram with the username @mcdonald.james.
He has over 17k followers on the platform where he usually uploads photos of his horse riding along with some casual personal photos.
Besides them, James has also shared a good number of photos with his girlfriend.