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Melbourne Cup Jockey Fined $50,000 For Whipping His Horse Too Much

Melbourne Cup Jockey Fined $50,000 For Whipping His Horse Too Much

It's the largest fine in Melbourne Cup history and jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been suspended for 13 race meetings.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

A Melbourne Cup jockey has been fined a whopping $50,000 for breaching a rule related to horse whipping.

Racing Victoria has very restrict rules about how many times a jockey is permitted to use their riding crop to 'encourage' their horse to go faster.

All jockeys were warned ahead of the Race That Stops The Nation that they would be severely punished if they breached this rule and Racing Victoria has followed through.

Kerrin McEvoy would have been celebrating after finishing second in the Melbourne Cup yesterday riding aboard Tiger Moth, which netted him a hefty $55,000 pay cheque.

PA

"It was a great run for a young horse having only his fifth start in a race. He's run really well," McEvoy said after the race.

However, those celebrations would have been short lived.

He's since copped a massive financial penalty, paying back nearly all of his winnings, and has been suspended from the next 13 race meetings.

McEvoy pleaded guilty to whipping Tiger Moth 13 times before the 100-metre mark and 21 times in total. Jockeys are only permitted to whip their horse five times before the 100-metre mark. It's the largest fine given to a jockey in the Melbourne Cup's history.

But that wasn't the biggest scandal of the day as a horse had to be euthanised after suffering an ugly injury.

Anthony Van Dyck came in last place and was visibly breaking down on the home straight. The horse was reportedly one of the favourites going into the race.

Racing Victoria's Executive General Manager of Integrity Services, Jamie Stier, confirmed the tragic death in a statement, saying: "It is with sadness that we confirm that Anthony Van Dyck had to be humanely euthanised after sustaining a fractured fetlock during the running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

"The horse received immediate veterinary care, however he was unable to be saved due to the nature of the injury sustained.

"Our sympathies are extended to the owners of Anthony Van Dyck, trainer Aidan O'Brien and all his staff who cared for the horse and are greatly saddened by their loss."

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: News, Animals, Australia