McEvoy cops $50,000 whip fine

Stewards have made good on their promise to heavily penalise jockeys who overuse the whip with jockey Kerrin McEvoy fined a whopping $50,000 and outed for 13 meetings for his whip use in the Melbourne Cup.

McEvoy pleaded guilty to the charge after it was found he hit his mount Tiger Moth 13 times before the 100-metre mark and 21 times in total. He is not permitted to strike his mount more than five times before the 100-metre mark.

McEvoy's cut for a second-placed finish in the Melbourne Cup was $55,000.

He was also suspended from midnight on Thursday until midnight on November 14.

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Article written by: Andrew Eddy