
With rides on two favourites in the four Group 1s at Randwick on Saturday, James McDonald has opened $1.40 favourite at TAB to win the 2020 Nathan Berry Medal during The Championships.
McDonald is aboard $2.90 favourite Castelvecchio in the Australian Derby along with $3.50 favourite Nature Strip in the TJ Smith Stakes.
McDonald rides $5 chance Ligulate in the Country Championships Final, $11 hope Bartley in the Inglis Sires’ and $13 prospect Mister Sea Wolf in the Doncaster Mile.
McDonald and Tommy Berry claimed the inaugural Nathan Berry Medal in 2014 before Hugh Bowman’s dominance from 2015-2017 and last year as well.
Blake Shinn won the Nathan Berry Medal in 2018.
The point score of 3-2-1 is provided on the following races:
4/4 Doncaster Mile, TAB T.J. Smith Stakes, Australian Derby, Inglis Sires’ and Country Championships Final
11/4 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Sydney Cup, Australian Oaks, Coolmore Legacy Stakes, Arrowfield Sprint, Percy Sykes Stakes and Provincial Championships Final
2020 Nathan Berry Medal
$1.40 James McDonald
$7 Nash Rawiller
$9 Tim Clark
$11 Brenton Avdulla
Kerrin McEvoy
$15 Glen Boss
$21 Opie Bosson
Other jockeys can be requested