![Jockey James McDonald has been banned for 18 months.](/web/20161222125321im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/g/j/7/u/image.related.landscape.460x307.gtg7iu.png/1482410934235.jpg)
McDonald's $1000 bet wrecks his multimillion-dollar career
He comfortably earns more than Johnathan Thurston and Lance Franklin from his sporting prowess in any average year, but a paltry $1000 bet has destroyed the career of one of Australia's best jockeys.