Leading Aussie jockey James McDonald is donating all prize money he earns at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day to the fundraiser supporting injured apprentice Tom Prebble.

Prebble, the 23-year-old son of Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Brett, remains in rehab after a devastating fall that has left him with no feeling below his T4 vertebrae .

The racing fraternity continues to rally around Prebble, whose mother is Maree of the famous Payne family.

McDonald got his first win of the day in Race 4, the $150,000 Schweppervescence Plate, of which first place takes home $82,000. McDonald’s five per cent share of $4100 goes straight to Prebble.

McDonald visited Prebble just hours after winning the Cox Plate aboard Via Sistina late last month.

Michael Felgate on Racing.com coverage said: “It

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