Darby influenced me and encouraged me to strive for excellence in all that I do and to persevere against all odds and for this I will forever be thankful... We first met in Queensland when I was 15 and Darby and his family were kind enough to let me stay on weekends away from boarding school at Toowoomba. (quoted in Against all Odds)
He won the 1969 AJC Derby on Divide And Rule and the Epsom with Broker's Tip on the same day.
McCarthy then went on to race in Europe, including at Royal Ascot and in Paris, before a brief retirement and further riding in New Caledonia.[1] He was inducted into the Queensland Racing Hall of Fame during the Industry Awards Night held in Brisbane, July 2004.[2]
darby, mccarthy, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, june, 2023, learn, when, remove, this, message, richard, laur. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Richard Laurence Darby McCarthy OAM 1944 6 May 2020 was an Australian jockey Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 Further readingEarly life editMcCarthy was born in a sandhills camp at Cunnamulla in Queensland the son of Albert and Kate who married at 13 Career editHe became one of Australia s best jockeys in the 1950s and 60s and did much to further the Aboriginal cause Olympian runner Cathy Freeman said of him Darby influenced me and encouraged me to strive for excellence in all that I do and to persevere against all odds and for this I will forever be thankful We first met in Queensland when I was 15 and Darby and his family were kind enough to let me stay on weekends away from boarding school at Toowoomba quoted in Against all Odds McCarthy raced frequently in Brisbane where his records include three Stradbrokes the Brisbane Cup and the Doomben 10 000 before he moved to Sydney He won the 1969 AJC Derby on Divide And Rule and the Epsom with Broker s Tip on the same day McCarthy then went on to race in Europe including at Royal Ascot and in Paris before a brief retirement and further riding in New Caledonia 1 He was inducted into the Queensland Racing Hall of Fame during the Industry Awards Night held in Brisbane July 2004 2 Death editMcCarthy died on 6 May 2020 aged 76 3 References edit Tatz 2000 p 238 Lingard John 24 August 2004 Queensland Racing Hall Of Fame 2004 Queensland Racing Archived from the original on 20 October 2004 Retrieved 16 August 2007 From humble beginnings to world famous Darby McCarthy is remembered 7 May 2020 Callaway Lauren 2004 Darby McCarthy Against All Odds Melbourne Books ISBN 1 877096 15 6 Presnell Max 18 June 2004 The life and times of Darby McCarthy a true master of the saddle Sydney Morning Herald Tatz Colin 2000 Black Gold The Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame Canberra Aboriginal Studies Press ISBN 0 85575 367 6 Darby Message Stick ABC Further reading editMaynard John 1998 Aboriginal stars of the pigskin Aboriginal History 22 ANU Press 116 142 ISSN 0314 8769 JSTOR 24046163 Maynard John 11 May 2020 Darby McCarthy genius jockey who rode for princes was a trailblazer of Aboriginal history The Guardian Maynard John 16 March 2021 Jockeys Mervyn Maynard and Darby McCarthy Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research nbsp This Australian horse racing biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darby McCarthy amp oldid 1160327554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
