Darby McCarthy " Darby McCarthy " was born Richard Lawrence McCarthy in a sandhills camp at Cunnamulla, Queensland in Queensland, the son of Albert and Kate
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....
He won the 1969 AJC Derby on " Divide And Rule " and the Epsom with " Broker's Tip " on the same day.
He has done much to further the Indigenous Australian cause..
Darby McCarthy was born Richard Laurence McCarthy in a sandhills camp at Cunnamulla in Queensland, the son of Albert and Kate, who married at 13.