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Uncommon James all class in Darby McCarthy

Highly promising Queensland sprinter Uncommon James took his winning streak to four with yet another dominant victory in the Listed Darby McCarthy at Doomben on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Cable Bay started an odds-on favourite with online bookmakers following a stylish first-up win at Eagle Farm, and the punters got it spot on, as Uncommon James raced away to win comfortably.[...]
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Legendary Jockey Darby Mccarthy Dies

Legendary jockey Darby McCarthy, a trail blazer for aboriginal sports people, has died at the age of 76. McCarthy was one of 13 children raised in Cunnamulla in western Queensland and rose to be among Australia's top jockeys in the 1960s. In one golden period McCarthy won the Stradbroke Handicap three times with Mullala (1963),[...]
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