LAST season’s leading New South Wales driver Todd McCarthy has been forced to the sideline after breaking his collarbone in a race fall at Tabcorp Park Menangle yesterday.
The 23-year-old Group one winning reinsman crashed to the track when driving Karmic Fire, a pacer trained by his father John McCarthy, and luckily sustained no other injuries.
“I’m feeling alright,” McCarthy said.
“Judging by my other one (collarbone) I could be out for a few weeks.”
McCarthy has broken his collarbone twice before, once in another horse related incident and the other on a bike.
McCarthy is also hoping he bounces back in time to represent NSW in the Australasian Young Drivers Championship which is just five weeks away.
The series will be held in conjunction with the 2016 Inter Dominion Series in Perth, Western Australia, from December 2 to December 9.
McCarthy represented the state last weekend in the Australian Drivers Championship which took place at Globe Derby on Saturday night.
After nabbing a win in the opening heat, McCarthy finished fourth overall.
The young reinsman is fresh from experiencing his best season to date having dominated all the major driving premierships in NSW.
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