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Damien Oliver (born 22 June 1972) is an Australian retired thoroughbred racing jockey. Oliver comes from a racing family; his father Ray Oliver had a successful career until his death in a race fall during the 1975 Kalgoorlie Cup in Western Australia. In 2008, Oliver was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
Dec 16, 2023 · Jockey Damien Oliver has enjoyed a fairytale end to his 35-year career in the saddle, winning his farewell race in stunning fashion. The 51-year-old rode Munhamek to an extraordinary victory in the Damien Oliver Gold Rush at Ascot Racecourse in Perth on Saturday.
Oliver is one of a select few to have won the 'grand slam' of Australian racing being the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Golden Slipper. He won Melbourne Cups on Doriemus and Fiorente but the most famous was that on Media Puzzle for Irish legend Dermot Weld.
Aug 30, 2023 · Damien Oliver announced his retirement on Wednesday. Getty Images. Reflecting on the second of his three Melbourne Cup triumphs on Wednesday, after announcing this spring carnival would be his last in the saddle, the 51-year-old said he had no doubt Jason was riding with him that day.
Dec 16, 2023 · Australia's greatest-ever jockey Damien Oliver celebrated a fairytale finish by winning the final three races of his career at Ascot.
Aug 30, 2023 · Damien Oliver – the man in question – is as focussed, driven and determined to win as he was the day he arrived in Melbourne from Perth as a 16-year-old apprentice to join the then-emerging Freedman brothers training combination. His timing then, as it has been every race day since, was auspicious.
Dec 16, 2023 · Damien Oliver has completed a fairytale finish to his stellar racing career that he may never have imagined possible. The 51-year-old retiring legend produced one final miracle to win his final race in the sport in the Gold Rush, named in his honour, in his home town of Perth on Saturday night.
