DAMIEN OLIVER
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Australia
The move from Perth to Melbourne in the late 1980s saw Damien Oliver quickly become one of the best riders in the land.
He kicked it off with Submariner for Bart Cummings in the Show Day Cup of 1990 and became the main hoop for the Freedman stable when it was winning multiple Melbourne Premierships.
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.
It came less than a week after his brother Jason died in a race fall in Western Australia. He is chasing George Moore's record for G1s in Australia.
Claiming the first of many Scobie Breasley Medals in 1996, Oliver was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame in 2008.
DAMIEN OLIVER's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 of 11 | 18 Mar 2023 | M V | AMENABLE | $3.0 | 3 OPEN G2 | 2040m | $750,000 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 2:06.44 |
| 5 of 15 | 18 Mar 2023 | M V | NUGGET | $16 | OPEN | 1600m | $5,000,000 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 1:34.47 |
| 1 of 9 | 17 Mar 2023 | SALE | SQUAD | $2.4 | 3U BM70 | 1000m | $40,000 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 0:57.19 |
| 4 of 6 | 17 Mar 2023 | SALE | GOLDEN AGE | $4.0 | 3U BM64 | 1400m | $40,000 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 1:24.56 |
| 5 of 6 | 17 Mar 2023 | SALE | BOOBOO BOOGIE | $2.9 | 3U MDN | 1200m | $40,000 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 1:10.90 |
| 3 of 8 | 16 Mar 2023 | PAKM | TITAN OF CHOICE | $4.0 | 3U CL1 | 1600m | $40,000 | PETER GELAGOTIS | 1:41.52 |
| 2 of 6 | 16 Mar 2023 | PAKM | PARIS AFFAIR | $4.5 | 3U MDN | 1400m | $40,000 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 1:26.50 |
| 11 of 11 | 15 Mar 2023 | SANH | ASPEN COLORADO | $4.0 | 3U BM70 | 1400m | $55,000 | LINDSEY SMITH | 1:24.36 |
| 2 of 8 | 15 Mar 2023 | SANH | VALSPAR | $11 | 3U MDN | 1300m | $55,000 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 1:18.47 |
| 3 of 10 | 05 Mar 2023 | M V | MAWALLOCK | $6.5 | 3UFM BM70 | 1200m | $60,000 | LINDSEY SMITH | 1:10.77 |
Trainer Statistics
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 4 | 16.0% | 5 | 36.0% | 25 | $188,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.72 |
| LINDSEY SMITH | 2 | 22.2% | 2 | 44.4% | 9 | $104,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.32 |
| BEN & JD HAYES | 1 | 20.0% | 2 | 60.0% | 5 | $110,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.20 |
| JAMES CUMMINGS | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 33.3% | 3 | $85,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.13 |
| PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $121,500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $6.00 |
| TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 5 | $23,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $112,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| GAVIN BEDGGOOD | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 75.0% | 4 | $28,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| NICK RYAN | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 66.7% | 3 | $14,375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $8,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| GREG EURELL | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $8,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| NIGEL BLACKISTON | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $3,950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CHRIS CALTHORPE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $1,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MICHAEL MORONEY | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $30,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MIKE CATTELL | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $9,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE FREEDMAN | 403 | 20.0% | 544 | 46.9% | 2020 | $31,861,177 | 35 | 24 | 29 | 44 | $0.97 |
| MICK PRICE | 158 | 21.9% | 179 | 46.7% | 722 | $12,782,582 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | $1.02 |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 138 | 16.4% | 237 | 44.7% | 839 | $14,383,719 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | $0.83 |
| JAMES CUMMINGS | 47 | 14.3% | 92 | 42.2% | 329 | $8,471,560 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | $0.65 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 45 | 13.4% | 72 | 34.8% | 336 | $5,555,910 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $0.74 |
| TONY VASIL | 44 | 18.6% | 64 | 45.6% | 237 | $3,500,257 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $0.89 |
| ROBERT SMERDON | 42 | 22.3% | 51 | 49.5% | 188 | $1,314,514 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $0.84 |
| D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 40 | 16.0% | 61 | 40.4% | 250 | $3,943,800 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | $0.73 |
| LEON & TROY CORSTENS | 38 | 15.8% | 76 | 47.3% | 241 | $1,849,615 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.87 |
| MICHAEL MORONEY | 38 | 16.1% | 58 | 40.7% | 236 | $5,615,861 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | $0.90 |
| PETER G MOODY | 36 | 20.2% | 51 | 48.9% | 178 | $3,946,177 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | $1.03 |
| LEON CORSTENS | 36 | 23.1% | 40 | 48.7% | 156 | $2,325,687 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1.17 |
| COLIN LITTLE | 36 | 24.2% | 32 | 45.6% | 149 | $3,246,016 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $1.22 |
| GREG EURELL | 34 | 21.4% | 54 | 55.3% | 159 | $2,604,509 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | $1.04 |
| DAVID A HAYES | 32 | 12.5% | 65 | 37.7% | 257 | $3,103,974 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $0.86 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40 | 10.7% | 111 | 40.3% | 375 | $5,799,610 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $0.67 |
| 2021/22 | 75 | 13.5% | 146 | 39.9% | 554 | $11,962,445 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | $0.69 |
| 2020/21 | 84 | 12.5% | 177 | 38.9% | 671 | $11,871,730 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | $0.70 |
| 2019/20 | 104 | 14.9% | 181 | 40.9% | 696 | $10,220,912 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | $0.77 |
| 2018/19 | 107 | 16.2% | 137 | 36.9% | 662 | $10,599,666 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | $0.92 |
| 2017/18 | 85 | 15.0% | 133 | 38.5% | 566 | $7,265,590 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | $0.84 |
| 2016/17 | 84 | 14.4% | 149 | 39.9% | 584 | $7,573,990 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | $0.82 |
| 2015/16 | 96 | 15.4% | 131 | 36.4% | 623 | $11,975,062 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | $0.77 |
| 2014/15 | 118 | 15.3% | 199 | 41.2% | 769 | $9,841,768 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | $0.78 |
| 2013/14 | 105 | 17.8% | 144 | 42.1% | 591 | $13,434,399 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | $0.95 |
| Overall | 3143 | 15.7% | 4874 | 24.4% | 19995 | $253,636,559 | 127 | 134 | 146 | 249 | $0.80 |
