Damien Oliver | |
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Nickname | Ollie |
Occupation | Professional jockey |
Born | Perth, Western Australia | 22 June 1972
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse | Trish |
Children | 3 |
Honours | |
Australian Racing Hall of Fame | |
Significant horses | |
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.[1] In 2008, Oliver was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.[2] In August 2023 he announced that he would retire at the end of that year's spring carnival.[3]