Damien Oliver
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Damien Oliver is a leading jockey in Australia.
Oliver comes from a racing family; his father Ray Oliver rode with success until meeting his death in a race fall at Kalgoorlie Western Australia. The younger of two sons, Damien has reached greater heights than his brother Jason Oliver who was killed in a fall at Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia when a young horse he was riding broke both front legs and fell during a race trial. The horse was found to have been administered phenylbutazone prior to the trial and this was thought to be a contributing factor in the accident.
He returned to riding in 2006 after a fall caused him serious back injuries.
Damian Oliver has rode the japanese horse Pop Rock in the 2006 Melbourne Cup which finished second behind stable-mate, Delta Blues.