Damien Oliver
Damien Oliver after winning the 2014 Darley Australian Cup | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Ollie |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 22 June 1972 Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation | Professional jockey |
Spouse | Trish |
| Children | 3 |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame | |
| Significant horses | |
| Updated on 7 November 2013 | |
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. In August 2023 he announced that he would retire at the end of that year's spring carnival.