What the jockeys said after the running of the Group One $6 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday. BRETT PREBBLE (Green Moon) 1st – “It’s a lifelong dream. I was very confident at the mile, then at the 1200 (metres) I thought the only thing that could get him [...]
Embattled jockey Damien Oliver has shown no signs of stress with a cool ride on Walk With Attitude to win the Listed Hybrid Plate at Flemington. The Darren Weir-trained filly is owned by Gerry Ryan for whom Oliver will ride Americain in the Melbourne Cup on a day filled with [...]
The Victorian government must act immediately to stop a betting scandal causing further damage to racing in the state, shadow racing minister Martin Pakula says. Mr Pakula accused the government of “prevarication bordering on negligence” by refusing to grant racing authorities the powers to suspend jockeys. His call came after [...]
Champion jockey Damien Oliver will be under a cloud when he rides joint Melbourne Cup favourite Americain. Media reports say Oliver has admitted to betting on a rival horse in a race in which he was riding, but Racing Victoria officials are remaining tightlipped. An investigation was launched last month [...]
Gerry Ryan, owner of Melbourne Cup favourite Americain, says he has not asked any questions of Damien Oliver regarding the betting scandal surrounding the jockey. Ryan called Oliver up to ride Americain in Tuesday’s Cup after sacking Frenchman Gerald Mosse following the horse’s fourth in the Caulfield Cup. He says [...]
Racing Victoria officials are remaining tightlipped about allegations champion jockey Damien Oliver has admitted to betting on a rival horse in a race in which he was riding. An investigation was launched last month when the allegations surfaced and Fairfax Media reported Oliver had admitted to the panel investigating whether [...]
Jockey Damien Oliver has reportedly admitted betting on a rival horse two years ago and expects to be slugged with a lengthy ban from the sport. Oliver, who will ride joint favourite Americain in the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, has told friends he is facing a suspension of up to [...]
Some facts about the Group One $1 million VRC Oaks (2500m) to be run at Flemington on Thursday:- * The Classic for three-year-old fillies was first run in 1861, the same year as the inaugural Melbourne Cup, and won by Palestine. * It was run over 12 furlongs (2400m) until [...]
2010 Melbourne Cup winner who is a favourite amongst Australian racing fans. He’s only finished outside the top four once in Australia, and that was over the unsuitable distance of 2000m in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick in April. He’s definitely had one of the more unconventional preparations for [...]
What the jockeys said after the running of the Group One $1.5 million Victoria Derby at Flemington on Saturday. DAMIEN OLIVER (Fiveandahalfstar) 1st – “Once he strolled up into the gap inside Super Cool, he relaxed really well. We got a good breather from the mile to the half-mile. He’s [...]
