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Damien Oliver (born 22 June 1972) is an Australian professional race 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.〔("Melbourne Cup: Damien Oliver writes latest dramatic chapter with third Cup win aboard Fiorente" ) by Andrew McGarry, ''ABC News'', 5 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.〕 ==Racing career== Oliver's riding career started in 1988 and he completed his apprenticeship with Lindsey Rudland and Lee Freedman. His first win as an apprentice was in March 1988 on Mr. Gudbud, at Bunbury, Western Australia and his first feature race win was the AJC Warwick Stakes. Unfortunately he suffered a series of injuries including a broken spine in 1996, sustained in a fall at Moonee Valley.〔("Damien Oliver: Champion Jockey" ), ''Pro Group Racing''. Retrieved 8 November 2013.〕 He returned to riding after that back injury and rode the Japanese horse Pop Rock in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, which finished second to stablemate Delta Blues.〔(Made in Japan: double win a fairytale finish )〕 In the 2007 Melbourne Cup, he placed second to Efficient on English horse Purple Moon. Oliver has won the Melbourne Cup three times, on Doriemus (1995) Media Puzzle (2002)〔(2002 Melbourne Cup result )〕 and Fiorente (2013),〔("Gai Waterhouse's Fiorente wins the 2013 Melbourne Cup" ) by Will Brodie, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 5 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.〕 the Caulfield Cup on Mannerism (1992), Paris Lane (1994), Doriemus (1995), and Sky Heights (1999), the Cox Plate on Dane Ripper (1997) and Northerly (2001) and the Blue Diamond Stakes (2004). He was also the regular rider of Lee Freedman's champion sprinter Schillaci (1991–95) and top filly Alinghi (2003–05). In the 2007 Golden Slipper, Damien completed the grand slam of Australian racing by winning the two-year-old race on the John Hawkes trained Forensics. On 22 September 2010, Oliver pulled out of rides at a Sandown meeting, while helping police with their inquiries into a criminal investigation. In 2011, ''The Cup'', a biopic starring Stephen Curry, was released. It covered Oliver's relationships with his family and the 2002 Melbourne Cup win on Media Puzzle. In 2013, Oliver won his third Melbourne Cup riding the favourite, Fiorente. This ride was also his 100th Group 1 win.〔 The victory was trainer Gai Waterhouse's first victory in the Melbourne Cup.〔 As of 17 August 2014, Oliver has ridden in 7070 races and been placed in 2970 races including 1199 wins. Total prize money for horses ridden by Oliver is over $118 million.〔("Damien Oliver" ), ''Racing and Sports,'' 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.〕 As of 27 July 2015, Oliver has ridden 760 rides in 2015 for 116 wins - averaging a winner every 6.6 rides.〔("Damien Oliver" ), Racenet〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Damien Oliver」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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