The Legend
Melbourne (retired 2023)
Damien Oliver retired in 2023 as one of the greatest jockeys Australia has produced. Three Melbourne Cups, a Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and more than 120 Group 1 wins across a 35-year career place him among the all-time greats of world racing.
Oliver's career was defined by big-race brilliance and extraordinary resilience. He remains a revered figure in the sport and an enduring search term for racing fans looking up the great races of the past three decades.
Every mount booked for Damien Oliver appears in the rides list below as fields are declared, with race time, distance and venue. Fields refresh every 60 seconds, so late bookings and scratchings appear as soon as stewards announce them. For the full field, barriers and live odds for each race, open the meeting on our racing today page.
A leading jockey's booking moves markets — but the best price is rarely at one bookmaker all day. Compare the odds on each mount on our odds comparison, read the form with our form guide explainer, and see how today's selections fit the wider picture on the tips page.
Damien Oliver won the Melbourne Cup three times — among the most of any jockey in history — along with virtually every other major race in Australia.
Oliver retired from race riding at the end of the 2023 Melbourne spring carnival, closing a career of more than 35 years at the top of Australian racing.