Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Damien Oliver

Damien Oliver

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Damien Oliver is a jockey with 1890 career rides 213 winners. He rides at a 11.3% strike rate. He has placed 616 times. He has earned £51.6M in prize money. His strongest track is Moonee Valley (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

11.3%

Total Wins

213

Total Runs

1,890

Places

616

Place %

32.6%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

19 seasons
200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202306121824358.559999999999999
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2023-12-16Ascot (AUS)Damien Oliver Gold Rush (By TABTouch) (3yo+) (Turf)Munhamek (GB)1167ffGood
2023-12-09Ascot (AUS)Drummond Golf - Northerly Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Zoumon (AUS)9169ffGood
2023-12-02Ascot (AUS)Crown Perth - Winterbottom Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Triple Missile (AUS)10166ffGood
2023-11-18Caulfield (AUS)Manhari Metals Thoroughbred Club Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Hearcomesthestar (AUS)5126ffGood
2023-11-18Caulfield (AUS)Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (3yo) (Turf)Arkansaw Kid (AUS)3107ffGood
2023-11-18Caulfield (AUS)Schweppes Thousand Guineas (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Vibrant Sun (AUS)10138ffGood
2023-11-18Caulfield (AUS)Neds Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Vilana (AUS)8167ffGood
2023-11-18Caulfield (AUS)Neds How Now Stakes (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Queen Of The Ball (AUS)586ffGood
2023-11-11Flemington (AUS)TAB Matriarch Stakes (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Amokura (AUS)31310ffGood
2023-11-11Flemington (AUS)Darley Champions Sprint (3yo+) (Turf)Lofty Strike (AUS)10116ffGood
2023-11-11Flemington (AUS)Kennedy Champions Mile (3yo+) (Turf)The Inevitable (AUS)578ffGood
2023-11-11Flemington (AUS)TAB Champions Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Duais (AUS)21110ffGood
2023-11-09Flemington (AUS)Bachelors Red Roses Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Hearcomesthestar (AUS)6165.5ffGood
2023-11-09Flemington (AUS)Kennedy Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Basilinna (NZ)31212.5ffGood
2023-11-07Flemington (AUS)Lexus Melbourne Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Alenquer (FR)212316ffGood
2023-11-04Flemington (AUS)Network 10 Carbine Club Stakes (3yo) (Turf)Just In Time (AUS)598ffGood
2023-11-04Flemington (AUS)Lexus Archer Stakes Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Kalapour (IRE)1712.5ffGood
2023-11-04Flemington (AUS)Furphy Sprint (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Queen Of The Ball (AUS)1115.5ffGood
2023-11-04Flemington (AUS)TAB Wakeful Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Aethelflaed (AUS)41310ffGood
2023-11-04Flemington (AUS)Coolmore Stud Stakes (3yo) (Turf)Moravia (AUS)14166ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Caulfield (AUS)11%13%6%7%17%8%
Flemington (AUS)11%15%10%15%9%18%
Moonee Valley (AUS)5%9%0%11%3%10%
Randwick (AUS)17%8%13%18%22%6%
Rosehill (AUS)0%10%13%—0%14%
Morphettville (AUS)0%17%20%9%20%5%
Eagle Farm (AUS)—13%7%0%—20%
Sandown (AUS)0%17%8%0%14%0%

Going Performance

Based on 1890 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
136W / 1294R11%
Good To Soft
50W / 350R14%
Soft
19W / 165R12%
Heavy
7W / 64R11%
Good To Firm
1W / 12R8%
Yielding
0W / 1R0%
Slow
0W / 1R0%
Good To Yielding
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1890 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
106W / 979R11%
Mile
80W / 698R11%
Middle
27W / 212R13%
Staying
0W / 1R0%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Moonee Valley
1W / 3R33%
#2Doomben (AUS)
5W / 37R14%
#3Flemington (AUS)
64W / 484R13%
#4Randwick (AUS)
21W / 161R13%
#5Morphettville (AUS)
12W / 94R13%
#6Ascot (AUS)
5W / 43R12%
#7Caulfield (AUS)
57W / 535R11%
#8Eagle Farm (AUS)
6W / 54R11%
#9Moonee Valley (AUS)
18W / 215R8%
#10Rosehill (AUS)
10W / 121R8%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C60255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec08162432

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1Mick Price
29W / 155R19%
#2Danny O'Brien
13W / 139R9%
#3James Cummings
12W / 101R12%
#4Gai Waterhouse
8W / 43R19%
#5Mark Kavanagh
7W / 27R26%
#6Michael Moroney
7W / 65R11%
#7Ciaron Maher
6W / 23R26%
#8Kris Lees
6W / 36R17%
#9Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
5W / 18R28%
#10Anthony Cummings
5W / 56R9%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1Godolphin
16W / 112R14%
#2Shadwell Stud Australasia Ltd
5W / 26R19%
#3Blueblood Thoroughbreds Synd Mrs L Lewis Et Al
4W / 10R40%
#4C L Maher Mrs Janice Mckenna Et Al
4W / 11R36%
#5Peters Investments Pty Ltd
4W / 20R20%
#6R C Legh Racing Pty Ltd Wright Racing Syndicate Et Al
3W / 5R60%
#7A T Roberts Mcclure Ferguson Oman Et Al
3W / 5R60%
#8R G Hore Lacy W C Van Rooy Et Al
3W / 6R50%
#9R P Legh A D Calabro Et Al
3W / 6R50%
#10A Ottobre Mrs L Ottobre M Ottobre
3W / 9R33%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1887

Wins

213

Win Rate

11%

None

Runs

2

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

AW

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

1890

Wins

213

Win %

11%

Place %

33%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Emirates Melbourne Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Fiorente (IRE) · Flemington (AUS) · 5 Nov 2013

£2.4M
#2

Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Lucia Valentina (NZ) · Randwick (AUS) · 9 Apr 2016

£1.2M
#3

The BMW (3yo+) (Turf)

Cedarberg (AUS) · Rosehill (AUS) · 2 Apr 2011

£820.9k
#4

AAMI Golden Slipper Stakes

Forensics (AUS) · Rosehill (AUS) · 31 Mar 2007

£816.9k
#5

Neds Caulfield Guineas (3yo) (Turf)

Anamoe (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 9 Oct 2021

£678.9k
#6

Kennedy Cantala Handicap) (2yo+) (Turf)

Superstorm (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 30 Oct 2021

£675.3k
#7

AAMI Victoria Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Warning (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 2 Nov 2019

£668.5k
#8

AAMI Victoria Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Fiveandahalfstar (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 3 Nov 2012

£598.7k
#9

AAMI Stradbroke Handicap) (2yo+) (Turf)

River Lad (AUS) · Eagle Farm (AUS) · 7 Jun 2014

£548.4k
#10

The BMW

Blutigeroo (AUS) · Rosehill (AUS) · 31 Mar 2007

£504.6k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

7.0/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
41
2/1–4/1
58
4/1–8/1
64
8/1–16/1
33
16/1+
12

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
49W / 499R10%
Mid
88W / 685R13%
High
72W / 693R10%