Stats don't lie. 129 Group 1 wins, Damien Oliver is the greatest jockey this nation has ever produced. He stands alone at the top of the tree. Three Melbourne Cups, four Cox plates, Golden Slippers, six VRC Derbies, seven VRC Oaks. But sadly for racing fans, it's almost over. This Spring Carnival is his last.
Fittingly, it'll end though, where it all started, in Western Australia at the Perth Summer Carnival. He is The G.O.A.T.
Join racing fanatic Neil Breen and Sydney’s youngest metro trainer Will Freedman from one of the most famous racing families in Australia as they team up for an incredible new podcast inside the racing industry.
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00:00 - Welcome the GOAT - Damien Oliver
02:30 - The Melbourne Cup
03:30 - Getting on the ‘right’ horse
05:10 - What it takes to win
06:30 - Winning the 1995 Melbourne Cup
09:30 - A jockey’s lifestyle
11:00 - Trainers and support
12:00 - Favourite horses
16:00 - Recent favourite horses
17:30 - Fiorente and the 2013 Melbourne Cup
18:30 - Greatest spray
20:00 - 2002 Melbourne Cup and the tribute to his brother Jason and dad Ray
22:00 - What next for Damien?
23:30 - Finishing in Western Australia
24:15 - Rapid fire questions