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Damien Oliver .....what a disgrace
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Damien Oliver has allegedly admitted to betting on another horse in a race he was riding 2years ago.The admission apparently will result in him retiring and therefore not given the expected severe sanctions
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Sure he is the chap in the movie The Cup that I was looking forward to watching?
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Guys All Hear Say Nothing Confirmed Yet
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He got his right whack -- He got put off Green Moon the Cup winner by the owners when this scandal broke.
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from The Age Melbourne today
Why is he still in the saddle?
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November 6, 2012
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AUSTRALIA'S top jockey Damien Oliver - who will ride equal favourite Americain in today's Melbourne Cup - has admitted to racing authorities that he bet on a rival horse in a 2010 race and expects to be charged soon.
Oliver has told his supporters he expects to be suspended for between nine to 12 months - but that he is also considering retiring in a move that could see him avoid a public hearing or a penalty from Racing Victoria.
Under pressure ... Jockey Damien Oliver at Flemington this morning.
Under pressure ... Jockey Damien Oliver at Flemington this morning. Photo: Justin McManus
In revelations that will rock the spring carnival, sources close to Oliver confirmed to Fairfax Media that the jockey last month had admitted to breaching the rules of racing by betting $10,000 on a rival horse, Miss Octopussy, at Moonee Valley two years ago. Jockeys are forbidden from betting on any horse, while betting on a horse in the same race is one of the gravest breaches of racing laws.
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The admission by Oliver raises serious questions about why he has been allowed to continue riding, and why he hasn't been charged by stewards, after Fairfax first revealed details of the betting scandal just over three weeks ago.
Since then, Oliver has spoken to racing officials and admitted placing the bet. Publicly, Oliver has refused to deny placing the bet.
Damien Oliver on Fiveandahalfstar , trained by Anthony Cummings.
Star jockey Damien Oliver expects to be charged soon. Photo: Pat Scala
Oliver stands to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars if he rides successfully today, following his ride on Saturday's Victoria Derby winner, Fiveandahalfstar, which earned him $45,000.
Fairfax can also reveal that Oliver's improper betting has been known to police since at least the middle of the year.
Several senior racing sources described the fact that Oliver continues to ride as a disgrace that highlighted the ongoing failure of authorities - and the Baillieu government - to effectively deal with serious breaches of integrity that continue to blight the industry.
Three jockeys riding in the Melbourne Cup - Oliver, Jimmy Cassidy and a third jockey who Fairfax is not naming for legal reasons - are all the subject of serious corruption allegations being investigated by authorities.
When asked yesterday about the latest Oliver developments, Racing Minister Denis Napthine refused to comment or say whether he would ask for a briefing on the matter from Racing Victoria. ''I don't comment on ongoing investigations,'' he said. Opposition racing spokesman Martin Pakula described Dr Napthine's handling of the growing cloud over racing as shameful.
''The need for Racing Victoria to be given the powers it is asking for is a no-brainer. It is nonsensical for the minister to keep sitting on his hands instead of giving them the powers they have repeatedly called for.''
Racing Victoria chief executive Rob Hines declined to respond to specific questions about the Oliver affair, other than to say the inquiry into the jockey's betting ''is expected to be finalised in the next week or so''. But he issued a strong call for the government to give his agency the power to immediately stand down jockeys suspected of corruption.
''Racing Victoria would welcome a wider stand-down power for the stewards or police that could be used when there is information to support the need to avert a serious risk to the integrity of racing," Mr Hines said.
Sources in the Oliver camp said that about a fortnight ago his legal representatives had spoken to racing officials about betting on Miss Octopussy in the Moonee Valley race.
Privately, Oliver has also raised concerns that racing authorities believe he may have placed other bets. It is understood that at least one betting account linked to a person close to Oliver has been examined by investigators.
In the case of Cassidy, New South Wales chief steward Ray Murrihy announced late last month that he was examining fresh revelations in Fairfax newspapers that a Melbourne underworld figure had confessed to police in 2006 that he had paid $25,000 to the jockey on behalf of jailed gangland boss Tony Mokbel in return for tips. Jockeys are banned from giving tips about their horses in return for money.
The third Melbourne Cup jockey under investigation is suspected of also giving tips to punters.
Yesterday, Fairfax Media asked the state's independent racing watchdog, Sal Perna, about the latest developments and whether he was concerned about how they had been handled by authorities. Mr Perna said the issues were ''matters for RVL and/or Victoria Police and not for my office at this time''.
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Why is he still in the saddle?
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AUSTRALIA'S top jockey Damien Oliver - who will ride equal favourite Americain in today's Melbourne Cup - has admitted to racing authorities that he bet on a rival horse in a 2010 race and expects to be charged soon.
Oliver has told his supporters he expects to be suspended for between nine to 12 months - but that he is also considering retiring in a move that could see him avoid a public hearing or a penalty from Racing Victoria.
Under pressure ... Jockey Damien Oliver at Flemington this morning.
Under pressure ... Jockey Damien Oliver at Flemington this morning. Photo: Justin McManus
In revelations that will rock the spring carnival, sources close to Oliver confirmed to Fairfax Media that the jockey last month had admitted to breaching the rules of racing by betting $10,000 on a rival horse, Miss Octopussy, at Moonee Valley two years ago. Jockeys are forbidden from betting on any horse, while betting on a horse in the same race is one of the gravest breaches of racing laws.
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The admission by Oliver raises serious questions about why he has been allowed to continue riding, and why he hasn't been charged by stewards, after Fairfax first revealed details of the betting scandal just over three weeks ago.
Since then, Oliver has spoken to racing officials and admitted placing the bet. Publicly, Oliver has refused to deny placing the bet.
Damien Oliver on Fiveandahalfstar , trained by Anthony Cummings.
Star jockey Damien Oliver expects to be charged soon. Photo: Pat Scala
Oliver stands to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars if he rides successfully today, following his ride on Saturday's Victoria Derby winner, Fiveandahalfstar, which earned him $45,000.
Fairfax can also reveal that Oliver's improper betting has been known to police since at least the middle of the year.
Several senior racing sources described the fact that Oliver continues to ride as a disgrace that highlighted the ongoing failure of authorities - and the Baillieu government - to effectively deal with serious breaches of integrity that continue to blight the industry.
Three jockeys riding in the Melbourne Cup - Oliver, Jimmy Cassidy and a third jockey who Fairfax is not naming for legal reasons - are all the subject of serious corruption allegations being investigated by authorities.
When asked yesterday about the latest Oliver developments, Racing Minister Denis Napthine refused to comment or say whether he would ask for a briefing on the matter from Racing Victoria. ''I don't comment on ongoing investigations,'' he said. Opposition racing spokesman Martin Pakula described Dr Napthine's handling of the growing cloud over racing as shameful.
''The need for Racing Victoria to be given the powers it is asking for is a no-brainer. It is nonsensical for the minister to keep sitting on his hands instead of giving them the powers they have repeatedly called for.''
Racing Victoria chief executive Rob Hines declined to respond to specific questions about the Oliver affair, other than to say the inquiry into the jockey's betting ''is expected to be finalised in the next week or so''. But he issued a strong call for the government to give his agency the power to immediately stand down jockeys suspected of corruption.
''Racing Victoria would welcome a wider stand-down power for the stewards or police that could be used when there is information to support the need to avert a serious risk to the integrity of racing," Mr Hines said.
Sources in the Oliver camp said that about a fortnight ago his legal representatives had spoken to racing officials about betting on Miss Octopussy in the Moonee Valley race.
Privately, Oliver has also raised concerns that racing authorities believe he may have placed other bets. It is understood that at least one betting account linked to a person close to Oliver has been examined by investigators.
In the case of Cassidy, New South Wales chief steward Ray Murrihy announced late last month that he was examining fresh revelations in Fairfax newspapers that a Melbourne underworld figure had confessed to police in 2006 that he had paid $25,000 to the jockey on behalf of jailed gangland boss Tony Mokbel in return for tips. Jockeys are banned from giving tips about their horses in return for money.
The third Melbourne Cup jockey under investigation is suspected of also giving tips to punters.
Yesterday, Fairfax Media asked the state's independent racing watchdog, Sal Perna, about the latest developments and whether he was concerned about how they had been handled by authorities. Mr Perna said the issues were ''matters for RVL and/or Victoria Police and not for my office at this time''.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/why-...t.html#ixzz2BPt6VMFb
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Jockeys accused of misconduct should not be riding today
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LEADING jockeys Damien Oliver and Jimmy Cassidy are riding today in the Melbourne Cup despite authorities having information that shows they have engaged in misconduct for which they should be suspended or disqualified.
Oliver bet on a rival horse in a 2010 race and Cassidy took cash slings from crime boss Tony Mokbel in the early 2000s. If only it stopped there. Another top jockey riding throughout the carnival, Mark Zahra, is believed by police to have taken a $3000 bribe offered by another jockey, Danny Nikolic, to help fix a race in 2011.
Nikolic would most likely also be still in the saddle if he had not threatened chief steward Terry Bailey in September, for which he was disqualified for two years.
Damien Oliver, left, and Jimmy Cassidy.
Damien Oliver, left, and Jimmy Cassidy.
This is troubling because the most serious allegations involving Nikolic - that he fixed a race, a claim that had been known to police since April 2011 - did not lead to his disqualification.
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In fact, after Four Corners and Fairfax first aired the race-fixing allegations in August, Nikolic continued riding.
A third rider in the Melbourne Cup is also the subject of an ongoing inquiry into serious misconduct. But his spring carnival, too, remains uninterrupted.
This unmitigated mess, one needs to understand, has been a long time in the making and is the product of the failure of Labor and Coalition racing ministers to clean up the sport.
Racing Minister Denis Napthine - who, while in opposition, spoke so loudly and so often about the need for major inquiries and reforms to deal with corruption in racing - has decided that his best course of action is to refuse to comment, to stall the implementation of obvious reforms, or to handball sensitive matters to others, including the Racing Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna.
Perna's forthcoming report on race fixing is likely to call for what racing officials - going back to former chief steward Des Gleeson in 2008 - have been demanding for years. Racing Victoria needs more power to deal quickly and effectively with those suspected of corruption and the Victoria Police must also be given the powers and resources to help stewards do this.
As the Racing Minister, Napthine has endured a major, and still unresolved, race-fixing inquiry involving Nikolic and Zahra, the Oliver betting scandal and the Cassidy-Mokbel sling affair. Who knows what is yet to come to light?
And yet those suspected of corruption (other than Nikolic) can keep on keeping on during Australia's premier racing event as if nothing has happened. What a disgrace.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/victoria/jockeys-accus...e.html#ixzz2BPtYy41c
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LEADING jockeys Damien Oliver and Jimmy Cassidy are riding today in the Melbourne Cup despite authorities having information that shows they have engaged in misconduct for which they should be suspended or disqualified.
Oliver bet on a rival horse in a 2010 race and Cassidy took cash slings from crime boss Tony Mokbel in the early 2000s. If only it stopped there. Another top jockey riding throughout the carnival, Mark Zahra, is believed by police to have taken a $3000 bribe offered by another jockey, Danny Nikolic, to help fix a race in 2011.
Nikolic would most likely also be still in the saddle if he had not threatened chief steward Terry Bailey in September, for which he was disqualified for two years.
Damien Oliver, left, and Jimmy Cassidy.
Damien Oliver, left, and Jimmy Cassidy.
This is troubling because the most serious allegations involving Nikolic - that he fixed a race, a claim that had been known to police since April 2011 - did not lead to his disqualification.
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In fact, after Four Corners and Fairfax first aired the race-fixing allegations in August, Nikolic continued riding.
A third rider in the Melbourne Cup is also the subject of an ongoing inquiry into serious misconduct. But his spring carnival, too, remains uninterrupted.
This unmitigated mess, one needs to understand, has been a long time in the making and is the product of the failure of Labor and Coalition racing ministers to clean up the sport.
Racing Minister Denis Napthine - who, while in opposition, spoke so loudly and so often about the need for major inquiries and reforms to deal with corruption in racing - has decided that his best course of action is to refuse to comment, to stall the implementation of obvious reforms, or to handball sensitive matters to others, including the Racing Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna.
Perna's forthcoming report on race fixing is likely to call for what racing officials - going back to former chief steward Des Gleeson in 2008 - have been demanding for years. Racing Victoria needs more power to deal quickly and effectively with those suspected of corruption and the Victoria Police must also be given the powers and resources to help stewards do this.
As the Racing Minister, Napthine has endured a major, and still unresolved, race-fixing inquiry involving Nikolic and Zahra, the Oliver betting scandal and the Cassidy-Mokbel sling affair. Who knows what is yet to come to light?
And yet those suspected of corruption (other than Nikolic) can keep on keeping on during Australia's premier racing event as if nothing has happened. What a disgrace.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/victoria/jockeys-accus...e.html#ixzz2BPtYy41c
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kosbar Wrote:
> He got his right whack -- He got put off Green
> Moon the Cup winner by the owners when this
> scandal broke.
so he bet 10 000 dollars on a horse he wasnt riding and because of his greed he lost the ride on green moon to brett preble who goes on to win the melbourne cup this morning.he must be gutted at how things turned out.lol.who knows maybe he punted green moon to win the cup.
> He got his right whack -- He got put off Green
> Moon the Cup winner by the owners when this
> scandal broke.
so he bet 10 000 dollars on a horse he wasnt riding and because of his greed he lost the ride on green moon to brett preble who goes on to win the melbourne cup this morning.he must be gutted at how things turned out.lol.who knows maybe he punted green moon to win the cup.
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Just as well our Jockeys are perfect.
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Well did he win the bet he took?
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From the racing post
Australia: Racing Victoria stewards issued two charges against Damien Oliver on Tuesday after the top jockey, who has been stood down pending an inquiry next week, admitted to betting on a rival horse.
The admission and charges come three weeks after it emerged Oliver was under investigation for placing a A$10,000 (£6,500) bet on rival horse Miss Octopussy at Moonee Valley on October 1, 2010 - a race in which he finished sixth on second-favourite Europa Point.
The rider is also charged with having in his possession, and using, a mobile phone in the jockeys' room prior to the race.
Oliver, who finished 11th in this year's Emirates Melbourne Cup on 2011 winner Americain, is one of the highest-profile jockeys in Australia and has won seven Melbourne jockeys' premierships, two Melbourne Cups, four Caulfield Cups, two Cox Plates and a Golden Slipper.
Racing Victoria also revealed Oliver is not alone in being investigated. Chief executive Rob Hines told AAP Racing: "There are a number of ongoing investigations. Some of those may lead to inquiries and charges."
Hines also dismissed suggestions the organisation was not doing enough to safeguard the sport's integrity and said it had been legally impossible to act before Monday's admission by Oliver.
"It has been alleged in various news reports that Damien Oliver had confessed to the illegal bet on Miss Octopussy some weeks ago," Hines said.
"Following a number of interviews . . . a signed statement was received yesterday from Mr Oliver which contained an admission which enabled the stewards to lay the charges and stand down Mr Oliver pending the inquiry."
The hearing will be held at the horseracing body's headquarters in Flemington at 10am (11pm GMT on Monday) on Tuesday, November 20.
Australia: Racing Victoria stewards issued two charges against Damien Oliver on Tuesday after the top jockey, who has been stood down pending an inquiry next week, admitted to betting on a rival horse.
The admission and charges come three weeks after it emerged Oliver was under investigation for placing a A$10,000 (£6,500) bet on rival horse Miss Octopussy at Moonee Valley on October 1, 2010 - a race in which he finished sixth on second-favourite Europa Point.
The rider is also charged with having in his possession, and using, a mobile phone in the jockeys' room prior to the race.
Oliver, who finished 11th in this year's Emirates Melbourne Cup on 2011 winner Americain, is one of the highest-profile jockeys in Australia and has won seven Melbourne jockeys' premierships, two Melbourne Cups, four Caulfield Cups, two Cox Plates and a Golden Slipper.
Racing Victoria also revealed Oliver is not alone in being investigated. Chief executive Rob Hines told AAP Racing: "There are a number of ongoing investigations. Some of those may lead to inquiries and charges."
Hines also dismissed suggestions the organisation was not doing enough to safeguard the sport's integrity and said it had been legally impossible to act before Monday's admission by Oliver.
"It has been alleged in various news reports that Damien Oliver had confessed to the illegal bet on Miss Octopussy some weeks ago," Hines said.
"Following a number of interviews . . . a signed statement was received yesterday from Mr Oliver which contained an admission which enabled the stewards to lay the charges and stand down Mr Oliver pending the inquiry."
The hearing will be held at the horseracing body's headquarters in Flemington at 10am (11pm GMT on Monday) on Tuesday, November 20.
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> Well did he win the bet he took?
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Waiting for the answer as well
> Well did he win the bet he took?

Waiting for the answer as well

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