Top Australian Jockey Oliver Gets 10-Month Ban for Bet on Rival
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Australian jockey Damien Oliver was barred from racing for 10 months after he pleaded guilty to two charges involving a bet he made on a rival horse that won a race in which he was riding.
Oliver, 40, a two-time Melbourne Cup-winning rider, was disqualified for eight months and suspended a further two months after placing the A$10,000 ($10,400) bet via a third party and using a mobile phone in the jockeys’ room prior to the Oct. 1, 2010, race at Moonee Valley in Melbourne, Racing Victoria said after a hearing today.