Australia's favourite jockey hits incredible record

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One of Australia's favourite jockeys, Damien Oliver, etched different section successful the past books by winning his seventh VRC Oaks and 3rd successful a enactment erstwhile guiding Willowy ($3.70) location astatine Flemington connected Thursday.

Already the grounds holder for astir Group 1 races won arsenic a jockey successful Australia, the seasoned hoop added different to his tally to marque it 122, including 7 Oaks victories.

All up he's present won 126 Group 1s - including 4 successful New Zealand - and connected Thursday drew level with George Moore for that record.

Oliver won the Oakes connected Miami Bound successful 2019, and connected Personal past year, completing the stunning hat-trick with triumph today.

Oliver holds the grounds for astir Group 1 wins astatine the Melbourne Cup carnival, and the grounds for astir wins wide astatine the aforesaid carnival.

"It's beauteous astonishing to deliberation a small kid from Perth could beryllium up with those world-famous names similar [Roy] Higgins and George Moore, it's thing I'm beauteous arrogant of," Oliver said aft the triumph connected Willowy.

Oliver had to combat aboard Willowy successful the straight, but edged retired Douceur ($21) to deed the enactment successful front.

"I didn't cognize if I was going to get determination until the past bit," Oliver said.

"The 2nd equine looked similar it had it. But I truly asked her for a large effort precocious and she responded truly well."

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