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Despite All Odds, Damien Oliver Bounces Back
Damien Oliver is probably the best-known current Australian jockey. His is a story of talent and success, but also of heartbreak, tragedy and recovery. Its the stuff Hollywood films are made of, and its not entirely surprising that a movie based on Damien Olivers career is currently in production. “The Cup” is scheduled for release in 2009, and will feature Stephen Curry as Damien Oliver.
Damien Oliver was born in Perth in 1972 into a racing family. His father Ray Oliver was also a jockey until tragically killed in a race fall in Kalgoorlie, WA.
Damiens career started as an apprentice to Lindsey Rudland in Perth, and his first winner was Mr Gudbud in 1988 at Bunbury, WA. In total, Oliver rode 66 winners in WA and was the leading apprentice for the 1988/89 season. He then moved to Melbourne, to complete his apprenticeship with the trainer Lee Freedman. Under Freedman, Oliver did complete his apprenticeship with a total of 478 winning rides.
Olivers first Group 1 win was on Submariner in 1990, for Bart Cummings in the Show Day Cup. By the end of his apprenticeship he had 18 Group 1 wins, including the Caulfield Cup (on Mannerism). He also won the Victorian Jockeys Premiership twice as an apprentice.
Over the next decade, Oilvers career went from strength to strength. Highlights included winning the Caulfield Cup again in 1994, 1995, and 1999 as well as the Cox Plate in 1997 and 2001. In 1995, he won the Melbourne Cup on Doriemus. During this decade Damien was at the height of his profession, and he won the Victoria Jockeys Premierships five more times. Then tragedy struck.
Days before Oliver was due to ride Media Puzzle in 2002s Melbourne Cup, his older brother Jason, also a jockey, was killed in a fall during track work. Damien is on record as having said “Melbourne Cups dont mean anything to me any more Id give it back to get my brother back”. Damien then went on to win the Melbourne Cup for the second time, and flew home to Perth the following day to attend his brothers funeral. The 2002 Melbourne Cup went down in history as the most emotional Cup ever.
Oliver continued his career as a highly successful jockey, but then tragedy struck again. In 2005, during a race at Moonee Valley, he fell and was left with two fractured vertebrae, which kept him out of racing for a year. He was extremely lucky not to have damaged his spinal cord, which could have confined him to a wheelchair for life. Many jockeys with Olivers injuries would have taken the opportunity to retire. Instead he worked through a year of painful rehabilitation, and returned to the track in 2006 to come second in the Melbourne Cup that year.
In 2008, Damiens mount Mad Rush was favourite to win the Melbourne Cup, but was a little unlucky on the day and came in eighth. One gets the impression that Damien Oliver hasnt yet finished with the Melbourne Cup and will be back for another crack in 2009.
Damien Olivers story is not just that of a great jockey, its also that of huge determination and dedication to his sport. Thats why, against all odds, Damien Oliver always bounces back.
Roulette Software Systems Reviewed
These days it seems like there are a lot of Roulette Software systems popping up all over the Internet. On their websites, they all claim to be winners, and even show video proof. I have taken the time to review three of these systems and will conclude with which software is the best one. I tested each software with a starting bankroll of $200.
The first system I looked at was the Roulette Killer software. The videos on the website seemed convincing enough, so I gave it a shot. When I purchased the software, there were no instructions that came with it, so it was a little confusing at first. I then went ahead and started using the software, and when it told me to bet, I had no idea how much to put on the roulette table! Keep in mind this software is a multi-betting system. I then decided to play with one dollar chips, and for the life of me I couldn’t make any money! In the end, I wound up losing my entire bankroll with this software.
The next system I tried was some new system called Roulette Raper (Terrible name by the way). I was really excited to try this because of all the other reviews out there that say it is good. I went over to the website, and there were so many pop-ups on it, it actually annoyed the crap out of me. I went ahead and bought it anyways. Another multi-betting system, but it tells you what to bet. The author claims that this system will make you money faster than the next system I’m going to tell you about, but it did the exact opposite. For a while I kept breaking even, but eventually lost my bankroll AGAIN!!
Finally, the last system I looked at was a program called Roulette Sniper. This system has obviously been around for a long time because it is all over the internet. At first glance, when I went to the Roulette Sniper website, I noticed a huge familiarity between it and the Raper product. Looking at the youtube video dates, it seems like the Raper product totally ripped off the Roulette Sniper website! Right away I had a good feeling about this because if someone is going to copy someone else?s product, then the original product must be good!
So I went ahead and purchased the Roulette Sniper roulette software. I noticed that the website owner set up a frequently asked questions area and provided a lot of product support. I then ran the program and it had SO many features, that I didn’t really know what to do. I ran the program on it’s default conservative settings, and did what it told me. I cleaned up. Every single bet it told me to do was correct, and I tripled my bankroll in 2 hours. That means I made almost $400.
I was quite happy, but I wasn’t ready to call it successful just yet. I then tested it over the next two weeks, limiting my play time to 2 hours per day. I kept winning. Every day. I was so happy with this product, I wrote the website owner and thanked him.
So to conclude, I highly recommend Roulette Sniper over the other two, because it actually wins. The author knew exactly what he was doing when he made it, and that is why I wrote this review. To get the Roulette Sniper Software, visit this website: www.roulettesniper.com