I was at the Kalgoorlie racecourse the day that Ray Oliver died in that terrible fall in the Boulder Cup. I will never forget that day as it happened just past the grandstand as the horses left the straight.A number of horses fell while most of the rest of the field were so badly interfered with that they were virtually out of the race.
It is a tragedy when it happens, but how must Damiens mother feel to first have it happen to her husband at such a young age and then to one of her children. Also, how is she going to feel as she watches Damien ride. She will probably be sick with worry.