Trainer suspended after Oliver hearing

AUSTRALIAN trainer Steve Wolfe has been suspended for two years for improperly administering a drug to the horse that collapsed and killed the brother of Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Damien Oliver.

Trainer suspended after Oliver hearing
Fri, 06 Dec, 2002 - 00:00

Jason Oliver, 33, was riding the two-year-old colt Savage Cabbage in a barrier trial at Perth’s Belmont Park on October 28 when the horse broke its leg and collapsed on top of him.

Oliver died the following day from head injuries.

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