Oliver denies betting allegations

Australian jockey Damien Oliver has described allegations that he backed a rival horse in a race in which he was riding as “hurtful”.

The 40-year-old, who is best known in Britain for riding Dermot Weld’s 2002 Melbourne Cup winner Media Puzzle, has been accused of using a third party to put AUS 10,000 on Miss Octopussy in a race at Moonee Valley in October 2010.