Damien Oliver riding Nordic Empire at Flemington. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images) Source: Vince Caligiuri / Getty Images
DAMIEN Oliver will notch his 100th Group 1 win if he can ride both Linton and Dandino to victory at Hong Kong's international meeting on Sunday.
Oliver, 41, will ride Linton in the $2 million International Mile and Dandino in the $2 million Vase at Sha Tin.
Oliver, who reached 98 Group 1s when he won the Melbourne Cup on Fiorente, won't be heading into unchartered waters in Hong Kong. He won the 2000 and 2001 International Sprint on Falvelon, as well as the 1994 International Cup on State Taj.
He also spent a season there.
"I was based there in the late 1990s and won quite a few races, and obviously I've had success in some of their majors on Falvelon and State Taj," Oliver said.
Oliver, who leads the Victorian premiership with 19 winners this season, will fly out on Saturday night.
He is happy with both his Hong Kong rides, particularly Dandino, who ran fifth in the Melbourne Cup when given a task from the rear by international jockey Ryan Moore.
Dunaden (2011) and Red Cadeaux last year have won the Hong Kong Vase after competing in the Melbourne Cup.
Oliver took heart from Dunaden's fifth in the Japan Cup a fortnight ago after the French horse ran 11th in the Melbourne Cup.
"The form from the Melbourne Cup is looking good with Dunaden running so well in the Japan Cup,'' Oliver said.
"I think it just proves that the Melbourne Cup has got stronger and it's a good form guide.
"I haven't had a good look at the field yet, but just on his form, he (Dandino) would have to be a great chance.
"I have ridden him only in trackwork but he has done well and is a nice horse."
Oliver's Cup win on Fiorente played a part in getting the ride on Dandino, after a phone call to trainer Marco Botti.
"He was impressed with my ride in the Melbourne Cup and he was keen to have me ride the horse,'' Oliver said.
Other Melbourne Cup runners in the Vase are the three that finished just behind Fiorente - Red Cadeaux, Mount Athos and Simenon - and Dunaden.
Craig Williams will fly in from Japan to ride Mount Athos for trainer Luca Cumani.
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