Summary
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
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Cast
Stephen Curry
Damien Oliver
Brendan Gleeson
Dermot Weld
Tom Burlinson
Dave Phillips
Jodi Gordon
Trish Oliver
Daniel MacPherson
Jason Oliver
Martin Sacks
Neil Pinner
Alice Parkinson
Jenny
Shaun Micallef
Lee Freedman
Kate Bell
Claire
Rodger Corser
Jason McCartney
Jared Daperis
Frankie Dettori
Bill Hunter
Bart Cummings
Harli Ames
Saeed Bin Suroor
Nick Simpson-Deeks
Pat Smullen
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Michael Smurfit
Raj Sidhu
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Andrew Curry
Ray Oliver
Claire Chitham
Angela
Rhys McConnochie
George Hanlon
Reg Gorman
Vern
Mick Lo Monaco
Kerrin McEvoy
Alan Hopgood
Grandfather at Football
Andrew Bongiorno
Corey Brown
Tony Rickards
Chief Steward
Tory West
Perth Nurse
Flynn Curry
Grandson at Football
Ian Rooney
Jim Sheridan
Lachlan MacDonald
John Oxx
Brenda Addie
Lady Clague
Laurence Brewer
Irish Journalist
Lawrence Mooney
Belmont Starter
Eddie McGuire
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