Guillaume Canet as Pierre Durand

Marina Hands as Nadia Durand, wife of Pierre

Daniel Auteuil as Serge Durand, father of Pierre

Lou de Laâge as Raphaëlle Dalio, Jappeloup's groom

Tchéky Karyo as Marcel Rozier, French team coach

Jacques Higelin as Henry Dalio, first owner of Jappeloup

Marie Bunel as Arlette Durand, mother of Pierre

Joël Dupuch as Francis Lebail

Fred Epaud as Patrick Caron

Arnaud Henriet as Frédéric Cottier

Donald Sutherland as John Lester

Antoine Cholet as Hubert Bourdy

Edmond Jonquères d'Oriola as Philippe Rozier

Benoît Petitjean as Éric Navet

Sébastien Cazorla as Michel Robert

Noah Huntley as Joe Fargis

James Flynn as John Lester's son

Marco Luraschi as Pierre Durand as a child

Sonia Ammar as Raphaëlle as a child

Jeffrey Noel as Gilles, groom

Luc Bernard as French journalist in Los Angeles

Jean-Loup Horwitz as Mr. Bonnot, mayor of St Seurin

Philippe Canet as Charles Gouhot

Emmanuel Suarez as Mocking young horseman

Pascal Judelewicz as François Wolf, Pierre's associate

Jean-Gabriel Nordmann as CEO of Luze

Xavier Alcan as Marketing director

Virginie Couperie as Gail Greenough

Frédéric Cottier as Joseph Orlando

Pablo Beugnet as Julien, little boy

Sophie Malakian as Veterinarian Germany

Emmanuelle Fourault as Maternity nurse

Arnaud Maillard as Man in Lille

Gregory Hlady as Competition announcer

Kamel Boudra as Competition announcer

Ludi Boeken as Competition announcer

William Albors as Competition announcer

Marc Schapira as Competition announcer

Leonardo Fuica as Competition announcer

Alejandro Morán as Competition announcer

Kester Lovelace as Competition announcer

Cédric Zimmerlin as Journalist at press conference

Alexandre Guilbaud as Journalist at press conference

Jean Rieffel as Journalist at press conference

Arno Feffer as Journalist at press conference

Vanessa Montserrat as Visitor

Jean Rochefort as Self (uncredited)