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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Stephen Curry as Damien Oliver
Brendan Gleeson as Dermot Weld
Tom Burlinson as Dave Phillips
Jodi Gordon as Trish Oliver
Daniel MacPherson as Jason Oliver
Martin Sacks as Neil Pinner
Alice Parkinson as Jenny
Shaun Micallef as Lee Freedman
Kate Bell as Claire
Colleen Hewett as Damien's Mother - Pat
Rodger Corser as Jason McCartney
Jared Daperis as Frankie Dettori
Bill Hunter as Bart Cummings
Harli Ames as Saeed Bin Suroor
Nick Simpson-Deeks as Pat Smullen
Bobby Fox as Niall Phillips
Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Michael Smurfit
Raj Sidhu as Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Meredith Penman as Young Pat Oliver
Andrew Curry as Ray Oliver
Claire Chitham as Angela
Rhys McConnochie as George Hanlon
Reg Gorman as Vern
Mick Lo Monaco as Kerrin McEvoy
Alan Hopgood as Grandfather at Football
Andrew Bongiorno as Corey Brown
Tony Rickards as Chief Steward
Tory West as Perth Nurse
Amanda LaBonte as Irish Journalist
Marty Fields as Shearer Bookie
Janet Foye as Damien's Grandmother
Freddie Curry as Damien 3 years old
Flynn Curry as Grandson at Football
Ian Rooney as Jim Sheridan
Lachlan MacDonald as John Oxx
Brenda Addie as Lady Clague
Laurence Brewer as Irish Journalist
Ray Tiernan as Perth Race Official
Lawrence Mooney as Belmont Starter
Ben Grant as Perth ER Doctor
Scott Bowie as Perth Paramedic
John Higginson as Perth Hospital Physician
Scott Parmeter as Ray Oliver's Doctor
Patricia Judah as Betty
Greg Carroll as Punter #1
Terry Brittingham as Punter #2
Reg Roordink as Miner #1
Noel Davis as Shearer #1
Neil Solomano as Shearer #2
Anthony Guilbert as French Commentator
Gerard Whateley as ABC Media at Airport / Randwick Race Caller
Dennis Cometti as Football Commentator #1
Eddie McGuire as Football Commentator #2
Peter Hitchener as Nine Network Newsreader
Stephen Quartermain as Network Ten Newsreader
Bruce McAvaney as Seven Network Flemington TV Announcer
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