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.
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
Colleen Hewett
Damien's Mother - Pat
Rodger Corser
Jason McCartney
Jared Daperis
Frankie Dettori
Bill Hunter
Bart Cummings
Harli Ames
Saeed Bin Suroor
Nick Simpson-Deeks
Pat Smullen
Bobby Fox
Niall Phillips
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Michael Smurfit
Raj Sidhu
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Meredith Penman
Young Pat Oliver
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
Amanda LaBonte
Irish Journalist
Marty Fields
Shearer Bookie
Janet Foye
Damien's Grandmother
Freddie Curry
Damien 3 years old
Flynn Curry
Grandson at Football
Ian Rooney
Jim Sheridan
Lachlan MacDonald
John Oxx
Brenda Addie
Lady Clague
Laurence Brewer
Irish Journalist
Ray Tiernan
Perth Race Official
Lawrence Mooney
Belmont Starter
Ben Grant
Perth ER Doctor
Scott Bowie
Perth Paramedic
John Higginson
Perth Hospital Physician
Scott Parmeter
Ray Oliver's Doctor
Patricia Judah
Betty
Greg Carroll
Punter #1
Terry Brittingham
Punter #2
Reg Roordink
Miner #1
Noel Davis
Shearer #1
Neil Solomano
Shearer #2
Anthony Guilbert
French Commentator
Gerard Whateley
ABC Media at Airport / Randwick Race Caller
Dennis Cometti
Football Commentator #1
Eddie McGuire
Football Commentator #2
Peter Hitchener
Nine Network Newsreader
Stephen Quartermain
Network Ten Newsreader
Bruce McAvaney
Seven Network Flemington TV Announcer
Crew
Simon Wincer
Director, Writer, Producer
Eric O'Keefe
Writer
Russell Haig
Script Editor
Grace McKenzie
Assistant Editor
David Burr
Director of Photography
Robert Donaldson
First Assistant Director
Cameron Stewart
Second Assistant Director
Edward Evennett
Third Assistant Director
Virginia Kay
Production Coordinator
Lance Hool
Executive Producer
James M. Vernon
Executive Producer
Greg Sitch
Executive Producer
Joel Pearlman
Executive Producer
Peter DeRauch
Executive Producer
Kirk D'Amico
Executive Producer
David Lee
Producer
Jan Bladier
Producer
Lisette Thomas
Production Design
Harry Panagiotidis
Steadicam Operator
Rachel Knowles
Post-Production Manager
Louise Mitchell
Casting
Ann Fay
Casting
Katrina Henley
Costume Supervisor
Julie Middleton
Costume Design
Jo Fletcher
Hair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor
Bruce Phillips
Second Unit Director of Photography
David Eggby
Second Unit Director of Photography
Amelia Marasco
Art Department Coordinator
Andrew Neil
Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Burgess
Sound Effects Editor
Glenn Newnham
Sound Effects Editor
Paul Pirola
Sound Effects Editor
Chris Goodes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Clark
Sound Recordist
Brian Pearce
Special Effects Supervisor
Suemi Akita
Visual Effects Coordinator
Bruce Rowland
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger
Cameron Grant
Dialogue Editor
Murray Kelly
Set Decoration
Suzy Wood
Still Photographer
Christine O'Connell
Script Supervisor
Luke Gibson
Location Manager
Reg Roordink
Stunt Coordinator
Stewart Wright
Production Manager
Troy Clarke
Unit Manager
Lance Whitehouse
Art Direction
