Drama History
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.
Directed by
Simon Wincer
Written by
Simon Wincer, Eric O'Keefe
Brendan Gleeson
Dermot Weld
Jodi Gordon
Trish Oliver
Alan Hopgood
Grandfather at Football
Kate Bell
Claire
Martin Sacks
Neil Pinner
Lawrence Mooney
Belmont Starter
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Michael Smurfit
Andrew Bongiorno
Corey Brown
Tom Burlinson
Dave Phillips
Jared Daperis
Frankie Dettori
Rodger Corser
Jason McCartney
Daniel MacPherson
Jason Oliver
Claire Chitham
Angela
Reg Gorman
Vern
Bill Hunter
Bart Cummings
Alice Parkinson
Jenny
Harli Ames
Saeed Bin Suroor
Stephen Curry
Damien Oliver
Flynn Curry
Grandson at Football
Tony Rickards
Chief Steward
Ian Rooney
Jim Sheridan
Andrew Curry
Ray Oliver
Nick Simpson-Deeks
Pat Smullen
Shaun Micallef
Lee Freedman
Mick Lo Monaco
Kerrin McEvoy
Raj Sidhu
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Lachlan MacDonald
John Oxx
Eddie McGuire
Football Commentator #2
Rhys McConnochie
George Hanlon
Brenda Addie
Lady Clague
Laurence Brewer
Irish Journalist
Bruce McAvaney
Seven Network Flemington TV Announcer
Tory West
Perth Nurse
Colleen Hewett
Damien's Mother - Pat
Bobby Fox
Niall Phillips
Meredith Penman
Young Pat Oliver
Amanda LaBonte
Irish Journalist
Marty Fields
Shearer Bookie
Janet Foye
Damien's Grandmother
Freddie Curry
Damien 3 years old
Ray Tiernan
Perth Race Official
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
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
Peter Hitchener
Nine Network Newsreader
Stephen Quartermain
Network Ten Newsreader

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