The Cup
2011At 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.
Acted in
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