Born into a legendary racing family, jockeys Damien Oliver and his brother, Jason, followed in their father's footsteps. Ray Oliver died tragically in a racing accident when the boys were young. But racing was in their blood, and Damien in particular inherited his father's gifts. His eye was on the greatest championship of them all, the prestigious Melbourne Cup. After years of training, he was ready. Damien would ride the powerful but temperamental Media Puzzle, under the watch of the grea...
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Born into a legendary racing family jockeys Damien Oliver and his brother Jason followed in their father&39;s footsteps Ray Oliver died tragically in a racing accident when the boys were young But racing was in their blood and Damien in particular inherited his father&39;s gifts His eye was on the greatest championship of them all the prestigious Melbourne Cup After years of training he was ready Damien would ride the powerful but temperamental Media Puzzle under the watch of the great Irish trainer Dermot Weld Some were not so sure about Media Puzzle&39;s chances but Weld was confident that the great jockey and spirited horse would make an unbeatable combination As racing day approached horses jockeys trainers owners fans and the media from around the globe descended on Melbourne Weld&39;s fiercest rival Sheikh Mohammed the Crown prince of Dubai sent his best horses
Australian horse racing drama based on the jockey Damien Oliver and the tragedy that befell him during the run up to the Melbourne Cup of 2002. After their father's death in 1975 from a horse racing accident, both Damien (Stephen Curry) and his older brother Jason (Daniel MacPherson) have followed in his footsteps and become regarded jockeys themselves. As both train for the prestigious Melbourne Cup of 2002, tragedy hits when Jason's horse falls in a race and he is hospitalised until his death two weeks before the event. Damien must then face the dilemma of either pulling out of the race or taking part, but with the help of horse trainer Dermot Weld (Brendan Gleeson) he begins to realise that racing would be the most fitting tribute to his brother and father.
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