Australian jockey Damien Oliver prepares to follow in his father's footsteps and compete in the 2002 Melbourne Cup. However, the weeks leading up to the event are rocked by tragedy for both Oliver himself, who faces a death in the family, and for the nation in the wake of the Bali bombings. Fact-based drama, starring Stephen Curry and Brendan Gleeson.

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.