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Description: The Cup is more than just the story of a horse race. It is the story of triumph over adversity. Probably no horse race had a more extraordinary effect on a nation than the running of Australia's 2002 Melbourne Cup. At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, , a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident just days before the Melbourne Cup. The race fall 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. (Video Vision Entertainment)

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Production Company Film Victoria, Horizon Films, Ingenious Broadcasting, Screen Australia, Silver Lion Films, Village Roadshow
Release Date May 11, 2012
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating PG
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