The Cup

Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true.

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.

Drama History

Stephen Curry

(Damien Oliver)

Brendan Gleeson

(Dermot Weld)

Tom Burlinson

(Dave Phillips)

Jodi Gordon

(Trish Oliver)

Daniel MacPherson

(Jason Oliver)

Martin Sacks

(Neil Pinner)

Alice Parkinson

(Jenny)

Shaun Micallef

(Lee Freedman)

Kate Bell

(Claire)

Colleen Hewett

(Damien's Mother - Pat)

Rodger Corser

(Jason McCartney)

Jared Daperis

(Frankie Dettori)

Bill Hunter

(Bart Cummings)

Harli Ames

(Saeed Bin Suroor)

Nick Simpson-Deeks

(Pat Smullen)

Bobby Fox

(Niall Phillips)

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

(Michael Smurfit)

Raj Sidhu

(Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum)

Meredith Penman

(Young Pat Oliver)

Andrew Curry

(Ray Oliver)

Claire Chitham

(Angela)

Rhys McConnochie

(George Hanlon)

Reg Gorman

(Vern)

Mick Lo Monaco

(Kerrin McEvoy)

Alan Hopgood

(Grandfather at Football)

Andrew Bongiorno

(Corey Brown)

Tony Rickards

(Chief Steward)

Tory West

(Perth Nurse)

Amanda LaBonte

(Irish Journalist)

Marty Fields

(Shearer Bookie)

Janet Foye

(Damien's Grandmother)

Freddie Curry

(Damien 3 years old)

Flynn Curry

(Grandson at Football)

Ian Rooney

(Jim Sheridan)

Lachlan MacDonald

(John Oxx)

Brenda Addie

(Lady Clague)

Laurence Brewer

(Irish Journalist)

Ray Tiernan

(Perth Race Official)

Lawrence Mooney

(Belmont Starter)

Ben Grant

(Perth ER Doctor)

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)

Reg Roordink

(Miner #1)

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)

Eddie McGuire

(Football Commentator #2)

Peter Hitchener

(Nine Network Newsreader)

Stephen Quartermain

(Network Ten Newsreader)

Bruce McAvaney

(Seven Network Flemington TV Announcer)