Synopsis
During the 1860s, Dave Powers, apprentice to a horse trainer, volunteers to ride Archer to the Melbourne Cup race. Their start is 600 miles from Melbourne, and the journey is anything but easy. Of course, the pair have numerous adventures along the way, and in the end Archer competes in the Melbourne Cup race.
Ratings
Technical team
Denny Lawrence Directing
Anne Brooksbank Writing
Chris Neal Music
Moya Iceton Producing
Matt Carroll Executive Producing
Greg Coote Executive Producing
Production
Roadshow Coote & Carroll
New South Wales Film Corp.
Australian Film Commission