Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1985-11-03
Languageen
Runtime1h 33m
Production
Roadshow Coote & Carroll, New South Wales Film Corp., Australian Film Commission
Overview
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.
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