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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| NNed LanderJack Cutts | Jack Cutts |
 Brett ClimoDave Power | Dave Power |
 Robert ColebyEtienne de Mestre | Etienne de Mestre |
 Nicole KidmanCatherine | Catherine |
 Tony BarrySquatter | Squatter |
| PPaul BertramLord Alfred | Lord Alfred |
| DDoreen WarburtonCook | Cook |
| CClare CorbettMaid | Maid |
| BBrian AndersonMailman | Mailman |
| JJohn SpicerButler | Butler |
 Robin BoweringMr. Power | Mr. Power |
| HHelen McDonaldMrs. Power | Mrs. Power |
| KKaryn GreigMrs. deMestre | Mrs. deMestre |
| BBradley MeehanBoy | Boy |
| SShari FloodGirl | Girl |
| NNicholas LidstoneLandlord | Landlord |
| BBarry LovettMan at Gate | Man at Gate |
| RRobert GayTrooper | Trooper |
| GGreg CurranDrinker | Drinker |
| JJames MossDrinker | Drinker |
| RRobert GrayTrooper | Trooper |
| BBarbara AlburySquatter's Wife | Squatter's Wife |
 Anna Maria MonticelliAnna Swift | Anna Swift |
| MMary SpicerWoman at Wedding | Woman at Wedding |
 Warwick Tennant MossSawmiller | Sawmiller |
| MMargaret MooreSawmiller's Wife | Sawmiller's Wife |
 Tony MartinStockrider | Stockrider |
| GGarry WilliamsTracker | Tracker |
 Russell NewmanPublican | Publican |
 Lyn CollingwoodShopkeeper | Shopkeeper |