Flynn Curry

When Mrs Gonsha's class puts on a Halloween play about a boy who leaves behind his friends for a scary new place, it hits too close to home for one student.

Mrs Gonsha's students are excited about the end of primary school... until they discover that a classmate might not move on with them.

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.