The Derby Stallion

An alcoholic former horse-trainer perceives in a fifteen-year-old boy a unique gift of horsemanship and makes it possible for the boy to conceive his dream and pursue it.

Cast

Zac Efron

as Patrick McCardle

Bill Cobbs

as Houston Jones

William R. Moses

as Jim McCardle

Crystal Hunt

as Jill Overton

Charles Black

as Preacher

Sarah Blackman

as Julie Gillette

Preston Wigasi Brant

as Young Houston

K.C. Clyde

as Coop

Abrianna Davidson

as Annie McCardle

Edward J. Davidson

as County Worker

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