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Kiwi
Television (Excerpts) – 2018
Kiwi the chestnut gelding lit the racing world on fire in 1983 when he became the only horse ever to win both the Wellington and Melbourne Cups. Kiwi had been a huge underdog — bursting from the back of the field in the Melbourne Cup to blitz to the front. This TV movie tells Kiwi's remarkable story, from rounding up sheep on a Taranaki farm to eventual race success with jockey Jimmy Cassidy. In this excerpt, an unruly young Cassidy (Patrick Carroll) is soon to leave high school. Cassidy was just 18 when he and Kiwi stunned the racing world. Kiwi was nominated for Best Feature Drama at the 2019 NZ TV Awards.
School's finishing and it's time you started making some choices ... You're a talented rugby player and you sure know how to ride a horse. It's time to make a decision.– Jimmy Cassidy's school principal (Peter Daubé) lays out his career options
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Acknowledgements
Made in association with NZ On Air's Platinum Fund and Television New Zealand
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