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.
| Writing | Anne Brooksbank | Writer |
| Camera | Frank Hammond | Camera Department Manager |
| Directing | Denny Lawrence | Director |
| Camera | Frank Hammond | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Chris Neal | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Ted Otton | Editor |
| Production | John Parker | Production Designer |
| Production | Herbert Pinter | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Senior | Costume Design |
| Directing | Deuel Droogan | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paul Grinder | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Andrew Gardiner | Carpenter |
| Sound | Anne Breslin | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Paul 'Salty' Brincat | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Phil Judd | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Ric Anderson | Stunts |
| Editing | Darin Wooldrich | Colorist |
| Production | Matt Carroll | Executive Producer |
| Production | Greg Coote | Executive Producer |
| Production | Moya Iceton | Producer |
