Saban Films is set to release the acclaimed Australian horse-racing drama Ride Like a Girl to U.S. theaters next week (March 13th), and we’ve got an exclusive clip from the film, which tells the true story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, and the sexism and hardships she faced on her journey to the top. Check it out below, along with the poster, trailer and official synopsis…
As a little girl, Michelle Payne (Teresa Palmer) dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup — horse-racing’s toughest two-mile race. The youngest of 10 children, Michelle is raised by single father Paddy (Sam Neill).
She leaves school at 15 to become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family tragedy, followed by her own near fatal horse fall all but ends the dream. But with the love of her dad and her brother Stevie, Michelle will not give up. Against all the medical advice, and the protests of her siblings, she rides on, and meets the Prince of Penzance. Together they overcome impossible odds for a shot at the dream: a ride in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, at odds of 100 to 1. The rest is history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q86F7wP3Y-A&t=20s
Ride like a Girl is set for a theatrical and VOD release on March 13th.
