Toni Collette helps bring the true story to life of a barmaid who becomes a horse breeder and trainer in the first trailer for Dream Horse.
Collette plays Jan Vokes, who had previously bred whippets and racing pigeons, but turned her attention to the horse racing world.
Her unique journey began while working as a barmaid, where she met Howard Davies (Damian Lewis) at her local pub in the trailer (via Bleecker Street YouTube).
True story: Toni Collette helps bring the true story to life of a barmaid who becomes a horse breeder and trainer in the first trailer for Dream Horse
True story: Collette plays Jan Vokes, who had previously bred whippets and racing pigeons, but turned her attention to the horse racing world
The trailer begins with Vokes working as a grocery store cashier in the Welsh countryside, when she stops by the local pub and sees Davies telling a group of friends about a horse he owned that won.
She asks the bartender if he owns a race horse, and he says, ‘owned,’ as in past tense, and, ‘word is he almost lost everything.’
Davies is at his office when a customer tells him things are ‘a little tight cash-wise’ so she offers him a raw sirloin steak as payment.
Cashier: The trailer begins with Vokes working as a grocery store cashier in the Welsh countryside, when she stops by the local pub and sees Davies telling a group of friends about a horse he owned that won
Past tense: She asks the bartender if he owns a race horse, and he says, ‘owned,’ as in past tense, and, ‘word is he almost lost everything’
Vokes is seen grabbing a horse racing magazine, saying in voice-over that she needs, ‘something to look forward to when I get up in the morning.’
She tells her husband Brian (Owen Teale) that she’s, ‘going to breed a race horse,’ which he calls, ‘absolute madness.’
When she presents the idea to Davies, he says horse training is for, ‘wealthy professionals,’ but she tells him, ‘there are ways of doing this thing.’
Madness: She tells her husband Brian (Owen Teale) that she’s, ‘going to breed a race horse,’ which he calls, ‘absolute madness’
Ways: When she presents the idea to Davies, he says horse training is for, ‘wealthy professionals,’ but she tells him, ‘there are ways of doing this thing’
She’s seen putting up a hand-written sign for a ‘racehorse meeting’ while trying to get townsfolk invested, saying, ’20 people in the village putting a tenner a week for two years.’
Davies then tells board members that when their race horse is born, they will all be owners, as they see an Ultrasound of the baby horse.
Jan is seen looking over the baby horse, as one of the other owners mentions he needs a name, as Jan suggests, ‘What about Dream Alliance?’
Meeting: She’s seen putting up a hand-written sign for a ‘racehorse meeting’ while trying to get townsfolk invested, saying, ’20 people in the village putting a tenner a week for two years’
Owners: Davies then tells board members that when their race horse is born, they will all be owners, as they see an Ultrasound of the baby horse
Name: Jan is seen looking over the baby horse, as one of the other owners mentions he needs a name, as Jan suggests, ‘What about Dream Alliance?’
‘It’s our dream and we’re all in it together, so Dream Alliance?’ Jan asks, as the owners all toast to the horse’s name.
Davies tells the owners that there’s less than a one percent chance the horse will ever win a race, as they watch the jockey turn the horse in the wrong direction.
Despite long odds, Jan gets word that her horse is actually going to race, as the trailer ends with the owners all reacting to the horse’s success.
Dream Horse, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will hit theaters nationwide on May 1.
Our dream: ‘It’s our dream and we’re all in it together, so Dream Alliance?’ Jan asks, as the owners all toast to the horse’s name
Wrong way: Davies tells the owners that there’s less than a one percent chance the horse will ever win a race, as they watch the jockey turn the horse in the wrong direction