
Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family.
Sally Goodwin

Jack Dillon

Peter Goodwin

John Dillon - 1861

Mrs. Goodwin - 1861

John Dillon - 1938

Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861

Bob Slocum

Thad Goodwin - 1938

Peter Goodwin - 1861

Thad Goodwin Jr. - 1861

Grace Goodwin

Auctioneer

Southerner

Ben

Racing Secretary

Track Official

Lily

Melish

Susie May
Presiding Officer
Doctor

Groom

Presiding Judge

Girl

Stable Swipe
Stable Swipe
Kentucky Derby Jockey
Black Child

Betting Parlor Clerk

Man at Race Track

Dance Extra
Auction Clerk

Chauffeur

Man at Race Track

Moving Man

Jockey Involved in Disqualification
Man with Woman at Race Track

Cal

Cleo
Betting Parlor Manager
Chalker
Banker

Derby Radio Announcer
Woman with Man at Race Track

Jimmy

Martin
Kentucky Derby Patron

Duckfoot

Zeb
Mustached Bettor at Race Track

Man at Race Track

Sally's Partner at Ball

Zeke

Dancer

Cavalry Sergeant

Stable Swipe

Dancer
Bartender

Louella
Palisades' Jockey
Dancer

Commentator (voice)

African-American Servant
Dancer

Betting Parlor Patron
Postman's Jockey
Sergeant

Newsboy

Banker

Thaddeus' Friend

Man at RAce Track

Blue Grass' Jockey
Lucy Pemberton

Bill

Race Track Patron

Magnolia

Dancer
Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited)
