“- Marty: Eight's the one, I'd stake my life on it.
- Jay Trotter: They've got a $2 minimum bet.”

Edward Walsh - Marty
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Jay Trotter

“- Frank Hopkins: Only fools or gamblers walk behind a stange mare, Sheikh! You can believe that.
- Sheik Riyadh: Is that a passage from the Bible?”
Viggo Mortensen - Frank Hopkins
Omar Sharif - Sheikh Riyadh

“- Racetrack Higgins: You know that hot tip I told you about?
- Jack Kelly: Yeah.
- Racetrack Higgins: Nobody told the horse.”

Max Casella - Racetrack Higgins
Christian Bale - Jack Kelly

“You're the only man whoever bet on a horse that started from a kneeling position.”
Colleen Camp - Rhonda Shand

“Let me put it this way. My horse is definitely not my best friend.”
Owen Wilson - Roy O'Bannon