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January 14th 2005, PG, 84mins, Warner Bros. Pictures
  Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere, M. Emmet Walsh, Wendie Malick, Frankie Muniz, Mandy Moore, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Foxworthy, Joshua Jackson, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Rosenbaum, Steve Harvey, David Spade, Snoop Dogg, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg


Director: Frederik Du Chau
Writers: David Schmidt


Reviews: Dark Horizons, Critics Reviews
Links: Related Articles, Official Site


Plot: Racing Stripes is the tale of a baby zebra named Stripes (Muniz), who is accidentally abandoned by a traveling circus during a rainstorm. The helpless zebra foal is discovered by horse trainer Nolan Walsh (Greenwood), who rescues Stripes and takes him home to live with him and his young daughter Channing (Panettiere) on their modest Kentucky farm. Stripes and Channing grow up together as best friends who, unbeknownst to Channing, share a similar ambition – both dream of racing in the prestigious Kentucky Open. Channing longs to train as a jockey, but her protective father refuses to let her compete in the potentially dangerous sport. Stripes just knows that if he could get onto the track, he could leave all the other horses in the dust. What he doesn't know is…he's not exactly a horse. With the help of his barnyard friends, Stripes must overcome prejudice and self-doubt to pursue his lifelong dream of running with the big horses and landing in the winner's circle. Some champions are born, not bred.