History Film / RacingStripes

2005 combination of live-action humans and FX-assisted talking animals (though like ''{{Film/Babe}}'' and ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'' the latter never talk to the former). A circus truck loses a baby zebra near the farm of a widowed former trainer (Creator/BruceGreenwood) and his teenage daughter Channing (Creator/HaydenPanettiere[[note]]who, ironically was thrown from a zebra and badly hurt during production -she did complete the film but was forbidden to mention the accident while promoting the movie[[/note]], in one of her several sports-related roles); the zebra, named Stripes (voiced by Hayden's brother Jansen as a baby, then by Creator/FrankieMuniz as an adult), grows up believing he's a horse and wants to race ([[PunnyTitle hence the title]]). On his side are a Shetland pony named Tucker (voiced by Creator/DustinHoffman) who's helped groom many successful horses, sassy goat Franny (voiced by Creator/WhoopiGoldberg), a nervous big city pelican named Goose (voiced by Creator/JoePantoliano) and a pair of comic-relief flies Buzz and Scuzz (voiced by Creator/SteveHarvey and Creator/DavidSpade). Not on his side are most of the ''real'' horses, especially pompous, egotistical champion Sir Trenton (voiced by Creator/FredDaltonThompson) and his son Trenton's Pride (voiced by Creator/JoshuaJackson).

* BirdPoopGag: Goose laments that his aim with his bird droppings isn't very good. At the end of the film, he succeeds in landing one on Clara Darlymple.

* EvilHasStandards: Sir Trenton's Pride doesn't like Stripes. Trenton's Pride but he let Sir Trenton arrange Stripes' absence from the big race. He wants to beat Stripes fairly. [[spoiler:Stripes beats ''him''.

* FormerFriendsPhoto: After Stripes bullies Tucker, Franny tells Stripes to "look closer" at a photograph hanging on the wall. Much to his surprise, Stripes recognizes its subjects as Tucker and Sir Trenton. Turns out, Tucker is far more experienced with racing than Stripes thought.

2005 combination of live-action humans and FX-assisted talking animals (though like ''{{Film/Babe}}'' and ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'' the latter never talk to the former). A circus truck loses a baby zebra near the farm of a widowed former trainer (Creator/BruceGreenwood) and his teenage daughter Channing (Creator/HaydenPanettiere[[note]]who, ironically was thrown from a zebra and badly hurt during production -she did complete the film but was forbidden to mention the accident while promoting the movie[[/note]], in one of her several sports-related roles); the zebra, named Stripes (voiced by Hayden's brother Jansen as a baby, then by Creator/FrankieMuniz when he grows up), grows up believing he's a horse and wants to race ([[PunnyTitle hence the title]]). On his side are a Shetland pony named Tucker (voice of Creator/DustinHoffman) who's helped groom many successful horses, sassy goat Franny (voice of Creator/WhoopiGoldberg), a nervous big city pelican named Goose (voice of Creator/JoePantoliano) and a pair of comic-relief flies (voices of Creator/DavidSpade and Steve Harvey). Not on his side are most of the ''real'' horses, especially champion Sir Trenton and his son Trenton's Pride (voices of Fred Dalton Thompson and Joshua Jackson).

-->'''Goose''': Here's the whole spaghetti sauce. I'm a hit-bird who had a little mishap with Sammy Seagull, Freddie Flamingo, Johnny Storkanado. And now Sammy, Freddie, and Johnny are all after me!

* AshFace: Goose, after he destroys Chan's motorcycle, somehow causing it to ''[[EveryCarIsAPinto explode]]''. Then Goose, covered in ashes weakly walks back into the barn

[[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Racing_Stripes_poster_8733.JPG Cheer 'til you're horse!]]

2005 combination of live-action humans and FX-assisted talking animals (though like ''{{Film/Babe}}'' and ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'' the latter never talk to the former). A circus truck loses a baby zebra near the farm of a widowed former trainer (Creator/BruceGreenwood) and his teenage daughter Channing (Creator/HaydenPanettiere, in one of her several sports-related roles); the zebra, named Stripes (voiced by Hayden's brother Jansen as a baby, then by Creator/FrankieMuniz when he grows up), grows up believing he's a horse and wants to race ([[PunnyTitle hence the title]]). On his side are a Shetland pony named Tucker (voice of Creator/DustinHoffman) who's helped groom many successful horses, sassy goat Franny (voice of Creator/WhoopiGoldberg), a nervous big city pelican named Goose (voice of Creator/JoePantoliano) and a pair of comic-relief flies (voices of Creator/DavidSpade and Steve Harvey). Not on his side are most of the ''real'' horses, especially champion Sir Trenton and his son Trenton's Pride (voices of Fred Dalton Thompson and Joshua Jackson).

Meanwhile, Channing wants to follow in her late mother's footsteps and become a jockey, but her dad doesn't want her to do so as that was what killed in mother. Can our two underdogheroes overcome adversity to triumph at the Kentucky Open?

2005 combination of live-action humans and FX-assisted talking animals (though like ''{{Film/Babe}}'' and ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'' the latter never talk to the former). A circus truck loses a baby zebra near the farm of a widowed former trainer (Creator/BruceGreenwood) and his teenage daughter Channing (Creator/HaydenPanettiere, in one of her several sports-related roles); the zebra, named Stripes (voiced by Hayden's brother Jansen as a baby, then by Frankie Muniz when he grows up), grows up believing he's a horse and wants to race ([[PunnyTitle hence the title]]). On his side are a Shetland pony named Tucker (voice of Creator/DustinHoffman) who's helped groom many successful horses, sassy goat Franny (voice of Creator/WhoopiGoldberg), a nervous big city pelican named Goose (voice of Creator/JoePantoliano) and a pair of comic-relief flies (voices of Creator/DavidSpade and Steve Harvey). Not on his side are most of the ''real'' horses, especially champion Sir Trenton and his son Trenton's Pride (voices of Fred Dalton Thompson and Joshua Jackson).

Meanwhile, Channing wants to follow in her late mother's footsteps and become a jockey, but her dad doesn't want her to do so as that was what killed in her mother. Can our two underdogheroes overcome adversity to triumph at the Kentucky Open?

2005 combination of live-action humans and FX-assisted talking animals (though like ''{{Film/Babe}}'' and ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'' the latter never talk to the former). A circus truck loses a baby zebra near the farm of a widowed former trainer (Creator/BruceGreenwood) and his teenage daughter Channing (Creator/HaydenPanettiere, in one of her several sports-related roles); the zebra, named Stripes (voiced by Hayden's brother Jansen as a baby, then by Frankie Muniz when he grows up), grows up believing he's a horse and wants to race ([[PunnyTitle hence the title]]). On his side are a Shetland pony named Tucker (voice of Creator/DustinHoffman) who's helped groom many successful horses, sassy goat Franny (voice of Creator/WhoopiGoldberg), a nervous big city pelican named Goose (voice of Creator/JoePantoliano) a pair of comic-relief flies (voices of Creator/DavidSpade and Steve Harvey). Not on his side are most of the ''real'' horses, especially champion Sir Trenton and his son Trenton's Pride (voices of Fred Dalton Thompson and Joshua Jackson).

* IncrediblyLamePun: The title.

2005 combination of live-action humans and FX-assisted talking animals (though like ''{{Film/Babe}}'' and ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'' the latter never talk to the former). A circus truck loses a baby zebra near the farm of a widowed former trainer (Creator/BruceGreenwood) and his teenage daughter Channing (Creator/HaydenPanettiere, in one of her several sports-related roles); the zebra, named Stripes (voiced by Hayden's brother Jansen as a baby, then by Frankie Muniz when he grows up), grows up believing he's a horse and wants to race ([[IncrediblyLamePun hence the title]]). On his side are a Shetland pony named Tucker (voice of Creator/DustinHoffman) who's helped groom many successful horses, sassy goat Franny (voice of Creator/WhoopiGoldberg), a nervous big city pelican named Goose (voice of Creator/JoePantoliano) a pair of comic-relief flies (voices of Creator/DavidSpade and Steve Harvey). Not on his side are most of the ''real'' horses, especially champion Sir Trenton and his son Trenton's Pride (voices of Fred Dalton Thompson and Joshua Jackson).

* AnimalAthleteLoophole

Meanwhile, Channing wants to follow in her late mother's footsteps and become a jockey, but her dad doesn't want her to do so as that was what resulted in her mother becoming late to begin with (and in his giving up the sport of kings). Can our two diminutive heroes overcome adversity to triumph at the Kentucky Open?

** Moreover, the only zebra species that even approaches the size of a pony (never mind a quarterhorse) is the Grevy's, which is ''highly'' endangered. Keeping one as a pet would be legally dubious, and putting it in physical danger by riding or racing it would ''definitely'' be a crime.

* BookEnds: In the alternate ending, [[spoiler:Sandy and Stripes' zorse foal]], like his father, walked up to the horns at Turfway Park. He also asks them what the racetrack is, like Stripes did to Tucker and Franny.

* ADogNamedDog: Subverted for Goose, a pelican.

* FormerFriendsPhoto: After Stripes misbehaves towards Tucker, Franny tells Stripes to "look closer" at a photograph hanging on the wall. Much to his surprise, Stripes recognizes its subjects as Tucker and Sir Trenton. Turns out, Tucker is far more experienced with racing than Stripes thought.

-->'''Goose''': "Here's the whole spaghetti sauce. I'm a hit-bird who had a little mishap with Sammy Seagull, Freddie Flamingo, Johnny Storkanado. And now Sammy, Freddie, and Johnny are all after me.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: Stripes calls Tucker a name after he finds out that the former is a zebra.

** Goose laments that his aim with his bird droppings isn't very good. At the end of the film, he succeeds in landing one on Clara Darlymple.
** Buzz and Scuzz land in a pile of horse manure

* BookEnds: In the alternate ending, [[spoiler:Sandy and Stripes' zorse foal]], like his father, walked up to the horns at Turfway Park. [[spoiler:He also asks them what the racetrack is, like Stripes did to Tucker and Franny.]]

* ChallengingTheBully: Stripes challenges Trenton's Pride, a trained professional, to race at the Blue Moon Races. [[spoiler:It does not end well.]]

* AbandonedPetInABox: A circus accidentally leaves baby Stripes behind at the beginning of the movie.

* YouGotGuts: Tucker says this to Stripes when he secretly watches him in the Blue Moon Races.

* ToiletHumor: Goose laments that his aim with his bird droppings isn't very good. At the end of the film, he succeeds in landing one on Clara Darlymple.