Synopsis

After being abandoned near a Kentucky farm, a young zebra named Stripes grows up among horses and becomes convinced that he belongs on the racetrack. With help from a determined teenage girl and a group of barnyard companions, he trains to compete against thoroughbreds, challenging assumptions about pedigree, talent, and who is allowed to pursue an impossible dream.

Factoids & Trivia

• Principal photography took place from September 15 to December 20, 2003, with filming in South Africa and Los Angeles.

• The production used trained animals alongside digital visual effects to create the talking and racing sequences.

• During filming, Hayden Panettiere was thrown from a zebra and was hospitalized with a concussion, whiplash, and injuries to two vertebrae.

• The Shetland pony playing Tucker was temporarily touched up with brown dye after its coat began turning gray.

• The line "If you build it, they will come" is a reference to the better-known wording from the 1989 film "Field of Dreams."

• Released in the United States on January 14, 2005, the film earned approximately $90.8 million worldwide against an estimated $30 million budget.

• Director Frederik Du Chau later discussed a possible sequel and wrote a script for it, but the follow-up was not produced.