Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes (2005) is Frederik Du Chau's family comedy you can watch online on iFILM. A baby zebra tumbles off a passing circus truck during a storm, gets taken in by a Kentucky farmer, and grows up dead certain that he is a racehorse.

Named Stripes, he lives among real thoroughbreds and refuses to see what those stripes mean. The farmer's daughter Channing dreams of riding as a jockey, so the two set their sights on a prestigious track where the whole stable laughs at the idea of a zebra competing. Backing him up is a barnyard crew of talking animals — a grumpy pelican, a pair of scheming horseflies and a wise old goat, voiced by Dustin Hoffman, Snoop Dogg, Whoopi Goldberg and David Spade.

Hayden Panettiere and Bruce Greenwood handle the live-action roles while a small army of comedians fills out the animal cast. The plot is simple and you can see the finish line coming a mile off, but it is warm and good-natured — easy weekend viewing for younger kids. Stream Racing Stripes (2005) online on iFILM.