Racing Stripes Page #7

- There's no way I'm missing this.

- Hey, hold on!

Wait for me!

This chicken is flying the coop!

Finally, some peace and quiet.

Y'all go ahead. Bye-bye, now.

I'll just stay here and watch the palace.

For shizzle.

Hang on a second. I just...

I think your mom would've wanted

you to have that.

Dad...

...I don't know what to say.

Well, you were right.

You know, I've been...

...scared since Mom died.

You know, too scared to train horses...

...too scared to let you grow up.

You forgive your old man?

Daddy, you're not old.

- Maybe a little gray.

- All right, well, let's get a move on.

Riders, up!

There you go. Okay, come on.

Stay away from the rail, now.

Don't get boxed in.

Ladies and gentlemen,

would you all please stand...

...and join in singing the national anthem.

When you're in the gate,

don't listen to the other racers.

Let them do all the horsing around.

Save your energy for when it counts.

Right. But, Tucker,

I do kind of feel sick to my stomach.

Good. That means you're ready.

This is Courtney Jones, KNN,

coming to you live...

...from Turfway Park, where

horseracing history is about to be made.

- Can a zebra...?

- Sentimental favorite, Stripes...

...can beat Trenton's Pride.

He is trained by the legendary

Nolan Walsh...

...who came out of retirement

specifically for this race.

Stripes is ridden by the remarkable

16-year-old jockey, Channing Walsh.

What could go down as extraordinary

in the history of horseracing...

...is taking place at Turfway Park.

Only a few short weeks ago, no one

had ever heard of Stripes, the racing zebra.

Nolan.

Clara.

Beautiful day, huh?

It would be if you weren't working

so hard to ruin my race day...

...with that glorified donkey of yours.

You're chipper

for someone who's about to lose.

You wanna make this more interesting?

I mean...

- I'm listening.

- All right. I'll make you a deal.

My zebra wins, I get your filly,

the white jumper.

And your horse wins, I'II...

I'll give you the Walsh farm.

Nolan. My filly is worth twice as much

as your piece of land.

I tell you what. You lose,

and you come back to work for me.

Lifetime contract, in writing.

Deal.

It'll be real nice

to have you back, Nolan.

All right, no speeches.

You all know what to do. Go get them.

There he is! Come on, Franny!

You didn't think we'd let you

have all the glory to yourself.

Just like old times, Franny.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the starter has now called the roll.

The horses are approaching

the starting gate.

I'm gonna grind you into the track,

pony boy!

- You're pathetic!

- You're going down!

- Knock you out of the park!

- Gonna get trampled!

You're a joke!

They're all in.

And away they go. Marietta's Rock,

Pirate's Cove and Trenton's Pride...

...came away smartly,

with Jordan's Revenge...

- Ride, Stripes!

- Go! Come on, Stripes!

Ruffshodd keeping Stripes

tight on the rail...

...with Marc's A Mystery,

Flemish Fury and Brown-Nose-Biren.

As they head into the first corner,

Marietta's Rock's gone ahead to lead...

You're out of your league, freak!

You should've stuck

to racing the mailman.

- Tell Tucker Ruffshodd's got him boxed in!

- Copy that, Goose!

Ten-four! Roger Wilco!

Trenton's Pride is back in third.

Stripes is along the inside...

- Ruffshodd's boxed him in.

- Tell Stripes hug the rail...

...and make his move at the turn.

- Got it! Let's fly!

- Hey, Buzz?

- What?

Did you notice the irony

when you said, "Let's fly"?

- What are you talking about?

- I'm just asking.

Because we are flies and all.

Do you ever think about that stuff?

Would you shut up?

Tucker says to hug the rail

and make your move at the turn.

You're doing great!

You're doing great!

- Mistake. Miyuki's Magic is a long leader

outside, then comes Marc's A Mystery...

How does the rail taste?

You'll never see the finish line!

Ruffshodd's putting the Jersey

squeeze on him. That's a dirty trick!

Oh, not for long.

Time to take a bite out of crime.

Oh, I hate horse meat. Here goes.

- coming out of the turn. And Ruffshodd

has inexplicably tossed his rider!

And Ruffshodd is out of the race!

- Marietta's Rock...

- That's my boy.

You've always been a pain in the butt.

They're down the back stretch.

Trenton's Pride is running the perfect race.

He's moving like an absolute winner.

Trenton's Pride, right up there in third spot.

The sentimental choice, Stripes, is coming

under pressure and starting to drop back.

- Stripes seems to be running out of steam.

- Had enough, boy?

Trenton's Pride is going strongly up

there amongst the leading line.

Three parts of the way through the race,

Marietta's Rock still in front...

...from Pirate's Cove, then Trenton's Pride

moving like a winner in third.

It was just too much to ask of him.

- in comes Miyuki's Magic.

By a league is Pirate's Cove...

- I can't do it. I can't do it!

- Stripes is in the rear.

Oh, boy. Maybe I was wrong.

He might not have it.

- The kid... The kid is wiped out.

- Yeah, he's falling back fast.

All right. Okay. One last shot.

You tell him if he believes he's not good

enough, he should stop trying. It's okay.

This is Superfly. We're proceeding

to the target. Do you copy, Scuzz?

Hey, I told you to use my code name,

Luke Scuzzwalker!

Kid, listen. Coach says that if you're

not good enough, you should stop trying.

- It's okay.

- You tell Tucker I've got a message for him!

Hey! Stripes said to tell you, "Don't

look back, leave it all on the track!"

Yes! That trick works every time!

- Good boy! Go, Stripes! Let's go!

- Stripes is starting to get in on the inside.

Stripes is surging back into contention.

Trenton's Pride in front, but here comes

Stripes charging along the inside.

And Stripes is picking them off one by one,

he's coming at Trenton's Pride!

- Come on, Stripes!

- Stripes! Come on, Stripes!

Stripes is coming in around the inside.

- Come on, Channing!

- Come on, Channing!

These two are now locked together!

Stripes inside,

finding trouble on the rail.

Behind him, Trenton's Pride.

These two are head-to-head!

- Come on!

- Let him run!

They're head-to-head.

They're inside the final stages!

Stripes and Trenton's Pride...

- Come on! Yes, yes!

- Come on!

They're racing up towards the line.

Stripes along the inside.

- Let him run!

- Come on, Channing!

Come on! Come on! Run!

Move your butt! Come on!

- Way to go!

- Yeah!

Yeah!

That's my boy right there!

- Kentucky Open,

he's edged out Trenton's Pride...

...and Stripes is the winner

of the Kentucky Open...

...narrowly beating Trenton's Pride

in a driving finish.

I won. I can't believe I won!

That's my best boy.

Come on, hurry up!

We're going to the winner's circle!

This is his moment, guys. Come on.

He did it!

Did you see him, Dad? Did you see him?

He almost shot out from underneath me!

Your mom would be so proud.

And so am I.

- Hey, Stripey.

- Yeah?

My father was wrong about you.

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