Filming on Racing Stripes began in early September 2003 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and wrapped in Scottsville just before Christmas 2003.

Film Production Chart

Title: RACING STRIPES
Status: Filming In The Future
Production Start: Monday, Sep 15, 2003
Studio: Alcon Entertainment
Location: South Africa

Primary Actors: Hayden Panettiere, Bruce Greenwood.
Voices: Frankie Muniz, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Pantoliano, Mandy Moore, Patrick Stewart, Joshua Jackson, Michael Rosenbaum, Steve Harvey, David Spade, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Foxworthy

Executive Producer: Steven Wegner
Producer: Lloyd Phillips, Edward L. McDonnell, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson
Associate Producer: Kira Davis, Phil Patterson

Director: Frederik Du Chau
Screenwriter: David Schmidt, Kirk DeMicco, Mike Samonek
Distributor: WB
Foreign Distributor: Summit

Hollywood Reporter Listings:

(Family/Animated/Live Action)
Alcon Entertainment (Los Angeles) / Shooting in South Africa
(Start September 15, 2003)
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Hayden Penettiere, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Pantoliano, Mandy Moore, Patrick Stewart, Joshua Jackson, Michael Rosenbaum, Steve Harvey, David Spade, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Foxworthy, Bruce Greenwood
ExPrd., Steven Wegner; Prd., Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Lloyd Phillips, Edward L. McDonnell; CoPrd., Kira Davis, Philip Patterson; AsPrd., Julie Huntsinger; Dir., Frederik Du Chau; Scr., David Schmidt, Kirk DeMicco, Mike Samonek; LinePrd., Genevieve Hoffmeyer; UPM, Angela Phillips; U.S. Dstrb., Warner Bros.; Intl Dstrb, Summit Entertainment.

Daily Variety Listings:

RACING STRIPES
Hayden Panttiere, Bruce Greenwood; Voices: Frankie Muniz, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Pantoliano, Mandy Moore, Patrick Stewart, Joshua Jackson, Michael Rosenbaum, Steve Harvey, David Spade, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Foxworthy
EXP, Steven Wegner; PROD, Lloyd Phillips, Edward L. McDonnell, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson; COP, Kira Davis, Phil Patterson; DIR, Frederik Du Chau; SCR, David Schmidt, Kirk DeMicco, Mike Samonek; DISTRB, WB; FOREIGN, Summit.
Alcon Entertainment, 9/15, South Africa.

Production Notes from the Press Kit:

The Production of Racing Stripes involved a 14-week shoot iin South Africa. Finding the appropriate shooting location proved to be one of the greatest challenges for the filmmakers, as they needed an environment that could double for the lush Kentucky horse country, but it also had to be an area where they would be able to find the large number of zebras necessary for filming. South Africa was one of the rare locations that fit the bill perfectly - they found the ideal spot in the green rolling hills of the Midlands Meander in the province of Kwa Zulu-Natal.
     The Walsh Farm was shot on the 600 acre Riverholme Farm, which was an usused horse stud farm. The farm house and Dalrymple Stables were built there. The Farm features a typical American barn and farmhouse that has gone relatively derelict siince Nolan lost his spirit after the loss of his wife. Production designer Wolf Kroeger and his team first built the farmhouse and then applied paint techniques to establish a neglected appearance, while retaining some vestiges of its former glory days.
    The construction team scraped the land to make it look more like a dirt yard, erected 1.86 miles of fencing, and planted lots of grass and trees, as well as an orchard to make the stables look prosperous - no small feat considering when they arrived it was the middle of winter and the land was brown and the ground hard from ice cover. The team brought in fifty large truck loads of timber, brick, sand and cement and then manufactured their own shingles from redwood.
    The big race, set at the fictional Turfway Park, was shot at the Scottsville Race Course in Pietermaritzburg, not far from the coast of Durban. Because the team couldn't find a race track in South Africa that resembled Kentucky, they built everything from scratch. The grandstand, which had to hold one thousand spectators, involved considerable constructional engineering. It was then dressed with fronting, flags and swags. The saddling ring and winners circle structures were also kept simple to highlight Stripes' winning moment.