Connections

'Luke Skywalker' references

Goose says "Say hello to my little friend"

The rooster yelling "Good Morning, Walsh farm" in Robin Williams' style at the beginning of a day.

After Nolan plows the race track in the corn field, Reggie comments "If You build it, they will come"

Mentioned in passing by Tucker.

Plays theme as Stripes and the mailman stare each other out before racing

The Goose quotes/spoofs it constantly.

In Rocky IV, Rocky uses low-tech training methods and Ivan uses hi-tech methods. In Racing Stripes, there's a spoof where the zebra represents Rocky and the horse represents Ivan.

Stripes thinks he's a race horse despite being a zebra.