Author's Note: If you're wondering what gave me this idea it came to me when I was watching the movie. I was watching it and my mind suddenly gave a horseracing replay in my mind so it inspired me. Also I want to say I tried very hard not to copy anyone but with Doc I couldn't help it. I apologize I couldn't think of anything else for him. In this it will be almost exactly like the movie but since its horses it will have changes here & there. Read & enjoy! No flames please!

It is 4:00am and time for the Dinoco Derby. We soon come into one horses POV and hear his voice "Ok here we go focus…speed I am speed…" In his mind horses are racing out from the gate and hooves thundering. It soon turns black again. "One winner…42 losers…I eat losers for breakfast…" again we see a vision in his mind but this time a chestnut horses hooves coming up to a palomino and it goes black once more. "breakfast? Wait maybe I should think about breakfast…a lil breaky could be good for me…no,no,no stay focused…speed.." We soon see a whole group of horses race by in a blur around a turn in his mind. "I'm faster than fast quicker than quick…I am Lightning…" There was soon a knock on the side of the trailer "Hey Lightning you ready?" A voice called out. The trailer soon opened and the ears and bolt on a chestnut revealed "Oh yeah…Lightning's ready…" He snorted and started out. A red chestnut Thoroughbred with a Lightning bolt on his head walked out of his trailer. The crowd cheered and he reared up in excitement smiling. The camera soon looks toward Lightning. Lightning gets into a show stance and turns his head so his strike shows "Ka-chow!"

He is soon tacked up in his red and yellow/orange 95 blanket. He soon goes to the gate along with the others. The gate opens and the horses bolt out in a blur where on the ground 'Cars' comes into view. Lightning's hooves run also putting 'A Horse's Story' under it. The camera comes back to show all the horses racing around the track. It soon comes to Lightning who gallops up to two opponents and swerves around them then picks up speed to his next opponent. This opponent is on right against the railing. He bolts though it and comes to a palomino horse and winks at a hidden camera. The crowd cheers wildly after he does this. We soon go onto the track and see all the horses racing and hooves thundering. Two people from the crowd cheer and the race goes on. We soon see a Black Thoroughbred with a green blanket and a #86 on his. He gallops towards an opponent and nips him and the opponent backs up and swerves panicked. He smirks and a bay blur comes in front and the black horse is a bit surprised. The camera goes down to reveal a bay Thoroughbred with a blue #43 on his blanket. The camera soon reveals the bay looking back at the black and picks up his pace. The black horse runs up right behind with Lightning going steady in third.

We soon see two announcers. A gray Tennessee Walker named Bob Cutlass and a paint Tennessee walker named Darrell. "Welcome back to the Dinoco Derby I'm Bob Cutlass here with my good friend Darrell. We're midway of what may turn out to be a historic day for racing…" The paint rears a lil in agreement "Bob my blood pressure's through the roof right now if this gets any more exciting they're gonna have to throw me outta the booth!" He steps forward then back next to the gray horse again. "Right you are Darrell" They soon show the three horses with their names and points from the season. "Three cars are tied for the season's points lead heading into the final race of the season and the winner of this race Darrell will win the season title and the Derby cup" They soon show the cup and each horse. We first get three screens of the bay racehorse that's known as Strip Weathers a.k.a. the King. "Does the King Strip Weathers have 1 more victory in him before retirement?" Darrell starts talking as he makes the turn steadily "He's been Dinoco's golden boy for years! Can he win them one last piston cup?" We soon pan to the Black racehorse who is known as Chick Hicks "And as always in the second place spot we find Chick Hicks…He's been chasing that tail his entire career " He soon makes the turn and 3 cameras of him comes up. "He thought this was his year Bob the chance to finally emerge from the King's shadow but the last thing he expected was…" And the name shoots up instantly "Lightning Mcqueen" It soon pans to Lightning. Three cameras of him come up and he winks "You know I don't think anybody expected this…the rookie came into the season unknown but everyone knows him now…" Darrell soon talked after him "Will he be the first rookie to win a Derby cup and land Dinoco?" We soon see the three racers in show stances. "The legend, the runner up and the rookie…3 horses 1 champion!" We soon see the cup explode and go back to the track.

Lightning gallops up beside Chick and raises his eyebrows in a playful banter. Chick snorts and races ahead but he gets ahead of Chick and is now behind King chuckling. Chick comes up to Lightning and nips his side making him panic a minute and hears Chick laughing. Lightning speeds up and soon gets in the lead. "This is it Darrell 2 turns to go and Lightning Mcqueen has a huge lead…" Bob soon announced with Darrell talking after "Oh he's got it in the bag…call in the dogs and put out the fire we're gonna crown us a new champ!" Lightning soon came to the turn "Photo Finish here I come!" Then his shoe shifted to the right and it clanked and hurt him a little. King and Chick soon saw Lightning struggling and quickly tried to catch up seeing the advantage. Lightning soon came to the home stretch and his other shoe shifted and he limped still galloping to the line. "Com'n…" he told himself as he pushed himself to the line. King and Chick were quickly catching up to him. Darrel soon moved forward in the booth anxious and excited "I don't believe what I'm watching Bob! Lightning Mcqueen is 100ft from his Derby Cup…" Soon King & Chick were right behind him he quickly limped faster and faster to the line and soon King and Chick were on both his sides and all 3 hit the finish line. "Its too close to call…to close to call!" Bob reared up just a bit as Darrell reared up high repeating 'I don't believe it'. Bob Cutlass soon talked "The most spectacular, amazing unequivocally, unbelievable ending in the history of the world! And we don't even know who won!" They both lean in and a slow motion tape of them coming to the photo finish goes in three angles to reveal…a three way tie.