The stooges are gypped into trading their restaurant for "Thunderbolt", a washed up race horse. When Curly feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos, he runs like crazy towards the nearest water. The boys enter Thunderbolt in a big race. With jockey Larry feeding Thunderbolt the pepperinos, and Moe and Curly on a motorcycle leading him with a bucket of water, they win the race.
Unfortunately the movie Playing the Ponies is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Directing | Charles Lamont | Director |
| Editing | Charles Hochberg | Editor |
| Production | Jules White | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Allen G. Siegler | Cinematography |
| Writing | Elwood Ullman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charlie Melson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Al Giebler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Irv Frisch | Story |
| Writing | Will Harr | Story |
