This article is about the animated movie. For other meanings see race riot. Race Riot is a 1929 animated short subject, featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The short concerns Oswald trying to convince his horse, Mopey, to run in a horse race and win it. The cartoon is noted for being the first entirely produced and directed by Walter Lantz. It was released by Universal Pictures on September 2, 1929. 1929 filmsShort filmsBlack and white filmsAnimated filmsAmerican filmsEnglish-language films