You would think Eileen Mayer never heard of P.T. Barnum.

Bruce Hundley was free with his thoughts, and he never ever ran out of colorful stories.

The best thing you can wish a jockey as he or she is being legged up is simple: Have a safe trip.

Writing in The Daily Telegraph following Sea The Stars victory in the Oct. 4 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I), Marcus Armytage noted: "With a fair wind behind him, it would be fantastic to see him cross the pond and annihilate the Americans in the Breeders' Cup.

The fact is no one knows exactly what to do in relation to stud fees, and no one wants to be the first to pull the trigger.

This is not about business," Bill Farish, the general manager of his family's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., said emphatically. "This is about an entire industry."

On the off day from the Keeneland September Yearling sale, most breeders weren't singing the blues, but offering solutions for the future.

Rice was a natural for the profession, a third-generation horseperson. She is the daughter of highly respected horseman Clyde Rice, a former trainer who has operated a training center in Florida since leaving the racetrack.

We can't let up the intensity just because the protestors and the cameras have gone away.

Racing needs to consider moving from fractional to decimal reporting of odds.

The blog software being used by Daily Racing Form on its Web site never experienced a problem with only allowing 100 comments on a post until Steve Crist asked readers how they perceived medication issues in Thoroughbred racing.

There are many ramifications from a smaller foal crop...some positive and some negative.

Purses dropped 1.3% last year from '07; this year's decline will certainly be more dramatic.

Rachel Alexandra versus Zenyatta is the match-up racing fans everywhere are clamoring for.

Recording private sales gives a more accurate picture of the business of trading horses at a particular sale.