Tom Meeker Quotations

What skills you need in this job are not particularly unique to racing--good leadership skills, good communication skills, and good consensus-building skills. You have to understand the dynamics of business in general.

We've been there two or three times looking at opportunities. That's where racing is going. It's going to reach new (global) markets quickly, once we figure out how to get pari-mutuel operations in there.

You'll see very discreet signage. It won't look like a baseball stadium.

We have to be very careful what we do with the Derby. It's like a classic painting. Someone already put the colors on the Derby. That part, we understand. Our job is not to add colors. Our job is to frame it, to make sure that frame is contemporary.

We have deep ties to this community and are strongly committed to continuing our corporate presence here in metro Louisville and in the commonwealth of Kentucky.

Bob Lewis was a treasured member of the Kentucky Derby family and a friend to everyone in Thoroughbred racing.

Roy Chapman will always be an inspiration for those who pursue the dream of winning the Kentucky Derby, and were all better for having known him.

That's much how racing started in the United States.

It means people who have a sense of dedication and loyalty to the organization. It means, in its truest sense, the ethos of the company. Something that is revered as the first rite of spring.

I've just made a whole host of dumb moves along the way.

OK, all engines stop. Exit stage left, the Stephen Foster Singers. It's an a cappella deal.

The issue is how you reach out, There are things the legislature can do but we're not sitting on our thumbs. We're continuing to invest in our community and grow globally.

I haven't been to Frankfort in nine years. ... These guys, all they want is an excuse, and quite honestly I'm a little tired of it.

I just think it'll be the standard in the industry.

The interview process has begun, but (the board of directors) hasn't clearly identified a candidate at this juncture.