He had plenty of time; Mansfield was a known railbird, and he'd be glued to the finish line before the first race went off.

The exchange between rider and railbird is a frequent and natural occurrence at the track.

"He wanted to race ride instead of listen," said Frankel, who often sounds like a $2 railbird berating a returning rider.

Hear the one about the railbird who went to the track on a day a state commission was holding public hearings on how to improve racing?

Gus Hansen's participation in the Railbird Heaven Cash Game was his first appearance since Season 3.

The Railbird Stakes is a prep for Grade II Hollywood Oaks.

Railbird is an American Experimental/Psychedelic Pop band from Brooklyn, New York.

In March of 2011 Railbird toured to and from SXSW supporting their debut, self-released album, No One.

The Railbird Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California.

She started out in California, winning the Princess Stakes and coming in second in the California Oaks and the Railbird Stakes.

In December of 2010 Railbird was featured as of the "Top Five Bands You Should Know About" in Relix Magazine.

And from the highest track official to the lowliest railbird, cancellation of 14 of the first 51 racing days of the winter season, most recently last Wednesday , is anything but a joke.

Andy Serling, a 12-year-old railbird at the time, chirped night after summer night in the mid-1970's with other horse racing fans at a newsstand about a mile and a quarter from Saratoga Race Course.

While she doesn't get out to the track too much these days - she turns 105 on Friday - her railbird's instincts kick in when she talks about the other turf that she loves: the City University of New York.

Despite his wealth, Mr. Binger was a $10 bettor, but his love of horse racing was shared by Mr. Landesman, an inveterate railbird and, as it happened, one of the more successful young producers on Broadway.

Silver Swallow returned to the main track with Solis as the favorite for the May 13, 2007, 7f Grade 3 Railbird Stakes on Hollywood Park's all weather track and missed first by a nose to Ashley's Kitty.

He learned the game as a young railbird with fistfuls of betting tickets backing up his skills as a handicapper, and he has evolved into a Hall of Famer who has won three consecutive Eclipse Awards as the best trainer in the nation.