The movie was supposed to be called "Grace Under Fire", but that was rejected because of Grace Under Fire (1993). So the movie was eventually named after the song "Something To Talk About", popularized by Bonnie Raitt. The version in the movie is sung by Therese Willis. The song was composed by Shirley Eikhard.
Robert Duvall and Kyra Sedgwick also costarred in another 1995 release, "Phenomenon".
At the final competition, as the little girl is walking from her dad back to Grace (Julia Roberts), the announcer calls the name of one of the horses, "Have a Heart". This is the title of another hit song by Bonnie Raitt (original singer of "Something to Talk About").
Eddie (Dennis Quaid) calls Caroline (Haley Aull) "Doodlebug". This may be a reference to the children's book "Daddy Calls Me Doodlebug" by J.D. Lester.
Deborah Hobart plays a character named Lorene Tuttle. There was once an actress named Lurene Tuttle, who passed away nine years before this film's release.