Bob Holthus
Bob Holthus
Robert E. "Bob" Holthuswas an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. As a second generation trainer, Holthus learned the profession from his father, Paul Holthus...
absolutely children consider derby estate kentucky lawyer matters sell tax
There are a lot of complicated estate tax matters to consider but I think the children are going to keep Lawyer Ron, at least through the Kentucky Derby. Mr. Hines absolutely didn't want to sell this horse. This was his Derby horse.
win
When you put up a million-dollar purse, naturally, you're going to try to win it.
full himself miles
Tomorrow, he will probably go two miles because he was pretty full of himself this morning.
good
We don't have to do a whole lot with him. We feel we're in pretty good shape.
clean hope matter position post ready red trip
With Red Raymond, post position doesn't matter a lot. I just hope he can get a clean trip when he's ready to run.
brother hard horse kentucky midwest race racing run watched
We race in the midwest and we don't get as much respect. We've been racing here for over 50 years, I'm pretty used to that. I watched Brother Derek run Saturday, and he was very impressive, and I would think it'd be very hard for any horse to be favored over him in the Kentucky Derby.
asked john trapped
The only thing I asked of John was try not to get trapped on the rail. Give him a place to run.
days durable races seem
The races don't seem to take a lot out of him. He's durable and bounces back quick. Two days later, you don't know he ran.
time worry
Especially at this time of year. An outbreak is something you're always going to worry about.
good quite
I've been at it for quite a while, but it's still a thrill. It's been a pretty good ride.
horse talented work
I've never had a horse work that good. This is probably the most talented horse I've ever had.
california horse run
The California horse is going to be tough. We'll just have to try to run him down.