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.
disappoint everybody glad standing uphold wished
I think everybody in the grandstand wished me luck. I was glad he was able to uphold his standing and didn't disappoint anybody.
arkansas found good horse horses owners people
I think trainers and owners have found that Arkansas is a pretty good place to keep a horse in the wintertime. People would like to be in Florida, but I really think horses do well here in the winter.
coming gives lawyer natural ron speed suspect
Lawyer Ron is coming up to the Southwest perfect. I suspect he will take some beating. His natural speed gives him an advantage.
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I think he's matured physically. He was kind of an immature colt when we first started racing him. It seems like around the first of December, he's just turned into a man. He really developed. He's a beautiful animal now. And he's probably 75 to 100 pounds heavier than he was the first of December. And with all of his racing and training he's had, that's kind of remarkable.
achievement
I think this is a big accomplishment. Everything went about as well as we planned. Once he made his move, he pretty much had it made.
good
We don't have to do a whole lot with him. We feel we're in pretty good shape.
disappoint glad lawyer ron though tight
I'm glad Lawyer Ron didn't disappoint the people. It was a little tight on the first turn. But once he made the lead, I was confident, even though there were still 5 furlongs to run.
It was kind of what we wanted him to do.
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.
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.
next serious week
About a week from next Saturday, he'll have his only kind of serious work. That and a lot of long gallops will be what we'll do with him.
good quite
I've been at it for quite a while, but it's still a thrill. It's been a pretty good ride.