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...
horse talented work
I've never had a horse work that good. This is probably the most talented horse I've ever had.
behind far horses needs sit three
I'd like to sit behind two or three horses not far out of contention. He has tactical speed. You can put him where he needs to be.
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.
california horse run
The California horse is going to be tough. We'll just have to try to run him down.
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.
breed enjoyed goal good horse
His goal was to breed a good horse and he accomplished it. He enjoyed this horse.
horse stage talented
He's the most talented horse I've had at this stage in his career.
brought horse talent
This horse, I think he has much more talent than any other horse I've brought here.
bet coming horse horses looking scared surprised
I'm kind of surprised there are no shippers. But I don't think my horse scared them away. Everyone is looking for graded-stakes winnings these days. If the Southwest was graded, you can bet they'd be coming out of the woodwork.
good quite
I've been at it for quite a while, but it's still a thrill. It's been a pretty good ride.
time worry
Especially at this time of year. An outbreak is something you're always going to worry about.
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.
animal beautiful heavier immature matured pounds racing seems training turned
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.