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...
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.
finished four good run work
He hadn't run in about four weeks, so we wanted to get a good work in him, and he finished good.
california horse run
The California horse is going to be tough. We'll just have to try to run him down.
beat definitely felt lead race ran run time
You run each race in a different way. The first time we ran here, we felt he could go to the lead and still beat them, which he did. A lot of people, I think, thought that that's the way he had to run. But it's definitely not. You can do about anything you want with him. He's a pretty kind horse.
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.
bother
I don't think an off-track would bother him.
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.
money
If they have enough money to get in, they're going to be there.
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.
four lay third three
I'd like to lay third or fourth, three or four lengths off the lead.
animal beautiful heavier pounds racing since turned
Since about the first of December, he's just turned into a man. He's 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 the racing and training, that's kind of remarkable.
win
When you put up a million-dollar purse, naturally, you're going to try to win it.
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.