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...
breaks close lead
He always breaks well, and he's going to be close to the lead if he's not on the lead.
race
I think you'll see a little different race out of him.
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.
hope improving sure
He's just progressively got better. He's improving every day. We don't know for sure where he's going to stop, but we hope that he's got a lot more left.
breed desire good job
His desire was to breed horses, and he did a very good job of it.
breed enjoyed goal good horse
His goal was to breed a good horse and he accomplished it. He enjoyed this horse.
time worry
Especially at this time of year. An outbreak is something you're always going to worry about.
churchill morning walked
He's in his stall in Churchill Downs. We walked him here this morning before he left. ... They said he unloaded good.
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.