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...
california horse run
The California horse is going to be tough. We'll just have to try to run him down.
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.
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.
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.
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.
bother
I don't think an off-track would bother him.
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.
money
If they have enough money to get in, they're going to be there.
horse talented work
I've never had a horse work that good. This is probably the most talented horse I've ever had.
brought horse talent
This horse, I think he has much more talent than any other horse I've brought here.
confidence super
I thought he did a super job. He's got a lot of confidence in the horse.