47 Quotes by Bob Holthus

I think everybody in the grandstand wished me luck. I was glad he was able to uphold his standing and didn't disappoint anybody.

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.

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.

We don't have to do a whole lot with him. We feel we're in pretty good shape.

Tomorrow, he will probably go two miles because he was pretty full of himself this morning.

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.

The only thing I asked of John was try not to get trapped on the rail. Give him a place to run.

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.

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.