47 Quotes by Bob Holthus

Especially at this time of year. An outbreak is something you're always going to worry about.

I've been at it for quite a while, but it's still a thrill. It's been a pretty good ride.

I've never had a horse work that good. This is probably the most talented horse I've ever had.

The California horse is going to be tough. We'll just have to try to run him down.

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.

About a week from next Saturday, he'll have his only kind of serious work. That and a lot of long gallops will be what we'll do with him.

It was kind of what we wanted him to do.

I'm glad Lawyer Ron didn't disappoint the people. It was a little tight on the first turn. But once he made the lead, I was confident, even though there were still 5 furlongs to run.

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.