MIKE REPOLE
Stable colors - Royal blue, orange circle and “R”; orange sleeves, blue hoops; orange/blue cap
Birthdate - Jan. 21, 1969
Residence - Long Island, NY
Family - Wife, Maria; brother Gerard; parents Annie and Benny
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
* Major investor and chairman of Pirate Brands and Energy Kitchen restaurants
* Former president and co-founder of Glaceau, maker of Vitaminwater and Smartwater
* In 2012, returned to the beverage business as “non-executive” chairman of Body Armor
RACING BACKGROUND
“I’ve been coming to the track, mostly Aqueduct since I was 13 years old, and when I used to come as a kid I’d find the nearest old man and give him $2 to bet on a horse for me.”
NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS
Uncle Mo: Top 2-Year-Old Male (2010)
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Leading owner at Saratoga in 2012 (xx wins), 2011 (16 wins) and and 2010 (13 wins)
* Leading owner in purses in New York in 2011 with more than $3.3 million
* In 2010, Uncle Mo gave Repole his first Grade 1 win (Champagne), first Breeders’ Cup
win (Juvenile) and first Eclipse winner; after a lengthy recuperation from a liver disorder the
colt returned to win the Grade 2 Kelso in 2011
* Leading owner in New York in 2009
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
* Sold Glaceau to Coca-Cola for a reported $4.1 billion in May, 2007
* Involves his family and friends in the game by frequently naming horses after them
NOTABLE STAKES WINNERS
Caixa Eletronica: Westchester (2011)
Calibrachoa: Toboggan (2011); Tom Fool (2011); Gravesend (2010)
Stay Thirsty: Gotham (2011); Jim Dandy (2011); Travers (2011)
Uncle Mo: Kelso (2011); Champagne (2010); Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2010)