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Pletcher to Saddle Record Five Belmont Horses

Pletcher to Saddle Record Five Belmont Horses

Todd Pletcher will set a record if all five 3-year-olds he entered start in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), but the multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer is most concerned about the race result.

 Friday, June 07, 2013
Belmont Preview: No Longer Afraid of Orb

Belmont Preview: No Longer Afraid of Orb

When glory has worn off the winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) after a different horse comes along to claim the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) becomes anybody's race to win.

 Thursday, June 06, 2013
Orb Draws Post 5 as Belmont Favorite at 3-1

Orb Draws Post 5 as Belmont Favorite at 3-1

Orb, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), drew post position 5 and was installed the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the $1 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I) to be run at Belmont Park June 8.

 Thursday, June 06, 2013
Unlimited Budget Will Get Her Shot at History

Unlimited Budget Will Get Her Shot at History

Filly Unlimited Budget will take on the boys in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) when she is saddled by Todd Pletcher, the only living trainer to win the 1 1/2-mile race with a filly. Pletcher saddled 2007 winner Rags to Riches.

 Monday, June 03, 2013
Works Help Pletcher Sort Belmont Prospects

Works Help Pletcher Sort Belmont Prospects

Palace Malice led a sizable contingent of trainer Todd Pletcher's Belmont Stakes (gr. I) contenders working at Belmont Park May 27 with an eye-catching five-furlong breeze on the main track.

 Monday, May 27, 2013
Pletcher Chasing Lukas' Lofty Derby Standards

Pletcher Chasing Lukas' Lofty Derby Standards

It's easy to figure out where Todd Pletcher got the idea to enter five horses in this year's Kentucky Derby. He used to work for D. Wayne Lukas.

 Thursday, May 02, 2013
Dreaming of Julia Headlines Star-Studded Oaks

Dreaming of Julia Headlines Star-Studded Oaks

Dreaming of Julia is the freshest on the minds of most leading up to the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) due to her extraordinary 21 3/4-length victory in the March 30 Gulfstream Park Oaks (gr. I).

 Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Oaks Owners Weigh In on Derby Points System

Oaks Owners Weigh In on Derby Points System

A few days out from the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), it's interesting to ponder what might have been if the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) field was still based on earnings rather than points.

 Monday, April 29, 2013
Depth Fuels Keeneland April Gains

Depth Fuels Keeneland April Gains

A strong middle market helped pace the 2013 Keeneland April 2-year-olds in training sale to solid gains in both average and median April 8 in Lexington.

 Monday, April 08, 2013
Overanalyze Draws Post 12 in Gotham

Overanalyze Draws Post 12 in Gotham

Heavy favorite will have to overcome the far outside post in his 3-year-old debut.

 Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Unlimited Budget Favored in Rachel Alexandra

Unlimited Budget Favored in Rachel Alexandra

Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) victress Unlimited Budget has been pegged the 5-2 morning line favorite for the $200,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. III) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 23, in her season debut.

 Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Overdriven Retired, to Stand at Ocala Stud

Overdriven Retired, to Stand at Ocala Stud

Repole Stable's Overdriven, an undefeated 2-year-old in 2011 and dominant winner of the Sanford Stakes (gr. II) at Saratoga Race Course, has been retired from racing and will stand the 2013 breeding season at Ocala Stud.

 Thursday, December 06, 2012
Stay Thirsty Nips Groupie Doll in Cigar Mile

Stay Thirsty Nips Groupie Doll in Cigar Mile

Notching his first win since the 2011 Travers Stakes (gr. I), Repole Stables' Stay Thirsty got the bob on Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) winner Groupie Doll in the $343,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct Nov. 24.

 Sunday, November 25, 2012
Overanalyze Wins Remsen Headbob

Overanalyze Wins Remsen Headbob

Repole Stable's son of Dixie Union nosed out Normandy Invasion in the grade II Remsen Stakes Nov. 24 at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, November 24, 2012
Unlimited Budget Rolls On in Demoiselle

Unlimited Budget Rolls On in Demoiselle

Unlimited Budget went straight to the lead and stayed there in the $237,500 Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) Nov. 24 at Aqueduct Racetrack, remaining unbeaten with her first stakes score.

 Saturday, November 24, 2012
Caixa Eletronica Takes Fall 'Weight in Style

Caixa Eletronica Takes Fall 'Weight in Style

Repole Stable's Caixa Eletronica made start number 60 a winning one Nov. 22, carrying 133 pounds across the finish line in the $147,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack in solid style.

 Thursday, November 22, 2012
Poseidon's Warrior Totes 135 in Fall 'Weight

Poseidon's Warrior Totes 135 in Fall 'Weight

Poseidon's Warrior seeks to bounce back off a dull effort in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) as the 135-pound highweight in the Nov. 22 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) at the Big A.

 Sunday, November 18, 2012
Stay Thirsty to Stand for $17,500 at Ashford

Stay Thirsty to Stand for $17,500 at Ashford

Stay Thirsty, winner of the 2011 Travers Stakes (gr. I), will stand for $17,500 in 2013 at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky. The son of Bernardini will contest his final start in the Nov. 24 Cigar Mile (gr. I) at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, November 15, 2012
Repole's Overanalyze to Start in Iroquois

Repole's Overanalyze to Start in Iroquois

With owner Mike Repole choosing not to start horses in this year's Breeders' Cup on Nov. 2 and 3 at Santa Anita Park, the New York-based owner will ship talented juvenile Overanalyze to Churchill Downs for the Iroquois.

 Thursday, October 25, 2012
Owner Repole to Skip Breeders' Cup

Owner Repole to Skip Breeders' Cup

Frustrated with a Breeders' Cup decision to require starters in its five juvenile races at this year's World Championships to race without Salix, owner Mike Repole will not send any horses to this year's event.

 Thursday, October 18, 2012
Stay Thirsty to Stand at Ashford When Retired

Stay Thirsty to Stand at Ashford When Retired

Stay Thirsty, who ran a tough second in the TVG Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park Sept. 29, will enter stud in 2013 at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

 Monday, October 01, 2012
Futurity: Pletcher Duo Meets Carried Interest

Futurity: Pletcher Duo Meets Carried Interest

Trainer Todd Pletcher looks to continue recent 2-year-old success when sending Overanalyze and Drum Roll in the $200,000 Futurity Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 30 at Belmont Park, but Carried Interest is the morning-line favorite.

 Thursday, September 27, 2012
Spa Titles for Dominguez, Pletcher, Repole

Spa Titles for Dominguez, Pletcher, Repole

Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher won their third consecutive Saratoga Race Course titles, and Ramon Dominguez set a meet record for wins by a jockey en route to his second career Spa riding crown.

 Monday, September 03, 2012
Saratoga Diary: Slipping By

Saratoga Diary: Slipping By

Time seems to fly by more quickly the older you get. That's because a mere day represents a larger percentage of the time you have left than it did when you were young.

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 Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Winner's Circle: City Vet

Winner's Circle: City Vet

Uncle Mo's breeder delivers again as the breeder of Mabee winner City to City.

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 Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Graded Winner Calibrachoa Retired

Graded Winner Calibrachoa Retired

Mike Repole's Calibrachoa, a five-time New York graded stakes winner, has been retired from racing because of minor issues.

 Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Jackson Bend Seeks James Marvin Repeat

Jackson Bend Seeks James Marvin Repeat

Defending winner Jackson Bend looks for a repeat July 20 in the $100,000 James Marvin Stakes (gr. III) at Saratoga Race Course. As usual, he'll have to tangle with a giant to get the job done.

 Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Plank, Repole Face off in Trademark Dispute

Top Thoroughbred owners Kevin Plank and Mike Repole are facing off in court over a high-stakes trademark dispute, The Wall Street Journal reported July 13.

 Friday, July 13, 2012
Stay Thirsty Second to Trickmeister in Return

Stay Thirsty Second to Trickmeister in Return

Stay Thirsty, last year's Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner, proved no match for Trickmeister in the Vanlandingham Stakes at Belmont Park May 17.

 Thursday, May 17, 2012
Stay Thirsty Starts Year in Overnight Stakes

Stay Thirsty Starts Year in Overnight Stakes

Stay Thirsty, the 2011 Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner, will make his 4-year-old bow in the Vanlandingham overnight stakes at Belmont Park May 17.

 Saturday, May 12, 2012
Surprise Entry Caixa Eletronica Wins Classic

Surprise Entry Caixa Eletronica Wins Classic

Last-minute entry Caixa Eletronica made good on his trip from New York to win the $1 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races the evening of April 14.

 Saturday, April 14, 2012
Repole Hopes to Bring an 'Entourage' to Derby

Repole Hopes to Bring an 'Entourage' to Derby

Mike Repole is taking the son of Street Cry to the $500,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III), where he will try to gain a berth in the May 5 Kentucky Derby (gr. I).

 Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Street Sense Filly Sells for $475,000 at OBS

Street Sense Filly Sells for $475,000 at OBS

A daughter of Street Sense commanded $475,000 to become the second highest-priced horse sold so far during the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tom Fool: Calibrachoa Holds Off Caleb's Posse

Tom Fool: Calibrachoa Holds Off Caleb's Posse

Calibrachoa took over from the pacesetters in the stretch and held off a late run from Caleb's Posse to win the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) by a neck March 3.

 Saturday, March 03, 2012
Stay Thirsty Focused on Second Half Campaign

Stay Thirsty Focused on Second Half Campaign

Last year's Travers (gr. I) winner Stay Thirsty has begun preparations for his 2012 campaign, having recently entered light training at Palm Meadows.

 Friday, March 02, 2012
Calibrachoa Repeats in Toboggan

Calibrachoa Repeats in Toboggan

Mike Repole's Calibrachoa made it a perfect 4-for-4 over the Aqueduct inner track, as he ran down longshot Diski Dance at the top of the stretch to win the $150,000 Toboggan (gr. III) for the second consecutive year.

 Saturday, February 04, 2012
Repole, Dubb Entries Square Off in Toboggan

Repole, Dubb Entries Square Off in Toboggan

Mike Repole and Michael Dubb, who were in a neck-in-neck owner's title race for most of the 2011 Saratoga meet, square off once again in the Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 4, as each will send out a coupled entry.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Big Things Expected From Stay Thirsty in 2012

Big Things Expected From Stay Thirsty in 2012

With Uncle Mo retired, Stay Thirsty is now the top gun in Mike Repole's stable. And after a championship-caliber 3-year-old season in 2011, there are high expectations for the son of Bernardini next year.

 Thursday, December 08, 2011
Rank the 25 Most Intriguing Horses & People

Rank the 25 Most Intriguing Horses & People

How would you rank the 25 most intriguing horses and people in racing for 2011?

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 Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Pletcher Holds Cards in Fall Highweight

Pletcher Holds Cards in Fall Highweight

The Thanksgiving Day Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. IIIT), the holiday feature at Aqueduct, drew a field of 10 older sprinters.

 Saturday, November 19, 2011
Champion Uncle Mo Retired to Ashford Stud

Champion Uncle Mo Retired to Ashford Stud

Mike Repole's Uncle Mo, last year's champion 2-year-old male who was scratched out of this year's Kentucky Derby (gr. I) due to a liver ailment, has been retired from racing.

 Monday, November 07, 2011
Calibrachoa Gallops Away in Bold Ruler Makeup

Calibrachoa Gallops Away in Bold Ruler Makeup

A return to a fast track at Aqueduct worked to the benefit of Calibrachoa, who pressed the issue for jockey Jose Lezcano and then drew off in the final furlong to easily win the $100,000 Bold Ruler Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 6.

 Sunday, November 06, 2011
Pletcher, Repole Still Confident in Uncle Mo

Pletcher, Repole Still Confident in Uncle Mo

Owner Mike Repole and a British journalist engaged in a minor verbal tiff Nov. 3 at a press conference featuring connections of some of the top horses racing in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

 Thursday, November 03, 2011
Uncle Mo Gallops in Return to Track

Uncle Mo Gallops in Return to Track

Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) favorite Uncle Mo returned to the track at Churchill Downs the morning of Nov. 2, three days after his final workout for the Nov. 5 race, and galloped 1 3/8 miles under Hector Ramos.

 Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Uncle Mo Classic Choice Over Havre de Grace

Uncle Mo Classic Choice Over Havre de Grace

Mike Repole's Uncle Mo was made the 5-2 morning line choice after drawing post 8 for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). Havre de Grace will break from post 10 as the 3-1 second choice in the $5 million race.

 Monday, October 31, 2011
Pletcher's Classic Pair Drill at CD

Pletcher's Classic Pair Drill at CD

Mike Repole's pair of Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty get in their final tune-ups at Churchill Downs for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). Both colts went five furlongs.

 Sunday, October 30, 2011
No Crying Uncle for Repole

No Crying Uncle for Repole

Whatever happens in the BC Classic, Mike Repole, owner of Uncle Mo, is well aware of the extraordinary circumstances that have enabled his 2-year-old champion to even make the race, and he is grateful to be in this position.

 Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Uncle Mo, Stay Thirsty Work at Belmont

Uncle Mo, Stay Thirsty Work at Belmont

Mike Repole's dynamic duo of Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty worked the morning of Oct. 16 over the training track at Belmont Park, with Uncle Mo covering five furlongs in a bullet :58.64 -- the fastest of 32 at the distance.

 Sunday, October 16, 2011
BC Participants to Support Retired T-breds

BC Participants to Support Retired T-breds

Prominent owners and trainers are stepping up to the plate to support New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program by pledging a percentage of their purse earnings from this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships.

 Thursday, October 13, 2011
Uncle Mo to Stand at Ashford Upon Retirement

Uncle Mo to Stand at Ashford Upon Retirement

Last year's juvenile champion Uncle Mo will stand at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., upon his retirement from racing, owner Mike Repole said Oct. 6.

 Thursday, October 06, 2011
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