Repole reloads racing stock with two seven-figure purchases

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Prominent owner Mike Repole’s reputation as a breeder has grown this year. He campaigns Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Fierceness as a homebred and sold the Keeneland September yearling sale topper, from that same family.

However, while Repole added to his broodmare band during the Keeneland November breeding stock sale’s Book 1 session, his two most expensive purchases have more racing ahead of them. Repole purchased graded stakes winners Interstatedaydream and Surprisingly for $1.4 million and $1 million, respectively. Both will go to trainer Todd Pletcher, after previously being trained by Brad Cox and Shug McGaughey, respectively.

Repole bought out his partners in champion Nest for a co-sale-topping $6 million at this week’s Fasig-Tipton November sale and intends to race on with that mare as well.

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“We want to increase purses for older horses, have a [series of races] for 4- or 5-year-olds, and try to keep these horses back in the game,” said Repole, who last month announced he was forming an organization called the National Thoroughbred Alliance that will attempt to unite disparate parts of the industry.

Repole also bought three in-foal broodmares for a combined $2 million, led by Grade 1 winner and stakes producer Dame Dorothy for $900,000.

“We have Forte, we have Up to the Mark, so we have two new stallions coming. We’re excited about them,” Repole said. “Vino [Rosso]’s doing really well. We’ve still got Uncle Mo. I own a big percent of City of Light and Life Is Good, so I’m really excited about them.”

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