Mike Repole Success Story
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beast of the east
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You've got to love this guy. So many successful people exaggerate their academic achievements, but if anything Repole allows himself to be an example for every kid near the bottom of his class. The race starts at graduation, with stellar academic performers given the slightest edge. From there, raw talent and hard work are what matters most, and Repole, has proven himself to be among the brightest and hard working entrepreneurs around. And like most of us, he got his start at St. John's. Nice story.
ManhattAn1
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Met him once at Saratoga guy acted like a real jerk to everyone.
L J S A
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Pretty sure a lot of the money was his, but there are better people to ask than myself. I think he also sat in on some high-level meetings discussing getting a new coach when it came time to part ways with Norm. I think Billy D. was his first choice, which also happened to be the first name we targeted.
beast of the east
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There has been a lot of speculation, with absolutely no public acknowledgement, on Repole's role. I've not heard anything from anyone I know, in various important places, that validated that speculation. The generally held belief, was that Repole and several other prominent donors not only kicked in a significant amount of Lavin's salary, but also and more importantly, convinced Harrington that the salary ante had to be upped considerably to be more of a guarantee of restoring the program.
Here's the rub, though, as far as I'm concerned. The Mets were famous for sticking one toe in the water, spending sporadically in the free agent market, while the Yankees spent, and spent more when that didn't work out. I hope that if Lavin doesn't work out that the school doesn't backpedal into mid major flavors of the week.
Bucknasty 23 wrote: Met him once at Saratoga guy acted like a real jerk to everyone
I have met him numerous times at St. John's games as well as at Aqueduct and Belmont Park. He was very engaging and friendly whenever we met. Whether we talked about horseracing, St. John's basketball or the New York Mets he couldn't have been nicer to me or, for that matter, to anybody who came up and talked to him. Very down to earth and passionate guy. I liked him quite a bit and definitely had a different experience than you did at Saratoga.
I have met him numerous times at St. John's games as well as at Aqueduct and Belmont Park. He was very engaging and friendly whenever we met. Whether we talked about horseracing, St. John's basketball or the New York Mets he couldn't have been nicer to me or, for that matter, to anybody who came up and talked to him. Very down to earth and passionate guy. I liked him quite a bit and definitely had a different experience than you did at Saratoga.
JackofVirginia
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Probably had a bad day winning only 4 races. LOL.
Quality fellow who I also met at Saratoga. He is a #1 SJU fan and responded to a request to meet with 20 or so fellow SJU grads in the club house with REPOLE STABLES t-shirts ( I wear mine to Tamps Downs) and tips on the last six races. Anyone who bet his advice made money.
He is not the traditional owner at Saratoga, He is not a Whitney or an Astor or one of the privileged people and he doesn't try to be. He is a clever business man who does what he has to do to win races the right way, with horses the old guard has never seen.
I'll tell you what a great "homer:" he is: His stable colors are the Mets colors exactly, and his biggest dream is not to win the Derby but to win Belmont with 60.000 New Yorkers looking on. Say what you will. he is a NYC and SJU guy who loves the people he grew up with. He didn't say it but I think he would love to own the Mets; if he did, I would dump the Yanks in a second.
I asked him what it was like to hold $3.3 BILLION in his hand after the sale of Vitamin Water ad he said, it wasn't the only time and it wont be the last. Edgy, but we all knew lots of guys like him at Schermerhorn as well as Jamaica. I like him and I like the fact that he loves his family and he hasn't traded his loyalties on the way to the top.
The guy who must have caught him on a bad day (I think the guy's bad day, not Mikes) missed out on a fascinating and friendly, giant personality.
He is not the traditional owner at Saratoga, He is not a Whitney or an Astor or one of the privileged people and he doesn't try to be. He is a clever business man who does what he has to do to win races the right way, with horses the old guard has never seen.
I'll tell you what a great "homer:" he is: His stable colors are the Mets colors exactly, and his biggest dream is not to win the Derby but to win Belmont with 60.000 New Yorkers looking on. Say what you will. he is a NYC and SJU guy who loves the people he grew up with. He didn't say it but I think he would love to own the Mets; if he did, I would dump the Yanks in a second.
I asked him what it was like to hold $3.3 BILLION in his hand after the sale of Vitamin Water ad he said, it wasn't the only time and it wont be the last. Edgy, but we all knew lots of guys like him at Schermerhorn as well as Jamaica. I like him and I like the fact that he loves his family and he hasn't traded his loyalties on the way to the top.
The guy who must have caught him on a bad day (I think the guy's bad day, not Mikes) missed out on a fascinating and friendly, giant personality.