This year, owner Mike Repole teamed up with partners to run 1-2 in the Belmont Stakes bet presented by NYRA Bets (G1) with Mo Donegal and Nest . He bought a minority hobby in Mo Donegal this spring from Donegal Racing and Nest, he has campaigned for multiple tier 1 championship wins with Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Michael House.
On September 13 at Keeneland during the September Yearling Sale, he took the pony partnerships into action even further, buying six leads with other owners and adding five of his own. , with West Bloodstock representing his Repole Stables. His two most expensive purchases were both worth $1.1 million: a Curlin colt (Hip 369), purchased in tandem with Coolmore’s Magnier MV, and City of light colt (Hip 364) with St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds.
The pedigree of the City of Light colt attracted much attention from Repole, who said he was a male shareholder.
“I think the City of Light will be a classic, two-turned stallion,” said Repole of the first stallion that was ranked fourth.
City of Light’s colt is denoted as Hip 364 in the ring
Raised by her shipper, Rosilyn Polan (Sunday Morning Farm), from Medaglia d’Oro mare Numero d’Oro Hip 364 is also a half brother from another mother Craftiness (Realistic jokes ), multi-sided bet winner for Repole Stable, St. Elias’s St. Elias Stable and Antony Beck’s Gainesway Stable.
Winner of Sanford Stakes (G3) of 2021 and Bay Shore Stakes (G3), most recently Wit won Better Talk Now Stakes on the pitch at Racecourse Saratoga to Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, Repole’s regular coach and close friend.
He enjoys learning from Pletcher’s experience, with trainers often working with studs, dams and their products.
“When we look at the family and siblings, we feel there are some things we feel have a slight edge on because he trained a stallion, or brother or sister along with him,” says Repole. other parents. “But it doesn’t sound like a secret because they all cost over $800,000, so I think people are starting to figure it out.”
For parts of Tuesday, Pletcher was seated near the Repole in the Keeneland sales area, along with other advisors such as Jacob West and Danielle Bricker. Ed Rosen and Jim Martin are other respected members of Repole’s equine consulting team.
Pletcher trained Globe mare Orbolution Beat of Hip 369. She won the 2017 PG Johnson Stakes with 2nd place in Saratoga and was later ranked in Miss Grillo Stakes (G3T).
Her foal Curlin, raised and consigned by Hinkle Farms, is a “really nice pony,” says Repole.
Colt Curlin is denoted as Hip 369 in the ring
“Coolmore and I do some business together,” he added. “We both landed on the same plane; we both love using Todd Pletcher.”
Hips 336, an Omaha Beach colt out of winning stake Look at luck mare Maybellene sold by rancher Clarkland Farm, the most expensive of Repole’s purchases without a partner, guaranteed for $900,000.
Other purchases, solo or in partnership, for the Repole Stable include the Hip 370 ($775,000), Hip 279 ($475,000), Hip 275 ($475,000), Hip 240 ($400,000), Hip 290 ($320,000). ), Hip 332 ($285,000), Hip 264 ($250,000) and Hip 307 ($230,000).
Repole noted his blood-breeding team, noting their early arrivals on the base last week, in addition to their summer scouting on the farms.
“I’d say I had the easy part, just bid, but the more I think about it, I actually had the hardest part, and they made it easy,” he said. “But they put a lot of time and effort into it.”
