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2025 BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC: MIKE REPOLE'S NO-RABBIT CRUSADE ADDS DRAMA TO $7 MILLION RACE

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✍️ Mike Repole, a billionaire horse owner, is criticizing the use of 'rabbits' in horse racing, which refers to horses entered solely to set a fast pace for a stablemate.

👉 Repole has been critical of the Breeders' Cup schedulers, calling them 'stupid people'. 👉 He has identified the Jockey Club as 'a blueblood scam'. 👉 Repole has called for the elimination of 'rabbits' in horse racing or changes to the rules regarding them. 👉 He has been vocal on social media, calling Contrary Thinking an 'emotional support rabbit' for Sierra Leone.

-- #MikeRepole #ChadBrown #CatonBredar #DelMar #sports

5 OHIO STATE GREATS TO JOIN CARDALE JONES WITH COLUMBUS UFL TEAM, INCLUDING AJ HAWK

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✍️ The United Football League (UFL) is coming to Ohio State country in 2026, with the Columbus Aviators being one of the cities getting a team. The team has already made connections with Ohio State by announcing Cardale Jones as an ambassador.

👉 The UFL is coming to Ohio State country in 2026 👉 The Columbus Aviators will be co-owned by Body Armor founder Mike Repole 👉 Cardale Jones has been announced as an ambassador for the team 👉 The team is looking to link themselves to Ohio State and its greats 👉 Other Ohio State legends could join the team in various roles

-- #MikeRepole #CardaleJones #JimTressel #TyvisPowell #CrisCarter #ChrisSpielman #AJHawk #JasonBurgos #OhioState #Columbus #sports

COLUMBUS AVIATORS HIRE FORMER OHIO STATE QB CARDALE JONES, HAVE HIGH HOPES IN JOINING UFL

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✍️ The Columbus Aviators and the United Football League (UFL) have launched a new professional sports franchise in central Ohio, with high hopes for success.

👉 The Aviators will replace three shut-down teams in the UFL 👉 The team will play at Historic Crew Stadium 👉 Co-owner Mike Repole has a plan to turn the UFL into a success 👉 Cardale Jones will serve as team ambassador 👉 Ticket prices will range from $25-75

-- #MikeRepole #CardaleJones #RussBrandon #Columbus #Ohio #Arlington #Texas #sports

HOW RACING LOUISVILLE, LOUISVILLE CITY FC HELPED BRING UFL'S KINGS TO DERBY CITY

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✍️ The Louisville Kings, a new team in the United Football League (UFL), will play at Lynn Family Stadium, sharing the venue with the city's professional soccer teams, Racing Louisville and LouCity.

👉 The Louisville Kings will play at Lynn Family Stadium, sharing the venue with Racing Louisville and LouCity. 👉 Team owner Mike Repole was instrumental in bringing the UFL to Louisville. 👉 The stadium's intimate setting was chosen to provide a more fan-friendly experience. 👉 The UFL season is scheduled to begin on March 27.

-- #MikeRepole #RussBrandon #JohnNeace #BrooksHolton #AlexisCubit #Louisville #LynnFamilyStadium #Arlington,Texas #Washington,D.C. #Kentucky #sports

UFL LAUNCHES ORLANDO STORM FRANCHISE

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✍️ The United Football League (UFL) has launched a new franchise in Orlando, the Orlando Storm, which will play its home games at Inter&Co Stadium.

👉 The Orlando Storm will play its home games at Inter&Co Stadium in downtown Orlando 👉 The UFL is focusing on intimate settings for game play 👉 The Storm joins the Columbus Aviators and Louisville Kings as three new markets in the UFL starting in the Spring of 2026 👉 The eight UFL teams will play a ten-game schedule with the kickoff to the 2026 season set for March 27

-- #MikeRepole #Orlando #Columbus #Louisville #Memphis #Michigan #SanAntonio #sports

HOW SPRING FOOTBALL PLANS TO GET BIGGER BY GETTING SMALLER

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✍️ The United Football League (UFL) is a new spring football league that aims to secure a foothold in American sports. The league has unveiled a range of strategies to maximize its strengths and minimize its weaknesses.

👉 The UFL is a new spring football league that aims to secure a foothold in American sports. 👉 The league has identified a major problem with playing in large stadiums, citing low attendance figures. 👉 The UFL will focus on playing in smaller, sub-20,000-seat stadiums to create a more intimate and engaging fan experience. 👉 The league has emphasized the importance of building high-quality football, working with local communities, and providing a platform for players to develop their skills.

-- #DwayneJohnson #MikeRepole #VinceMcMahon #SteveYoung #JimKelly #DonaldTrump #Orlando #Louisville #Columbus #Memphis #Michigan #SanAntonio #Birmingham #St.Louis #Washington,D.C. #sports

UFL ADDS TEAMS IN COLUMBUS, LOUISVILLE, ORLANDO

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✍️ The United Football League (UFL) has announced the addition of three new teams for the 2026 season, including the Columbus Aviators, Louisville Kings, and Orlando Storm.

👉 The UFL has added three new teams for the 2026 season: Columbus Aviators, Louisville Kings, and Orlando Storm 👉 The new teams will play in existing soccer stadiums 👉 The goal is to create an authentic gameday experience and strengthen the foundation of the league 👉 The 2026 season will begin on March 27 and feature eight teams 👉 The league plans to expand to 16 teams within the next decade

-- #MikeRepole #Columbus #Louisville #Orlando #Arlington #Dallas #Houston #Michigan #Memphis #SanAntonio #sports

UFL ANNOUNCES THE COLUMBUS AVIATORS, NEW TEAM TO PLAY AT HISTORIC CREW STADIUM

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✍️ The United Football League (UFL) is expanding to Columbus, Ohio, with the addition of the Columbus Aviators, which will join the league in the 2026 season.

👉 The UFL is expanding to Columbus, Ohio, with the addition of the Columbus Aviators 👉 The team will play at Historic Crew Stadium, the former home of the MLS' Crew 👉 The league is introducing a regional player rights rule to attract former Ohio State football players and coaches 👉 The UFL is looking to become an unofficial pipeline of players and coaches to the NFL

-- #MikeRepole #Columbus,Ohio #HistoricCrewStadium #OhioState #Dayton #Houston #Arlington #Dallas #sports

STORM WARNING: ORLANDO GETS ANOTHER SHOT AT SPRING FOOTBALL IN UFL

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✍️ The United Football League (UFL) announced the addition of the Orlando Storm as one of its three new expansion teams, set to debut in the spring of 2026.

👉 The Orlando Storm will be one of three new expansion teams in the UFL, along with teams in Columbus and Louisville. 👉 The team will play home games at Inter&Co Stadium, a 25,000-seat venue. 👉 The UFL is adding teams to fill a void in the professional sports market in Central Florida. 👉 Billionaire Mike Repole is playing a key role in the expansion and overseeing the league's business operations. 👉 The UFL has national television contracts with Fox Sports, ABC, and ESPN. 👉 The league is moving away from its current two-conference system and will have a single division with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs.

-- #MikeRepole #Dwayne'TheRock'Johnson #DanyGarcia #LeeCorso #SteveSpurrier #Orlando #Columbus #Louisville #Inter&CoStadium #CampingWorldStadium #UCF #DisneyWorld #Arlington #Dallas #Frisco #Houston #Birmingham #D.C. #St.Louis #Memphis #SanAntonio #sports

UFL CHANGES 3 CITIES AS NEW INVESTOR SHARES BULLISH VISION FOR SPRING FOOTBALL

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✍️ Mike Repole, a sports business entrepreneur, is investing in the United Football League (UFL) as its newest investor, aiming to make spring football a dominant year-round sport.

👉 The UFL is relocating three teams to smaller stadiums with capacities of about 20,000 or smaller 👉 The league is changing names and stadiums for some teams 👉 Repole hopes to double the league's size to 16 teams by the mid-2030s 👉 The league's ratings compare favorably to regular-season games in the NHL, NBA, and MLB

-- #MikeRepole #Dwayne'TheRock'Johnson #DanyGarcia #Arlington,Texas #Orlando,Florida #Columbus,Ohio #Louisville,Kentucky #SanAntonio,Texas #Detroit,Michigan #Memphis,Tennessee #St.Louis,Missouri #Washington,D.C. #Birmingham,Alabama #Frisco,Texas #sports

UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM COMING TO OHIO

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✍️ The United Football League (UFL) is expanding to Columbus, Ohio, with a new team set to play at Historic Crew Stadium in the 2026 spring season.

👉 The UFL is expanding to Columbus, Ohio 👉 A new team will play at Historic Crew Stadium in the 2026 spring season 👉 Entrepreneur Mike Repole has joined the league's ownership group 👉 The UFL currently operates eight teams across the US 👉 The league is planning to relocate two home markets

-- #DomTiberi #MikeRepole #Columbus,Ohio #HistoricCrewStadium #OneBlackandGoldBoulevard #Arlington,Texas #Birmingham,Alabama #Detroit,Michigan #Houston,Texas #Memphis,Tennessee #SanAntonio,Texas #St.Louis,Missouri #Washington,D.C. #sports

UFL ADDS MIKE REPOLE AS AN OWNER — AND HE'S EYEING 16 TEAMS BY 2035

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✍️ The United Football League (UFL) has attracted a new major investor, Mike Repole, who plans to double the size of the league and relocate half of its teams to new markets.

👉 Mike Repole joins the UFL's ownership group 👉 Half of the league's teams will relocate to new markets 👉 Columbus, Ohio will be one of the new markets 👉 Smaller stadiums will be used to create a more intimate atmosphere 👉 The league aims to double in size within the next decade

-- #MikeRepole #KevinSeifert #DanyGarcia #DwayneJohnson #Birmingham #Michigan #Houston #Memphis #Columbus #Ohio #sports

BILLIONAIRE MIKE REPOLE INVESTS IN UFL WITH PLAN FOR COLUMBUS TEAM

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✍️ Serial entrepreneur Mike Repole has invested in the United Football League, joining a league ownership group that includes RedBird Capital Partners, Fox, ESPN, Dwayne Johnson, and Dany Garcia.

👉 Mike Repole has invested in the United Football League 👉 Repole will be in charge of the league's business operations 👉 The league plans to expand to 10 teams by 2028 and 16 by 2032 👉 Repole believes the league's on-field product and broadcast are strong 👉 The league needs to improve its marketing, sponsorships, and sales

-- #MikeRepole #DwayneJohnson #DanyGarcia #Columbus #St.Louis #sports

AS THE PREAKNESS ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND, THE TRIPLE CROWN NEEDS A RESET

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✍️ The article discusses various sports news and topics, including the PGA Championship, NFL, WNBA, and MLB.

👉 PGA Championship leaderboard lacks top-10 ranked players 👉 NFL may participate in 2028 Olympics 👉 Human rights complaint against FIFA 👉 Need to reset the Triple Crown in horse racing 👉 WNBA's new season, including expanded media rights deal and playoff format changes 👉 Disparity in intentional walks between Aaron Judge and Barry Bonds

-- #JhonattanVegas #BillMott #PatForde #MikeRepole #NikolaJokić #JamalMurray #ChristianBraun #CaitlinClark #BarryBonds #AaronJudge #Winnipeg #Denver #Washington,D.C. #Dallas #Chicago #NewYork #LosAngeles #Barcelona #Madrid #SaudiArabia #sports

KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER SOVEREIGNTY WON’T RUN IN PREAKNESS STAKES

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✍️ Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, meaning there won't be a Triple Crown champion for a seventh consecutive year.

👉 Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes 👉 Trainer Bill Mott plans to enter Sovereignty in the Belmont Stakes 👉 The Preakness will go on without a true shot at a Triple Crown for the seventh consecutive year 👉 The two-week turnaround from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness is a topic of debate in the racing community

-- #BillMott #MikeRogers #JuniorAlvarado #MichaelBanahan #MikeRepole #Kentucky #Louisville #Saratoga #Pimlico #LaurelPark #Baltimore #Washington #NewYork #sports

KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER SOVEREIGNTY SKIPPING PREAKNESS, TRAINER SAYS: 'WHAT'S BEST FOR THE HORSE'

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✍️ Sovereignty's trainer, Bill Mott, has announced that the horse will skip the Preakness Stakes to focus on the Belmont Stakes, making it the seventh year in a row without a Triple Crown winner.

👉 Sovereignty will skip the Preakness Stakes to focus on the Belmont Stakes 👉 This is the seventh year in a row without a Triple Crown winner 👉 The decision has sparked debate about the spacing of the Triple Crown races 👉 Some are calling for changes to keep more top horses involved

-- #BillMott #MikeRogers #MikeRepole #Justify #Kentucky #NewYork #Pimlico #ChurchillDowns #Saratoga #sports

SOVEREIGNTY SURGES PAST RACE FAVORITE JOURNALISM TO WIN THE 151ST KENTUCKY DERBY

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✍️ Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates atop Sovereignty after winning the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, marking trainer Bill Mott's first Kentucky Derby win.

👉 Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby by 1½ lengths 👉 Trainer Bill Mott won his first Kentucky Derby 👉 Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrated his first Kentucky Derby win 👉 The start of the race was very crowded on the inside

-- #JuniorAlvarado #BillMott #UmbertoRispoli #MikeRepole #ToddPletcher #IradOrtizJr. #RichardMandella #ChurchillDowns #Florida #Aqueduct #SantaAnita #LosAngeles #sports

BAFFERT RETURNS TO KENTUCKY DERBY, JOURNALISM CLEAR FAVORITE

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✍️ Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert returns to the Kentucky Derby with a new horse, Citizen Bull, after being reinstated in July following a two-year ban.

👉 Bob Baffert returns to the Kentucky Derby after a two-year ban 👉 Baffert will saddle Citizen Bull, a 2-year-old colt 👉 Journalism is the favorite to win the race, having won four consecutive races 👉 The Kentucky Derby features a field of 19 horses

-- #BobBaffert #MichaelMcCarthy #UmbertoRispoli #BillMott #MarkCasse #YukihiroKato #NoriyukiHori #TomRyan #MikeRepole #ChurchillDowns #Kentucky #California #Louisville #SantaAnita #sports

GRANDE SCRATCHED FROM KENTUCKY DERBY

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✍️ Grande, a 10-1 entry in the Kentucky Derby, has been scratched due to a bruised foot.

👉 Grande was scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to a bruised foot 👉 The horse had clean X-rays and a PET scan 👉 The owners, Repole Stable, are confused by the decision

-- #MikeRepole #ToddPletcher #Louisville,Kentucky #ChurchillDowns #sports

KENTUCKY DERBY 2025: GRANDE SCRATCHED FROM RACE, REDUCING FIELD TO 19 HORSES

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✍️ A second horse, Grande, has been scratched from the 2025 Kentucky Derby due to a foot bruise, joining Rodriguez as a scratch from the race.

👉 Grande was scratched from the 2025 Kentucky Derby due to a foot bruise 👉 The horse was a 20-1 favorite and was set to start in the ninth post 👉 Grande had been battling a slight cracked heel and had clean X-rays and a PET scan 👉 Kentucky state veterinarians decided to scratch the horse despite the improvement 👉 This is the third time Repole has had a horse scratched from the Derby

-- #MikeRepole #ToddPletcher #JohnVelazquez #BobBaffert #Kentucky #sports

TODD PLETCHER-TRAINED GRANDE SCRATCHED FROM KENTUCKY DERBY WITH A FOOT BRUISE

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✍️ Kentucky Derby horse Grande was scratched from the race due to a foot bruise, joining Rodriguez as a scratch from the event.

👉 Grande was scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to a foot bruise 👉 Grande joins Rodriguez as a scratch from the event 👉 Todd Pletcher has not had a Derby starter in 21 years 👉 Grande is trained by Todd Pletcher and owned by Mike Repole

-- #CharlieRiedel #JohnVelazquez #MikeRepole #BobBaffert #ToddPletcher #ChurchillDowns #Aqueduct #Kentucky #sports

KENTUCKY DERBY FIELD REDUCED TO 19 WITH SCRATCH OF GRANDE, LEAVING OWNER MIKE REPOLE 'SHOCKED'

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✍️ Grande, a 3-year-old colt, has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to a slight cracked heel, reducing the field to 19 horses.

👉 Grande has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to a slight cracked heel 👉 The colt had been training well and had clean diagnostic tests 👉 Owner Mike Repole is 0-for-8 in the Kentucky Derby 👉 The scratch reduces the field to 19 horses

-- #MikeRepole #ToddPletcher #JohnVelazquez #Louisville,Ky. #NewYork #sports

GRANDE PROFILE: 2025 KENTUCKY DERBY ODDS, POST POSITION, HISTORY AND MORE TO KNOW

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✍️ Mike Repole, owner of the Kentucky Derby horse Grande, is hoping for a change in fortune after two previous disappointments. Grande, a lightly raced but improving horse, has a strong chance of winning the 151st Kentucky Derby.

👉 Grande has only three starts under his belt, but has shown significant improvement in each race 👉 He received a 97 Beyer Speed figure for his runner-up finish in the Wood Memorial 👉 Grande's stalking running style and ability to get first run on the speed horses make him a strong contender 👉 Sons and daughters of Curlin, Grande's sire, tend to improve with age and distance

-- #MikeRepole #ToddPletcher #JohnVelazquez #Kentucky #Louisville #sports

MIKE REPOLE RETURNS TO DERBY WITH ‘GRANDE’ HORSE, SMALL EXPECTATIONS

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✍️ Mike Repole, a billionaire sports business executive, is hoping to win the Kentucky Derby with his 3-year-old colt Grande, despite having 22-1 odds.

👉 Mike Repole is a billionaire sports business executive 👉 He is co-founder of BodyArmor and Vitamin Water 👉 He is entering the Kentucky Derby with his 3-year-old colt Grande 👉 Grande has 22-1 odds, implying a below 5% chance of winning

-- #MikeRepole #ChurchillDowns #Kentucky #sports

ST. JOHN’S HAS RIDDEN THE PITINO EFFECT BACK TO COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S CENTER STAGE

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✍️ Billionaire businessman Mike Repole praises Coach Rick Pitino as a 'living legend' on the sideline.

-- #MikeRepole #RickPitino #St.John's #sports