Summary: Despite his humble roots, Mike Repole's goals have always been lofty, and to his credit, he's achieved many of them. The kid from Queens who was the first person in his family to attend college turned a small beverage company into a $4 billion giant. He dreamed of owning racehorses as a teenager, and he's made that come true as well, winning top-class races like the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and the Travers Stakes. In this edition of Around the Track, we hear the story of how Repole made it big as an entrepreneur, his thoughts on horse ownership and the racing game, and stories like whatever happened to that Travers canoe?
