LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Fate has not been kind to Mike Repole in the Kentucky Derby. The outspoken owner is 0 for 7, although he is perhaps best known for his two champions that never made the starting gate.
In 2011, Uncle Mo was scratched the day before the race because of a gastrointestinal infection. Last year, the morning of the race due to a bruised right front foot.
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