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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/repole-ripes-churchill-downs-high-derby-prices-article-1.1333679
Mike Repole vents over high costs for ‘The Mansion’ at Churchill Downs for Kentucky Derby
'It's robbery here,' Repole said. 'It's just ridiculous. I got to win the ($1 million) Oaks and the ($2 million) Derby to break even. I need both. I can't win just one. I don't want to see the bill.'
“It’s cheaper to buy a mansion than be in the Mansion,” Repole said, referring to the new elevated area that opened at Churchill Downs, replacing the press box, which is now located on the first floor in a simulcasting center with no view of the track.
“It’s robbery here,” said Repole, a horse owner and co-founder of Vitaminwater, which was sold to Coca-Cola in 2007 for $4.1 billion. “It’s just ridiculous. I’ve got to win the ($1 million) Oaks and the ($2 million) Derby to break even. I need both. I can’t win just one. I don’t want to see the bill.”
'It's robbery here,' Repole said. 'It's just ridiculous. I got to win the ($1 million) Oaks and the ($2 million) Derby to break even. I need both. I can't win just one. I don't want to see the bill.'
“It’s cheaper to buy a mansion than be in the Mansion,” Repole said, referring to the new elevated area that opened at Churchill Downs, replacing the press box, which is now located on the first floor in a simulcasting center with no view of the track.
“It’s robbery here,” said Repole, a horse owner and co-founder of Vitaminwater, which was sold to Coca-Cola in 2007 for $4.1 billion. “It’s just ridiculous. I’ve got to win the ($1 million) Oaks and the ($2 million) Derby to break even. I need both. I can’t win just one. I don’t want to see the bill.”
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