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Mike Repole (born January 21, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, businessman, and racehorse owner. He is best known for co-founding Glaceau (maker of Vitaminwater), which sold to Coca-Cola for $4.1 billion, and BODYARMOR SuperDrink, a sports drink manufacturer, which also sold to Coca-Cola for $5.6 billion.
Energy Brands, also doing business as Glacéau, is a privately owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company based in Whitestone, Queens, New York, that manufactures and distributes various lines of drinks marketed as enhanced water.
Mike Repole created the drink in 2011. In the summer of 2018, The Coca-Cola Company purchased a minority stake in the company to position Bodyarmor as a premium sports beverage above its own Powerade brand. [2] The purchase by Coca-Cola made them the second largest shareholder.
Fierceness is a bay colt who was bred and owned by Mike Repole. [2] He was bred in Kentucky. Fierceness is the lone runner and winner of three foals of racing age out of the winning Stay Thirsty mare Nonna Bella. The dam also has a yearling full brother to Fierceness and a Caravaggio filly born in 2023. [4]
Repole is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Repole (fl. 1975), American actor and director; Mike Repole (born 1969), American businessman; Roberto Repole (born 1967), Italian Catholic archbishop
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In his first start, a maiden special weight on the Travers undercard at Saratoga, Uncle Mo led at every call to beat a field of 2-year-olds by 14 1/4 lengths.In his next start, the Grade I Champagne Stakes, he took the lead early and never looked back en route to a 5-length win in the time of 1:34 2/5 seconds—faster than Secretariat's 1972 Champagne win.
In July 2023, Mike Repole took a majority stake in the company. [16] In January 2024, former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady agreed to merge his health and apparel brands with the company and to become its second largest shareholder.