Low, Robert, Low, Lawana L. and Repole Stable

Mike Repole and Robert and Lawana Low own 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve contender Renegade, winner of the Arkansas Derby.

As a teenager growing up in Middle Village (Queens), New York, Mike Repole would quench his thirst for racing and gambling action by either jumping on a bus to Aqueduct or by running to his favorite Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlor on Grand Avenue. Mike actually named one of his horses "Run to Grand Ave" in honor of his beloved OTB.

Today Mike comes to the racetrack with a lager bankroll then he once did having sold his company Glaceau, maker of Vitaminwater and Smartwater, to Coca-Cola for $4.1 billion in May 2007. Repole also was the co-founder of sports drink BodyArmor in 2011. Coca-Cola purchased 15% of BodyArmor in 2018 and then bought Repole out in 2021 for $5.6 billion, although Repole remains chairman of BodyArmor.

Over the past 20 years, Repole ventured into Thoroughbred ownership, starting out with a large stable of mostly claiming horses. Among his top-flight Thoroughbreds owned solely or in partnership are Fiereceness, Mo Donegal, Stopchargingmaria, Forte, and Mindframe. 

Robert and Lawana Low are prominent horse owners with a Thoroughbred farm called Primatara located just north of Springfield, Mo.; Primatara is also home to one of the country’s largest houses. The Lows owned 2018 Kentucky Derby contender Magnum Moon.

Robert and Lawana are also the owners of Prime Inc., which is America’s most successful refrigerated, flatbed, tanker, and intermodal trucking company. The Lows have owned several prominent racehorses before Magnum Moon, including Steppenwolfer, Real Cozzy, and Green Fee. They race multiple graded stakes winner Sweet Melania.