“(Dobson) said that The Jockey Club and I agree on 95 percent of things,” Repole said. “If that’s true, then we have a major problem with execution and a major problem with getting (expletive) done. If that’s false, then you’re just full of BS, and stop lying to us. Anytime I’ve agreed with someone at 95 percent, you have to find a solution. I am willing to find the solutions on how to move this game forward, and I don’t really believe that they’re attempting to find any solutions.”
The situation between The Jockey Club and Repole has become adversarial, and he has said that he is in the process of filing a lawsuit against the organization. Even so, Repole said he’d still welcome the opportunity to get industry leaders, including those from The Jockey Club, into a room and not leave until everyone can agree on solutions that might solve some of the sport’s problems. He has said that The Jockey Club has rejected his efforts for a meeting.
“All I wanted to do was get a bunch of industry experts together,” he said. “Let’s just lock each other in a room for 24 hours, maybe two days, and just talk about what’s working, what’s not working, and what can we do to make it better in the most non-threatening way. It was rebuffed. So to me, that’s not showing that you’re looking to move the game forward. I don’t want to be pessimistic or negative on the game, but you have to be honest. I don’t really see anything that is really working in this game, from the foal crop, to racing, to HISA, to aftercare, to the sales, to the SAFE Act, to CAWs, to the horseplayers, to the tracks.”
TDN – Mike Repole Joins the TDN Writers’ Room
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