As the self-proclaimed "commissioner" of horse racing, Mike Repole has called the sport's powers "some of the worst leadership in sports," described the Breeders' Cup schedulers as "stupid people" and identified the Jockey Club as "a blueblood scam."

And that was just in the last 15 days.

Repole, the 56-year-old billionaire horse owner, is uncaged, unfiltered and unapologetic. He says so himself on his X account (@repolestable).

And now, on the eve of the 2025 Breeders' Cup, Repole has a new cause célèbre: eliminating rabbits from horse racing or, at the very least, changing the rules regarding them. In this case "rabbits" refers to horses who are entered in races not to win but with the sole purpose of ensuring a fast, early pace to help the chances of a late-running stablemate.

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