[1][2] He grew up in Middle Village, and attended St. Margaret's Elementary and Holy Cross High School.

In 1999, Repole co-founded, with J. Darius Bikoff, Energy Brands, commonly known as Glaceau, which produced Smartwater and Vitaminwater, and which was credited with launching the enhanced water beverage vertical.

[5] The company grew quickly, netting $1 million in its first year, and growing to over $1 billion in sales by 2007, when it was the top-selling water brand in the US.

[9] In August 2018, Coca-Cola became the second-largest stakeholder in BodyArmor in an attempt to further challenge rival Pepsi's hold, via its Gatorade brand, on the sports drink industry.

[11] In 2019, Repole co-starred in the Barstool Sports investment show “Big Brain,” where he served as a financial advisor to David Portnoy, alongside Jon Taffer.

The stables' other notable horses include Coach Inge, Notacatbutallama, Caixa Eletronica and multiple Grade 1 winner Stay Thirsty.