Bloodstock Agent Gets Back to his Roots

Now Lanni is one of the busiest bloodstock agents in the business. “Lanni has a very strong opinion of a horse and he doesn’t need to verify that opinion with anyone else,” says Craig Bernick. “When he feels a horse is a good horse, he trusts his own instincts and his...

A True Passion for Horses

Donato Lanni is a 20-year thoroughbred racing veteran considered one of the sport’s best at selecting top prospects from among thousands available each year in North America and Europe…...

Ghostzapper Filly Sells for $720,000

With Donato Lanni signing the ticket, a Ghostzapper filly was acquired by Susan Chu’s Baoma Corporation for $720,000 at the final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training April 22. “She’s obviously a nice filly who worked...

Dortmund Dominates Native Driver at Del Mar

Kaleem Shah’s Dortmund showed that he is back on his game, scoring an easy, open-lengths victory in Saturday’s Grade 3 Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar. Dortmund was purchased on behalf of Shah by agent Donato Lanni for $140,000 at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton...