by Parm | May 2, 2015 | Media
Lanni has been interested in horses since childhood. His father Giuseppe, a construction contractor, owned harness horses, which he raced (and occasionally drove) at now-defunct Blue Bonnets racetrack… KY Derby owner started career in harness...
by Parm | May 1, 2015 | Media
Donato Lanni has become one of thoroughbred racing’s leading bloodstock agents, helping trainers select top prospects from among the thousands of young thoroughbreds available to buy each year in North America and Europe. He inspects – by his count – about...
by Parm | Apr 30, 2015 | Media
Donato Lanni, the agent behind Dortmund who also groomed Garland Lobell, estimates he looks at about 15,000 horses a year. Among his past finds were Bayern, winner of the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic, and 2010 Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky…...
by Parm | Apr 3, 2015 | Media
Donato Lanni arrived in Lexington, Kentucky in 1996 with a lifelong dream but no connections. Today, Donato Lanni is one of the most sought-after thoroughbred scouts in North...
by Parm | Apr 1, 2015 | Media
Lenny Shulman reflects on Allen and Jimmy Jerkens, California Chrome, and talks with bloodstock agent Donato Lanni. At the 5 minute mark in this video, Lanni, who was buying agent for Dortmund, explains what he looks for at sales and what working with Bob Baffert is...
