by Lanni Bloodstock | 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 Lanni Bloodstock | 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 Lanni Bloodstock | 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 Lanni Bloodstock | 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...
by rob_onlion | Nov 17, 2012 | Media
By Lenny Shulmen, Bloodhorse Magazine At age 10 Lanni stood at a stop sign in his Montreal neighborhood each summer morning at 4 a.m., looking to catch a ride with a trainer to the local standardbred track so he could work at the stable. A decade later, having loaded...
