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Zedan Racing, with bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, zeroed in on one horse during the April 16th second session of the 2025 OBS Spring sale and went to $1.15 million to land him. "He's the horse we wanted to go home with," said Lanni about Hip 508, a powerfully built...

Towards the end of a lackluster first day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training April 15, Donato Lanni signed the ticket for $900,000 on Hip 190, a well-bred Curlin filly out of the stakes-placed Into Mischief mare Motivated Seller ....

The Wood Memorial (G2) saw its 100th running Saturday won by the Rodriguez for trainer Bob Baffert, providing his 10 owners with their third likely contender for the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 3 after securing the maximum allotment of the 100-50-25-15-10 qualifying...

Baoma Corp’s Tenma punched her ticket to the Kentucky Oaks with a 2 ¼-length win in the Grade 2 Santa Anita Oaks at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Saturday. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Juan Hernandez, Tenma settled just off the pace early as Silent...

Acting for Amr Zedan’s Zedan Racing, bloodstock agent Donato Lanni signed the ticket for a record-setting $3 million colt by Gun Runner to electrify the final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company March Sale Thursday. The handsome gray or roan colt, who...

Cutting back in distance for Sunday’s $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes proved to be no problem for odds-on favorite Casalu Sunday at Santa Anita. Following her win in the Blue Norther Stakes going a mile on turf in December, Casalu (3-5) made it consecutive stakes victories...

Through victories in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) and the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), National Treasure was named champion older dirt male on January 23rd at the 54th annual Eclipse Awards dinner. A classic winner at 3, National Treasure added to the...

Multiple graded stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Messier will take up stud duties in 2025 at Rockridge Stud in Hudson through a deal brokered by Matt Bowling of Bowling Bloodstock.The Sam-Son Farm homebred was purchased at the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Showcase...

The Ontario Sired Heritage Series concluded Sunday at Woodbine with War Painter winning the $100,000 Ashbridges Bay Stakes and No More Options taking the $100,000 Lake Ontario Stakes. The 1 1/16-mile main track events, the Lake Ontario for Ontario sired 3-year-old...

Renowned bloodstock agent, Donato Lanni is a familiar sight at Thoroughbred auctions, regularly inspecting and later bidding on young equine prospects. On Nov. 14 during the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale, he also did his share of observing as five...

Multiple grade 1 winner Adare Manor brought fireworks to the Fasig-Tipton November Sale ring as she was purchased for $2.8 million by Northern Farm's Katsumi Yoshida Nov. 4. Consigned as Hip 214 by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, the 5-year-old Uncle Mo mare is bound for...

Multiple grade 1 winner Adare Manor brought fireworks to the Fasig-Tipton November Sale ring as she was purchased for $2.8 million by Northern Farm's Katsumi Yoshida Nov. 4. Consigned as Hip 214 by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, the 5-year-old Uncle Mo mare is bound for...