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Last Call is a maiden no more after surging to a 21-1 upset in the CA$508,000 Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes (G1T) Sept. 17 at Woodbine.  The longest shot on the board in the field of eight juvenile fillies, Last Call was purchased by bloodstock agent Donato Lanni for...

X-Men Racing 2 LLC and SF Racing's Last Call (English Channel) broke her maiden in style with a 21-1 upset in the GI Natalma S. at Woodbine, a “Win and You're In” for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in November at Keeneland. Second on debut at this venue...

The appropriately-named Last Call, one of two maidens in a field of eight, took her best shot in Saturday’s Grade 1 Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes and sprung a 21-1 upset in the one-mile turf race for 2-year-old fillies. The $508,000 Natalma was a “Win and You’re In”...

The Keeneland September sale continued to churn out million-dollar results into its fourth session Thursday when bloodstock agent Donato Lanni signed the ticket at $1.7 million to acquire a colt by Quality Road from the Nardelli Sales consignment on behalf of an...

After buying three yearlings for $1.05 million apiece on behalf of SF/Starlight/Madaket the previous day, agent Donato Lanni purchased two more high-priced horses less than two hours after the start of Wednesday’s third session of the Keeneland September Yearling...

A filly by Into Mischief became the second seven-figure yearling of the Keeneland September sale when selling for $1.25 million Monday in Lexington. Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, standing alongside trainer Bob Baffert, made the winning bid on behalf of Frank...

Following up on a giant, 'TDN Rising Star'-worthy debut,Watson, Weitman and Pegram's Cave Rock (Arrogate) made it a sweep of the weekend main-track juvenile Grade Is for his late sire and gave trainer Bob Baffert an unprecedented 16th victory in the GI Runhappy Del...

Speed Boat Beach stepped out in sharp fashion on unveiling here, taking a field of 10 gate to wire and establishing a new track record of 1:01.86 in the process as the 2-1 second choice behind even-money Hejazi (Bernardini). The latter was the $3.55 million EASMAY...

With a sterling race record that befits her very distinctive name all wrapped in an engaging story, War Like Goddess (English Channel) is an impossible-to-ignore race mare bidding for a championship. At the June 2019 OBS sale, bloodstock agent Donato Lanni purchased...

SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stables celebrated another winner from their $650,000 purchase of Carmel Road . The Quality Road colt, who is campaigned with multiple other partners, won his second start for trainer Bob Baffert when he took a one-mile maiden...

Bob Baffert provided a storybook ending to trainer Kevin Attard's first $1-million Queen's Plate victory. Shortly after filly Moira's record-setting win Sunday in the opening leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine Racetrack, co-owner Donato Lanni passed his...

Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman's Home Cooking (Honor Code), beaten at 1-2 debuting three weeks earlier at Del Mar, proved that money right and then some with a dominant off-the-pace romp to earn 'TDN Rising Star' honors Sunday at the seaside oval. Coming...