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Du Jour Rides The Rail To Give Bafferts American Turf Victory
Bob Baffert told NBC that Donato Lanni had called him about the colt at the 2020 OBS April sale, telling him the son of Bernardini mare Guiltless was worth purchasing. Sold for $280,000 as a 2-year-old, Du Jour took three starts to break his maiden but hasn't lost...
Classic Empire Filly Gets the Ball Rolling at OBS
A filly from the first crop of champion Classic Empire (Pioneer of the Nile) set the early pace, bringing $410,000 from Donato Lanni. “She breezed great [:20 2/5] and looked good doing it,” said Lanni. “She got over the ground really well and came back great. She's a...
Another Rocket for Fletcher
“He was a big, strong colt,” bloodstock agent Donato Lanni said after signing the ticket on behalf of Fletcher. “He was a beast. He had a great work. Runhappy is slowly coming on. I believe in that stallion. I think he's coming. And this colt is a big, strong...
Fireworks for Gun Runner Colt
The big sales results from the first crop of juveniles by champion Gun Runner (hip 118) continued Tuesday at OBS when a son of the Three Chimneys stallion sold for a session-topping $850,000 to the bid of bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, acting on behalf of Michael Lund...
Strong Trade at OBS Opener
A colt from the first crop of Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Hip 118) was the day's hottest commodity, bringing $850,000 from Donato Lanni, acting on behalf of Michael Lund Petersen… https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/strong-trade-at-obs-opener/
Pricey Gun Runner Colt Kicks Off Day 1 of OBS Spring
2021 - "Gun Runners look like they're nice," said Lanni. "He’s a beautiful animal, just a cool horse, did everything he was asked to do and came out of it really in good shape. We're really happy to get him. He was the horse that we wanted…”...
Three Amigos Springs for Pair of Pricey Juveniles
Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni went to work early during the March 16 opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale purchasing two horses on behalf of the Three Amigos partnership for six figures each. The first to fall Lanni's way was...
Candy Man Putting the Rocket into Little Rock
2021 - “You just have to surround yourself with, really, the best people,” Fletcher reiterates. “I have three great trainers, and Donato Lanni is more than just a buyer. He's a wonderful friend, who's really tried to educate me…”...
Danzing Candy Colt on Top at OBS
A colt from the first crop of California-based stallion Danzing Candy topped the open yearling session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's October sale on a $115,000 bid from agent Donato Lanni…...
Unified Colt Scores for Greathouse
“I like what I’ve seen by Unified,” Lanni said after signing the ticket on Hip 1769 in the name of Baffert’s “Three Amigos” clients, Mike Pegram, Paul Weitman, and Karl Watson. Trainer Bob Baffert and bloodstock agent Donato Lanni continued to pluck the top colts from...
Lanni Reps Derby Winners in Fasig-Tipton Shopping Spree
Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni made the most of his time at the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase Sept. 10 and went on a veritable shopping spree, purchasing eight yearlings for the partnership of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stables…...
Avengers’ Top Day 1 Buyers at Keeneland
The group represented by Donato Lanni purchased eight horses for $4.17 million. Lanni scored a relative deal when he went to $570,000 for Hip 433. "He's an Into Mischief and we got lucky with him last weekend," Lanni said. "He has everything that we're looking for. "...