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Magic of the Millions

"I work with Bob Baffert, I talked to him this morning and I told him, you need to come down here and check it out!" - US based Bloodstock Agent Donato Lanni thoroughly enjoyed his first time attending the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Video: Galloping...

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Tapit, War Front Shine at Keeneland September Opener

The first colt out of multiple graded stakes winner Iotapa started things off with a bang, dropping the hammer at $1.9 million. The colt, by War Front, was consigned by Taylor Made and purchased by Donato Lanni on behalf of an undisclosed client. "He's a lovely colt,...

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Big-Race Drefong Named Champion Male Sprinter

“Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni and I work together,” trainer Bob Baffert said after the Breeders’ Cup. “We don’t do anything without each other’s OK. This horse was so beautiful. He was a perfect specimen…”...

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Vibrant Market in Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale Opener

Prominent horse owner Susan Chu is a big fan of American Pharoah  and very much wanted a mare to breed to the Triple Crown winner who stands at Ashford Stud.  So she asked Hill ‘n’ Dale’s Donato Lanni to scout the sales in search of a mare and with time running out,...

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Bloodstock Agent Gets Back to his Roots

Now Lanni is one of the busiest bloodstock agents in the business. “Lanni has a very strong opinion of a horse and he doesn’t need to verify that opinion with anyone else,” says Craig Bernick. “When he feels a horse is a good horse, he trusts his own instincts and his...

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A True Passion for Horses

Donato Lanni is a 20-year thoroughbred racing veteran considered one of the sport’s best at selecting top prospects from among thousands available each year in North America and Europe......

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Ghostzapper Filly Sells for $720,000

With Donato Lanni signing the ticket, a Ghostzapper filly was acquired by Susan Chu’s Baoma Corporation for $720,000 at the final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training April 22. “She’s obviously a nice filly who worked...

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Dortmund Dominates Native Driver at Del Mar

Kaleem Shah's Dortmund showed that he is back on his game, scoring an easy, open-lengths victory in Saturday's Grade 3 Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar. Dortmund was purchased on behalf of Shah by agent Donato Lanni for $140,000 at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale...

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