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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…”...

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…...

“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...

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…...

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. "...

In the 1 1/8 mile, $150,000 Plate Trial on the Tapeta at Woodbine, there were no surprises. Tace favorite Clayton showed what he could do, stalking in fourth for much of the race, then turning on the speed down the stretch to take the victory by half a length. ...

Clayton, a son of 2012 Arkansas Derby winner Bodemeister, dug deep to fend off a pair of stubborn foes in taking the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes, Saturday afternoon at Woodbine in Toronto, Ontario. It was the third win – accompanied by one second – in four starts for...

A native of Montreal, Canada, bloodstock agent Donato Lanni gets to look at horses for a living. He has been the person responsible for choosing many a champion that has gone through the nation's top-tier stables of late....

A great syndicate, great for racing. With Baffert at the helm. The principals in Avengers are SF Bloodstock (Gavin Murphy and Ryan), Starlight Racing (Jack Wolf), and Madaket (Sol Kumin). The buyers are a formidable group that includes Donato Lanni, one of the best in...

“Upandtotheright was beautiful," said Lanni. "It's a good female family, and she was a good-looking mare." Lanni has been active throughout the sale, still working it hard during the 10th day of the sale. "You've got to turn every rock over," Lanni said of his...

“She is pretty and pretty sells. We wanted her to be a star and she was a star in Book 4”, Donato Lanni said about Indian Gardens. “There are a lot of people shopping for mares, especially young mares. She sold herself. She is out of a champion mare, and she is...

The Avengers are the name bloodstock agent Donato Lanni bestowed upon a new partnership group that has started buying yearlings it hopes turn out to be super-talented…...