SUCCESS STARTS
WITH A CHOICE
Breeder’s Cups
Individual G1 winners
Individual G2 winners
Individual G3 winners
Eclipse Awards
Horse of the Year
“You’ve got to turn every rock over. You can’t stop working. You never know what you’re going to find.”
Donato Lanni in Bloodhorse Magazine
Lanni’s career as a bloodstock agent includes selecting winners Authentic, Gamine, Drefong, Arrogate, Lookin At Lucky, Secret Circle, Marketing Mix, Starrer, and more.
FINDING WINNERS
Kentucky Derby. Breeders’ Cup. Dubai World Cup. Saudi Derby. Queen’s Plate.
Lanni’s award-winning finds have smashed records and won virtually every important race and award in the thoroughbred industry.
One of the most sought-after
thoroughbred scouts in North America.
New York Times
“Working with inspired owners and great trainers, I’m very fortunate to do what I love. It’s a way of life: a passion. I get along with horses and they get along with me”.
MEDIA
Lanni Bloodstock in the news
Lanni To Judge Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show
Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, whose auction selections include champion Lookin At Lucky, Breeders' Cup Classic-G1 winner Bayern and 2015 Grade 1-winning 3-year-old Dortmund, will judge the 81st annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show. A native of...
KY Derby Owner Started Career in Harness Racing
Lanni has been interested in horses since childhood. His father Giuseppe, a construction contractor, owned harness horses, which he raced (and occasionally drove) at now-defunct Blue Bonnets racetrack…...
Donato Lanni’s improbable journey from Blue Bonnets to the Kentucky Derby
Donato Lanni has become one of thoroughbred racing’s leading bloodstock agents, helping trainers select top prospects from among the thousands of young thoroughbreds available to buy each year in North America and Europe. He inspects - by his count - about 15,000...