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, Arrogate, Moira, National Treasure, Bayern, Drefong, Lookin At Lucky, Secret Circle, 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
From Last to First, Quality Road’s Greenwich Village Takes the Baffle
Greenwich Village (c, 3, Quality Road–Houtzen) not only got his blinkers off and switched surfaces, but also completely changed tactics Sunday in Santa Anita's Baffle Stakes, eschewing his pace-setting and pace-pressing past while opting instead to drop back to last...
Malibu Stakes Winner Goal Oriented Retired to Spendthrift
Goal Oriented (Not This Time–Bizzy Caroline, by Afleet Alex), most recently winner of the Dec. 28 GI Malibu Stakes, has been retired from racing and will take up stud duties at Spendthrift Farm this year. His introductory fee will be $30,000, stands and nurses. “We...
Barnes, Dual Graded Stakes Winner and $3.2-Million Saratoga Grad, Retired to Hill ‘n’ Dale
Barnes (Into Mischief–All American Dream, by American Pharoah), a $3.2 million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling purchase by bloodstock agent Donato Lanni on behalf of Amr Zedan's Zedan Racing Stables, has been retired because of a tendon injury and will take up stud...