ABOUT

BRIAN dIdONATO

A native of Wethersfield, CT, Brian attended Connecticut College, where he majored in Philosophy and minored in English with an eye towards going to law school... until the horses got in the way. Having gone to Saratoga with his family growing up, he rediscovered the sport while at school, and immersed himself in studying the complicated art and science of handicapping. Brian got his first experience working in racing through a summer press box internship back at prestigious Saratoga and, after that, law school was pretty much off the table. He graduated cum laude and with distinction in his major in 2009, and subsequently joined the editorial staff at the New Jersey-based Thoroughbred Daily News.

Brian's racing education continued from there, and he gained additional and significant exposure to the inner workings of the sport. The TDN is the go-to read for everyone involved in the horse business, and major industry players from around the globe started each day reading what Brian and his talented colleagues had written. While applying what he’d learned at the TDN to becoming a more active participant in the bloodstock business, he continued to contribute to the prestigious publication through 2023.

Brian first got involved in horse ownership in 2011 and, after seeing areas in which other syndicates could improve and wanting to be the one calling the shots, founded Franklin Ave. Equine at the beginning of 2017. He and his family moved to Louisville, KY—the home of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby—in 2020 to continue expanding the Franklin Ave. racing stable and build up its advisory business.

Brian has since taken on the role of Stable Operations Manager for MyRacehorse and its affiliate stable Edge Racing, and has shifted his syndication focus going forward towards Edge/MRH while continuing to provide additional bloodstock and advisory services to clients via Franklin Ave.

Follow Brian on twitter at @BDiDonatoRacing.