Inner Circle topped the Abolengo Select Sale as the session’s highest-priced lot

The half-sister to Intense for Me was purchased for $120,000 by Stud Toroquemero, the same silks carried by the chestnut colt during his racing career

Progeny of Pneumatic claimed the top five prices of the sale / HARAS ABOLENGO

Inner Circle led the way at the Gran Venta Selecta del Haras Abolengo, held Tuesday at the Tattersall del Hipódromo de San Isidro under the organization of (Arg) Sales.

A member of the first crop by Pneumatic (Uncle Mo), the chestnut filly was knocked down for $120,000 (official exchange rate) to Stud Toroquemero, the same silks carried by her half-brother Intense for Me (Fortify), winner of the 2024 G1 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini before being exported to Saudi Arabia, where he concluded his campaign with a run in the G1 Saudi Cup in February.

Out of the classy Intense Look (Halo Sunshine), Inner Circle is also a half-sister to G1 winner In Your Honor (Asiatic Boy), G2 scorer In Her Honour (Exchange Rate), and G1-placed International Look (Cosmic Trigger), all representing Abolengo’s storied “I” family, one of the stud’s most iconic female lines.

The second-highest price of the day came for Sayumi, who brought $110,000 from Stud Las Monjitas. Also by Pneumatic, the filly is a half-sister to G1 winner and track record-setter Satu (Catcher In the Rye) and Sachi (Cosmic Trigger), who recently made a smashing 2-year-old debut at Palermo. Their pedigree also features Subsanador (Fortify), a G1 winner in the U.S. in 2024.

Rounding out the top three was Cool Bro, another son of Pneumatic, out of Cool Site (Equal Stripes) and thus a half-brother to Cool Day (John F Kennedy), Champion 3-Year-Old and winner of both the G1 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini and G1 Copa de Oro. He was also purchased by Stud Toroquemero, for $92,000.

In fact, the five highest prices of the sale all went to offspring of Pneumatic, confirming the high expectations that accompanied his sales debut this season.

A total of 60 yearlings changed hands—two were absent and five failed to meet their reserves—for an aggregate of $2,111,000, with an average price of $35,183 and a median of $31,580.

With a successful Select Sale in the books, Haras Abolengo now shifts its focus to the upcoming Gran Venta Estrellas, another cornerstone of the Argentine auction calendar.