$100,000 Carnival Sale Bonus

Petite Poetic Music Grabs the Carnival Bonus

Diminutive two-year-old Poetic Music put in a classy performance to win the New Zealand Bloodstock Carnival Bonus 2YO (1200m) at her very first start (28 Feb 2009) in front of the Derby Day crowd at Ellerslie.

Poetic Music (Stravinsky - Flying Florence, by Centaine) was one of five Carnival Bonus eligible horses to contest the race, after the late scratching of Tipperary Miss (Volksraad) at the start.

The 15hh filly was used early to gain a handy position outside the leader Putinka (St Petersburg), after jumping from barrier 12 for apprentice jockey Jason Collett. With Collett's claim the filly carried 52kg, one and a half kilos less than anything else in the field, and the advantage proved decisive in the finish.

Poetic Music quickly claimed the lead in the straight from a tiring Putinka, but fellow Bonus eligible gelding Our Saint (My Halo) was looming large just on her outside, and the two fought it out right down to the wire, with the Stravinsky filly heading out Our Saint for the $100,000 cash bonus from New Zealand Bloodstock.

Keith Cronin of Pukekohe races the $11,000 filly whose form line reads a unique one start for one win and $124,000 in prize-money.

Cronin's first racehorse with trainer Richard Collett, Poetic Music, could not have scored a more timely win, with her owner currently battling illness.

"It was a huge thrill, and it was terrific that my two daughters could be on-course to cheer her home. I have raced horses for over thirty years, but she is certainly the best bred horse I have had, and she definitely has the most ability."

Collett purchased the filly for $11,000 for Cronin at the 2008 Carnival Sale to replace a yearling he had purchased just two months earlier from the 2008 National Yearling Sales.

"Keith was suffered the misfortune of losing his very first horse so we went to the Carnival Sale to buy a second one with the hope of more luck."

"We wanted something that would go early and she fitted the bill physically, and pedigree wise she was by Stravinsky, who can get an early horse, out of a very speedy mare."

"We thought she brought her value at $11,000 given her size, and she was a natural for the Carnival Bonus race, so we nominated her."

Richard and Judy Collet's family operation, Collett Racing Stables, have been strong supporters of the Karaka Sales, this year outlaying $487,500 for six horses, paying a top price of $280,000 for Lot 186, a filly by Pins out of stakes producing mare Pyjamas (Centaine).

"Judy and I will attend the Sales together to view all horses that could meet our clients expectations."

"We tend to buy neat bodied, well muscled individuals, who might come to hand a bit faster than the horses we receive to train from elsewhere."

Poetic Music is such a type and she is now being aimed at a possible tilt at the Group 1 ARC Diamond Stakes at Ellerslie on Saturday, the last day of Auckland Cup Week.

The Carnival Bonus' short history says she is capable of winning, with last year's inaugural Carnival Bonus winner Fully Fledged (Align) going onto to capture the 2008 Group 1 ARC Diamond Stakes just a week later.

Eligible Horses at 28 February 2009

Lot	Type	Breeding	Price (NZ$)	Name	Owner	Vendor
190	B.F	Align - Alpine Beauty	40,000
191	BR.C	El Moxie - Ambrosine	38,000
195	B.C	My Halo - Ashberg	55,000	Our Saint	R S Baulcomb, B J, C R, D M & Mrs N A Daniels & J R Wheeler	Berkley Stud
1	CH.C	Riviera - Bail Us Out	5,000
13	B.C	Kaapstad - Cat Shmea	25,000	Black Tiger	G, P & R Chan & Mrs P Kwan	Curraghmore Stud
16	B.C	Hawkeye - Centime	6,000
22	BR.C	Murphy's Blu Boy - Classy Cliche	6,000	Mighty Murph	Sir Patrick Hogan, Miss J M Surgenor & P J Walker	Cambridge Stud
27	CH.C	Captain Rio - Cryin'n the Chapel	30,000
30	B.F	St. Petersburg - Dancing Reason	7,000
35	B.F	Ustinov - Desert Ways	8,000	Blueberry Farm	N J Carter, M R Powell & B Wither	Brighthill Farm
40	CH.F	Grandera - Duchess Of Harts	3,200
41	B.F	Fantastic Light - Duel at Daybreak	35,000	The Word	N J Carter, M R Powell & B Wither	Sir James Lodge
45	CH.F	My Halo - Elle Taine	10,000	Elle's Aura	M Kapo, D G Martin, A Walsh & J R Wheeler	Berkley Stud
49	B.C	St. Petersburg - Fifteen Eleven	15,000	Saint Peter	Mrs A L & I W Herbert	Brighthill Farm
52	BR.F	Thorn Park - Flight Way	34,000
53	B.C	One Cool Cat - Floating World	11,000	Xcelme	K G Bradley, J K Lindsay, G J McClurg & G A Tiney	Cambridge Stud
54	B.F	Stravinsky - Flying Florence	11,000	Poetic Music	K M Cronin	Cambridge Stud
55	CH.C	No Excuse Needed - Flying Start	18,000
60	B.F	Handsome Ransom - Gettysburg Address	4,000	Tielle	Grange Farm Ltd	Shelby Stud
82	B.C	Keeper - Join The Fun	15,000	Finderskeepers	GA Shand	Brighthill Farm
84	BR.F	Ustinov - Just Casual	4,000
86	BR.F	Bertolini - Kincaple Lass	7,500	Shez Kapable	D C & Mrs R L Hartridge	Rich Hill Stud
87	CH.C	Spartacus - Kristabeba	30,000	Pointed	R A Otto, J C & Mrs M A Thompson &    P A Willetts	Curraghmore Stud
89	BR.C	One Cool Cat - Lady Kaapusine	26,000
90	B.C	Ekraar - Lady Tess	22,000	Clapton	R A Otto, J C & Mrs M A Thompson &    P A Willetts	Kumeu Thoroughbreds
94	BR.F	Don Eduardo - Locomotee	20,000
97	B.F	Danbird - Maicostus	15,000
99	B.C	Keeper - March	5,000
100	BR.C	Storm Creek - Mary le Bow	29,000
102	BR.C	Towkay - Meach	12,500
105	B.F	No Excuse Needed - Mickelob	10,000	No Apologies	J Romeo & J R Wheeler	Esker Lodge
107	CH.F	Viking Ruler - Miss Kiwi Rose	1,600
109	B.F	Don Eduardo - Miss Tycoon	32,500
110	G.C	Kaaptive Edition - Mistress Myra	15,000
117	B.C	Pure Theatre - My Isabelle	22,000	Pure Illusion	Emily Button Syndicate, M A Hansen, Mrs K E & Miss M Priscott	Maara Grange
116	G.C	Spectatorial - Myadehl	6,000	Lickety Slick	Miss L Chambers, Miss I F Kelly & C M Warner	Hallmark Stud
118	B.C	Storm Creek - Night Dancer	36,000
121	B.C	Thorn Park - Obsessed	27,000	Thomond Park	J Holland, JJ and Mrs YJ Kelly, PJ Kelly, B Quigan, K,S, and Mrs S Rice, and JR Wheeler	Seaton Park
122	B.C	Postponed - Ocarina	35,000
123	B.C	Pins - Olgavich	30,000
125	B.C	Stravinsky - Organdy	65,000	Time Keeper	B N Brown, Ms F B Crimmins & G A Nicholson	The Oaks Stud
127	CH.C	Volksraad - Peepye	18,000
138	B.F	Volksraad - Royal Cashel	30,000	Tipperary Miss	P J & Mrs S J Cowley & J R Wheeler	Windsor Park Stud
139	CH.C	Danroad - Royal Rhythm	57,500
141	B.C	Align - Ruff Hearted	16,000	Ruff Chance	K F Clotworthy, D S & M L Shuker	Mattkar Stables
143	B.F	Ustinov - Russian Ribbon	7,000
145	B.F	Viking Ruler - Scherzo Joy	20,000
148	B.F	Jungle Pocket - Shadow Ray	1,000	Jungle Juice	The White Street Trust	Rich Hill Stud
149	B.C	Towkay - She's Chic	40,000
155	B.C	Strtegic Image - Sole Edition	6,500
159	B.C	Ishiguru - Spellbound	10,000
160	B.F	Volksraad - Split the Night	6,500	The Toothfairy	J&KC Steffert	Simon Rees Thoroughbreds
167	B.C	Scaredee Cat - Swirl	10,000	Mr Pierrepoint	Miss J M Surgenor, P J Walker, Mrs D M & P J Williams	Twin Pines
175	B.C	St. Petersburg - Tres Vite	1,000	Putinka	M J Butler, C J & R A Otto, M F McLaughlin & P A Willetts	Brighthill Farm
178	CH.C	King's Chapel - Venturer	10,000	Lager	A L Reeves & Mrs S J Robertson	Esker Lodge
182	CH.C	King's Chapel - Wychwood Lass	75,000	Billy Bingo	LM Crimp	Halo farm

Fully Fledged Strikes Inaugural $100,000 Carnival Sale Bonus

The 2008 bonus was struck in fine style at Ellerslie on Mercedes Derby Day, with a $100,000 cheque made out to the connections of Fully Fledged (Align x Fledged by Bluebird) - the first graduate of the 2007 Carnival Yearling Sale past the post in the New Zealand Bloodstock Carnival Sale Bonus 2YO (1200m).

For more information on the Carnival Sale Bonus Race email petrea.vela@nzb.co.nz