The proud family traditions were carried on once again when the Nina Lensvik-trained Eternity Tree became the seventh Danish Criterium winner out of the Allwins line since All Fair won in 1993.
In the hands of Per-Anders Gråberg the Juniper Tree daughter fought down the long-time leader Big Red Panda (Hunter’s Light) at the end and won by three-quarters of a length, after which there was a good length and a half further to the strong-finishing Lady Monroe (Appel Au Maitre).
The last two prize-money places went to the winner’s stablemate Tiny Dancer (Kahyl) and the runner-up’s stablemate Giant Fortune (Giant Sandman).
Eternity Tree won a first prize of 150,000 kroner for 360 North Horse Racing and added another big-race triumph to Nina Lensvik at Jägersro.
The filly is at the same time the fourth Criterium winner by Juniper Tree (Galileo), who is now credited with two wins in Sweden with Two Eyed Jack and Palm Springs, plus two at Klampenborg with Valentin Apache and Eternity Tree.
Back in 1993 the Always Fair mare All Fair won Dansk Kriterium for Søren Jensen.
Three years later it was All Fair’s full sister All Right who, trained by Desmond Scarlett and with Chris Cordrey on her back, won the Criterium.
That same All Right later became the dam of Lady Clementine (Richard Of York), who finished second in the Criterium behind her stable companion La Sall (Cajun Cadet).
Lady Clementine later went to stud and became the dam of no fewer than three Criterium winners in the shape of Silvertown, Harbour Light and Beaufort Twelve – all by Academy Award (Danehill) – and since then Silvertown has herself also become the dam of a Criterium winner with Admiralty Law (Appel Au Maitre).
Edge Of Eternity (Academy Award) is also out of All Right and thus a half-sister to Lady Clementine, and now she too is credited with a winner of Dansk Kriterium.
And the story only gets better because Chris Cordrey, who rode All Right first past the post in Dansk Kriterium exactly 25 years ago, has bred Eternity Tree together with the Elsass family at York Stutteri.
Edge Of Eternity is the dam of four winners from as many foals to run. Foals who, besides Eternity Tree, include Gemstone (Mingun), Lady Isabell (Born To Sea) and Habla (Juniper Tree).
At the coming Scandinavian Open Yearling Sale, Chris Cordrey and York Stutteri are offering a full sister to Eternity Tree, who is sure to get plenty of attention.
ETERNITY TREE (DEN)
grey filly 2019
by Juniper Tree (Galileo)
1st dam Edge Of Eternity (Academy Award)
2nd dam All Right (Always Fair)
3rd dam Allwins (Neltino)
Siblings in Scandinavia: Gemstone (84), Lady Isabell (72), Habla (82), NN (2020), NN (2021)
2nd career win in her 4th start.
247,500 DKK.
Hcp.: –
Owner: 360 North Horse Racing AB.
Trainer: Nina Lensvik.
Breeder: Chris Cordrey & York Stutteri.
Bought for 280,000 DKK at Scandinavian Open Yearling Sale 2020.
