Nature Strip (horse)
| Nature Strip | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nicconi (AUS) |
| Grandsire | Bianconi (USA) |
| Dam | Strikeline (AUS) |
| Damsire | Desert Sun (GB) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2014 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Golden Grove Stud Farm |
| Owner | RAE Lyons, PD Harrison, PN Kean, SW Hansen, GL Smith, JP Van Duuren, PJ Balderstone, KC Garland, DJ McCluskey, CA Bennett, GD Dumesny, F Giampaolo, DJ McShane, DJ Slocum, TG McHenry |
| Trainer | Robert Smerdon (2017-2018) Robert Hickmott (2018) John Sadler (2018) Darren Weir (2018) Chris Waller (2019 onwards) |
| Record | 30: 16–5–0 |
| Earnings | A$ 8,026,685[1] |
| Major wins | |
| McEwen Stakes (2018) Rubiton Stakes (2019) The Galaxy (2019) Moir Stakes (2019) Darley Sprint Classic (2019) Challenge Stakes (2020) TJ Smith Stakes (2020, 2021) Black Caviar Lightning (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Racehorse of the Year (2019/20) Australian Sprinter of the Year (2019/20) | |
Nature Strip (foaled 16 November 2014) is a six-time Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Nature Strip was passed in for $90,000 at a yearling sale, however was later sold to a group of Melbourne owners for $100,000.[2]
Racing career
In 2019, Nature Strip was successful in three Group 1 races, the Galaxy at Randwick Racecourse, a race that his father, Nicconi won in 2009, the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse and the Darley Sprint Classic.[3]
In 2020 Nature Strip won his fourth Group 1 race when successful in the TJ Smith Stakes.[4]
In August 2020, Nature Strip was named Victorian Racehorse of the Year, having won the Moir Stakes and VRC Sprint Classic.[5] He was also voted the Australian Horse of the Year for the year 2019/20.[6]
In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Nature Strip was rated on 124, making him the equal 10th best racehorse in the world.[7]
On 13 February 2021, Nature Strip won his fifth Group 1 race when successful in the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington.[8]
In April, Nature Strip won back-to-back T J Smith Stakes taking his Group 1 tally to six. Jockey James McDonald claimed after the race "I can safely say WBS (World’s Best Sprinter) for him."[9]
References
- ^ "Nature Strip Horse Profile". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Nature Strip set to prove a low price doesn't mean he's hard rubbish". smh.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Nature Strip fires back in Moir Stakes". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Nature Strip trounces TJ Smith rivals". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Racing, Mediality (27 August 2020). "Nature Strip voted Victorian Racehorse of the Year". Just Horse Racing. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Nature Strip wins horse of the year award". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "The 2020 World Thoroughbred Rankings". Horseracingintfed.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Jamie Kah steers Nature Strip to Group 1 glory". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "TJ Smith What the jockeys said". www.punters.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2021.