Nature Strip (horse)

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.
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.
In 2020 Nature Strip won his fourth Group 1 race when successful in the TJ Smith Stakes.
In August 2020, Nature Strip was named Victorian Racehorse of the Year, having won the Moir Stakes and VRC Sprint Classic. He was also voted the Australian Horse of the Year for the year 2019/20.
In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Nature Strip was rated on 124, making him the equal 10th best racehorse in the world.
On 13 February 2021, Nature Strip won his fifth Group 1 race when successful in the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington.
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."