Nature Strip (horse)

Nature Strip
Nature Strip
	Racing silks of Nature Strip
Sire	Nicconi (AUS)
Grandsire	Bianconi (USA)
Dam	Strikeline (AUS)
Damsire	Desert Sun (GB)
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	16 November 2014
Country	Australia
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Golden Grove Stud Farm
Owner	RAE Lyons, PD Harrison, PN Kean, SW Hansen, GL Smith, JP (Jack) Van Duuren, PJ Balderstone, KC Garland, DJ McCluskey, CA Bennett, GD Dumesny, F Giampaolo, DJ McShane, DJ Slocum, TG McHenry, CJ Harrison, DT Harrison
Trainer	Robert Smerdon (2017-2018); Robert Hickmott (2018); John Sadler (2018); Darren Weir (2018); Chris Waller (2019-2023)
Jockey	James McDonald
Record	44: 22-8–1
Earnings	A$20,755,008
Major wins
	McEwen Stakes (2018); Rubiton Stakes (2019); The Galaxy (2019); Moir Stakes (2019); Darley Sprint Classic (2019, 2021); Challenge Stakes (2020); TJ Smith Stakes (2020, 2021, 2022); Black Caviar Lightning (2021); Concorde Stakes (2021); The Everest (2021); King's Stand Stakes (2022); The Shorts (2022)
Awards
	Australian Racehorse of the Year (2019/20), (2021/22); Australian Sprinter of the Year (2019/20), (2020/21), (2021/22)

Nature Strip (foaled 16 November 2014) is a retired champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 2020 and 2022 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, a nine-time Group 1 winner, and the winner of The Everest in 2021, the richest turf race in the world.