Nature Strip is the highest-rated Australian racehorse in the list of 2019-20 Australian Classification category winners published today.
The Chris Waller-trained Nature Strip earned 124 for his two length win in the Gr1 T J Smith at Randwick in April when defeating Santa Ana Lane and Redzel.
Below is the list of category winners with their peak performance.
LEADING 2YO (Colt)
118 Farnan (Aus) 1st Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr1) 1200m NSW
LEADING 2YO (Filly)
110 Away Game (Aus) 1st Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr2) 1200m NSW
3YO SPRINTER
120 Bivouac (Aus) 1st Newmarket Handicap (Gr1) 1200m VIC
120 Yes Yes Yes (Aus) 1st The Everest 1200m NSW
LEADING 3YO SPRINTER (Filly)
115 Loving Gaby 1st William Reid (Gr1) 1200m VIC
LEADING 3YO MILE
118 Bivouac 1st Golden Rose (Gr1) 1400m NSW
LEADING 3YO MILE (Filly)
114 Funstar 1st Flight Stakes (Gr1) 1600m VIC
LEADING 3YO INTERMEDIATE
120 Castelvecchio 2nd WS Cox Plate (Gr1) 2040m VIC
LEADING 3YO INTERMEDIATE (Filly)
111 Shout The Bar (Aus) 1st Storm Queen Stakes (Gr1) 2000m NSW
LEADING 3YO LONG & EXTENDED
117 Russian Camelot (Ire) 1st South Australian Derby (Gr1) 2500m SA
LEADING 3YO LONG & EXTENDED (Filly)
114 Colette (Aus) 1st ATC Oaks (Gr1) 2400m NSW
LEADING OLDER SPRINTER
124 Nature Strip (Aus) 5 G 1st T J Smith (Gr1) 1200m NSW
LEADING OLDER SPRINTER (Mare)
115 Arcadia Queen (Aus) 4 M 1st Theo Marks Stakes (Gr2) 1300m NSW
LEADING OLDER MILE (Male)
119 Avilius (GB) 6 G 1st George Main Stakes (Gr1) 1600m NSW
LEADING OLDER MILE (Mare)
116 Melody Belle (NZ) 5 M 4th Doncaster Handicap (Gr1) 1600m NSW
LEADING OLDER INTERMEDIATE (Male)
122 Addeybb (Ire) 6 G 1st ATC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr1) 2000m NSW
LEADING OLDER INTERMEDIATE (Mare)
121 Lys Gracieux (Jpn) 6 M 1st WS Cox Plate (Gr1) 2040m VIC
LEADING OLDER LONG
117 Mer De Glace (Jpn) 5 H 1st Caulfield Cup (Gr1) 2400m VIC
LEADING OLDER EXTENDED
116 Ill Paradiso (USA) 4 H 3rd Melbourne Cup (Gr1) 3200m VIC
116 Master Of Reality (Ire) 5 G 4th Melbourne Cup (Gr1) 3200m VIC
116 Mer De Glace 5 H 6th Melbourne Cup (Gr1) 3200m VIC
LEADING OLDER LONG AND EXTENDED (Mare)
116 Verry Elleegant (NZ) 4 M 1st Tancred Stakes (Gr1) 2400m NSW