Nature Strip rated Australia’s best

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