Nature Strip beat Twilight Calls and Acklam Express to win the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on the 14 June 2022.
Nature Strip moved to the front by the halfway point and quickly moved well clear under the experienced James McDonald, who was riding his second Royal Ascot winner. It is the first Australian-trained winner at Royal Ascot since Black Caviar in 2012.
Bred by Golden Grove Stud, Nature Strip is a 7 year old gelding by Nicconi out of the Desert Sun mare, Strikeline.
At the start of a New Year there is an excitement in the air about what is to come! We are excited about the prospect of getting to the track and seeing some exciting races in 2021.
We have been looking back at previous wins and of course a standout is the epic Shamus Award Cox Plate win! If you haven’t seen it already, have a look at this fantastic interview with jockey Chad Schofield who won the Cox Plate in 2013 with maiden Shamus Award. Incredible unseen footage of the epic race in which Chad was only an apprentice and Shamus Award was a maiden – creating a unique part of Australian racing history.
Danny O’Brien has capped off his remarkable season winning his first Fred Hoysted Medal, awarded to the most outstanding trainer of 2019/20.
O’Brien received the medal for his overall performance amassing 100 winners at a strike rate of 17.7 per cent, up from 62 winners at 15.5 per cent the season prior, with marquee victories to his stable stars such as Vow And Declare in the Melbourne Cup, Russian Camelot in the SA Derby and Miami Bound in the VRC Oaks.
Well done to Danny!
Nature Strip was bred at Golden Grove Stud and is a 6 year old gelding by Nicconi out of the Desert Sun mare, Strikeline. He has had 23 starts for 14 wins. It is great to see him achieve such fantastic wins, 4 G1 races and prize money to date of over $5 million!
Find out more about Nature Strip and his successes to date:
https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/news/australian-racing/nature-strip-voted-victorian-racehorse-of-the-year/625042
Listen to Ultra Racing owner Sean Buckley chat about Budget King and the route to his recent wins with Andew Bensley:
A strong win by Budget King at the 2020 Ladbrokes NT Derby, flying into the lead and winning by 8 lengths! He is trained by the excellent Garry Lefoe and ridden by the skilled Paul Shiers. Watch the video below for the win and post race interview with Garry Lefoe of the Darwin Turf Club and also jockey Paul Shiers.
Our @DarwinTurfClub Derby runner Budget King (red cap) owned by @Ultra_Racing enjoying his first morning at Mindil Beach after an impressive trial yesterday 🤩 #darwincupcarnival2020 pic.twitter.com/DY7u7va6Dp— Garry Lefoe Racing (@lefoeracing) July 15, 2020
SHAMUS AWARD is one of the most exciting prospects to hit Victoria in a long time.
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The first Cox Plate winner to stand in Victoria since the mighty Rubiton and the only G1-winning son of Snitzel to ever stand in Victoria, he will stand in season 2020.
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Purchased by Ultra Racing as a 2YO, Crimson Tycoon rode to victory at Murray Bridge, trained by the excellent Travis Doudle ridden by the talented Ms Margret Collett.
Photo courtesy of Atkins Photography.
Budget King is a 3YO Gelding, trained by the excellent Travis Doudle and ridden by the brilliant Margaret Collett.
