[3] Smerdon sold five 1% shares in the then un-named horse, before convincing retired businessman Rod Lyons to buy 85% and farmer Peter Baulderstone to take the remaining 10%, with the value set at $120,000.

Lyons sold down part of his stake to various interests including a New Zealand-based group featuring Sir Stephen Hansen, World Cup-winning rugby coach.

The horse was named from dam Strikeline and the practice of Australian factory workers to gather on the nature strip outside their place of work during industrial disputes.

Following those failures, the owners transferred Nature Strip to Darren Weir's stables, mainly due to the scandal engulfing the Aquanita organisation.

Three weeks later Nature Strip was the $1.75 favourite in his first Group 1 start, the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley, but finished a disappointing eighth after being forced to race wide.

[8] Nature Strip broke through for his maiden Group 1 victory at his next start in March 2019, narrowly holding on to win the 1100m Galaxy at Rosehill in Sydney, a race that his father, Nicconi won in 2009.

In true enigmatic style, Nature Strip won his third Group 1 race for the year three weeks later, triumphing easily in the Darley Sprint Classic at Flemington.

[17] On 13 February 2021, Nature Strip returned to win his fifth Group 1 race when successful in the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington, with emerging star Jamie Kah riding.

[20] On October 16, 2021 Nature Strip finally broke through to win the Everest at his third attempt, leading nearly all the way to triumph as the $3.30 favourite to claim the AUD$6.2 million first prize.

[21] Nature Strip commenced his 2022 campaign being narrowly defeated by 3YO stablemate Home Affairs in the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes at Flemington, after being significantly hampered at the start.

On April 1 Nature Strip won the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick for the third consecutive year, comfortably defeating Eduardo and the remainder of the field and confirming his later trip to Royal Ascot.

On June 14 Nature Strip was a comfortable winner of the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, after starting second favourite at 9/4 ($3.25) behind US sprinter Golden Pal.

Forced to race wide on a strong tempo, Nature Strip grabbed the lead in the straight but was run down in the final 50m to eventually finish fourth.

Commencing 2023, Nature Strip's program continued to follow a familiar pattern with a fourth consecutive attempt at the G1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes.

Jockey James McDonald thought the horse 'felt the track' (a Good 3 in hot conditions) amid suggestions Nature Strip should be retired to 'go out on top'.

Waller refused to consider retiring the horse at this stage, citing the need for a proper spell and confirming Nature Strip would return for a 'race by race' spring campaign.

He's just been an amazing horse and everything he does, he does to the best of his ability, even today, he was prepared well, he came to the race sound, he was trialling well...he jumped well, he travelled nicely, he looked to come up the rise well but the same acceleration and spark wasn't there.