Bruce McAvaney rates Nature Strip among the all-time greats

Bruce McAvaney ranks Nature Strip as one of the best sprinters in Australia. He is a member of Australian Racing Hall of Fame judging panel. Nature strip can close the gap on Vain if he wins The Everest on Saturday. Black Caviar is the most successful sprinter in Australian history. Vains only raced until the spring of his three-year-old season. Naturestrip has won three TJ Smiths, two Darley Sprint Classics, his Royal Ascot win and two The Evesstances.

Bruce McAvaney rates Nature Strip among the all-time greats. Champion mare Black Caviar will always be the number one sprinter according to Bruce Mcavaney. Black caviar won the three Lightning Stakes, two TJ Smith Stages, 2 William Reid Stags and the Newmarket Handicap. She was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2013. Vain won 12 of his 14 starts.

Bruce McAvaney rates Nature Strip among the all-time greats. Vain is second only to Black Caviar. Nature strip is the favourite for The Everest. He won the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot and dominated The Shorts at Randwick. He is now the first odds-on favourite in The Mount Everest at $1.95.

Bruce McAvaney rates Nature Strip among the all-time greats. The gelding has won 22 of his 39 starts including eight at Group 1 level for prizemoney of $19.06 million prixemony. He hasn't missed a place in The Everest since finishing seventh behind Classique Legend in the 2020 TAB Everest. He is in career-best form going into Theeveres on Saturday. If he wins, he will complete domination over his arch rivals, Eduardo and Masked Crusader. It wasn't always the case, but he's had some disappointments in Everest but that has changed.