Nature Strip produces 'breathtaking' performance in Royal Ascot win

Australia's super sprinter Nature Strip was the toast of Royal Ascot on Wednesday morning, dominating a top field to easily win the King's Stand in front of 75,000 fans, including the Royal Family.

Trainer Chris Waller was full of emotion after the race, said it was 'special' to come all the way from Australia and prepare the horse for a 'breathtaking' victory which he counted in the 'top five' of his illustrious career. 

The five-day Royal Ascot meeting is arguably the world's most prestigious racing carnival on and off the track, though unfortunately the Queen was forced to miss her favourite event 

Nature Strip was the first Aussie horse to win at the carnival since the great Black Caviar saluted in front of Her Majesty in 2012. 

An honorary Aussie after moving across the ditch from New Zealand, jockey James McDonald and Waller accepted the award from Prince Edward in the Queen's absence. 

The seven-year-old gelding is the top-rated sprinter in the world but he wasn't the favourite for the race - that honour belonged to star American horse Golden Pal.

Fortunately for the Aussie superstar Golden Pal dawdled out of the gates and Nature Strip, who jumped at $3.30, was able to find the front easily and controlled the race to perfection.

McDonald then got to work and the gelding showed a stunning turn of foot in the straight to blitz the field by an astonishing five lengths over Twilight Calls, with Acklam Express another neck back in third.

The only runner that was able to get close to McDonald was riderless horse Khaadem, who had left jockey Jamie Spencer back in the gates, fortunately unhurt.

Still, even with no weight on his back, he couldn't match up to the speedy Aussie. 

Unfortunately for the Aussie fans tuning in