His early career was undistinguished but in July 1964 he recorded an upset win over Santa Claus in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
[2] Nasram's dam, La Mirambule won the Prix Vermeille in 1952 and was later bought by the Jackson's and exported to America.
In July he was sent to England to contest the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot Racecourse.
[5] In their book A Century of Champions, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Nasram the worst horse ever to win the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, describing him as a "faint-hearted front-runner who capitulated when challenged".
He was also the sire of the German champion Athenagoras who won the Deutsches Derby, Aral-Pokal and Grosser Preis von Baden.