Nassipour's dam was Alama, a daughter of the very good runner Aureole, who was owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

Aureole's wins include the 1954 Coronation Cup and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Nassipour was sent to his owner's training facility in Ireland at age two but was sold in late 1983 to American Cot Campbell for his Dogwood Stable racing partnership.

In the richest and most important race of his career, under jockey Jean-Luc Samyn Nassipour won the $600,000 G1 Rothmans International Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada, defeating, among others, Grand Prix de Paris winner Sumayr and Irish 2,000 Guineas victor Triptych.

Nassipour finished second in the G3 Niagara Stakes, G2 Bougainvillea Handicap, and G3 Fair Grounds Classic.