[citation needed] His harness racing victories included three consecutive Prix d'Amérique[1] at Vincennes, the second by approximately 18 lengths.

Ourasi was born at the Haras de Saint-Georges, in Saint-Étienne-l'Allier, into a small stud belonging to Raoul Ostheimer and Rachel Tessier.

At the beginning of 1989, when Ourasi was 9 years old and trying to win his fourth Prix d'Amérique, the French president, François Mitterrand, came to see the race.

After mating with 130 mares from France, Scandinavia, and the United States, Ourasi produced only 8 foals from his first year at stud.

According to Pierre Lamy, the owner of the farm where Ourasi was kept, he hadn't eaten for over 4 days and refused to sleep before being put down.