An inconsistent racer, Nasrina was at her best as a juvenile, when she was acknowledged as the best of her age and sex in the United States along with Doubledogdare. She was a successful broodmare.
Race record
36 starts, 5 wins, 5 seconds, 5 thirds, US$171,000
1955:
1957:
Honors
American co-champion 2-year-old filly (1955)
Assessments
Co-highweighted at 116 pounds with Doubledogdare (the other official co-champion) on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1955.
Rated at 107 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1957, 19 pounds below divisional champion Pucker Up.
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Nasrina had a long stride.
As a producer
Nasrina produced nine named foals, of which four were starters and three were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Nasrina was bred by Howell E. Jackson's Bull Run Stud and raced in Jackson's colors. She was trained by Edward Christmas.
Pedigree notes
Nasrina is inbred 4x4 to two-time English champion sire Phalaris. She is a half sister to 1954 Maskette Handicap winner Ballerina (by Rosemont), dam of 1965 Jockey Club Stakes winner Bal Masque (by Nasrullah) and second dam of French Group 3 winner Music Man and 1969 Prix La Fleche winner Hand in Hand.
Nasrina's dam Red Shoes won the 1946 Pimlico Oaks and is out of Mistress Grier (by John P. Grier), whose full sister Marching Home produced 1944 Belmont Stakes winner Bounding Home and multiple stakes winners Romping Home and Breezing Home, all by Espino. Marching Home is also the third dam of 1976 Vanity Handicap (USA-G1) winner Miss Toshiba, 1968 San Bernardino Handicap winner Tiltable, and 1971 Jersey Derby winner Bold Reasoning. Returning to Mistress Grier, she is also a full sister to Little Rebel, dam of 1951 Preakness Stakes winner Bold (by By Jimminy) and to Lasso, second dam of 1965 Beverly Handicap winner Swoonalong and third dam of Grade 3 winner Beira. In addition, Mistress Grier is a half sister to 1939 Metropolitan Handicap winner Knickerbocker (by Teddy); to War East (by Easton), dam of stakes winner Dos Equis (by Poona II) and of 1971 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Iberia (by Heliopolis; dam of three stakes winners including two-time American champion Riva Ridge, by First Landing), and to stakes-placed Easton Queen (by Easton), dam of stakes winner Smart Apple (by Jet Pilot).
Warrior Lass, the dam of Mistress Grier and her siblings, is a Man o' War half sister to 1936 Arlington Futurity winner Case Ace (by Teddy), multiple stakes winner Teddy Haslam (by Teddy), and Appeal (by John P. Grier), dam of 1938 Gazelle Stakes winner Invoke (by Teddy) and stakes winner The Finest (by Teddy) and second dam of six stakes winners including 1945 Dwyer Handicap winner Wildlife and 1952 American Handicap winner Admiral Drake. Warrior Lass is also a half sister to Psyche (by John P. Grier), dam of 1937 Blue Grass Stakes winner Fencing (by Chance Shot); to Kiss (by Teddy), dam of multiple stakes winner Gabe Paul (by Sickle); and to Granheart (by Granville), dam of 1957 Toboggan Handicap winner Decimal (by Slide Rule).
Last updated: July 7, 2022
Race record
36 starts, 5 wins, 5 seconds, 5 thirds, US$171,000
1955:
- Won Frizette Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Jamaica)
- Won Gardenia Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Garden State)
- 3rd Selima Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Laurel)
1957:
- 3rd New Castle Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Delaware)
- 3rd Vagrancy H. (USA, 7FD, Belmont)
Honors
American co-champion 2-year-old filly (1955)
Assessments
Co-highweighted at 116 pounds with Doubledogdare (the other official co-champion) on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1955.
Rated at 107 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1957, 19 pounds below divisional champion Pucker Up.
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Nasrina had a long stride.
As a producer
Nasrina produced nine named foals, of which four were starters and three were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
- Naila (1960, by Swaps) produced 1968 Prix La Fleche winner La Milanaise (by Molvedo) and is the second dam of 1982 Prix de Diane Hermes (French Oaks, FR-G1) winner Harbour and Italian Group 3 winner Heresty (by Tyrant). She is also the third dam of Canadian Grade 3 winner Heretic.
- Sewing Circle (1962, by Round Table) is the dam of 1979 Beverly Hills Handicap (USA-G3) winner Giggling Girl (by Laugh Aloud)
- Nasambi (1963, by Ambiorix) won the 1965 Prix d'Aumale. She is the second dam of 1988 Canadian Horse of the Year Play the King.
- Cross Swords (1967, by Baldric) won the 1969 Prix des Foals.
- Tap Dance (1971, by Baldric) produced French listed stakes winners Two Step (by Caracolero) and Dame Blanche (by Carwhite).
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Nasrina was bred by Howell E. Jackson's Bull Run Stud and raced in Jackson's colors. She was trained by Edward Christmas.
Pedigree notes
Nasrina is inbred 4x4 to two-time English champion sire Phalaris. She is a half sister to 1954 Maskette Handicap winner Ballerina (by Rosemont), dam of 1965 Jockey Club Stakes winner Bal Masque (by Nasrullah) and second dam of French Group 3 winner Music Man and 1969 Prix La Fleche winner Hand in Hand.
Nasrina's dam Red Shoes won the 1946 Pimlico Oaks and is out of Mistress Grier (by John P. Grier), whose full sister Marching Home produced 1944 Belmont Stakes winner Bounding Home and multiple stakes winners Romping Home and Breezing Home, all by Espino. Marching Home is also the third dam of 1976 Vanity Handicap (USA-G1) winner Miss Toshiba, 1968 San Bernardino Handicap winner Tiltable, and 1971 Jersey Derby winner Bold Reasoning. Returning to Mistress Grier, she is also a full sister to Little Rebel, dam of 1951 Preakness Stakes winner Bold (by By Jimminy) and to Lasso, second dam of 1965 Beverly Handicap winner Swoonalong and third dam of Grade 3 winner Beira. In addition, Mistress Grier is a half sister to 1939 Metropolitan Handicap winner Knickerbocker (by Teddy); to War East (by Easton), dam of stakes winner Dos Equis (by Poona II) and of 1971 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Iberia (by Heliopolis; dam of three stakes winners including two-time American champion Riva Ridge, by First Landing), and to stakes-placed Easton Queen (by Easton), dam of stakes winner Smart Apple (by Jet Pilot).
Warrior Lass, the dam of Mistress Grier and her siblings, is a Man o' War half sister to 1936 Arlington Futurity winner Case Ace (by Teddy), multiple stakes winner Teddy Haslam (by Teddy), and Appeal (by John P. Grier), dam of 1938 Gazelle Stakes winner Invoke (by Teddy) and stakes winner The Finest (by Teddy) and second dam of six stakes winners including 1945 Dwyer Handicap winner Wildlife and 1952 American Handicap winner Admiral Drake. Warrior Lass is also a half sister to Psyche (by John P. Grier), dam of 1937 Blue Grass Stakes winner Fencing (by Chance Shot); to Kiss (by Teddy), dam of multiple stakes winner Gabe Paul (by Sickle); and to Granheart (by Granville), dam of 1957 Toboggan Handicap winner Decimal (by Slide Rule).
Last updated: July 7, 2022