Day Star

Day Star (1875–1893) was the winner of the 4th annual Kentucky Derby held at Churchill Downs on May 21, 1878. He was a chestnut colt that was foaled in Kentucky and was sired by Star Davis (by the successful Glencoe). His dam was Squeeze 'Em who was sired by Lexington, a foundation sire of many modern Thoroughbred lineages.

Day Star
SireStar Davis
GrandsireGlencoe
DamSqueeze 'Em
DamsireLexington
SexStallion
Foaled1875
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederJ. M. Clay
OwnerThomas J. Nichols
TrainerLee Paul
Record42: 11-7-5
Earnings$4,050
Major wins
Blue Ribbon Stakes (1878)
Kentucky Derby (1878)

Day Star won the Derby by two lengths in an official time of 2:37.25, beating the race record set by Aristides in 1875, and winning a total of $4,050.[1]

In his career, he had 42 starts, 11 wins, 7 places and 5 shows.[2]

A 1910 Daily Racing Form article states that Day Star was sold after his racing career and stood at stud on a western farm, dying at the age of 18 years in 1893.[3]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-05-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Chew, Peter, The Kentucky Derby: The First 100 Years, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1974
  3. Daily Racing Form. "Careers of Kentucky Derby winners." May 19, 1910.


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