Day Star

For other uses, see Daystar (disambiguation).

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
Sire	Star Davis
Grandsire	Glencoe
Dam	Squeeze-'em
Damsire	Lexington
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1875
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	J. M. Clay
Owner	Thomas J. Nichols
Trainer	Lee Paul
Record	42: 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]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Day Star

Sire Star Davis 1849	Glencoe I 1831	Sultan	Selim
			Bacchante
		Trampoline	Tramp
			Web
	Margaret Wood 1840	Priam	Emilius
			Cressida
		Maria West	Marion
			Ella Crump
Dam Squeeze-'em 1869	Lexington 1850	Boston	Timoleon
			Florizel Mare
		Alice Carneal	Sarpedon
			Rowena
	Skedaddle 1860	Yorkshire	St. Nicholas
			Miss Rose
		Magnolia	Glencoe I
			Myrtle

References

1. "Thoroughbred Champions -- Championing the Horse & the Sport". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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.^{[permanent dead link]}