| 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 (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 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]
| 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 |