Dayjur

Dayjur
Sire	Danzig
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Gold Beauty
Damsire	Mr. Prospector
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1987
Country	United States
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Georgia E. Hofmann
Owner	Sheikh Hamdam Al-Maktoum
Trainer	Dick Hern
Record	11:7-3-0
Earnings	£327,280
Major wins
Temple Stakes (1990) King's Stand Stakes (1990) Nunthorpe Stakes (1990) Ladbroke Sprint Cup (1990) Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (1990)
Awards
British Horse of the Year (1990) European Champion Sprinter (1990)
Last updated on January 19, 2010

Dayjur (6 February 1987 - 25 September 2013) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. A specialist sprinter he ran eleven times between June 1989 and October 1990 and won seven races. In 1990 he dominated European sprinting, winning the King's Stand Stakes' the Nunthorpe Stakes, the Ladbroke Sprint Cup and the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp. On his final racecourse appearance he finished second to Safely Kept in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. The Racing Post called him "the world's fastest horse".

Dayjur is a dark brown horse standing 15.3 hands bred in Kentucky by Georgia E. Hofmann. He was sired by Danzig out of the American Champion Sprinter Gold Beauty. As a yearling he was bought for $1.65m by Hamdan Al-Maktoum and sent to be trained in England. Dayjur was trained by Dick Hern at West Ilsley in Berkshire. He was ridden in all his races by the veteran Scottish jockey Willie Carson.

Dayjur made his first racecourse appearance in the six furlong Kennett Maiden Stakes at Newbury on 15 June. He started the 8/15 favourite against thirteen opponents and won "easily" by a length. A month later he was moved up in class for the Listed Manton Rose Bowl Stakes over the same course and distance. He started 8/13 favourite but was beaten half a length by the Clive Brittain-trained Rushmore. At the end of the year he was given a "Hobday" operation to improve his breathing.

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