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Dayjur
by Julie A. Wear
From the collection of Shadwell Farm

"He's the fastest thing I've ever ridden, two strides and he's in full gear," says Dayjur's English rider, Willie Carson. Described as the best that Europe had seen in years, Dayjur dazzled the racing public with his electrifying bursts of speed. His brilliance captivated the world stage of racing from the beginning of his career to the unfortunate conclusion, when in the the 1990 Breeders' Cup Sprint he jumped a shadow which cost him the race. Under direct powerful lines Julie A. Wear portrays Dayjur at stud at Shadwell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.

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