 In their book "A Century of Champions", John Randall and Tony Morris rated Dayjur the best racehorse foaled in 1987 and the fifth best British sprinter of the twentieth century behind Abernant, Irish Elegance, Pappa Fourway and Tetratema.He retired to the Shadwell Racing farm in Kentucky of his owner Sheikh Hamdan Al-Maktoum, from where he has sired several good winners like Tipsy Creek (Temple Stakes), Hayil and Millstream (Cornwallis Stakes).On January 18, 2010 it was announced that Dayjur had been retired from stud duty.