Isaac Burns Murphy Biography

Isaac Burns Murphy biography

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NAME: Isaac Burns Murphy
OCCUPATION: Athlete
BIRTH DATE: April 16, 1861
DEATH DATE: February 12, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH: Frankfort, Kentucky
PLACE OF DEATH: Lexington, Kentucky

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African-American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy repeatedly won the Kentucky Derby and was posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame.

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Horse jockey Isaac Burns Murphy was born on April 16, 1861, in Frankfort, Kentucky. He won the Kentucky Derby for the first time in 1884, and also won the American Derby that year. Murphy won the Kentucky Derby again in 1890 and 1891. In 1895, he was suspended for intoxication. He died on February 12, 1896, in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1956, he was inducted in the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame.

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