Isaac Burns Murphy

Isaac Burns Murphy
Isaac Burns Murphy
	Isaac B. Murphy, c.1885
Occupation	Jockey
Born	January 6, 1861; Clark County, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	February 16, 1896 (aged 35); Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place	The Kentucky Horse Park
Major racing wins
	Clark Handicap (1879, 1884, 1885, 1890); Travers Stakes (1879); Saratoga Cup (1881, 1886); Latonia Derby (1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1891); American Derby (1884, 1885, 1886, 1888); Illinois Derby (1884); Kentucky Oaks (1884); Alabama Stakes (1885, 1889); Champion Stakes (1886, 1890); First Special Stakes (1887, 1888, 1889); Brooklyn Derby (1888); Foam Stakes (1888); Second Special Stakes (1888); Jerome Handicap (1889); Freehold Stakes (1890); Suburban Handicap (1890); Tidal Stakes (1890); Gazelle Handicap (1892); Mermaid Stakes (1892) American Classic Race wins:; Kentucky Derby (1884, 1890, 1891)
Honours
	United States Racing Hall of Fame (1955); Isaac Murphy Award; Isaac Murphy Handicap at Arlington Park
Significant horses
	Buchanan, Emperor of Norfolk, Falsetto,; Firenze, Kingman, Kingston, Leonatus, Riley,; Salvator, Silver Cloud

Isaac Burns Murphy (January 6, 1861 – February 16, 1896) was an American Hall of Fame jockey, considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. He won three runnings of the Kentucky Derby and was the first jockey to be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame at its creation in 1955.^[1]