Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896
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- Sherburne, J. Death's pale horse, 1980 (subj.)p. 193 of CIP galley (Isaac Burns Murphy, b. 1861; black jockey)
- Perfect timing, 2006:ECIP t.p. (Isaac Murphy) galley (d. 1896 in Lexington, Ky.)
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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.
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