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Isaac Burns Murphy
 
Marker detail: Isaac Murphy on Salvator in 1890 image, Touch for more information
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1 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Burns Murphy
One of the greatest jockeys in the history of American racing, Isaac Burns Murphy was born on a farm in the Bluegrass not far from Lexington in 1861. His parents were enslaved. His mother, America Murphy, was a domestic servant on the farm. His . . . Map (db m119100) HM
2 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Murphy House
Isaac Murphy's success in racing enabled him and his wife, Lucy, to buy a grand house that stood on this site. The house, called a mansion in some accounts, was located off the present East Third Street. It was brick and had two stories and 10 . . . Map (db m119099) HM
3 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden
The Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden is named for the famed jockey whose house stood on this site. It was developed to commemorate the contributions of African Americans to Thoroughbred racing and to help revitalize this East End neighborhood. . . . Map (db m119101) HM
4 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden Trailhead
(front side) ”All the Best Jockeys…” In the last decades of the 19th century, horse racing was America's great national sport and black jockeys, many from the Bluegrass region, stood at its center. It was the Gilded Age, . . . Map (db m119102) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024