Isaac Murphy #1465

Caption from poster__      Isaac Murphy   The first three-time winner    of the Kentucky Derby   Isaac Burns Murphy was one of the first jockeys to pace his mount for a charge down the homestretch,  a technique soon described as the "grandstand finish."" He was the first three- time winner of the Kentucky Derby (1884, 1890, and 1891), and his career winning percentage of 34.5 has never been equalled. At his peak in the late 1880s, he became the highest-paid athlete in America, earning close to $20,000 a year.  He was the first jockey elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame and one of only two African Americans inducted.     Isaac Burns Murphy (April 16, 1861 - February 12, 1896) was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey. The official Kentucky Derby website and the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame say that "Isaac Murphy is considered one of the greatest race riders in American history." Isaac Burns was born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. His fathe