Born into slavery, a Kentucky Derby champ became an American superstar
Jockey Isaac Murphy on the thoroughbred Tenny, c. 1890. (Keeneland Library photo collection, Hemment Collection) (Keeneland Library photo collection, Hemment Collection) Most Americans think of horse racing only the Kentucky Derby arrives the first Saturday of May, but at the turn of the 20th century, jockeys were year-round celebrities […]
