LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — On July 7, Lexington's African Cemetery No. 2 is hosting author Dr. Katherine Mooney for a book event at Fasig-Tipton. Her new book is titled "Isaac Murphy: The Rise and Fall ...

Hall of Fame jockey Isaac Burns Murphy accomplished a level of success in the late 1800s that, by many measures, has never been equaled. So, it is only fitting that an effort to celebrate his ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden remains empty after its sculpture was knocked down by high winds back on the March 3 windstorm. Winds up to 80 mph whipped through the ...

Flying P Stable and R. A. Hill Stable's Lone Rock , the top dirt marathoner in North America in 2021, is the 3-5 morning-line favorite against four rivals in the May 3 Isaac Murphy Marathon Overnight ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Officials with Churchill Downs Racetrack are honoring a legendary African American jockey during Derby week. Isaac Murphy, who was the first back-to-back and three-time winner of the ...

On Feb. 11, I had the honor of going to see my first performance at the Lyric Theatre here in Lexington. Long known as a cultural hub since the 1950s, the Lyric Theatre has been a home for African ...

Strong winds that knocked power out to thousands of Fayette County residents in early March also toppled a sculpture honoring famed Black horse jockey Isaac Murphy. The 16-foot, 4,000-pound sculpture ...

Pin Oak Stud’s Parchment Party continued his return from the Southern Hemisphere in style on "Winsday" at Churchill Downs, ...

Late in his career, esteemed turf writer John Hervey mused over the greatest horses he’d seen. His life bridged the 19th and 20th centuries, and he had watched Man o’ War run, which seems like a ...

There is a first time for everything, and the April 30 Isaac Murphy Marathon Stakes at Churchill Downs will prove that axiom correct. Honor Marie , who a year ago was preparing to run in the Kentucky ...

Pin Oak Stud’s Parchment Party headlines a field of nine for the eighth running of the $200,000 Isaac Murphy Marathon (Listed) Presented by Resolute Racing for 4-year-olds and up going 1 ½ miles on ...

Parchment Party will tackle his second start of the year in the 1 1/2 miles $200,000 Isaac Murphy Stakes April 29 at Churchill Downs, and is the 2-1 morning-line favorite off an impressive ...