The Isaac Murphy Award is an American honor presented annually since 1995 by the National Turf Writers Association of the United States to the

thoroughbred horse racing Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

jockey with the highest winning percentage who has ridden in a minimum of 500 races during the year. The award is named in honor of Isaac Murphy, a 19th-century

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...

Hall of Fame jockey. Since its inception, Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze has won it every year except for 2004, when he placed second.
Isaac Murphy Award. Accessed February 13, 2011. Past winners: *1995 : Russell Baze *1996 : Russell Baze *1997 : Russell Baze *1998 : Russell Baze *1999 : Russell Baze *2000 : Russell Baze *2001 : Russell Baze *2002 : Russell Baze *2003 : Russell Baze *2004 : Ramon Dominguez *2005 : Russell Baze *2006 : Russell Baze *2007 : Russell Baze *2008 : Russell Baze

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