# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Experts Next Door: I Ride to Win: Isaac Murphy and Civil War America
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Isaac Murphy won three Kentucky Derbys and every other major American stakes race of the nineteenth century. He was among the jockeys inducted into the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame in its inaugural class. He was also born enslaved in 1861, the son of a Civil War widow, and he lived through the violent conflicts of Reconstruction to become the first true superstar Black athlete in the United States. This talk examines Murphy’s life and career and the light it sheds on his sport and the history of his country.

Katherine Mooney is James P. Jones Professor of U.S. History at Florida State University and the author of Isaac Murphy: The Rise and Fall of a Black Jockey

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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ballston-spa-new-york/experts-next-door-i-ride-to-win-isaac-murphy-and-civil-war-america/200029748301100
- **Event Categories**: sports, workshops, art, literary-art, nonprofit, kentucky-derby
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Ballston Spa, New York
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 6 Charlton St, Ballston Spa, NY 12020-1707, United States, Ballston Spa, New York

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Experts Next Door: I Ride to Win: Isaac Murphy and Civil War America
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Experts Next Door: I Ride to Win: Isaac Murphy and Civil War America being held?
  - **A:** Experts Next Door: I Ride to Win: Isaac Murphy and Civil War America takes place on Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 pm to Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 pm at Online event, 6 Charlton St, Ballston Spa, NY 12020-1707, United States, Ballston Spa, New York.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Experts Next Door: I Ride to Win: Isaac Murphy and Civil War America?
  - **A:** Experts Next Door: I Ride to Win: Isaac Murphy and Civil War America is organized by Saratoga County History Center.

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