Oisin Murphy was born on 6 September 1995 and is an Irish jockey based in the United Kingdom who competes in flat racing.
26 Facts About Oisin Murphy
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Oisin Murphy has won two British Classics and a number of Group 1 races.
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Oisin Murphy has been British Champion Jockey in 2019,2020,2021 and 2024.
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Oisin Murphy started riding aged four and got his own pony, Rusty, when he was seven.
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When he was fourteen, the family moved to Buttevant, County Cork, so that Murphy could ride under the tutelage of his uncle Jim Culloty, three-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner and Grand National winner.
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Oisin Murphy made an instant impact in his first year as a professional jockey in 2013, winning four races on Ayr Gold Cup day in September, including the Ayr Gold Cup itself on Highland Colori.
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Oisin Murphy then spent a winter in Australia, riding mainly for Danny O'Brien and gaining a total of 13 winners.
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Oisin Murphy conceded that he was "probably a little cheeky" in the past and said that he took a few punches from older jockeys in the weighing room.
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Oisin Murphy credited Frankie Dettori with being the best jockey he had ridden against and having been supportive as his career as a young jockey progressed.
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Oisin Murphy gained his first Group success when partnering Hot Streak to victory in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock in May 2014 and went on to be crowned Champion Apprentice later that year.
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Oisin Murphy gained his first Group 1 victory at that year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe meeting aboard the Martyn Meade-trained Aclaim in the Prix de la Foret.
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In June 2019, Oisin Murphy tested positive for alcohol in a breath test.
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Oisin Murphy achieved his first British Classic win in June 2020, when Kameko won the postponed 2000 Guineas.
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Oisin Murphy retained his champion jockey title in the abbreviated 2020 season, winning 142 races, nine ahead of his closest rival, William Buick.
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In November 2020 Oisin Murphy received a three-month ban for having tested positive for cocaine at a meeting in France in July.
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Oisin Murphy returned from the ban for another successful season in 2021.
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Oisin Murphy resumed his partnership with Alcohol Free, winning the Coronation Stakes and the Sussex Stakes.
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Oisin Murphy finished the 2021 season on 153 wins, two ahead of rival William Buick, and was crowned champion flat jockey for a third successive season on Champions Day at Ascot.
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On 16 December 2021 it emerged that Oisin Murphy was facing disciplinary charges brought by the British Horseracing Authority for a breach of COVID-19 travel protocols in 2020 and two failed breath tests in 2021.
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Oisin Murphy announced that he had temporarily relinquished his licence.
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Oisin Murphy faced a disciplinary panel of the BHA on 22 February 2022.
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Oisin Murphy admitted breaching coronavirus protocols, misleading the BHA and acting in a way that prejudiced the reputation of horseracing, as well as two alcohol breaches.
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Oisin Murphy's first ride back from the ban was a success aboard Jupiter Express at Chelmsford.
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Oisin Murphy rode four winners at Royal Ascot, including Asfoora in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes and Khaadem in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes.
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On 28 April 2025, The Daily Telegraph reported that Oisin Murphy had been involved in a car accident after racing at Leicester on 26 April, missing his rides at Southwell on 27 April, but returning to win a race at Windsor on 28 April.
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Oisin Murphy enjoys poetry and his favourite poet is Sylvia Plath.