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# Woolford Farms Horse Cemetery

This is an archived index from the Digital Cemetery.

Address
59 Le Mans Court
Priarie Village, KS
GPS Location
38° 58' 55" N, 94° 37' 59" W
38.982166, -94.63325
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#### About the Cemetery

Herbert M. Woolf was born 11 Oct 1880 in Kansas City, MO. Herbert's father and uncle founded the prosperous Woolf Brothers Men's Stores in Kansas city, and Herbert followed in the family business.

Herbert had a great love of horses, and established Woolford Farms where he raised and stabled thoroughbred horses. Woolford Farm was located in what is now Prairie Village, Kansas, close to the Missouri state line. The stables were located at 80th Street and Mission Road.

In 1932, Woolf hired Ben Allyn Jones as trainer for Woolford Farm. In 1933, Woolf bought 5-year old Insco for $500 and bred him to Margaret Lawrence to produce Lawrin in 1935. Trained by Ben Jones, Lawrin went on to win the Flaming, Kentucky Derby, and American Invitational 3-year old Champion Stakes, and is the only Kansas-bred Kentucky Derby winner.

Lawrin was a big cooper-brown three year old. He was trained by Ben Jones and ridden by 23 year-old Eddie Arcaro, when they won the 64th running of the Kentucky Derby, finishing in 2 minutes and 4 4/5 seconds. Lawrin lived to be 20 and when he died, he his sire Insco, and his son Historian were buried beneath the Lawrin monument at Woolford Farm.

In 1939, trainer Ben Jones went on to work for Warren Wright Sr, Calumet, and trained 5 more Kentucky Derby winners. Woolford Farm sold in 1955 and is now a gated housing community. Herbert Woolf died 22 Sep 1964.

#### Index

Photographed and transcribed by Linda K. Lewis, 11 May 2006. This is a complete transcription by reading and photographing the gravestones.

Insco; b. 1928, d. 1939, He goes on to greatness through his progeny
Lawrin; b. 1935, d. 1959, Kentucky Derby Winner 1938

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