Woolford Farm
Herbert Woolf was a passionate horseman and his greatest accomplishments lay in horse racing which he pursued at his 200-acre (0.81 km2) Woolford Farm in eastern Kansas. In addition to being a Thoroughbred horse farm, it was a country retreat where Woolf threw extravagant parties whose guests included Theodore Roosevelt and the infamous Tom Pendergast.
In 1933, Woolf paid $500 for Insco (1928–1939), a son of the great sire Sir Gallahad III. Insco would sire a number of successful stakes winners including two by the mare, Margaret Lawrence. Their first was the 1938 Kentucky Derby winner, Lawrin, and the second the 1940 Kentucky Oaks winner, Inscolassie. Lawrin won the 64th running of the Kentucky Derby, beating C. V. Whitney's colt, Dauber. Lawrin's jockey was U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Eddie Arcaro. His trainer was another Hall of Fame inductee, Ben A. Jones. Lawrin is buried next to his sire at the former Woolford Farm, now Prairie Village, Kansas.
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