# Woolford Farm

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**Woolford Farm** raised [thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) race [horses](/source/Horse) in eastern [Kansas](/source/Kansas), in what is now the city of [Prairie Village](/source/Prairie_Village,_Kansas), a suburb of [Kansas City](/source/Kansas_City,_Kansas). The 200 acres (0.81 km2) was owned by [Herbert M. Woolf](/source/Herbert_M._Woolf). [Trainer](/source/Horse_trainer) [Ben A. Jones](/source/Ben_A._Jones) worked there before going to [Calumet Farm](/source/Calumet_Farm) in [Lexington, Kentucky](/source/Lexington,_Kentucky).[1] Woolf had hired Ben Jones after he had established a reputation of training and breeding horses at the family ranch in [Parnell, Missouri](/source/Parnell,_Missouri). Ben was accompanied by his son [Jimmy Jones](/source/Horace_A._Jones). After Lawrin won the Kentucky Derby the two trainers went to work for [Warren Wright, Sr.](/source/Warren_Wright,_Sr.) at [Calumet Farm](/source/Calumet_Farm). At Calumet the two trained seven horses that won the Kentucky Derby including two [Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing) winners.[2]

[Graded stakes race](/source/Graded_stakes_race) wins:

- [Kentucky Derby](/source/Kentucky_Derby) - (1938), [Lawrin](/source/Lawrin)
- [Kentucky Oaks](/source/Kentucky_Oaks) - (1940), [Inscolassie](/source/Inscolassie)

## References

1. ["Johnson County, Kansas GenWeb - Cemeteries"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121013192209/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/johnson/cemetery/woolfordfarm.html). Archived from [the original](http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/johnson/cemetery/woolfordfarm.html) on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-04-07.

1. ["stfrancismaryville.com"](http://www.stfrancismaryville.com/AboutUs/Documents/Jimmy+Jones+web.pdf). *www.stfrancismaryville.com*

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