Lawrin (May 15, 1935 – September 1, 1955) was an American
thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
racehorse
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...
owned by
Herbert M. Woolf who won the
1938 Kentucky Derby
The 1938 Kentucky Derby was the 64th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1938.
Full results
* Winning breeder: Herbert M. Woolf (Kansas, KS)
References
Kentucky Derby races, 1938
1938 in horse racing, Kentucky ...
. He was the son of Insco. He is the only
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
-bred winner of the Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Derby winner ridden by the great jockey
Eddie Arcaro
George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997), was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Tripl ...
. Lawrin died in 1955 and was buried next to his sire, Insco, on
Woolford Farm
Woolford Farm raised thoroughbred race horses in eastern Kansas, in what is now the city of Prairie Village, a suburb of Kansas City. The was owned by Herbert M. Woolf. Trainer Ben A. Jones worked there before going to Calumet Farm in Lexin ...
in what would become
Prairie Village, Kansas
Prairie Village is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 22,957.
History
After the successful development of the Country Cl ...
. One can still visit his grave in the
cul-de-sac
A dead end, also known as a cul-de-sac (, from French for 'bag-bottom'), no through road or no exit road, is a street with only one inlet or outlet.
The term "dead end" is understood in all varieties of English, but the official terminology ...
at 59 Le Mans Court, Prairie Village, just northwest of Mission Road & Somerset.
Racing career
Lawrin was trained by
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Ben Jones He made 23 starts before the Derby in 1938, notably winning the
Hialeah Stakes and the
Flamingo Stakes
The Flamingo Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of a mile and one-eighth. Run as the Florida Derby until 1937, the inaugural event took place at Tampa Downs on February 27, 1926. There was ...
at Florida's
Hialeah Park
The Hialeah Park Race Track (also known as the Hialeah Race Track or Hialeah Park) is a historic racetrack in Hialeah, Florida, Hialeah, Florida. Its site covers 40 square blocks of central-east side Hialeah from Palm Avenue east to East 4th Avenu ...
. Following his Derby win, Lawrin was raced in California where he won the Hollywood Trial Stakes plus the American Invitational 3-Year-Old Championship at California's newly opened
Hollywood Park Racetrack
Hollywood Park was a thoroughbred race course located in Inglewood, California, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and adjacent to the Forum indoor arena. In 1994, the original Hollywood Park Casino was added to the ...
.
The Kentucky Derby
During the race, Arcaro took Lawrin to an early 3-length lead keeping to the rail. However, Lawrin started to tire with an eighth of a mile to go and drifted to the middle of the track. Future Hall of Fame jockey
Eddie Arcaro
George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997), was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Tripl ...
, who got the first of his five Derby wins, urged him on and was able keep the lead from a furiously gaining
Dauber. Lawrin won over a field that also included
Menow
Menow (1935–1964) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He won several important races in 1937, when he was voted American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse.
Background
Bred and raced by Hal Price Headley, Menow was foaled on May 19, late ...
,
Fighting Fox
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, and
Bull Lea
A bull is an intact (i.e., not Neutering, castrated) adult male of the species ''Cattle, Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e., Cattle, cows), bulls have long been an important symbol i ...
.
Lawrin did not run in the
Preakness Preakness may refer to:
* The Preakness or Preakness Stakes, an American flat thoroughbred horse race held in Baltimore, Maryland
* Preakness (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse from Preakness Stables
* Preakness, New Jersey, a section of W ...
and
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over 1.5 miles (2,400 m). Colts and geldings carry a weight of ; fillies carry . The race, nicknamed Th ...
, the remaining two
U.S. Triple Crown series.
On April 14, 2007, on behalf of the Village Council, the Mayor of Prairie Village, Kansas proclaimed Saturday, May 5, 2007 to be Lawrin's Legacy Day.
References
External links
Lawrin's pedigree plus photo
{{Kentucky Derby Winners
1935 racehorse births
1955 racehorse deaths
Kentucky Derby winners
Racehorses bred in Kansas
Racehorses trained in the United States
Thoroughbred family 4-m