Herbert M. Woolf

Who was Herbert M. Woolf?

Herbert M. Woolf was an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.

Herbert Morris Woolf was born on October 11, 1880, and graduated from Central High School in 1898. He was the president of Woolf Brothers, the Kansas City based luxury goods department store founded in 1865 by his father, Alfred Woolf and his uncle, Samuel Woolf. Woolf was also the owner of Woolford Farm, which produced the only ever Kansas bred Kentucky Derby winner, Lawrin of 1938 along with several other champion race horses. Woolf is also a cousin of British political theorist and husband of Virginia Woolf, Leonard Woolf