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Grave Matters: O'Farrells Auction, Westminster, MD
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Formerly Windy Hills Farm. Photos by Douglas Brown ©Douglas Brown 2002; all rights reserved. |
| The marker over the grave of Kentucky Derby winner Count Turf at O'Farrell's Auction, Westminster, Maryland. |
| COUNT TURF won the 1951 Kentucky Derby as a longshot, defeating a large field of 20 including favorite Battle Morn. He is also noteworthy as being one of the great bargains yearlings, selling for $4,500 to Jack Amiel, and earning a career total of $164,375. COUNT TURF entered stud at Almahurst Farm in Kentucky, and later at Elmhurst Farm near Lexington. He was said to bear a strong resemblence to his sire COUNT FLEET. He was not a successful sire, getting only 154 foals, and just 2 stakes winners, Manassa Mauler ($359,171) and Little Manassa. Moved to Maryland after the 1965 season, COUNT TURF died in 1966, and is buried on property formerly Windy Hills Farm, Westminster, Maryland, owned by Thomas O'Farrell. The site is now O'Farrell's Auction house. -A.P. |
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