Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 4 Journalists Posted October 4 Turf distaffers trained by Chad Brown had taken the seven most recent renewals of the GI First Lady Stakes at Keeneland, and the New York native looked to have a fair chance to extend that streak in the Bluegrass on Saturday afternoon. But at the end of the eight furlongs on firm turf, Colebrook Farm's SIMPLY IN FRONT (f, 4, Summer Front–Complicated, by Blame) split rivals inside the final eighth of a mile and found the line first to cause a 13-1 upset in a bunched finish. The mount of Ben Curtis, the $115,000 Keeneland September graduate drifted back through the field and secured a foothold at the fence worse than centerfield as longshot Raqiya (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) led through an opening half in :47.07. Racing with just one rival behind entering the final three-eighths of a mile, Simply In Front–a very good second to Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy) in the GII Kentucky Downs Ladies' Turf Sprint over 6 1/2 panels–slipstreamed the lesser-preferred of the Brown entry Segesta (Ghostzapper) into the lane, dove down to the inside of that one in upper stretch, hit the front late and held off a resurgent Segesta for the victory. Choisya (GB) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) sat a trip similar to the one that resulted in a mild upset in this track's GI Jenny Wiley Stakes in April and led late before settling for third. Sales history: $115,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 16-6-4-0. O-Colebrook Farms; B-William Harrigan & Mike Pietrangelo (KY); T-Eddie Kenneally. #4 SIMPLY IN FRONT ($28.24) gets up to win the $800,000 First Lady Stakes (G1) at @Keeneland. This is the first Grade 1 win for the four-year-old Summer Front filly. @kenneallyracing trains, @_benacurtis up. pic.twitter.com/dYiChKbKz7 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 4, 2025 The post Summer Front’s Simply In Front Derails Brown Train in First Lady appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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