Simply In Front Prevails In Six-Horse Photo In Ky Downs Preview Ladies Turf Mile Thriller originally appeared on Paulick Report.

Colebrook Farms’ Simply in Front surged down the center of the course and prevailed in a dramatic six-horse photo finish to win Sunday’s $250,000 Ky Downs Preview Ladies Turf Mile (L) at Ellis Park, earning an automatic berth to the Ladies Turf (G3) on Aug. 30 at Kentucky Downs.

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Ridden by Luan Machado for trainer Eddie Kenneally, Simply in Front completed the one-mile turf event in 1:32.63.

Summerintahoe broke sharply and led the field of eight through a solid opening quarter in :23.51 and a half-mile in :46.60. The pace quickened entering the far turn as a tightly bunched field lined up behind the leader. At the top of the stretch, closers began to make their moves, setting the stage for a thrilling scramble to the wire.

Simply in Front began to start her rally from last as the field entered mid-stretch. To her inside, Pharoah’s Wine punched through between horses, while Amber Cascade, stuck behind rivals at the sixteenth pole, dove to the rail and surged late. All three flashed across the wire together, while being joined within a half-length by fellow closers Waves of Mischief and Austere along with pacesetter Summerintahoe.

At the wire, Simply in Front got her head down first. Pharoah’s Wine and Amber Cascade finished in a dead heat for second in the blanket finish. They were followed by Waves of Mischief, Summerintahoe, Austere, She’s Lookin Lucky, and Sanctify.

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“It always makes my job easier when you ride horses like this,” Machado said. “The entire stretch she gave me no sign that she wasn’t trying. I’m very proud of her effort.”

Simply in Front, a 4-year-old daughter of Summer Front out of the Blame mare Complicated, was bred in Kentucky by William Harrigan and Mike Pietrangelo. The win was her fifth from 14 starts and boosting her earnings over the $2-million mark to $2,030,811.

Sent off as the 2-1 favorite, Simply in Front returned $6.30 for the victory.

This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 3, 2025, where it first appeared.