In 2025, Simply in Front won three of her five starts and ended the year with a top victory in the First Lady Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland.
Returning to the scene of her Grade 1 success, buyers will have the opportunity to make the outstanding mare part of their broodmare group at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale on January 12. The 5-year-old mare is cataloged as Hip 413 and offered as a broodmare prospect by Richard Hogan, agent.
Hogan purchased Simply in Front for owner Colebrook Farms at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $115,000. He said the filly was a “must have”.
“She was the same filly she is today,” Hogan said when asked what stood out about the filly as a yearling. “She obviously wasn’t as big and powerful then as she was when she was a yearling. She’s got the balance, she’s got beautiful eyes, a beautiful head, intelligent. She’s just beautiful, balanced, great hind leg, great shoulder, and depth, substance, bone, she’s got everything. I just loved everything about her.”
Hogan noted his respect for her breeder, William Harrigan — who bred the mare in partnership with Mike Pietrangelo — and said he took the rider’s advice seriously when Harrigan advised him to look at the filly. He prevailed in a bidding war, pointing out that the underbidder was the late Christophe Clement.
Just in front is out of the Debt mare Complicated, with royal Phipps blood running through her veins. In addition to Simply in Front, she has produced last year’s Natalma Stakes winner And again and multiple stakes winner Honor D Lady .
“Her family tree just exploded after I bought her. It’s just the perfect storm,” said Hogan.
Simply in Front finished her career with earnings of more than $2.8 million from 16 lifetime starts for Colebrook Farms and trainer Eddie Kenneally.
“(Trainer) Patrick Dixon did a great job with her, Mike Cook at Classic Mile, and then we sent her to Eddie, he did a great job,” Hogan said. “She was fantastic.”
Hogan was optimistic about the mare’s success at the sales, with record-breaking sales in September and November at Keeneland.
“We still have the tax write-offs, the big, beautiful bill,” he said. “(The buyers) are going to buy the mares, the producers, especially at the top, and this filly is right at the top.”
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