Sister Peacock seeks meet hat trick

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Sister Peacock will look to record her third stakes win of the season in Sunday’s $100,000 Ruling Angel Stakes at Woodbine, an overnight stakes for 3-year-old fillies over 6 1/2 furlongs on Tapeta that drew a full field of 14.

Sister Peacock won the Star Shoot Stakes and the William D. Graham Memorial Stakes to begin her 2019 Woodbine campaign in the spring. She’s winless in her last three starts, but has hit the board in all seven races this season and in all nine races in her career.

“It would have to be a unique circumstance for her not to be on the board,” trainer Stu Simon said.

Last time out in the Sweet Briar Too Stakes against older fillies and mares, Sister Peacock pressed the pace of Jean Elizabeth in the early going, but couldn’t keep up with that rival and finished second. She’s breezed back since that start, covering four furlongs in 48.40 seconds on Oct. 5.

“She’s gotten better in all ways,” Simon said. “She doesn’t need the lead – she can rate. She’ll run on grass and on synthetic. She’s just become better and better and matured as you’d like a horse to.”

“She ran a good race last time against a tough bunch of older mares. She’s in good order to run in here.”

KEY CONTENDERS

Sister Peacock, by Real Solution Last 3 Beyers: 80-87-79

◗ She’ll break from post 5 in the 14-horse field under regular rider Jesse Campbell.

La Feve, by George Vancouver Last 3 Beyers: 82-83-80

◗ She had sprint success on the Woodbine Tapeta this year when she captured the Duchess Stakes over seven furlongs on Aug. 3. Last time out she was third in the La Lorgnette Stakes going 1 1/16 miles on Sept. 1.

Missmizz, by Mizzen Mast Last 3 Beyers: 80-84-75

◗ She finished second to Sister Peacock in the Star Shoot Stakes back in April, and was seventh against several others in here in the Galway Stakes on turf at Saratoga on Aug. 11.

◗ She’s been training on synthetic at Fair Hill Training Center for Mike Stidham, who has had four wins from nine starts at Woodbine this year. O’Keeffe, by Munnings Last 3 Beyers: 83-83-83

◗ She was a close fifth behind Sister Peacock in the Galway and came back to run second in an allowance at Arlington Park on Sept. 1.

Trained by Larry Rivelli at Arlington, she has four wins from five career starts on synthetic.

Ellyb, by Pioneerof the Nile Last 3 Beyers: 81-79-75

◗ Another American invader, she will make her synthetic debut in this start for trainer Arnaud Delacour. She comes into this event off a win in an allowance on the turf at Laurel Park and has also been breezing at Fair Hill to get ready for this start.