VANCOUVER, British Columbia - As expected, heavily favored Teide came from off the pace to capture the $50,511 Lieutenant Governors at Hastings on Thursday.

Breaking alertly with Chad Hoverson aboard, Teide was eased off of a moderate pace set by Spaghetti Mouse. He moved up to engage Spaghetti Mouse approaching the quarter pole and then gradually drew away to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Spaghetti Mouse, who set fractions of 23.93, 47.93 and 1:12.37, held on to finish a clear second over Ganbei in the four-horse field.

Golden Stripe seized command shortly after entering the backstretch and rolled on to a 1 3/4-length victory in Thursday's $30,000 Canada Day at Assiniboia Downs, putting an end to Preservata's seven-race win streak.

With Gary Baze in the irons, Golden Stripe turned into the stretch with a two-length lead and was not seriously threatened in the one-mile stakes for fillies and mares.

"The race went pretty much according to plan," said Baze. "She broke well, I got her to relax, and when I asked her she responded."

Rnorthern Stoli might not be the fastest qualifier for Saturday night's Grade 2, $201,450 Firecracker Futurity for Quarter Horses at Delta Downs, but he deserves plenty of respect for who he has raced against. He faced two of the nation's top-ranked juveniles, American Runaway and Llano Teller, back in April, and that might give him a class edge Saturday.

The Firecracker, to be run at 350 yards, is the richest open-company race of the Delta meet. It will share a card with the $132,150 Firecracker Derby.

Stormy Lord came into his current campaign as a Queen's Plate candidate after finishing a close second here in the Coronation Futurity over 1 1/8 miles on Polytrack last November.

But after watching Stormy Lord finish last of six when making his 2010 debut in the seven-furlong Queenston, trainer Ian Black hit the reset button and Stormy Lord is coming into Saturday's $100,000 Charlie Barley as the one to beat.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The Bill Mott-trained Hold Me Back ($9.20) turned back a stern challenge from 11-1 shot Pool Play to take the Grade 3, $216,400 Dominion Day Stakes at Woodbine Thursday.

Hold Me Back raced in mid-pack on the outside in the 1 1/4-mile route, as Mast Track set honest fractions of 24.42. 48.12, and 1:12.31 before tiring.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Indian Apple Is, closing strongly on the outside under Chantal Sutherland, ran down the odds-on Tribal Belle to capture Thursday's $113,000 Sweet Briar Too at Woodbine.

Indian Apple Is, a 9-1 chance in the field of six for the Sweet Briar Too, prevailed by three-quarters of a length, with Tribal Belle ending second after looking like a winner in deep stretch.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Hotep, one of three Sam-Son Farm entrants trained by Mark Frostad, has been made the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Sunday's $1 million Queen's Plate at Woodbine.

A field of 13 was announced at the annual Queen's Plate breakfast here Thursday morning, with the connections of each entrant first drawing for their order of selection and then choosing a post position.

Frostad, with the eighth pick, chose post 11 for Hotep in the 1 1/4-mile showpiece for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds and will have regular rider Patrick Husbands aboard.

ELMONT, N.Y. - The last time Haynesfield attempted to prove himself with the better horses of his generation, he failed miserably, finishing eighth, 26 1/4 lengths behind I Want Revenge in the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct.

That was March 2009. Sixteen months later, Haynesfield will try to prove he belongs with some of the better horses in the handicap division when he takes on I Want Revenge and Regal Ransom in Saturday's Grade 2, $300,000 Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Trainer Dino Condilenios isn't sure what he is going to do with Burj Dubai after he followed up his sensational debut with another impressive performance last week. Burj Dubai could be something special. He destroyed a field of maidens in his debut May 29 and then jumped up to face some of the best sprinters on the grounds in a $50,000 optional claimer last Sunday.

Woodbine will be offering advance wagering on Sunday's Queen's Plate Day program beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday at all WEG locations.

Pick three, pick four, and pick six wagering will not be available Saturday until the conclusion of the live Woodbine program at approximately 6 p.m.

Stamina will be a requisite for Queen's Plate Day, and not just for the horses running in the Queen's Plate.

Woodbine will present a 12-race card beginning with an early post time of 12:25 p.m. and concluding at 6:45 p.m. The Queen's Plate is the 10th race, scheduled for

5:38 p.m.