ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Pipers Thunder came into Sunday's 1 1/8-mile here at Woodbine with much to prove.

Pipers Thunder did not debut until March, when he finished a well-beaten sixth at one mile at Gulfstream, and then won his maiden here at 1 1/16 miles in his next and only subsequent start here, on May 13.

But now Pipers Thunder has become a colt who will command a serious following on the road to the June 25 Queen's Plate after dispatching seven more seasoned opponents under rider Ray Sabourin.

Mama Nadine set the pace and drew off to a 6 1/2-length victory in the $60,000 Little Silver Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Monmouth Park.

Mama Nadine ($6.20) ran the one mile and 70 yards in 1:40.21 on the fast track with Chris DeCarlo aboard for trainer Todd Pletcher.

Miss Shop, the even-money favorite, rallied for second, with A Bit of Pleasure third.

Up 'n Blumin ($3.80) wore down Missy Can Do through the stretch in the $15,900 Bluegrass Handicap at the Lincoln, Neb., State Fair, then inched away to a length victory in a track record of 1:09.80 for the six furlongs.

Trained by Kelly Von Hemel, Up 'n Blumin won her third stakes of the year as the 4-5 favorite in a field of six older fillies and mares. Her winning time lowered the track mark of 1:10.20, set in 2002 held by Genuine Lass and equaled last year by Grand Kat.

Missy Can Do was second, 2 3/4 lengths in front of Butter Crunch.

In a memorable effort, Katy Smiles prevailed over seven fillies and mares in the $40,000 Hoist Her Flag Stakes at Canterbury Park.

The 1-2 favorite in the six-furlong race, Katy Smiles dueled with Galactic Cat most of the way. In midstretch, Galactic Cat drifted in and bumped Katy Smiles, but Katy Smiles, under Juan Rivera, pulled away to win by 2 1/4 lengths. Galactic Cat held well to finish second by 3 1/4 lengths over third-place Aroarable.

Katy Smiles, trained by David Van Winkle, finished in 1:08.17, missing the track record by .13 of a second.

Thistledown-based trainer Tim Hamm made it 2 for 2 in stakes at River Downs this year when the 3-year-old gelding Fisticuff ($24.80) rallied from slightly off the pace for a neck victory in the $50,000 Green Carpet Stakes for Ohio-breds.

An unexpected factor in the Green Carpet, which was transferred from turf to dirt because of wet conditions, was Tri Uimet, who dumped his rider leaving the gate, ran loose for much of the race, and caused interference to several horses down the backside, including the favorite, Dooze, who eventually held second by a length over Not Broke Yet.

Under Alex Birzer, Beau Watch ($22.60) took the lead on the backstretch and held off the late charge of Whimsy to score a neck victory in the $50,000 Wild Rose Stakes at Prairie Meadows.

Beau Watch, trained by Eric Reed, covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.29. Whimsy finished four lengths clear of the 3-5 favorite, Platinum Ballet, who flattened out through the stretch.

Trainer Scott Lake maintained his stranglehold on the stakes program at Charles Town when Remarqable Tale ($4) went wire to wire to score a 1 1/2-length victory over 9-5 second choice Miss Hamma in the $50,000 Turn Capp.

It was the fourth straight win for the 5-year-old Remarqable Tale since she was claimed for $15,000 in March and the fifth victory by a Lake-trained horse in the five stakes Charles Town has run this spring.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Two progeny of Precise End, both trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Garrett Gomez, received similar trips in sweeping the two divisions of the New York Stallion Stakes Sunday at Belmont Park.

In the $75,000 Spectacular Bid for 3-year-old males, One Way Flight stalked the pace-setting Classic Pack, took command just outside the three-eighths pole, and cruised home a 4 1-4-length winner over Running Dog. One Way Flight ended a four-race losing streak including a neck loss in the Times Square Division of the New York Stallion Stakes in April at Aqueduct.

AUBURN, Wash. - Raise the Bluff came from next-to-last in a field of eight to win Sunday's $55,000 Pepsi-Cola Handicap at Emerald Downs by 1 3-4 lengths over Ragin Nonno, who edged even money favorite Courting Seattle for second.

Raise the Bluff, a 3-year-old son of Pine Bluff who races for Ron Crockett Inc., got the 6 1-2 furlongs in 1:16 under rider Nate Chaves. He paid $13.60 to win as the third choice in the wagering.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Pipers Thunder ($21) established himself as a contender for the June 25 Queen's Plate by taking the $151,200 Sunday at Woodbine.

Pipers Thunder pressed the pace on the outside under jockey Ray Sabourin in the nine-furlong contest. He took control at the head of the stretch, then shrugged off bids from longshots Cifercat and Ascot Bill in the stretch to prevail by a length over the latter.