ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Another day, another major stakes win, another slice of Canadian racing history.

In other words, it was business as usual here Monday morning at the Sam-Son Farm shed row after Dancethruthedawn had given Canada's most powerful racing stable its fourth Queen's Plate win here at Woodbine Sunday afternoon.

A win by Strut the Stage in the Charlie Barley Handicap earlier on the Plate program already had kept alive a streak for Sam-Son and trainer Mark Frostad, who now have won a stakes here on five straight weekends.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Two-year-olds get their first crack at stakes this Sunday as the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society puts on both divisions of the Sales Stakes. Both races will be run at 6 1/2 furlongs.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Between plane trips to and from Japan on Sunday, Kent Desormeaux flew around the Hollywood Park turf course, guiding Astra to an impressive four-length win in the $200,000 Beverly Hills Handicap at Hollywood Park.

Desormeaux, who this week ends a successful two-month riding stay in Japan, landed in California before noon and left at 8 p.m. to return for a stakes on Tuesday. He resumes riding in California on Friday.

Astra's performance made Sunday's quick trip worthwhile.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Truebreadpudding, under John Velazquez, took the lead soon after the start and was never headed as she cruised to a 2 3/4-length victory in Sunday's $83,475 Mount Vernon Handicap.

Key Oui rallied to be second, 2 1/4 lengths ahead of Polly Jo. Shopping for Love, the 6-5 favorite, finished fourth after a wide trip under Norberto Arroyo.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Dancethruthedawn parlayed a perfect stalking trip into a determined victory over 4-5 favorite Win City in the 142nd running of the $1 million Queen's Plate at Woodbine Sunday.

Dancethruthedawn was made-to-order to win the Plate, since she's a daughter of Dance Smartly, the 1991 Plate winner and Canadian Horse of the Year. Her full brother, Scatter the Gold, captured the 2000 Plate for Sam-Son Farm and trainer Mark Frostad, who also campaign Dancethruthedawn.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Mr. Epperson, one of the hardest knockers on the grounds over the past few seasons, recorded his first stakes victory and the first for his trainer, Scott Fairlie, in Sunday's $223,400 Neartic at Woodbine.

"He's always been a bridesmaid in these stakes races always knocking on the door," said jockey Jim McKnight, who piloted Mr. Epperson to a neck victory in a cavalry charge to the wire in the six-furlong turf handicap. "But today he finally got his just dues, and got the job done."

MIAMI - Honorable Pic and Sejm's Madness, the two premier turf sprinters in south Florida, will renew their rivalry Tuesday at Calder when heading a field of nine older horses in the $30,000-added Racing Star Stakes. The five-furlong grass race serves as the final local prep for the $100,000 Calder Turf Sprint Handicap on July 14.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Swept Overboard closed from last of six to win Saturday's $75,480 Robert K. Kerlan Memorial Handicap at Hollywood Park, a prep to more valueable sprints at Del Mar next month.

Ridden by Corey Nakatani, Swept Overboard ($3.80) rallied wide in early stretch and overcame traffic trouble before finding a clear path in the middle of the track. In the final sixteenth, Swept Overboard accelerated quickly to take the lead. A 4-year-old, Swept Overboard won by 2 1-2 lengths, finishing 5 1-2 furlongs on turf in 1:01.53.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Hallowed Dreams improved her career record to 23 wins from 24 starts on Saturday when she drove to a 2 1/2-length win over Sweet and Firm in the $75,000 Miller Lite Stakes at Lone Star Park.

It was another 3 1/4 lengths back to third-place finisher Argentina Avenue.

Hallowed Dreams covered five furlongs over firm turf in a meet-best time of 56.03 seconds, but fell short of the world record trainer Lloyd Romero hoped she would have set for the distance, which stands at 54.80.

MIAMI - Trainers are usually quick to come up with any number of reasons to explain why one of their horses might have turned in a disappointing race. So it was refreshing to hear Bill Kaplan's explanation for Castlebrook's sixth-place finish as the 8-5 second choice in the June 4 Hurricane Viv Stakes at Calder.

"I have no excuse," said Kaplan when asked why Castlebrook was beaten a dozen lengths. "I just hope and expect she'll run better on Monday."