Region’s Best

FIRST STAR: ALL THAT MAGIC. Sunday’s Incredible Revenge Stakes at Monmouth Park featured a fantastic stretch duel between favored All That Magic, in search of her fourth win in a row, and Train to Artemus, looking for her fourth stakes victory of the year. All That Magic set the early pace, and although Train to Artemus looked ready to go by on the outside, the Kate Demasi-trained favorite dug in and held on resolutely. She hit the wire a nose in front of Train to Artemus, covering 5 1/2 furlongs on grass in 1:03.34. The winner is owned by Pewter Stable and Spedale Family Racing LLC and was ridden by Nik Juarez.

SECOND STAR: SWIRVIN. The day before at Monmouth, 3-year-old dirt sprinters took to the track in the Jersey Shore Stakes. Swirvin, making his first start outside of Gulfstream Park, prevailed by 2 3/4 lengths. He stalked the pace in the three-path, made his move on the turn, and wore down early leaders Super Chow and Recruiter before drawing clear in the last eighth. The victory improved his career mark to 3-for-4 lifetime, with earnings of $126,075. Trevor McCarthy had the mount for owner Bassett Stables and trainer Saffie Joseph.

THIRD STAR: COASTAL MISSION. This 4-year-old West Virginia-bred gelding continued a dominant year on Thursday, winning an open allowance race by 2 3/4 lengths. Sent off as the even-money favorite in the seven-horse field, he broke on top and was never seriously challenged, keeping second choice Classier at bay throughout. The final time for seven furlongs was 1:24.25, as the Coleswood Farm Inc. homebred won his fourth in a row and his sixth of the year from seven starts. He’s trained by Jeff Runco and ridden by Arnaldo Bocachica.

Laurel Park

FIRST STAR: AL LOVES JOSIE. Got back to form with a determined victory in open allowance company Saturday.

SECOND STAR: RESPONSE TIME. Lasted through fast fractions to win Sunday’s feature, an open allowance race for fillies and mares.

THIRD STAR: GALERIO. Hard-knocking Maryland-bred picked up his first victory of the year against second-level allowance rivals.

Charles Town Races

FIRST STAR: COASTAL MISSION. Have to figure we’ll see him in open stakes company in a few weeks.

SECOND STAR: WHAT DOES IT TAKE. Took them coast-to-coast in a first-level allowance contest on Friday.

THIRD STAR: FOXY SISTA. Blew the doors off a West Virginia-bred allowance field on Thursday, winning by 11 lengths for her second win of her 4-race career.

Delaware Park

FIRST STAR: ANGEL ARROYO. Pulled off a riding grand slam on Saturday, winning four races from six mounts to cap off a six-win week.

SECOND STAR: LOOSE ENDS. One of Arroyo’s wins came on this Pennsylvania-bred gelding, who came from last to defeat second-level allowance foes.

THIRD STAR: TWO BY TWO. Won a starter optional claiming race to cap the Friday card, for his third win in his last four starts.

Colonial Downs

FIRST STAR: GOING UP. Dueled on the early pace and kicked away to win Saturday’s Hickory Tree Stakes by 6 3/4 emphatic lengths.

SECOND STAR; CARMELINA. Battled courageously to win the Keswick Stakes on Saturday in a three-horse stretch battle.

THIRD STAR: OLYMPIC RUNNER. Sat behind traffic and powered away to win a third-level grass sprint earlier on the Saturday card.

Monmouth Park

FIRST STAR: ALL THAT MAGIC. Two of the top female grass sprinters on the east coast put on a Sunday show.

SECOND STAR: SWIRVIN. Graded stakes company might be next for this up-and-coming sprinter.

THIRD STAR: JAIRO RENDON. Turned a riding hat trick on Saturday as part of a six-win week.