Plenty of racing action took place throughout the Mid-Atlantic this past week.

Here’s a look at the “three stars” of each track:

REGION’S BEST

FIRST STAR: REGALED. Formerly based in the Mid-Atlantic, Regaled returned to the region on Sunday for Delaware Park’s feature race, the Delaware Handicap. She rallied from last to win by 6 1/4 lengths going away for her first stakes victory. She was no stranger to stakes company, however, having finished second or third in six stakes races, including the Delaware Oaks at 71-1 last year. Previously campaigned by owner Brittnee Caballero and trainer Sam Davis, she was purchased by current owners Ribbie Farms and Front Page Equestrian LLC for $300,000 at the Inglis Digital US sale in May and transferred to trainer Will Walden. She ran the 1 1/8 miles of the DelCap in 1:50.94 over a muddy track under Joseph Ramos.

SECOND STAR: COOKE CREEK. One race later on Sunday, Delaware hosted the Battery Park Stakes for older males, with a boosted purse of $200,000. Cooke Creek, who was second in the Lukas Classic last year but was unplaced in four stakes tries since then, got back on the board with a victory. Jaime Rodriguez put him on the lead right away from the inside post position and never looked back, cruising to a three-length, gate-to-wire victory in 1:50.81. It was his first stakes win in almost four years, following a victory in the 2021 Rocky Run Stakes on this track. He’s owned by Flying P Stable and trained by Mike Maker.

THIRD STAR: SILVER SLUGGER. The first of three stakes races on the Sunday card at Delaware was the Wilmington Stakes for older males at six furlongs. Silver Slugger improved to 7-for-12 on the year with a gate-to-wire victory by a neck. He set an opening quarter in the mud of 22.37 and a first half in 45.57. He shook off a challenge from Showstopper Copper and held the lead by a length in the stretch, then withstood another bid from Ninja Warrior to secure the win, completing the distance in 1:11.14. It’s his second stakes win of the year, following a victory in the Rumson Stakes at Monmouth Park last out. He’s owned by Victoria’s Ranch, trained by Juan Avila, and ridden by Sonny Leon.

SECOND STAR: JEANNE MARIE. Rated off the pace and drew away to win a second-level route last Monday.

THIRD STAR: MYCHEL SANCHEZ. Won four races on Tuesday, including the first three races on the program.