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: TEACHINTHERELEASE. His season may not have started until mid-July, but Teachintherelease certainly had a full campaign. He earned his fifth win of the year, and third in stakes company on Saturday at Charles Town when he won the Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes. Sent off as the 1-10 favorite, the lowest price one can go off at at Charles Town, he rated off the leaders, Paymengold, in the early stages. As they rounded the third and final turn of the 1 1/8-mile contest, Teachintherelease easily made the front and crushed the field by 5 1/2 lengths. It’s his second consecutive win in the Funkhouser, and as noted above, his third stakes win of the year. He previously captured the Frank Gall Memorial Stakes and the Sam Huff Breeders’ Classic. The 5-year-old John Casey-bred gelding ran the distance in 1:55.28 for owner Robert Cole, trainer Stephen Murdock, and jockey Carlos Lopez.

SECOND STAR: SIEGE OF BOSTON. A field of six traveled 1 1/16 miles on the grass in Laurel Park’s Saturday feature, a third-level route for older males. Siege of Boston picked up his first win since June 2023 by 1 3/4 lengths. He got a great setup, rating towards the back of the pack behind a contentious early pace. Jorge Ruiz asked him for run around the final turn, and the 5-year-old responded in kind, outkicking McCullough for the win. He covered the distance on a firm course in 1:40.12, improving his career record to 4-for-26 lifetime with earnings of $566,671. He’s owned by Joseph Allen LLC and trained by Jimmy Toner.

THIRD STAR: WILD VINE. One day prior, Laurel hosted a third-level race for older males at one mile on dirt. Laurel-loving Wild Vine relished his return to this track, winning by 3 1/2 lengths. He went off as the 17-10 favorite off a pair of placings in Pennsylvania-bred stakes company. He raced in second early on and allowed Quick to Accuse to set an uncontested lead. When roused, Wild Vine went past Quick to Accuse and pulled clear in the stretch to win. It’s his fourth win of the year in 10 starts, three of them on this track, and his ninth career win in 26 races. Mychel Sanchez rode the winner for trainer Jamie Ness, whose Jagger Inc. co-owns him with Super C Racing Inc.

SECOND STAR: MYCHEL SANCHEZ. Turned a riding hat trick on both Tuesday and Wednesday.

THIRD STAR: CAROUSEL QUEEN. Sat a great trip off the early pace and prevailed in a first-level sprint on Monday, racking up a large margin of her own as she crossed the wire 9 1/2 lengths in front.