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: ARNALDO BOCACHICA. Charles Town’s perennial leading rider, Arnaldo Bocachica, achieved a major career milestone on Wednesday when he won his 3,000th career race. He won the third race of the evening aboard Thunderturtle, rating off the pace, moving three-wide on the final turn, and kicking away to win by 3 3/4 lengths. Bocachica began his career in 2006, and has since become dominant at the West Virginia oval. He’s been the track’s leading rider seven years in a row, and is on pace for an eighth title. He’s won 159 races there this year, more than double the total of second-place Marshall Mendez. His career purse earnings total almost $57 million.

SECOND STAR: BERNIE’S MITTS. A field of second-level sprinters met for Parx’s feature race last Monday. Bernie’s Mitts, most recently seventh in the Parx Sprint on the Pennsylvania Derby undercard, rebounded with a gate-to-wire 1 1/4-length victory. He broke on top from post position two, battled early with Party at Sam’s from his inside, then pulled clear on the turn and kept them at bay. Paradise Valley cut into the margin late, but Bernie’s Mitts victory was already secure. He crossed the wire in 1:09.42, for his second win on the year in 11 starts. He’s owned by Nelson Berberna, trained by Jordan Bullock, and ridden by Kendry Rivera.

THIRD STAR: COOL INTENTIONS. Wednesday’s feature at Delaware Park was a second-level route for 3-year-olds and up at one mile on dirt. Cool Intentions had tried stakes rivals without success for most of this year, but dropping down to allowance company proved to be what he needed. He rated towards the back of the pack early on, then rallied wide in the center of the track and drew off late. He ran the distance in a fast track in 1:39.03 with Jose Batista aboard for owner AMO Racing USA and trainer Jorge Delgado.

SECOND STAR: SECURED LANDING. Led for every step in a starter optional claiming route earlier on the Monday card.

THIRD STAR: BERMUDA RUN. Beat high-primed claiming foes on Tuesday while going six furlongs in a sharp 1:10.92.