Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: October 27, 2025 * The Racing Biz

There was a lot of racing action in the Mid-Atlantic this past week.

Here’s a look at each song’s “three stars”:

THE BEST IN THE REGION

FIRST STAR: POINT DUME. A four-time winner of the year, Point Dume further improved his CV at Parx on Tuesday when he captured the MP Ballezzi Appreciation Mile by a length and a half. He broke from post position five and pressed the favor around the first turn to Bernie’s Mitts, then moved forward at the ⅜ post and took command halfway down the backstretch. He maintained his lead down the stretch, hitting the wire in 1:37.98 with Irish Cork in second and Adero in third. He improved to 5-for-11 on the year and 8-for-26 lifetime. As mentioned above, it was his first stakes victory, although he had already been stakes-placed in the Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel Park last year. He is owned by Bush Racing Stable, trained by Tim Krieser and ridden by Angel Cruz.

SECOND STAR: SILHOUTTE COVE. Parx hosted a pair of stakes races for Pennsylvania-bred and Pennsylvania-sourced horses on Wednesday. The Jump Start Stakes, for older men at seven furlongs, went to Silhoutte Cove in a 13-1 defeat. He rode among the horses in fourth place in the early stages and then started to move up after early leader Dropline on the turn. He eased past Dropline in the stretch, fended off Come Prima’s late challenge from inside and hit the wire by over 1 ¾ lengths. He ran the distance on a fast track in 1:23.76. He now has a lifetime 3-for-5 scheme and has not missed the board so far in his short but successful career. Frankie Pennington was in the race for owner Doug Gibson and trainer Bernie Houghton.

THIRD STAR: NATURE’S CANDY. One race earlier, Pennsylvania fillies and mares took center stage in the Disco Chick Stakes. Nature’s Candy met her expectations of 7-10 with a 2 ½ length win. She put pressure on early leader Simply State, hitting the front at the top of the stretch and fending off Pachelbel’s challenge to pull away in the final length. She has been in fantastic form all year, winning five times in eight races and finishing second in another, while earning almost $200,000. She ran seven furlongs in 1:26.18 with Andy Hernandez for owner Freedom Racing LLC and trainer Hugo Padilla.

SECOND STAR: SILHOUETTE COVE. Planned a journey and achieved a surprising victory.

THIRD STAR: NATURE’S CANDY. Continued her strong season and eventually ended up in the winner’s circle in the company of the stakes.