Middle Atlantic Three Stars: July 28, 2025 * The Racing Biz

A lot of racing promotion took place in the Middle Atlantic last week.

Here is a look at the “three stars” of each song:

Regions best

First star: Already a winner of the Virginia Oaks and the Delaware Oaks, was the 6-5 favorite to catch her third mid-Atlantic Oaks of the year in Saturday’s Monmouth Oaks in Monmouth Park. However, she turned out not to run any match, which won with 1 ¼ lengths for her first graduate victory. She rated in second place in the early stages and followed second choice Paris Lily. After Victor Espinoza was asked during the distant turn, she clearly pulled in the play and lovingly stopped, who made an offer from Midpack but could not threaten the leader. She ran 1 1/16 miles in 1: 46.26 about a fast unpaved job and improved to 3-out-4 in the year and 4-out-7 life. Earlier this season she won the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct and the Horseshoe Indianapolis Handicap. Wesley Ward trains her for owner/breeder Stud TNT.

Second star: Patriot Spirit. Some of the best older sprinters in the Middle Atlantic Ocean squared in the Zeven-Furlong Reigh Count Stakes in Colonial Downs on Saturday. Patriot Spirit, the winner of last year’s Illinois Derby and placed twice in the season, took his first effort of the year with a dominant four-length score. He met his 4-5 expectations after he had duel with the Celtic competition, then stored him and put him in the play for an emphatic victory under Mychel Sanchez. He ran the distance over the typically fast colonial main track in 1: 21.01, which increased his income to $ 421,210. He is owned by Mellon Patch Inc. And trained by Michael Campbell.

Third star: Alani. One racing, older, older female sprinters traveled seven furlongs in the use of love signs. The Rudy Brisset couple from Top Gun Girl and Bourbon Breeze were highly respected and went off respectively as the 7-5 favorite and the 2-1 second choice. However, they both ended the job, because the local hopeful Alani, the 2-1 third favorite, lasted a pace struggle and won lengths with 1 ¾. She dueled with top rifle girl from the inside, then pulled free at the bend and kept Longshot Pace-stalker lucky clouds at a distance. After introducing the year 1-out-7 life in the year, she found her best step this season, with a 4-out-7 record and a win of more than $ 200,000. She is owned by Hardesty Stable and Michael Day, trained by Michael Moore, and driven by Andy Hernandez.

Colonial downs

First Star: Patriot Spirit. Found a field to his liking and ran away with the number of reigh.

Second star: Aanii. On parx-based mandriffs lasted pressure and scored one for the Middle Atlantic contingent in the love sign.
Third star: Bartlett. Led all the way in a dirt route on a third level earlier on the Saturday program.

Charles Town

First star: Zip starts. Has supplied her 3-10 promise with an impressive 4 ¾ length victory in Sylvia Bishop Memorial Stakes on Saturday.

Second star: holy synchronicity. Did a 19-1 upset in an open fee sprint on Thursday.

Third star: life is daily. A non-winners of two West Virginia-bred field with 7 ¾ lengths crushed on Friday, and improved to 2-from-2 for life in the process.

Delaware Park

First Star: Goodbye Note. Chased Early leader Awesome Flay and carried him down to win a route on the second level on Thursday.

Second Star: Summer’s Comin ‘. Stalked the pace and pulled away to win a sprint on the first level on Wednesday.

Third star: baby blocks. Was the journey and converted to win a starter optional claim with grass sprint on Thursday.

Monmouth Park

First star: running away. After two listed stakes conquered, she took her first Graded Stakes score on Saturday.

Second star: Gerrards Cross. Made the early lead and forgot to put in the Colleen Stakes on Sunday.

Third star: Cupid’s guy. Earned his third victory of the Monmouth season and the fifth victory of the year in general, with a nose victory in a starter who claimed a route on Saturday.

Racing

First Star: Offaly Cool. Parx-loving gelding prevailed on Monday in an open fee despite breaking the gate before the race.

Second star: Mychel Sanchez. Red four winners on both the tickets of Wednesday and Thursday.

Third star: Duke of Gloucester. On Thursday, crushed a field on the second level for his second victory in 10 days.

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