Harrington race to honor Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 12, 2016,by Matt Sparacino, publicity director, Harrington Raceway
Harrington, DE — In recognition of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the courageous fight of 5-year-old cancer-stricken Layla Mosley, Harrington Raceway has named the sixth race on Wednesday (Sept. 14) for this worthwhile cause.
Photo courtesy of Harrington
Layla Mosley was diagnosed with stage 4 Ewing’s Sarcoma earlier this year.
Mosley, of Magnolia, is the daughter of Brenda and Keith Mosley, and was diagnosed with stage 4 Ewing’s Sarcoma earlier this year. She has been receiving chemotherapy treatments and had surgery in June to remove part of her ribs and a tumor from one of her lungs and ribcage.
Mosley is the granddaughter of popular local Standardbred horseman Joe Hundertpfund Jr. Horsemen have rallied behind Mosley with fundraising efforts to help fund her healthcare costs.
“The support we’ve received has been outrageous,” said Hunderptfund. “Not just in Delaware, but in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It just shows that the horse racing family comes together when there’s a cause. It makes me proud.”
On Wednesday, Mosley is expected to be in attendance giving out ribbons that celebrate Childhood Cancer Awareness. Mosley is nearing the end of her chemotherapy treatments and the family is hopeful she will remain cancer-free.
Anyone interested in learning more about Mosley’s story, or to make a donation, can do so by visiting www.youcaring.com/brenda-mosely-518278.
- Fighting On (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)
There were a number of stirring performances Monday when Gaitway Farm held its final round of June qualifiers, but the most inspiring had nothing to do with any of the horses that went onto the racetrack. The day belonged to Layla Mosley. Layla, the 5-year-old granddaughter of Delaware-based trainer Joe Hundertpfund Jr., is battling a rare type of bone cancer, Ewing’s Sarcoma.