Stakes-winning field set for Laurel Park feature

Grade 2 winner Ms Locust Point, undefeated at Laurel Park but unraced since late June, and Grade 3 winner Late Night Pow Wow, in the midst of a six-race winning streak, join multiple stakes winners Crabcakes and Shimmering Aspen in a highly competitive edition of the $100,000 Willa On the Move Stakes on Saturday at Laurel. The seventh running of the 6-furlong Willa On the Move for fillies and mares 3 and up drew a field of 11 and is joined on the nine-race program by the 46th renewal of the $75,000 Geisha for Maryland-bred/ sired females 3 and older going 1 mile, where My Magician looks to defend her 2017 title. The first race starts at 12:30 p.m. Ms Locust Point finished fifth after pressing the pace in the 7-furlong Princess Rooney (G2) on June 30 at Gulfstream Park in her most recent start. She has been working steadily at Parx for her return to Laurel, where she is four-for-four lifetime — all in stakes. ASA FUNDRAISER: On Giving Tuesday (Nov. 27), Athletes Serving Athletes will celebrate giving by raising $20,000 with an ASA “Marathon.” ASA is a nonprofit organization that empowers ASA Athletes, individuals living with little to no mobility, but who have the desire to race, the opportunity to participate in mainstream running events. Each ASA Athlete is supported by his or her own unique WingMan team of volunteer, able-bodied runners. ASA will take a shuttle bus on the road and run 26.2 miles all across Maryland – running 3.275 miles in each of our eight ASA communities. Those interested in joining the initiative can go to go.asa.run/ marathon. MILITARY BOWL: Brady O’Neal, a seventh-grader at Central Middle School in Edgewater, has been selected as the first finalist for the 3M Play to Win Award presented by the Military Bowl and 3M. As a finalist, Brady will receive two complimentary tickets to attend this year’s Military Bowl, which will be played Dec. 31at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The 3M Play to Win Award winner, which will be announced in mid-December, will receive a prize package and the opportunity to be on the sidelines for the Military Bowl’s opening kickoff. Brady, who is 12 years old, plays quarterback for the South River Seahawks 12-and-under team. —