The Meadows: Driver Hunter Myers in critical condition after racing accident

Driver Hunter Myers is in very critical condition at a Pittsburgh hospital after sustaining injuries in a multiple-horse accident that transpired during the 11th race on Wednesday afternoon (March 19) at The Meadows.

Myers was driving Always B Royalty in the event and was thrown from the bike after leader Uptown Callie (Dave Palone) made a break before three-quarters and triggered a chain reaction spill that impacted five horses in total. Drivers Jeremy Indof, Case Bateson, Aaron Merriman and Brady Brown and their horses Dandy's Starlette, Louie The Lilac, Crystal Sands and Lorraine J were also caught up in the wreck, with their conditions reported to be banged up but otherwise okay.

The remaining two races on the program at The Meadows were canceled and Myers was transported via helicopter to the hospital following the accident. The Meadows later announced their scheduled programs on both Thursday (March 20) and Friday (March 21) have been canceled.

An Ohio native from a family of horsepeople, Myers has won 2,450 races and is a regular in the driving colony at both The Meadows and MGM Northfield Park. He guided eventual Dan Patch Award winner Allegiant to victories in last year's Currier & Ives at The Meadows and Moni Maker at Eldorado Scioto Downs.