Fans of Brett Beckwith will be able to wager on their favourite driver at The Meadowlands on Thursday, June 11, when the 23-year-old pilot makes his return to the races earlier than originally anticipated after suffering a brain injury, broken jaw and broken wrist in a spill at Saratoga Raceway on April 12.

The Big M is racing this week on Thursday and Friday. There is no live racing on Saturday due to a World Cup soccer match at New Jersey New York Stadium (aka MetLife Stadium).

"I trained a couple and biked up a couple last week," said Beckwith, who led The Big M with 146 wins during 2025. "But Thursday will be my first time driving in pari-mutuel races. To be honest, I’m excited. It's been a while."

That’s because Thursday will mark almost two months to the day since Beckwith had to go to the sidelines. His Thursday return is approximately one month earlier than he expected.

"I'm happy with the way everything is going [with my recovery] -- just the way everything's healed," said Beckwith. "Every time I went in for an x-ray, everything was good. And I was super diligent in taking care of myself during the time away."

Beckwith said he attended "eight or nine" therapy sessions and did plenty on his own at home to earn the blessing of his doctor to return to work.

Beckwith’s 73 wins still have him in the top spot in The Big M driver colony, but the red-hot Joe Bongiorno is nipping at his heels, with 71.

“It'll be fun and interesting [to compete with Joe for the top spot],” said Beckwith. "I mean, I'm just happy to be back and whatever happens, happens."

Not surprisingly, Beckwith will come back and go right to warp speed, the only speed he knows.

"On Thursday, I think I have 13 drives at The Meadowlands," said Beckwith. "Then, Meadowlands on Friday, Saturday in the Poconos, Sunday Saratoga, and then Monday and Tuesday at Plainridge. I’m getting right back to it.”

(Meadowlands Racetrack)