Brett Beckwith, leading driver at The Meadowlands and second-leading driver in North America this year, underwent successful surgery for a wrist injury sustained in a racing accident this past weekend.
The 23-year-old reinsman was injured in an accident on Sunday, April 12 prior to a race at Saratoga Casino Hotel, suffering a broken wrist and jaw as well as a minor brain bleed. Meadowlands Racetrack shared an update on Thursday, April 16 from Beckwith's family.
“He had surgery on his wrist [Monday] which was a success – as expected, he is in a lot of pain but he actually just got discharged from the hospital!" said Beckwith's sister Carly on Tuesday, April 14. "The other good news is, he no longer needs any CT scans for the brain bleed! Of course, he still has to deal with his broken jaw so he will be heading back to the hospital on Friday to get that taken care of. He also has hearing loss in his left ear and will be seeing ENT as outpatient for that."
Please join Standardbred Canada in wishing Brett Beckwith a full and speedy recovery.
(Standardbred Canada with files from Meadowlands Racetrack; photo of Beckwith congratulated by Meadowlands' Jason Settlemoir for earning the track's 2025 Driver of the Meet title)