by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga Casino and Raceway

Saratoga Springs, NY — The Wednesday night (Aug. 7) race card at Saratoga was marred by an ugly looking accident that took place in the evening’s ninth race.

Just past the three-quarter pole, pocket sitting Rozewood (Billy Dobson) was starting to fade and appeared to go down to his knees, causing an ugly chain reaction that resulted in four drivers being unseated and four horses that did not finish.

While all four horses were corralled without major incident, the extent of the injuries to the drivers involved is currently unknown.

It appeared that Dobson and Brian Cross got the worst of it while Bruce Aldrich, Jr. and Cory Stratton, who were also unseated, did appear to walk away without major injury.

All drivers involved in the accident were transported to the local hospital.

Further updates will follow in the coming days. Best wishes to all involved in the spill.

Live racing continues on Thursday night at Saratoga with a first post time of 7:05 p.m.