Drivers injured in Ohio race accident

DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) -- Two drivers were treated at a hospital after a four-horse pileup during Monday's sixth harness race at the Delaware County Fairgrounds (2004 Little Brown Jug week).

Drivers Don Pfister and Jeff Nisonger were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where they were treated and released. Hospital spokeswoman Teri Morgan said she could not comment on the drivers' injuries.

The other drivers involved, Dale Edwards and Jim Dailey, walked away with minor injuries.

The accident took place when Pfister's horse, Victor Bloom, tripped and fell down and R W's Outa Towner, driven by Nisonger, flipped over him. Max's Memory (Edwards) and Presidential Pride (Dailey) piled into the downed horses.

All four horses went down, but none appeared to be seriously injured.

The half-mile track hosts standardbred races all week leading up to Thursday's Little Brown Jug, the third leg of pacing's triple crown for 3-year-olds.