Four Greyhound Superstars Coming Back in Time for Huge Stakes Month

Greyhound racing enthusiasts will have even more to be excited about in the very near future at venues such as Derby Lane in Florida and Twin River Greyhound Park in Lincoln, Rhode Island. That's because some of the industry's biggest names are going to be making a return to action. Flying Stanley, Dreamy Blossom, Extruding Dream, and Greys Huntington are all in the process of working their way back onto the oval, a quartet of stars that have all been successful stakes performers in the past. And they are coming back just in time, as Twin River will be putting on a pair of stakes events in September with some big bucks up for grabs.

Both of these stakes will have their big finales on September 29th, a just about unprecedented bit of scheduling that will have the eyes of the greyhound world riveted on Twin River the entire month. The $100,000 Joseph M. Lindsey Memorial American Greyhound Derby will have a four round elimination series with races being run on September 8th, 14th, 19th, and 24th. This will be contested over Twin River's 680 yard distance, while the $75,000 Twin River Sprint will have qualifying heats on September 8th, 12th, 17th, and the 22nd. The sprinters will do battle over the 550 yard course.

All four of the aforementioned greyhounds are currently at Derby Lane in St. Petersburg, Florida, coming off injuries or layoffs. Dreamy Blossom had a minor hurt after winning the initial Palm Beach Classic on May 28th. Blossom romped through the preliminaries undefeated before hooking up with Palm Beach superstar Switzler Jammin in a memorable duel which she prevailed in by a head. Dreamy Blossom schooled officially at Derby Lane on August 14th, winning by seven in the fastest time of schooling, a 30.85 for the 550 yards. She must school one more time, on August 17th, and then she will be eligible to race officially. If Blossom is deemed sound, she will then probably run a race at Derby Lane and be off to the Ocean State, where she must school officially at Twin River by the end of August.