Class: | Listed |
Horse Race: | Groupie Doll Stakes |
Location: | Ellis Park Race Course Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
Inaugurated: | 1982 (as Gardenia Handicap) |
Race Type: | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Distance: | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
Surface: | Dirt |
Track: | left-handed |
Qualification: | Three-year-olds & Up fillies & Mares |
Weight: | Assigned |
Purse: | $150,000 |
The Groupie Doll Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early August at Ellis Park Race Course in Henderson, Kentucky. The event is open to three-year-olds & up fillies and mares. It is run at one mile (8 furlongs) on a conventional dirt surface. The race itself was initially named for the flower used in the winner's garland.
The race was first run in 1982 as the 'Gardenia Stakes / Gardenia Handicap'[1] The race is now named after the 2011 winner; Groupie Doll.It first became a Grade III race in 1988 and was demoted to a Listed race in 2019.
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Gr. |
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2022 | Li'l Tootsie | 5 | Edgar Morales | Thomas M. Amoss | Joel Politi | 1-mile | 1:37.42 | Listed |
2021 | Matera | 5 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Don Alberto Stables | 1-mile | 1:36.41 | Listed |
2020 | Lady Kate | 5 | Florent Geroux | Eddie Kenneally | Anderson Stables | 1-mile | 1:35.89 | Listed |
2019 | Go Google Yourself | 5 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Paul J. McGee | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1-mile | 1:36.43 | Listed |
2018 | Champagne Problems | 5 | Calvin H. Borel | Ian R. Wilkes | Six Column Stables | 1-mile | 1:36.74 | III |
2017 | Tiger Moth | 5 | Corey Lanerie | Brad H. Cox | John D. Gunther | 1-mile | 1:36.30 | III |
2016 | Innovative Idea | 4 | Marlon St. Julien | Eoin G. Harty | Godolphin Racing | 1-mile | 1:36.33 | III |
2015 | Call Pat | 6 | Joe Rocco Jr. | Brad H. Cox | Miller Racing, LLC | 1-mile | 1:35.14 | III |
2014 | Molly Morgan | 5 | Jesús Castañón | Dale Romans | William D. Cubbedge | 1-mile | 1:36.72 | III |
2013 | Devious Intent | 4 | Roberto Morales | Kellyn Gorder | TK Stables (Kevin & Tammie Hulse) | 1-mile | 1:34.97 | III |
2012 | Salty Strike | 4 | Victor Lebron | Kenneth McPeek | Craig Singer | 1-mile | 1:36.81 | III |
2011 | Groupie Doll | 3 | Greta Kuntzweiler | William Bradley | Fred & William Bradley | 1-mile | 1:37.37 | III |
2010 | Direct Line | 4 | Tony Farina | Vickie Oliver | St. George Farm Racing | 1-mile | 1:38.32 | III |
2009 | Whirlie Bertie | 4 | Larry Melancon | Steve Margolis | Bertram & Elaine Klein | 1-mile | 1:35.80 | III |
2008 | Swift Temper | 4 | Victor Lebron | Dale Romans | Mark H. Stanley | 1-mile | 1:37.55 | III |
2007 | Pleasant Hill | 4 | Larry Melancon | Greg Foley | Donamire Farm | 1-mile | 1:38.85 | III |
2006 | Prospective Saint | 5 | Eddie Castro | Martin D. Wolfson | Charles Miller | 1-mile | 1:36.13 | III |
2005 | Dream of Summer | 6 | Corey Nakatani | Juan J. Garcia | James Weigel | 1-mile | 1:35.32 | III |
2004 | Angela's Love | 4 | Mark Guidry | Dale Romans | Bill & Vicki Poston | 1:49.54 | III | |
2003 | Bare Necessities | 4 | René Douglas | Wallace Dollase | Iron County Farms Inc. (George E. Middleton) | 1:50.09 | III | |
2002 | Minister's Baby | 4 | Craig Perret | Ken McPeek | Lucky Seven Stable (Mike Makin) | 1:49.73 | III | |
2001 | Asher | 4 | Mark Guidry | Ronald Moquett | Pepper Tree Farms | 1:50.16 | III | |
2000 | Silent Eskimo | 5 | James Lopez | John A. Franks | 1:50.56 | III | ||
1999 | Lines of Beauty | 4 | Francisco Torres | Randy Martin | Marco Thoroughbred Corp. (Marco Bommarito) | 1:49.60 | III | |
1998 | Meter Maid | 4 | Patrick Johnson | Stanley M. Hough | Robert E. Courtney | 1:51.00 | ||
1997 | Three Fanfares | 4 | Fabio Arguello Jr. | Michael Tammaro | Mereworth Farm | 1:49.00 | ||
1996 | Country Cat | 4 | Donna Barton | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:49.60 | ||
1995 | Laura's Pistolette | 4 | Eddie Martin Jr. | Murray Johnson | Jack Smith | 1:50.80 | ||
1994 | Alphabulous | 5 | Otto Thorwarth | Steve Brown | R. Coppola/W. Wright | 1:50.00 | ||
1993 | Erica's Dream | 5 | Willie Martinez | Bobby C. Barnett | Lushland Farm | 1:49.80 | ||
1992 | Bungalow | 5 | Francisco Torres | Harvey L. Vanier | Nancy A. Vanier | 1:48.60 | ||
1991 | Summer Matinee | 4 | Corey Black | D. Wayne Lukas | Clover Racing Stable | 1:50.50 | ||
1990 | Evangelical | 4 | Larry Melancon | William I. Mott | Bertram & Diana Firestone | 1:49.80 | ||
1989 | Lawyer Talk | 5 | Mary E. Doser | Sam Ramer | M. W. Miller Jr. | 1:50.00 | ||
1988 | Lt. Lao | 4 | Donald Brumfield | James Eakins | Robert C. Keller | 1:47.60 | ||
1987 | No Choice | 4 | Charles Woods Jr. | Mike Lauer | Webb Farms | 1:49.20 | ||
1986 | Queen Alexandra | 4 | Darrell E. Foster | George Baker Jr. | Rosalind Rosenthal | 1:49.20 | ||
1985 | Crimson Orchid | 3 | Scott E. Miller | Vickie Foley | Diane Dodge | 1:49.80 | ||
1984 | Rambling Rhythm | 3 | Luis J. Martinez | Rick Hiles | William B. Robinson | 1:50.20 | ||
1983 | Migola | 3 | Garth Patterson | Ray Lawrence Jr. | Spendthrift Farm | 1:51.60 | ||
1982 | Sweetest Chant | 4 | Earlie Fires | Joseph M. Bollero | Russell L. Reineman | 1:49.80 | ||