The Groupie Doll Stakes (known as the 'Gardenia Stakes / Gardenia Handicap' until 2015) 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 is now named after the 2011 winner;

Groupie Doll Groupie Doll (foaled April 14, 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A specialist sprinter, she is best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in 2012 and 2013. Unraced as a two-year-old she showed good form as a three-yea ...

. The race was first run in 1982. It first became a Grade III race in 1988.

Records

;Speed record * 1 mile – 1:34.97 – Devious Intent (2013) * miles – 1:47.60 – Lt. Lao (1988) ;Most wins by a trainer * 4 –

Dale Romans Dale L. Romans (born August 14, 1966 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, best known for winning the 2011 Preakness Stakes with Shackleford and the Breeders' Cup Turf with Little Mike. He also upset American Pha ...

(2002, 2004, 2008, 2014) ;Most wins by a

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* 3 – Larry Melancon (1990, 2007, 2009) * 2 –

Mark Guidry Mark Guidry (born August 6, 1959, in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a former American jockey. He ranks 22nd among jockeys in career wins with 5,222 wins as of March 7, 2014, the date of his last ride. He subsequently announced his retirement from ridi ...

(2001, 2004)

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