Innovative Idea Wins Groupie Doll Stakes at Ellis Park Race Course
Ellis Park Race Course in Henderson, Kentucky was the scene of the $100,000 Grade 3 Groupie Doll Stakes on Saturday, August 6 - a one mile dirt test for fillies and mares three years old and upward. Godolphin Racing 6-1 shot Innovative Idea recorded her first ever graded stakes score in the field of 11 - by a half length over 28-1 longshot Emmajestic who finished a good second and Stoneway Farm's Ahh Chocolate who wound up third as 3-2 favorite. Pangburn finished fourth while Fioretti, second betting choice Kathballu, Crown D' Oro, You Bought Her, Academic Break, Engaginglee and Improv completed the order of finish. Athena and Conquest Curlgirl scratched.
