Horse Race Preview: Race 9 – Groupie Doll Stakes at Ellis Park

Track: Ellis Park Racing & Gaming, Henderson, KY
Date & Time: Sunday, August 10, 2025 – Race 9, Post Time: 4:42 PM CT
Distance: 1 mile (Dirt)
Purse: $200,000
Eligibility: Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Significance: A key summer stakes for older females; often used as a prep for the G3 Locust Grove or G1 Spinster

Field & Morning Line Snapshot

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Rating	Notable Info
1	Alpine Princess	Tyler Gaffalione	Brad Cox	105	Horseshoe Indy stakes winner; top form
2	Everland	Corey Lanerie	Eric Foster	101	Arrogate filly; inconsistent but talented
3	Harbor Springs	Edgar Morales	Gregory Foley	97	Lookin At Lucky filly; stakes-placed
4	Lemon Muffin	Cristian Torres	Rodolphe Brisset	95	Collected filly; tactical speed
5	Regaled	Joseph Ramos	Whitworth Beckman	93	Mohaymen filly; improving form
6	Pigalle	Luan Machado	Thomas Drury Jr.	101	Blame mare; Claiborne homebred
7	Taxed	Rafael Bejarano	Randy Morse	106	G2 winner; class of the field
8	Impel	Florent Geroux	Brad Cox	99	Quality Road filly; sharp recent win
9	Too Much Kiki	Axel Concepcion	W. Calhoun	104	Too Much Bling filly; 3-race win streak

Contender Insights

Taxed (7/2)

Pedigree: Collected × Yankee Union

Trainer: Randy Morse

Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Notes: Multiple graded stakes winner; proven at the distance; tactical versatility

Alpine Princess (2/1 Favorite)

Pedigree: Classic Empire × Le Moine

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione

Notes: Won Horseshoe Indy stakes last month; sharp form and top connections

Too Much Kiki (10/1)

Pedigree: Too Much Bling × Soft Music

Trainer: W. Calhoun

Jockey: Axel Concepcion

Notes: On a 3-race win streak; rising star with speed

Strategic Outlook

Pace Scenario: Lemon Muffin, Too Much Kiki, and Impel likely to contest early lead; Taxed and Alpine Princess may stalk and pounce.

Track Bias: Ellis Park dirt mile has favored tactical speed and outside closers.

X-Factor: Pigalle’s class and Regaled’s improving form could spice up the exotics.