The Very One Stakes (Gulfstream Park)

The Very One Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years or older run over a distance of 1+38 miles on the turf held annually in late February or early March at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $150,000.

The Very One Stakes
Grade III race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
Inaugurated1984 (as The Very One Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing – Turf
WebsiteGulfstream Park
Race information
Distance1+38 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualificationfillies and mares, four years old and older
Weight123 lbs with allowances
PurseUS$150,000 (since 2015)

History

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The race was inaugurated on 10 May 1987 and was run as The Very One Handicap over a distance of one mile.[1]

The event was named after the winning mare The Very One[2] who won 22 races in her career including the Grade I Santa Barbara Handicap. The event was not held in 1988 and 1989.[3]

The event was upgraded to Grade III in 1996.[3]

The event was predominantly run at 1+38 miles but was shortened to the current distance of 1+316 miles in 2016.[3] The distance of the event was returned back to 1+38 miles in 2022.[3]

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1+316 miles — 1:51.40 Suffused (GB) (2017)
  • 1+38 miles — 2:11.71 Honey Rider (2005)

Margins:

  • 9+12 lengths — Bungalow (1992)

Most wins:

  • 2 – Holy Helena (2018, 2019)

Most wins by a jockey

Most wins by a trainer

Most wins by an owner

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
The Very One Stakes
2024 R Calli Kim 4 Tyler Gaffalione Brendan P. Walsh Averill Racing & Two Eight Racing 1+38 miles 2:13.01 $150,000 III [4]
2023 Mylady (GER) 4 Edgard Zayas Chad C. Brown Michaela Faust 1+38 miles 2:15.14 $150,000 III [5]
2022 Virginia Joy (GER) 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Peter M. Brant abt. 1+38 miles 2:15.92 $150,000 III [6]
2021 Antoinette 4 José L. Ortiz William I. Mott Godolphin Racing 1+316 miles 1:53.70 $125,000 III [7]
2020 Elizabeth Way (IRE) 4 Paco Lopez Roger L. Attfield John J. McCormack 1+316 miles 1:54.26 $150,000 III [8]
2019 Holy Helena 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. James A. Jerkens Stronach Stables 1+316 miles 1:54.20 $150,000 III [9]
2018 Holy Helena 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. James A. Jerkens Stronach Stables 1+316 miles 1:54.67 $150,000 III [10]
2017 Suffused (GB) 5 José L. Ortiz William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms 1+316 miles 1:51.40 $150,000 III [11]
2016 Olorda (GER) 4 Julien R. Leparoux Chad C. Brown Martin S. Schwartz 1+316 miles 1:54.51 $150,000 III [12]
2015 Irish Mission 6 John R. Velazquez Christophe Clement Robert S. Evans 1+38 miles 2:18.66 $150,000 III [13]
2014 Inimitable Romanee 6 Alan Garcia H. Graham Motion Gallagher's Stud 1+38 miles 2:15.50 $100,000 III [14]
2013 Starformer 5 Edgar S. Prado William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms 1+38 miles 2:18.03 $100,000 III [15]
2012 Here to Win (BRZ) 6 Joe Bravo Kiaran P. McLaughlin Trick or Treat International 1+38 miles 2:13.22 $100,000 III [16]
2011 Keertana 5 Jose Lezcano Thomas F. Proctor Barbara Hunter 1+38 miles 2:19.33 $98,000 III [17]
2010 Changing Skies (IRE) 5 Kent J. Desormeaux William I. Mott Swettenham Stud 1+38 miles 2:16.27 $100,000 III [18]
2009 Criticism (GB) 5 Edgar S. Prado Thomas Albertrani Darley Stable 1+38 miles 2:15.23 $100,000 III [19]
The Very One Handicap
2008 Mauralakana (FR) 5 René R. Douglas Christophe Clement Robert Scarborough 1+18 miles 1:49.94 $100,000 III [20]
2007 Royal Highness (GER) 5 Edgar S. Prado Christophe Clement Monceaux Stable 1+38 miles 2:12.63 $100,000 III [21]
2006 Dynamite Lass 4 Rafael Bejarano Kiaran P. McLaughlin Alfred Corrado 1+716 miles 2:18.81 $100,000 III [22]
2005 Honey Ryder 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Glencrest Farm 1+38 miles 2:11.71 $100,000 III [23]
2004 Binya (GER) 5 John R. Velazquez Kiaran P. McLaughlin Joseph Allen 1+38 miles 2:19.65 $100,000 III [24]
2003 San Dare 5 Mark Guidry Rick Hiles David G. Mounts 1+38 miles 2:13.76 $100,000 III [25]
2002 Moon Queen (IRE) 4 Jerry D. Bailey Christophe Clement Joseph Allen abt. 1+38 miles 2:18.38 $100,000 III [26]
2001 Innuendo (IRE) 6 Jerry D. Bailey Christophe Clement Gerald W. Leigh 1+38 miles 2:13.62 $100,000 III [27]
2000 My Sweet Westly 4 Pat Day Dale L. Romans Frank L. Jones, Jr 1+14 miles 2:06.79 $75,000 Listed On dirt[28]
1999 Delilah (IRE) 5 Jerry D. Bailey Christophe Clement Michael Ings 1+38 miles 2:13.45 $75,000 III [29]
1998 Shemozzle (IRE) 5 John R. Velazquez Christophe Clement Lord Hartington abt. 1+38 miles 2:19.06 $75,000 III [30]
1997 Tocopilla (ARG) 7 Brian Dale Peck Herbert Miller Castle Rock Racing Stable 1+38 miles 2:14.35 $75,000 III [31]
1996 Electric Society (IRE) 5 Mike E. Smith John C. Kimmel Michel Jean Zerolo 1+38 miles 2:15.23 $50,000 III [32]
1995 P J Floral 6 Shane Sellers Vincent L. Blengs Gerald Robins & Jay Weiss 1+38 miles 2:14.44 $50,000 Listed [33]
1994 Russian Tango 4 Jerry D. Bailey Mohammed Moubarak Buckram Oak Farm 1+14 miles 2:02.58 $50,000 Listed On dirt[34]
1993 Fairy Garden 5 Wigberto S. Ramos Roger L. Attfield Virginia Kraft Payson 1+38 miles 2:14.67 $50,000 Listed [35]
1992 Bungalow 5 Shane Sellers Harvey L. Vanier Nancy A. Vanier 1+14 miles 2:05.79 $50,000 Listed On dirt[36]
1991 Rigamajig 5 Randy Romero Richard A. DeStasio Peter E. Blum 1+38 miles 2:15.10 $50,000 Listed [37]
1990 Storm of Glory 6 Jerry D. Bailey Ronald Gaffney M Cardoza & J Gallo 7 furlongs 1:25.00 $50,000 On dirt[a]
1989 Race not held
1988 Race not held
1987 First Prediction 5 Julio Molina Pezua Janet Del Castillo Janet Del Castillo 1 mile 1:35.20 $50,000 [b]

Legend:
  Turf   Dirt

Notes:

  1. ^ held 4 March 1990[3]
  2. ^ held 10 May 1987[3]

See also

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List of American and Canadian Graded races

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References

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  2. ^ "THE VERY ONE (USA) b. M, 1975 – 71 Starts, 22 Wins, 12 Places, 8 Shows Career Earnings: $1,030,120". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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