The Very One Stakes (Gulfstream Park)

This article is about the thoroughbred horse race held at Gulfstream Park. For the thoroughbred horse race with similar name at Pimlico Race Course, see The Very One Stakes (Pimlico).
The Very One Stakes
Grade III race
LocationGulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
Inaugurated1984 (as The Very One Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing – Turf
WebsiteGulfstream Park
Race information
Distance1+3⁄8 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualificationfillies and mares, four years old and older
Weight123 lbs with allowances
PurseUS$150,000 (since 2015)

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+3⁄8 miles (7,260 feet, 2.213 km) 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.

History

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+3⁄8 miles but was shortened to the current distance of 1+3⁄16 miles in 2016.[3] The distance of the event was returned back to 1+3⁄8 miles in 2022.[3]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1+3⁄16 miles — 1:51.40 (38.375 mph) Suffused (GB) (2017)
  • 1+3⁄8 miles — 2:11.71 (37.583 mph) Honey Rider (2005)

Margins:

  • 9+1⁄2 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

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+3⁄8 miles 2:13.01 $150,000 III [4]
2023 Mylady (GER) 4 Edgard Zayas Chad C. Brown Michaela Faust 1+3⁄8 miles 2:15.14 $150,000 III [5]
2022 Virginia Joy (GER) 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Peter M. Brant abt. 1+3⁄8 miles 2:15.92 $150,000 III [6]
2021 Antoinette 4 José L. Ortiz William I. Mott Godolphin Racing 1+3⁄16 miles 1:53.70 $125,000 III [7]
2020 Elizabeth Way (IRE) 4 Paco Lopez Roger L. Attfield John J. McCormack 1+3⁄16 miles 1:54.26 $150,000 III [8]
2019 Holy Helena 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. James A. Jerkens Stronach Stables 1+3⁄16 miles 1:54.20 $150,000 III [9]
2018 Holy Helena 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. James A. Jerkens Stronach Stables 1+3⁄16 miles 1:54.67 $150,000 III [10]
2017 Suffused (GB) 5 José L. Ortiz William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms 1+3⁄16 miles 1:51.40 $150,000 III [11]
2016 Olorda (GER) 4 Julien R. Leparoux Chad C. Brown Martin S. Schwartz 1+3⁄16 miles 1:54.51 $150,000 III [12]
2015 Irish Mission 6 John R. Velazquez Christophe Clement Robert S. Evans 1+3⁄8 miles 2:18.66 $150,000 III [13]
2014 Inimitable Romanee 6 Alan Garcia H. Graham Motion Gallagher's Stud 1+3⁄8 miles 2:15.50 $100,000 III [14]
2013 Starformer 5 Edgar S. Prado William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms 1+3⁄8 miles 2:18.03 $100,000 III [15]
2012 Here to Win (BRZ) 6 Joe Bravo Kiaran P. McLaughlin Trick or Treat International 1+3⁄8 miles 2:13.22 $100,000 III [16]
2011 Keertana 5 Jose Lezcano Thomas F. Proctor Barbara Hunter 1+3⁄8 miles 2:19.33 $98,000 III [17]
2010 Changing Skies (IRE) 5 Kent J. Desormeaux William I. Mott Swettenham Stud 1+3⁄8 miles 2:16.27 $100,000 III [18]
2009 Criticism (GB) 5 Edgar S. Prado Thomas Albertrani Darley Stable 1+3⁄8 miles 2:15.23 $100,000 III [19]
The Very One Handicap
2008 Mauralakana (FR) 5 René R. Douglas Christophe Clement Robert Scarborough 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.94 $100,000 III [20]
2007 Royal Highness (GER) 5 Edgar S. Prado Christophe Clement Monceaux Stable 1+3⁄8 miles 2:12.63 $100,000 III [21]
2006 Dynamite Lass 4 Rafael Bejarano Kiaran P. McLaughlin Alfred Corrado 1+7⁄16 miles 2:18.81 $100,000 III [22]
2005 Honey Ryder 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Glencrest Farm 1+3⁄8 miles 2:11.71 $100,000 III [23]
2004 Binya (GER) 5 John R. Velazquez Kiaran P. McLaughlin Joseph Allen 1+3⁄8 miles 2:19.65 $100,000 III [24]
2003 San Dare 5 Mark Guidry Rick Hiles David G. Mounts 1+3⁄8 miles 2:13.76 $100,000 III [25]
2002 Moon Queen (IRE) 4 Jerry D. Bailey Christophe Clement Joseph Allen abt. 1+3⁄8 miles 2:18.38 $100,000 III [26]
2001 Innuendo (IRE) 6 Jerry D. Bailey Christophe Clement Gerald W. Leigh 1+3⁄8 miles 2:13.62 $100,000 III [27]
2000 My Sweet Westly 4 Pat Day Dale L. Romans Frank L. Jones, Jr 1+1⁄4 miles 2:06.79 $75,000 Listed On dirt[28]
1999 Delilah (IRE) 5 Jerry D. Bailey Christophe Clement Michael Ings 1+3⁄8 miles 2:13.45 $75,000 III [29]
1998 Shemozzle (IRE) 5 John R. Velazquez Christophe Clement Lord Hartington abt. 1+3⁄8 miles 2:19.06 $75,000 III [30]
1997 Tocopilla (ARG) 7 Brian Dale Peck Herbert Miller Castle Rock Racing Stable 1+3⁄8 miles 2:14.35 $75,000 III [31]
1996 Electric Society (IRE) 5 Mike E. Smith John C. Kimmel Michel Jean Zerolo 1+3⁄8 miles 2:15.23 $50,000 III [32]
1995 P J Floral 6 Shane Sellers Vincent L. Blengs Gerald Robins & Jay Weiss 1+3⁄8 miles 2:14.44 $50,000 Listed [33]
1994 Russian Tango 4 Jerry D. Bailey Mohammed Moubarak Buckram Oak Farm 1+1⁄4 miles 2:02.58 $50,000 Listed On dirt[34]
1993 Fairy Garden 5 Wigberto S. Ramos Roger L. Attfield Virginia Kraft Payson 1+3⁄8 miles 2:14.67 $50,000 Listed [35]
1992 Bungalow 5 Shane Sellers Harvey L. Vanier Nancy A. Vanier 1+1⁄4 miles 2:05.79 $50,000 Listed On dirt[36]
1991 Rigamajig 5 Randy Romero Richard A. DeStasio Peter E. Blum 1+3⁄8 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

List of American and Canadian Graded races

References

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