Surface: | Turf |
Class: | Grade III |
Horse Race: | The Very One Stakes |
Location: | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
Inaugurated: | 1984 (as The Very One Handicap) |
Race Type: | Thoroughbred – Flat racing – Turf |
Website: | Gulfstream Park |
Distance: | miles |
Track: | Left-handed |
Qualification: | fillies and mares, four years old and older |
Weight: | 123 lbs with allowances |
Purse: | US$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 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 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 miles but was shortened to the current distance of miles in 2016.[3] The distance of the event was returned back to miles in 2022.[3]
Speed record:
Margins:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
Most wins by an owner
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref | |||||||
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align=center | 2024 | R Calli Kim | align=center | 4 | Tyler Gaffalione | Brendan P. Walsh | Averill Racing & Two Eight Racing | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:13.01 | align=center | $150,000 | align=center | III | [4] | |
align=center | 2023 | Mylady (GER) | align=center | 4 | Edgard Zayas | Chad C. Brown | Michaela Faust | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:15.14 | align=center | $150,000 | align=center | III | [5] | |
align=center | 2022 | Virginia Joy (GER) | align=center | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant | align=center | align=center | 2:15.92 | align=center | $150,000 | align=center | III | [6] | ||
align=center | 2021 | Antoinette | align=center | 4 | José L. Ortiz | William I. Mott | Godolphin Racing | align=center | miles | align=center | 1:53.70 | align=center | $125,000 | align=center | III | [7] | |
align=center | 2020 | Elizabeth Way (IRE) | align=center | 4 | Paco Lopez | Roger L. Attfield | John J. McCormack | align=center | miles | align=center | 1:54.26 | align=center | $150,000 | align=center | III | [8] | |
align=center | 2019 | Holy Helena | align=center | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | James A. Jerkens | Stronach Stables | align=center | miles | align=center | 1:54.20 | align=center | $150,000 | align=center | III | [9] | |
align=center | 2018 | Holy Helena | align=center | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | James A. Jerkens | Stronach Stables | align=center | miles | align=center | 1:54.67 | align=center | $150,000 | align=center | III | [10] | |
align=center | 2017 | Suffused (GB) | align=center | 5 | José L. Ortiz | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | align=center | miles | align=center | 1:51.40 | align=center | $150,000 | align=center | III | [11] | |
align=center | 2016 | Olorda (GER) | align=center | 4 | Julien R. Leparoux | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | align=center | miles | align=center | 1:54.51 | align=center | $150,000 | align=center | III | [12] | |
align=center | 2015 | Irish Mission | align=center | 6 | John R. Velazquez | Christophe Clement | Robert S. Evans | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:18.66 | align=center | $150,000 | align=center | III | [13] | |
align=center | 2014 | Inimitable Romanee | align=center | 6 | Alan Garcia | H. Graham Motion | Gallagher's Stud | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:15.50 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [14] | |
align=center | 2013 | Starformer | align=center | 5 | Edgar S. Prado | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:18.03 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [15] | |
align=center | 2012 | Here to Win (BRZ) | align=center | 6 | Joe Bravo | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Trick or Treat International | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:13.22 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [16] | |
align=center | 2011 | Keertana | align=center | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Thomas F. Proctor | Barbara Hunter | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:19.33 | align=center | $98,000 | align=center | III | [17] | |
align=center | 2010 | Changing Skies (IRE) | align=center | 5 | William I. Mott | Swettenham Stud | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:16.27 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [18] | ||
align=center | 2009 | Criticism (GB) | align=center | 5 | Edgar S. Prado | Thomas Albertrani | Darley Stable | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:15.23 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [19] | |
The Very One Handicap | |||||||||||||||||
align=center | 2008 | Mauralakana (FR) | align=center | 5 | René R. Douglas | Christophe Clement | Robert Scarborough | align=center | miles | align=center | 1:49.94 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [20] | |
align=center | 2007 | Royal Highness (GER) | align=center | 5 | Edgar S. Prado | Christophe Clement | Monceaux Stable | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:12.63 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [21] | |
align=center | 2006 | Dynamite Lass | align=center | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Alfred Corrado | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:18.81 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [22] | |
align=center | 2005 | Honey Ryder | align=center | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Glencrest Farm | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:11.71 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [23] | |
align=center | 2004 | Binya (GER) | align=center | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Joseph Allen | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:19.65 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [24] | ||
align=center | 2003 | San Dare | align=center | 5 | Mark Guidry | Rick Hiles | David G. Mounts | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:13.76 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [25] | |
align=center | 2002 | Moon Queen (IRE) | align=center | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Christophe Clement | Joseph Allen | align=center | abt. miles | align=center | 2:18.38 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [26] | |
align=center | 2001 | Innuendo (IRE) | align=center | 6 | Jerry D. Bailey | Christophe Clement | Gerald W. Leigh | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:13.62 | align=center | $100,000 | align=center | III | [27] | |
align=center | 2000 | My Sweet Westly | align=center | 4 | Pat Day | Dale L. Romans | Frank L. Jones, Jr | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:06.79 | align=center | $75,000 | align=center | Listed | ||
align=center | 1999 | Delilah (IRE) | align=center | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Christophe Clement | Michael Ings | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:13.45 | align=center | $75,000 | align=center | III | [28] | |
align=center | 1998 | Shemozzle (IRE) | align=center | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Christophe Clement | Lord Hartington | align=center | abt. miles | align=center | 2:19.06 | align=center | $75,000 | align=center | III | [29] | |
align=center | 1997 | Tocopilla (ARG) | align=center | 7 | Brian Dale Peck | Herbert Miller | Castle Rock Racing Stable | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:14.35 | align=center | $75,000 | align=center | III | [30] | |
align=center | 1996 | Electric Society (IRE) | align=center | 5 | Mike E. Smith | John C. Kimmel | Michel Jean Zerolo | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:15.23 | align=center | $50,000 | align=center | III | [31] | |
align=center | 1995 | P J Floral | align=center | 6 | Shane Sellers | Vincent L. Blengs | Gerald Robins & Jay Weiss | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:14.44 | align=center | $50,000 | align=center | Listed | [32] | |
align=center | 1994 | Russian Tango | align=center | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Mohammed Moubarak | Buckram Oak Farm | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:02.58 | align=center | $50,000 | align=center | Listed | [33] | |
align=center | 1993 | Fairy Garden | align=center | 5 | Wigberto S. Ramos | Roger L. Attfield | Virginia Kraft Payson | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:14.67 | align=center | $50,000 | align=center | Listed | [34] | |
align=center | 1992 | Bungalow | align=center | 5 | Shane Sellers | Harvey L. Vanier | Nancy A. Vanier | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:05.79 | align=center | $50,000 | align=center | Listed | [35] | |
align=center | 1991 | Rigamajig | align=center | 5 | Randy Romero | Richard A. DeStasio | Peter E. Blum | align=center | miles | align=center | 2:15.10 | align=center | $50,000 | align=center | Listed | [36] | |
align=center | 1990 | Storm of Glory | align=center | 6 | Jerry D. Bailey | Ronald Gaffney | M Cardoza & J Gallo | align=center | 7 furlongs | align=center | 1:25.00 | align=center | $50,000 | align=center | |||
1989 | Race not held | ||||||||||||||||
1988 | Race not held | ||||||||||||||||
align=center | 1987 | First Prediction | align=center | 5 | Julio Molina Pezua | Janet Del Castillo | Janet Del Castillo | align=center | 1 mile | align=center | 1:35.20 | align=center | $50,000 | align=center |
Legend:
Notes:
List of American and Canadian Graded races