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 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 (11 furlongs) 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

Class	Grade III
Location	Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated	1984 (as The Very One Handicap)
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing – Turf
Sponsor	MyRacehorse (since 2025)
Website	Gulfstream Park
Race information
Distance	1+3⁄8 miles
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	fillies and mares, four years old and older
Weight	123 lbs with allowances
Purse	US$150,000 (since 2022)

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 Suffused (GB) (2017)
• 1+3⁄8 miles — 2:11.71 Honey Rider (2005)

Margins:

• 9+1⁄2 lengths — Bungalow (1992)

Most wins:

• 2 – Holy Helena (2018, 2019)

Most wins by a jockey

• 5 – Jerry D. Bailey (1990, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002)

Most wins by a trainer

• 7 – Christophe Clement (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2015)

Most wins by an owner

• 2 – Juddmonte Farms (2013, 2017)
• 2 – Stronach Stables (2018, 2019)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade	Ref
The Very One Stakes
2025	Beach Bomb (SAF)	5	Luis Saez	H. Graham Motion	Cayton Park Stud	1+3⁄8 miles	2:14.03	$150,000	III	[4]
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	[5]
2023	Mylady (GER)	4	Edgard Zayas	Chad C. Brown	Michaela Faust	1+3⁄8 miles	2:15.14	$150,000	III	[6]
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	[7]
2021	Antoinette	4	José L. Ortiz	William I. Mott	Godolphin Racing	1+3⁄16 miles	1:53.70	$125,000	III	[8]
2020	Elizabeth Way (IRE)	4	Paco Lopez	Roger L. Attfield	John J. McCormack	1+3⁄16 miles	1:54.26	$150,000	III	[9]
2019	Holy Helena	5	Irad Ortiz Jr.	James A. Jerkens	Stronach Stables	1+3⁄16 miles	1:54.20	$150,000	III	[10]
2018	Holy Helena	4	Irad Ortiz Jr.	James A. Jerkens	Stronach Stables	1+3⁄16 miles	1:54.67	$150,000	III	[11]
2017	Suffused (GB)	5	José L. Ortiz	William I. Mott	Juddmonte Farms	1+3⁄16 miles	1:51.40	$150,000	III	[12]
2016	Olorda (GER)	4	Julien R. Leparoux	Chad C. Brown	Martin S. Schwartz	1+3⁄16 miles	1:54.51	$150,000	III	[13]
2015	Irish Mission	6	John R. Velazquez	Christophe Clement	Robert S. Evans	1+3⁄8 miles	2:18.66	$150,000	III	[14]
2014	Inimitable Romanee	6	Alan Garcia	H. Graham Motion	Gallagher's Stud	1+3⁄8 miles	2:15.50	$100,000	III	[15]
2013	Starformer	5	Edgar S. Prado	William I. Mott	Juddmonte Farms	1+3⁄8 miles	2:18.03	$100,000	III	[16]
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	[17]
2011	Keertana	5	Jose Lezcano	Thomas F. Proctor	Barbara Hunter	1+3⁄8 miles	2:19.33	$98,000	III	[18]
2010	Changing Skies (IRE)	5	Kent J. Desormeaux	William I. Mott	Swettenham Stud	1+3⁄8 miles	2:16.27	$100,000	III	[19]
2009	Criticism (GB)	5	Edgar S. Prado	Thomas Albertrani	Darley Stable	1+3⁄8 miles	2:15.23	$100,000	III	[20]
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	[21]
2007	Royal Highness (GER)	5	Edgar S. Prado	Christophe Clement	Monceaux Stable	1+3⁄8 miles	2:12.63	$100,000	III	[22]
2006	Dynamite Lass	4	Rafael Bejarano	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	Alfred Corrado	1+7⁄16 miles	2:18.81	$100,000	III	[23]
2005	Honey Ryder	4	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Glencrest Farm	1+3⁄8 miles	2:11.71	$100,000	III	[24]
2004	Binya (GER)	5	John R. Velazquez	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	Joseph Allen	1+3⁄8 miles	2:19.65	$100,000	III	[25]
2003	San Dare	5	Mark Guidry	Rick Hiles	David G. Mounts	1+3⁄8 miles	2:13.76	$100,000	III	[26]
2002	Moon Queen (IRE)	4	Jerry D. Bailey	Christophe Clement	Joseph Allen	abt. 1+3⁄8 miles	2:18.38	$100,000	III	[27]
2001	Innuendo (IRE)	6	Jerry D. Bailey	Christophe Clement	Gerald W. Leigh	1+3⁄8 miles	2:13.62	$100,000	III	[28]
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[29]
1999	Delilah (IRE)	5	Jerry D. Bailey	Christophe Clement	Michael Ings	1+3⁄8 miles	2:13.45	$75,000	III	[30]
1998	Shemozzle (IRE)	5	John R. Velazquez	Christophe Clement	Lord Hartington	abt. 1+3⁄8 miles	2:19.06	$75,000	III	[31]
1997	Tocopilla (ARG)	7	Brian Dale Peck	Herbert Miller	Castle Rock Racing Stable	1+3⁄8 miles	2:14.35	$75,000	III	[32]
1996	Electric Society (IRE)	5	Mike E. Smith	John C. Kimmel	Michel Jean Zerolo	1+3⁄8 miles	2:15.23	$50,000	III	[33]
1995	P J Floral	6	Shane Sellers	Vincent L. Blengs	Gerald Robins & Jay Weiss	1+3⁄8 miles	2:14.44	$50,000	Listed	[34]
1994	Russian Tango	4	Jerry D. Bailey	Mohammed Moubarak	Buckram Oak Farm	1+1⁄4 miles	2:02.58	$50,000	Listed	On dirt[35]
1993	Fairy Garden	5	Wigberto S. Ramos	Roger L. Attfield	Virginia Kraft Payson	1+3⁄8 miles	2:14.67	$50,000	Listed	[36]
1992	Bungalow	5	Shane Sellers	Harvey L. Vanier	Nancy A. Vanier	1+1⁄4 miles	2:05.79	$50,000	Listed	On dirt[37]
1991	Rigamajig	5	Randy Romero	Richard A. DeStasio	Peter E. Blum	1+3⁄8 miles	2:15.10	$50,000	Listed	[38]
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

External links

• 2020–21 Gulfstream Park Media Guide