# 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+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.
The event was named after the winning mare The Very One who won 22 races in her career including the Grade I Santa Barbara Handicap. The event was not held in 1988 and 1989.
The event was upgraded to Grade III in 1996.
The event was predominantly run at 1+3⁄8 miles but was shortened to the current distance of 1+3⁄16 miles in 2016. The distance of the event was returned back to 1+3⁄8 miles in 2022.

## 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
* 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 |||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 2023 | Mylady (GER) | 4 | Edgard Zayas | Chad C. Brown | Michaela Faust | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.14 | $150,000 | III | |
| 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 | |
| 2021 | Antoinette | 4 | José L. Ortiz | William I. Mott | Godolphin Racing | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:53.70 | $125,000 | III | |
| 2020 | Elizabeth Way (IRE) | 4 | Paco Lopez | Roger L. Attfield | John J. McCormack | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:54.26 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2019 | Holy Helena | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | James A. Jerkens | Stronach Stables | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:54.20 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2018 | Holy Helena | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | James A. Jerkens | Stronach Stables | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:54.67 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2017 | Suffused (GB) | 5 | José L. Ortiz | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:51.40 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2016 | Olorda (GER) | 4 | Julien R. Leparoux | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:54.51 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2015 | Irish Mission | 6 | John R. Velazquez | Christophe Clement | Robert S. Evans | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.66 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2014 | Inimitable Romanee | 6 | Alan Garcia | H. Graham Motion | Gallagher's Stud | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.50 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2013 | Starformer | 5 | Edgar S. Prado | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.03 | $100,000 | III | |
| 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 | |
| 2011 | Keertana | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Thomas F. Proctor | Barbara Hunter | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:19.33 | $98,000 | III | |
| 2010 | Changing Skies (IRE) | 5 | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Swettenham Stud | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:16.27 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2009 | Criticism (GB) | 5 | Edgar S. Prado | Thomas Albertrani | Darley Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.23 | $100,000 | III | |
| 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 | |
| 2007 | Royal Highness (GER) | 5 | Edgar S. Prado | Christophe Clement | Monceaux Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.63 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2006 | Dynamite Lass | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Alfred Corrado | 1+7⁄16 miles | 2:18.81 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2005 | Honey Ryder | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Glencrest Farm | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:11.71 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2004 | Binya (GER) | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Joseph Allen | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:19.65 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2003 | San Dare | 5 | Mark Guidry | Rick Hiles | David G. Mounts | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.76 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2002 | Moon Queen (IRE) | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Christophe Clement | Joseph Allen | abt. 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.38 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2001 | Innuendo (IRE) | 6 | Jerry D. Bailey | Christophe Clement | Gerald W. Leigh | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.62 | $100,000 | III | |
| 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 |
| 1999 | Delilah (IRE) | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Christophe Clement | Michael Ings | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.45 | $75,000 | III | |
| 1998 | Shemozzle (IRE) | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Christophe Clement | Lord Hartington | abt. 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:19.06 | $75,000 | III | |
| 1997 | Tocopilla (ARG) | 7 | Brian Dale Peck | Herbert Miller | Castle Rock Racing Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.35 | $75,000 | III | |
| 1996 | Electric Society (IRE) | 5 | Mike E. Smith | John C. Kimmel | Michel Jean Zerolo | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.23 | $50,000 | III | |
| 1995 | P J Floral | 6 | Shane Sellers | Vincent L. Blengs | Gerald Robins & Jay Weiss | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.44 | $50,000 | Listed | |
| 1994 | Russian Tango | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Mohammed Moubarak | Buckram Oak Farm | 1+1⁄4 miles | 2:02.58 | $50,000 | Listed | On dirt |
| 1993 | Fairy Garden | 5 | Wigberto S. Ramos | Roger L. Attfield | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.67 | $50,000 | Listed | |
| 1992 | Bungalow | 5 | Shane Sellers | Harvey L. Vanier | Nancy A. Vanier | 1+1⁄4 miles | 2:05.79 | $50,000 | Listed | On dirt |
| 1991 | Rigamajig | 5 | Randy Romero | Richard A. DeStasio | Peter E. Blum | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.10 | $50,000 | Listed | |
| 1990 | Storm of Glory | 6 | Jerry D. Bailey | Ronald Gaffney | M Cardoza & J Gallo | 7 furlongs | 1:25.00 | $50,000 | | On dirt |
| 1989 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 1988 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 1987 | First Prediction | 5 | Julio Molina Pezua | Janet Del Castillo | Janet Del Castillo | 1 mile | 1:35.20 | $50,000 | | |
Legend:
 Turf  Dirt
Notes:
* ↑ held 4 March 1990
* ↑ held 10 May 1987