The Very One Stakes (Gulfstream Park)
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Hallandale Beach, Florida,
United States
| 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) |
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 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 — 2:11.31 Just Basking (2026)
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)