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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 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 miles but was shortened to the current distance of miles in 2016. The distance of the event was returned back to miles in 2022. ==Records==
Records
Speed record: • miles — 1:51.40 Suffused (GB) (2017) • miles — 2:11.31 Just Basking (2026) Margins: • 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==
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