The Very One Stakes is a Grade III Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged four and older, contested over 1 3/8 miles on the turf at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Named after the acclaimed turf mare The Very One, it’s part of Gulfstream’s late winter championship meet and attracts strong older female grass runners.
The 2026 The Very One Stakes is scheduled for February 28 at Gulfstream Park with a purse of $150,000 on the turf as part of Gulfstream’s Championship Meet stakes lineup.
Past editions have featured accomplished turf fillies and mares, such as Holy Helena, Moon Queen (IRE), and Criticism (GB), making this a noteworthy race for bettors and handicappers tracking grass form early in the year.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Just Basking | Javier Castellano | Ian R. Wilkes | 2:11.31 |
| 2025 | Beach Bomb (SAF) | Luis Saez | H. Graham Motion | 2:14.30 |
| 2024 | R Calli Kim | Tyler Gaffalione | Brendan P. Walsh | 2:13.10 |
| 2023 | Mylady (GER) | Edgard J. Zayas | Chad C. Brown | 2:15.14 |
| 2022 | Virginia Joy (GER) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Chad C. Brown | 2:15.92 |
| 2021 | Antoinette | Jose L. Ortiz | William I. Mott | 1:53.70 |
| 2020 | Elizabeth Way (IRE) | Paco Lopez | Roger L. Attfield | 1:54.26 |
