Very One S.

Dacita Heads Team Brown in Very One

• By Lenny Shulman
• March 3, 2016
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Multiple Chilean group I winner Dacita, who scored in her first U.S. stakes start last year, makes her 2016 debut against another Chilean import, Guapaza, both trained by Chad Brown.

Very One Stakes Irish Mission's Next Mission

• By Frank Angst
• February 17, 2015
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

After closing 2014 with a win in the La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Gulfstream Park turf, Irish Mission will attempt to open 2015 with a win on that same course in the Very One Stakes (gr. IIIT.)

Sweet Cassiopeia Added to F-T November Sale

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 27, 2014
• Thoroughbred Sales, Kentucky

Sweet Cassiopeia, a multiple stakes-winning daughter of Five Star Day--My Sweet Caroline, by Salt Lake, has been added to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale Nov. 3.

Sharp Sensation Edges Ben's Cat in 'Monster

• By Myra Lewyn
• September 1, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Mid-Atlantic Region

Sharp Sensation, a 16-1 outsider, denied iconic Maryland turf sprinter and favorite Ben's Cat a third win in the $300,000 Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT) Sept. 1 at Parx Racing.

Ben's Cat, Tightend Touchdown in Dash Rematch

• By Claire Novak
• July 8, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

Ben's Cat, winner of the Parx Dash Handicap (gr. IIIT) in 2012 and 2013, returns July 12 for his fourth consecutive outing in the race. He'll face nine, including Tightend Touchdown, runner-up by 1 1/4 lengths last year.

Apropos Draws Eight Rivals in Winning Colors

• By Steve Haskin
• May 23, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Apropos, owned and bred by Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider, seems to have found a good spot in the $100,000 Winning Colors Stakes May 26, when she will face eight opponents in the six-furlong sprint at Churchill Downs.

Ageless, Wallyanna Take Pimlico Turf Stakes

• By Michael Compton
• May 17, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Mid-Atlantic Region

As her name implies, Ageless, winner of the $100,000 The Very One Stakes Presented by HRTV May 17 at Pimlico Race Course, continues to improve with age.

Tantalizing Turf Stakes on Preakness Program

• By Jack Shinar
• May 15, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Mid-Atlantic Region

Two turf stakes on the Preakness Stakes day undercard May 17, The Very One and the James W. Murphy, feature big fields and numerous betting opportunities at Pimlico Race Course.

Spring in the Air Back to Sprint in Whimsical

• By Steve Haskin
• April 23, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, International, Northeast Region, Midwest Region

The last time John Oxley's Spring in the Air dropped back to a sprint after a series of two-turn races, she won the seven-furlong Fury Stakes at Woodbine. She'll make her 2014 debut in the six-furlong Whimsical April 26.

Old Friends Retiree The Name's Jimmy Dies

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• March 10, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

The Name's Jimmy, who set a stakes record in the 1992 American Derby (gr. IIT), was euthanized March 7 at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Georgetown, Ky. due to increasingly severe mobility issues.

Day at the Parx for Sensible Lady, Pool Play

• By Frank Angst
• August 30, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Sensible Lady will try to pick up her third stakes win of the season, while grade I winner Pool Play will try to get untracked when the two multiple stakes winners start in stakes Sept. 2 at Parx Racing.

Nikkis Smartypants Drops Royal North Surprise

• By Jack Shinar
• July 28, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Nikkis Smartypants showed her resiliency when re-breaking in the stretch to draw away for an upset victory in the $150,000 Royal North Stakes (Can-III) on the turf July 28 at Woodbine.

Roxy Gap Set for Fresh Start in Royal North

• By Jack Shinar
• July 25, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region, Midwest Region

Double Sovereign Award winner Roxy Gap is set to make her return to the races following an eight-month layoff in the $150,000 Royal North Stakes (Can-III) on the turf July 28 at Woodbine.

Wolfson Sends Out Princess Rooney Volley

• By Claire Novak
• July 2, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Trainer Marty Wolfson, winner of a record three editions of the $350,000 Princess Rooney Handicap, has entered five for this year's July 6 edition at Calder--against the likes of Reneesgotzip and Judy the Beauty.

Barretts Paddock Sale Returns to Del Mar

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• May 22, 2013
• Thoroughbred Sales, West Region

Barretts Equine Ltd. and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club have scheduled the second paddock sale of "race ready" horses in training for July 21 at the Southern California racetrack.

Pimlico: May 17 Undercard Stakes Rundown

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• May 17, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Dance the Bristol continued her roll with a strong win in the $100,000 Skipat Stakes at Pimlico Race Course May 17, then I'm Mom's Favorite got up in the shadow of the wire in the $100,000 Ms. Preakness Pink Warrior.

Ben's Cat Heads Pimlico's Friday Undercard

• By Jack Shinar
• May 12, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Popular Ben's Cat will run in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes for the third straight time on the undercard for this year's Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) program May 17 at Pimlico Race Course.

Mott Holds Hot Hand for GP Turf Stakes

• By Claire Novak
• February 13, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Newsdad, Ioya Bigtime, and Twilight Eclipse will shake it up Feb. 16 in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park, while Starformer and Closing Range tangle in the $100,000 Very One (gr. III).

La Brea: My Miss Aurelia Can Nail Down Title

• By Jack Shinar
• December 21, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

In spite of her abbreviated campaign, My Miss Aurelia can likely wrap up an Eclipse Award as the nation's leading 3-year-old filly with a win in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (gr. I) on opening day at Santa Anita Dec. 26.

Madame Giry Keeps Streak Alive at Keeneland

• By Jack Shinar
• October 12, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Madame Giry registered her fifth consecutive victory when she motored down the center of the Keeneland turf course to prevail by 2 1/2 lengths in the $100,000 Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes Oct. 12.

Inspired Goes for Sixth Stakes Win of 2012

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 9, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Inspired will try for her sixth stakes win this season when she faces other top female turf sprinters in the Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes on Oct. 12 at Keeneland.

Jazzy Idea Christens Laurel Meet With Record

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• September 5, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Owner/trainer Edwin Merryman's Jazzy Idea kicked off the Laurel Park meet in style with a course-record victory in the $100,000 Jameela Stakes at six furlongs on the turf.

Sprint Veterans Headline Turf Monster at Parx

• By Jack Shinar
• August 31, 2012
• Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

Veteran turf sprinters Ben's Cat and Chamberlain Bridge, who have combined to win the past three renewals of the Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT), head the field for this year's $350,000 race Sept. 3 at Parx Racing.

Barretts Paddock Sale Grosses $973,500

• By Tracy Gantz
• July 23, 2012
• Thoroughbred Sales, West Region

Horses of racing age averaged $38,940 at the inaugural Barretts paddock sale at Del Mar in Southern California July 22.

Roxy Gap Shows More Heart in Hendrie Triumph

• May 19, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Odds-on choice Roxy Gap, patiently ridden by Patrick Husbands, was a commanding winner of the $179,029 Hendrie Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine May 19.