| The Very One | |
|---|---|
| Sire | One For All |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Veruschka |
| Damsire | Venture |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1975 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Myrna Firestone & Peter Odell |
| Owner | Helen Polinger |
| Trainer | 1) Monti W. "Sonny" Sims 2) Stephen A. DiMauro |
| Record | 71: 22-12-9 |
| Earnings | $1,030,120 |
| Major wins | |
| Santa Barbara Handicap (1981) Dixie Handicap (1979) Sheepshead Bay Handicap (1980) Long Island Handicap (1980) Chrysanthemum Handicap (1980, 1981) Santa Ana Handicap (1980) Anne Arundel Handicap (1978) Black Helen Handicap (1980) Queen Charlotte Handicap (1980) Violet Handicap (1980) Eatontown Handicap (1979) Parlo Handicap (1980) | |
| Honors | |
| The Very One Stakes at Pimlico Race Course The Very One Stakes at Gulfstream Park | |
| Last updated on April 25, 2020 | |
The Very One (1975–1992) was a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse mare. Owned by Helen Polinger and bred by Myrna Firestone and Peter Odell in Kentucky, she is a daughter of One For All, who in turn was sired by Hall of Famer and prominent sire Northern Dancer. He was out of the mare Veruschka sired by Venture.
Trained by Stephen A. DiMauro, The Very One is best known for her grade two score in the 1979 Dixie Handicap at Pimlico Race Course. After winning twelve graded stakes races in 1978 and 1979, she won the grade one Santa Barbara Handicap at Santa Anita Park in 1981 at age six.